Casimir was born in 1966 in Koersel, Belgium. He studied Industrial Design at SHIVKV Genk, Belgium. During his studies he started already as furniture maker/artist. He won several prizes, such as the Henry van de Velde Prize in 2000 and the Flemish Culture Prize in 2004. The latter prize is the most prestigious prize in Belgium for Architecture and Design and is only awarded every two years in this category. Other laureates of the Flemish Culture Awards include Martin Margiela, Maarten van Severen, Raf Simons, …