Voelkel, Piotr

Piotr Voelkel, a businessman, art connoisseur, promoter of Polish design, sponsor of multiple cultural and educational projects, and a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of Polish business and for contributions to the community.

Piotr Voelkel co-owns VOX Capital Group, which includes companies operating in related industries, such as manufacturing of construction materials, interior design, and furniture design. He is a co-founder ofConcordia Design, adesign center in Poznań, and VOX-ARTIS Foundation for the promotion of Polish contemporary art. Piotr Voelkel is also the President of Wielkopolskie Towarzystwo Zachęty Sztuk Pięknych [The Greater Poland Society of Zachęta National Gallery of Art], whose collection is included in the permanent exhibit at the National Museum in Poznań.

Piotr Voelkel, in cooperation with Lidewij Edelkoort, a former Chair of the Design Academy, Eindhoven, Netherlands, founded School of Form under the auspices of SWPS University in Poznań. School of Form offes innovative design programs, combining humanities and design education. The School has been recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for its undergraduate study program. Additionally, Piotr Voelkel co-founded Collegium Da Vinci, a higher education institution offering degree programs in Arts and Engineering (IT), in Poznań, as well as Da Vinci Education Group that includes primary, middle and secondary schools.