Alain Gilles
Alain Gilles (b. 1970) is a Belgian designer who was born in Brussels. Despite initially pursuing a career in international finance, he eventually decided to follow his true passion for design and enrolled in a course in Industrial Design at the Institut Supérieur de Design in Valenciennes, where he graduated in 2005. In 2007, he founded his eponymous design studio, called Alain Gilles The Studio, which engages in various design disciplines such as product design, furniture design, art direction, installations, and set design.
Alain Gilles has designed pieces for the following brands:
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Throughout his career, Gilles has worked with well-known designers, companies and international brands in the industry, including Ligne Roset, BuzziSpace, Vincent Sheppard, La Chance and Miniforms. His work has been widely recognized and he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Henry Van De Velde Award, the Design for Asia Golden Award, the Red Dot Best of the Best, the Good Design Award, and the ADA Archiproducts Design Awards. In 2012, he was honoured as the 'Designer of the Year' at the Biennale Interieur Fair in Kortrijk, Belgium.
