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Ruud Belmans
Ruud Belmans is the Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director of WeWantMore, an independent, award-winning design studio based in Antwerp and specialising in interior design and branding. In spring 2025, the studio expanded internationally, opening a London location in Clerkenwell’s Market Building to attract UK and global clients.
After earning a degree in industrial product design from Antwerp University, Belmans transitioned from technical consumer goods to brand-focused design, freelancing on interior projects to refine his creative approach. In 2006, he co-founded WeWantMore with Thomas Vanden Abeele. Today, the 40-plus-person studio serves an international roster across hospitality, retail and workplace sectors, with dedicated teams for interiors and branding.
Under Belmans’ leadership, WeWantMore is known for creating fully integrated concepts where brand and interior design work in perfect harmony. The studio’s portfolio includes acclaimed projects for AccorHotels, Corinthia, Hilton, Marriott, and McDonald’s, and has been recognised with honours such as the AHEAD, Architizer and Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.
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