Lowie Vermeersch (Kortrijk, May 9, 1974) is a Flemish designer who grew up in Meulebeke. He has been a major designer at Pininfarina for a long time. Lifecycle
Lowie Vermeersch, grandson of Flemish sculptor José Vermeersch and son of visual artist Rik Vermeersch, studied Industrial Design (IO) at Delft University of Technology. After completing his studies, he studied at the Pininfarina studios in Turin. He was part of the design team with productions: in 2004 the Nido City Car, the Birdcage 75, the Pininfarina Sintesi and the Ferrari California. From 2007 he joined Pininfarina with a team of 100 designers and computer engineers, engineers and engineers. Vermeersch was strongly involved in the design of an electric car, the Pininfarina Bluecar, in collaboration with Bolloré. He also accompanied the design of the concept car Duettottanta designed Pininfarina for Alfa Romeo. The design process of this car was the subject of a Versions of Formators, a series on Canvas.
On January 11, 2011, he announced that he left Pininfarina. He started his own design agency "Granstudio". In May 2011 he was appointed as new chairman of the Stichting Interieur and as curator of the design biennial Interior 2012 in Kortrijk.
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