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Self-Portrait: De Post

The Oud Postgebouw in Ghent, located on the Korenmarkt and the Graslei, has been transformed into the ‘De Post’ shopping centre and luxury hotel ‘1898 The Post’. The renovated building retains its industrial character and offers fashion, interior design, beauty, and dining options.

De Post
Self-Portrait: De Post

The Oud Postgebouw is a monumental building in Ghent, located on the Korenmarkt and on the Graslei, next to the Sint-Michielshelling.

The richly decorated building, which was built using several styles, has been turned into the ‘De Post’ shopping centre and luxury hotel ‘1898 The Post’. Remember to look up at the beautiful 52-metre clock tower!

It looks beautiful on the inside as well.  The historic building has been renovated, but has not lost its industrial character. You can go there for fashion, interior design and beauty as well as for a nice lunch, brunch, or breakfast. 

De Post

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Former Post Office (from VisitGent)

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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