Christine Moosmann is the co-founder of the publishing house Phoenix Verlag für Grafikdesign and the magazine Grafikmagazin. She worked for 20 years at novum – World of Graphic Design, ultimately serving as editor-in-chief of the renowned magazine, which had a 96-year history. Since 2020, she has been editor-in-chief of Grafikmagazin. She also works as a freelance journalist for various clients and publications, gives lectures, and serves as a juror for numerous design awards. She is particularly passionate about magazine design and about the topics of paper, printing, and haptics in design.
Antonin Waterkeyn is a Belgian art director and motion designer. A graduate of La Cambre in Brussels, he began his career in Paris as a freelance motion designer before co-founding the studio Mada Mada. He later moved to Bordeaux, where he has been living and working for the past seven years.
With 17 years of experience in animation and graphic design, he works with various motion design software, including After Effects, artificial intelligence, and Cavalry, the latter of which he has specialized in for the past two years. Since then, he has opened an Instagram account dedicated to typographic animation: @antonin.work. On this account, he set himself the challenge of posting at least one experimental animation per week. When time allows, he also shares short tutorials on Cavalry, reflecting his desire to make the software more accessible and to share his creative process.
His work has been showcased at festivals such as Demo Festival and Motion Motion Festival. He has collaborated with cultural institutions such as The National Museum of Norway and the Musée d’Aquitaine, as well as with brands like Galeries Lafayette, Christie’s, the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, and the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes, among others. He also works with studios and agencies such as Base Design and DIA Studio.
In parallel, he teaches Motion Design at ECV Bordeaux.
Internationalisation has always been at the core of Laure Capitani’s work. She has been active for 23 years within the government agency AWEX (Wallonia Export & Investment Agency), and for the past 18 years, she has focused specifically on promoting and enhancing fashion and design from Belgium.
Convinced of the talent within Belgium’s creative industries, Laure Capitani coordinates the Wallonia-Brussels Design Mode (WBDM) department, which for the past 19 years has supported the professionalisation and international visibility of design and fashion businesses, as well as companies integrating design into their strategy. Whether through trade and cultural exchanges, image promotion, networking, or opportunity scouting, the four-person team puts its expertise and energy at the service of designers, entrepreneurs, and companies. They provide guidance and support at international fairs, as well as during meetings with the press and international editors, under the name Belgium is Design – a project co-founded with her counterparts in other Belgian design support organisations.
A natural connector, Laure plans and coordinates the agency’s various activities and works to build new partnerships. She is also a board member of the non-profit organisation Wallonie Design and represents WBDM at BEDA (Bureau of European Design Associations) and within the European Fashion Alliance.
Léo Coquet (born in 1989) lives and works in Paris. An artist, researcher, and independent graphic designer, he holds a PhD in Arts and Art Sciences from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, with a specialization in Visual Arts. He is the co-founder of the collective ExposerPublier and a member of the Institut Page research group through his teaching position at the École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine (Metz).
His research explores textual, graphic, and editorial practices related to contemporary print culture and the artist’s book, taking various forms – publications, exhibitions, articles, and lectures. His work has been exhibited in several institutions, including FRAC Île-de-France, Khiasma, Casino Display, Kunsthalle 3000, Poush Manifesto, La Fraternelle, Tropicool Company, and the Salon de Montrouge.
Frédéric Sionis has been a product designer since 2008. He has led projects for major brands such as Boulanger and Roche-Bobois, as well as for luxury houses including Hermès, Saint-Louis, and Puiforcat.
Following experience at Zara Home in Spain and then at Alinéa, he has held the position of Design Director at Maisons du Monde in France for over five years. There, he leads a team of around thirty designers and oversees the creation of collections — from trend analysis to product development — placing particular emphasis on style, eco-design, and cost optimization.
His career, at the intersection of luxury and mass retail, informs a demanding approach that combines creativity, precision, and discipline.
Gilles Bazelaire, 49, describes himself as a “hyperactive entrepreneur.”
He perfectly embodies creative Wallonia, part of a rising generation of young entrepreneurs who grew up in the region – in this case, Namur – and are now giving back to the territory that shaped them. Together with friends, he co-founded Dogstudio, a digital agency that has spent the past 16 years creating innovative communication solutions using digital tools. Alongside his partners, Gilles also co-founded Superbe, a company that develops interactive installations for events, museums, and festivals.
A passionate believer in possibilities, Gilles has travelled extensively, discovering the immense potential of digital technologies in other countries.
In 2010, the KIKK Festival was born – its very first edition was a success. Bridging the artistic and the economic, the festival has become a vibrant meeting space where worlds collide: a joyful mix of digital culture, 3D printing, digital art, design, investment, pixels, and nanotechnology… All presented in both French and English, through a series of uniquely engaging talks. This year, the event expects to welcome 30,000 visitors.
An advocate of new practices, alternative management models, and transdisciplinary approaches, Gilles is also involved in TRAKK – Namur’s creative hub and Fab Lab – designed to foster the emergence of creative projects in the region.
Lastly, Gilles is a regular speaker at international events and digital festivals, where he shares insights on the creative industries, third places, and the digital economy.
Gioia Bertemes joins the jury of the Luxembourg Design Awards to bring her expertise to the Junior Talents – Tom Gloesener Award, a prize supported by Œuvre Nationale.
A passionate communicator, Gioia brings over 20 years of experience in strategic and corporate communications, across both the public and philanthropic sectors. Her career is driven by a deep belief in the power of meaningful, creative communication to transform institutions and society. A graduate of IHECS in Brussels, she currently leads communications at Œuvre Nationale, where she designs comprehensive strategies, runs awareness campaigns, and gives voice to important causes across traditional and digital media.
Earlier in her career, she worked for the City of Luxembourg and began her professional journey at the design agency Vidale-Gloesener, where she had the privilege of learning alongside Tom Gloesener. His dedication to design excellence continues to inspire her approach.
Gioia views design as a catalyst for impact and innovation and brings this vision to her role as a jury member – supporting the emerging talents who are shaping the future.