Biennale Interieur kicks off in Kortrijk next week with a new focus on young talent. Anna Winston picks out five of the best up-and-coming Belgian designers to keep an eye out for.
Biennale Interieur is one of the world's longest-running design events. This year's edition, running from 18 to 22 October, marks its 50th anniversary.
As a result, curator Dieter Van den Strom has decided to place renewed focus on the original aims of the show ?  to challenge tradition and showcase innovative contemporary design. His theme is "We design to change and to object".
"In a rapidly changing world, Biennale Interieur wants to be a platform where meaningful ideas are given a concrete form," said Van den Strom.
Young and emerging designers have been invited to showcase work in the circulation spaces of the biennial's main Kortrijk Xpo venue. The space, designed by young Rotterdam architecture firm Studio Verter, will feature installations by the likes of Belgium's Conrad Willems and the UK's Adam Nathaniel Furman. The biennial will also take over a disused hospital in the city, with a variety of rooms occupied by different designers and a focus on showcasing young and independent talent.
Here's our guide to five of the most promising young talents exhibiting:

Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte
Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte creates furniture that blends the surreal with the practical, using what he described as "noble materials" like wood, felt and cork to crea...