Tom Hautekiet

Tom Hautekiet (17 January 1970 – 30 April 2020) was a Belgian graphic designer and illustrator. With his studio KIET he designed visual identities, posters for exhibitions and festivals, packaging, books and television graphics.

Tom Hautekiet
Born(1970-01-17)17 January 1970
Antwerp, Belgium
Died30 April 2020(2020-04-30) (aged 50)
NationalityBelgium
Notable work
among others Rock Werchter designs
Websitewww.kiet.eu

He worked together with, among others, Rock Werchter, MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) and VRT (Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie). He was awarded the Plantin-Moretusprijs for his illustrations in the child's book Het ongelooflijke verhaal van Marie (Joris Vanden Brande, 2007) in 2008.

He died on 30 April 2020 unexpectedly while he was sleeping, aged 50.[1]

Logo for art center Villanella
Poster for Onschuld (Dea Loher) - theater group De Roovers, 2017

Work

Since 1999 he created all the visuals, including the promotion poster for Rock Werchter. He continued doing it ever since.

He designed graphics for different singers, including Bart Peeters.[1]

Hautekiet designed all illustrations for the children's book “ Steek je vinger in de lucht” by Jan De Smet and Arne Van Dongen, a book with a collection of rhymes. For the illustrations of another children's book, “Het ongelooflijke verhaal van Marie”, he received the 2008 Plantin-Moretusprijs in the category children's and youth books. He made for the popular television program Can I kiss you? (2012) the illustrative designs. For the MAS (Museum aan de Stroom), Hautekiet designed the medallions inside the building, in collaboration with writer Tom Lanoye. In 2010 the Belgian post bpost, published artistic stamps designed by Hautekiet. He worked together making these stamps with well-known fashion designers such as Dirk Bikkembergs and Ann Demeulemeester.

References
  1. "Graficus Tom Hautekiet plots overleden". Het Nieuwsblad.
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