VINCENT VAN DUYSEN WAS BORN IN LOKEREN, BELGIUM IN 1962, AND TOOK A DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE AT THE HIGHER INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE SINT - LUCAS, IN GHENT. IN 1986 AND 1987 HE WORKED IN MILAN, COLLABORATING WITH THE STYLIST CINZIA RUGGERI AND WITH ALDO CIBIC-SOTTSASS ASSOCIATI. IN 1990 HE OPENED HIS OWN STUDIO IN ANTWERP, CONCENTRATING ON THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE. HE HAS COMPLETED MANY PROJECTS FOR INTERIORS, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, OFFICE SPACES AND SHOPS. IN 2001 HE HAS EXTENDED HIS ACTIVITY IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TO A LARGER SCALE FOR AN ADDITION AND REFURBISHMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF A TEXTILES FACTORY IN BELGIUM. TODAY HIS REALISATIONS AND PROJECTS IN PROGRESS ARE SPREAD OVER EUROPE, BUT ALSO SOME REALISATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND TOKYO. CURRENTLY HE IS, AMONG OTHERS, WORKING IN MONZA, ITALY ON A TRANSFORMATION OF AN HISTORICAL BUILDING INTO A LIFESTYLE SHOP, BAR, RESTAURANT AND SPA, A TRANSFORMATION OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN PARIS, FRANCE, A NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING IN HAMBURG, GERMANY AND A NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN NEW YORK. IN ADDITION TO ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE THERE ARE CONCEPT DESIGNS FOR FURNITURE AND LIGHTING IN BELGIUM AND ABROAD. HE IS FEATURED IN MANY BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND EXHIBITIONS WORLDWIDE.