Johan Neerman

To my mind, design is closer to a sociological approach then a purely aesthetic creation.

Funicular of Tignes J.Neerman

Johan Neerman (born May 24, 1959, Kortrijk, West Flanders) is a Belgium architect, inventor, industrial designer, system thinker focusing on urban mobility, transport systems, naval design and architecture.

Quotes

• A good building should contribute and interact with the environment and underline human values.
  • “Object”, Van Treehouse tot maxi Sampan (April 1998), p. 78.

• Public transport is functionality for people not engineers.
  • “Het Laatste Nieuws” (December 2001), p. 16.

• To my mind, design is closer to a sociological approach then a purely aesthetic creation.
  • “Arte News”, The global method (2003), p. 113.

External links

• Neerman & Partners Web Site
• Johanson3 cargo bikes Web Site