EVELYNE DIEU
DESIGNER • ARTIST • ENTREPRENEUR
Who am I ?
I'm an interior designer and entrepreneur in Dallas,TX with experience in hospitality, corporate and high-end residential design. I'm proud of what I've achieved so far and I'm looking forward to future opportunities and challenges which can only enrich my career and make me grow even more as a designer.
Aside from being an interior designer I'm attaining an Executive MBA in Operational Effectiveness. In addition to this, I run my own art business, ArtsByEvlynn as a professional artist.
Birthday : 07/22/1992
Nationality: Belgian
Located: Dallas, TX
Experience: 8+ years
CAREER
OWT Architects (Texas USA )
2021 - 2022
Leading the interior design department
Interior design, mentoring junior designers, business development. Municipal design, Churches, Hospitality design, Commercial design.
BASF ( Antwerp BE )
2019 - 2021
Interior & furniture coordinator and interior designer. Corporate office design and realization. Process improvements and workflow digitalization. 2D and 3D design, site follow up, change management and coordination.
Brussels Airlines (Brussels BE )
2016 - 2018
Airport business lounges at Brussels Airport: Start to finish.
“The Loft By Brussels Airlines” at Brussels Airport was named Europe’s leading airport lounge during the 2019 and 2020 World Travel Awards.
Office spaces, crew room, restaurant, social media center,... at Brussels HQ and commercial offices in 17 outstations in Africa.
Various (Antwerp BE )
2014
Various residential interior design projects.
Teaching Interior design (Antwerp BE )
2019 - Present
Adult evening school / private home schooling.
D'ieteren (Brussels BE )
2015
Commercial interior design, designing showrooms for Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda. Designing office spaces for the Building, Design & Development department. One year outsourcing project.
Lauckgroup (Dallas USA )
2014
Internship within American commercial interior design. We worked in strong design teams on impressive projects for large law firms, universities and tech companies.
EDUCATION
Thomas More University College (Mechelen BE )
2011 - 2014
Bachelor Interior Design - Specialization Construction design
Ottawa University ( Kansas USA)
2023 - 2024
Leadership and Innovation
2021 - 2023
Executive MBA in Operational effectiveness 4.0 GPA
2019 - 2021
Top-Up program 4.0 GPA
University of North Texas (Denton USA )
2013 - 2014
International student
Member of IIDA, IDSA, ASID and NEWH
Senior IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter tuition scholarship.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
TESTIMONIALS
ADAPTABILITY AND DEDICATION
"Evelyne developed clear technical plans, concept designs and renderings and did a great job on the Brussels Airlines business lounges. - Evelyne's good connection with the team internally contributed to the development of very top-end projects."
Tanguy Cartuyvels
VP Marketing and customer experience
Brussels Airlines, Belgium
CREATIVITY AND INITIATIVE
"We were able to experience Evelyne as driven, conscientious and a meticulous employee.
Within her job as interior architect, Evelyne showed perseverance, input, creativity and initiative."
Greet Mertens
Building Design & Development Manager
D'ieteren, Belgium
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
"Evelyne exhibited strong communication skills, creativity, and effective leadership skills. She possesses keen insight for management and exhibits a genuine concern for the organization. She is always willing to help the project team even if it is necessary for her to step outside what some may deem her realm of responsibility. "
Andrew Oxley
Principal, OWT Architects
Fort Worth, USA
PROACTIVE AND TEAM PLAYER
"Evelyne was a great addition to our team. She's very talented, proactive
and a great team player."
Brigitte Preston
Interior Design Director
Perkins+Will, Dallas USA
UNIQUE ENERGY
"Through our conversations and meetings, she has always displayed
a professional, positive
attitude and has an amazing drive to continue moving her career to the next level. Dedication, passion, creative thinking, problem solving and adaptation are words that best describe her character."
Amanda K. Pafford
Studio Director
Waldrop+Nichols, USA
PLEASURE
"It was a pleasure working with Evelyne."
Anne Depreitere
Interior Design Project Manager
Miele, Belgium