Dirk Wynants - over 2500
Furniture designer, Dirk Wynants, was born in Belgium in 1964 as the son of a cabinet maker and attended the Sint-Lucas, Ghent Institute of Architecture to study Interior and Furniture Design. Wynants founded the worldwide renowned design brand, Extremis, in 1994, which specializes in designing contemporary outdoor furniture. Extremis is known to incorporate a design philosophy of innovation, high quality materials, functionality, and ecology within its products, and the brand has been awarded for its design, general, and export management.