Johan Neerman

Early life

Johan Neerman was born in 1959 in Kortrijk, Belgium. His father, Philippe Neerman, was Belgian industrial designer. Neerman studied architecture at the Institut Supérieur d'Architecture Victor Horta in Brussels (1980–1985). During his studies he did a thesis on applied systems theory with Professor Paul Tahon, ergonomist. He joined the Kiyonori Kikutake office in Tokyo in 1985 and after 1 year joined the army and went to the United States. After in 1999 he took over family business. Neerman is a member of organizations: the Scientific committee of ISD Valenciennes, FIA, BBCBC, Brussels Town Planning Federation (FBU) and the UDB. He has been teaching as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belarus in 2000. Johan Neerman worked on wide variety of projects from transport systems to naval architecture. In 1995 he totally renovate Château de Pierrefitte and all included buildings.

Transport systems He joined the family design office, IDPO Ph Neerman, from 1992. From 1995 until 1998 he worked on upgrading of the Brussels Metro fifth generation vehicles. Neerman directed the partnership with Breda-Firema, the creation of the double-decker coaches (M6 types) for the SNCB Competition. He participated in the RATP competition for the MF 2000. He later participated in the Barcelona concept and took out a patent for design. Johan Neerman worked for Peugeot for about two years, doing design studies for the 2007-2009 car range. In 2000 he designed a low-draft fast ferry boat for Royal Denship in Denmark with the naval architect Herward Oehlmann.

Furniture

In 1994 he designed a new display case concept "Ice Cube Gliding Furniture System". It's involves attachment to a ceiling of rails or fixed anchoring points. The rails are drawn steel profiles and are made in Austria. Electricity, sound systems (emergency) lighting systems an alarm systems are built into the ceilings. The suspended display cases can be moved manually or by remote control. The light source itself is invisible and the system allows an object to be lit without its throwing a shadow. Ice Cube won the "1998 Provincial Prize for Artistic Craft and Industrial Design" for the province of West Flanders. The system is being applied in the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. Many of his works were shown at: IF Hanover (Germany) Design Biennale of St Etienne (France) Jong Wonen (Belgium) Intérier, Kortrijk (Belgium) Casa Europea (Belgium) Ice Cube - Ghent, Kortrijk, Antwerp (Belgium) The company was created in 2011 by Johan Neerman CEO. The special frame allows in its strongest version to put 3 adults and 2 kids or the equivalent in payload capacity. The Johanson3 series are also designed with women and children in mind. Company has a background in transport design business since 1967 IDPO Philippe Neerman. It is the first light stable vehicle with high payload capacity also designed for women and children.

Johanson3 range Range of Johanson3 trikes consists of 5 vehicles. The commuter models are not much wider than the elbows of a rider hunched over a pair of mountain bike handlebars, and can slip through a standard doorway. The overall mobility concept is allowing the latest technology in terms of propulsion. The second prototype was materialized in a shorter version and was equipped with two rear engines and was tested successfully. Many more ergonomic studies and refinement were made on the design side before another prototype was made.

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