Philippe Neerman

Philippe Neerman (1930–2011) was a Belgian industrial designer and President of Industrial Design Planning Office Philippe Neerman & Co. N.V.\S.A. the Royal Castle of Laeken, He also participated in the international Design Biennale Interieur in Courtray, Belgium. He mainly focused on transportation and made designs for metros and trams including the Euro Tram, the Brussels Metro, and the Metro in Barcelona. After his studies, Neerman moved to Kortrijk, where he worked for a company named De Coene, a Belgian art decore and design firm. During the end of his career at De Coene, he designed the Philips Chair for the company's home office in Eindhoven. After working on numerous transportation system projects, he began to concentrate on different transportation systems such as buses, trains, people movers, and tramways. 1962–67: Project manager, SAIB De Coene et Freres N.V.,(Courtray) 1966–73: Lecturer, Institut National Superieur d'Architecture et des Arts Visuels, Brussels; 1972: Professor, Nationaal Hoger Instituut voor Bouwkunst en Stedebouw, Antwerpen; 1972: Lecturer, University of Lille, Compiegne, Pretoria; 1967–70:Private office; 1970–86: Counciller, Industrial Design Planning Office, Philippe Neerman & Co pvba\sprl, Courtray; 1986-: President, Industrial Design Planning Office, Philippe Neerman & Co N.V.\S.A., Courtray

Notable works Royal Library of Belgium; Institut royal du patrimoine artistique; Royal Castle of Laeken, Light rail vehicles:- Nantes, Grenoble, Strasbourg, Hydraulic power stations Furniture design

Publications Neerman's works have been incorporated in different publications such as journals and books, including the le Soir, Tram, and Bouwen voor de natie. Callico, Catherine (August 2000). "Neerman dans le métro". le Soir 30: 26. Binst, Jean-Marie (December 2000). "The Metro, and beyond". Tram 81 30: 20. "The Metro, and beyond". Tram 81 30: 20. December 2000. L'Année du Tram. Strasbourg: Les Editions&Ronald Hirle. 1994. pp. 182–193.. Anna Albano, Paola Ranzini; Edith Doove (June 2000). Dynamic City. Brussels: Skira/Seuil. pp. 83–90. . Bouwen voor de natie. Gent: Academia Press. 2012. pp. 183–199. . Chery, François (August 1996). "Tramway" Penser le futur 310: 41–43. Dinarich, Mario (September 1989). "Design research and cooperation of the undergrounds of Marseille and Lyon". Transport design forum 158:114–120. Maes, Guido(March 1999). "Citadis tramway lyon 1997".Iconen van design in Vlaanderen 167: 62–63 Le stylo à bille Le design. Le tramway de strasbourg le confort dans la ville. 1998.pp. 52–55. Febvre, Jacqueline; Isabelle Monier (September 1999). I.D.P.O.-Neerman Consulting. Paris: A.P.C.I. pp. 104–105. . Febvre, Jacqueline; Isabelle Monier (September 2001). I.D.P.O.-Neerman Consulting. Paris: A.P.C.I. pp. 104–105. .

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Personal life Neerman married Denise Kinet in 1952 and had 2 sons, Olivier Neerman and Johan Neerman. Johan took over the family business in 1999.