What have I been up to?
2018
• Setting up the third #OpenOost art event + show in Amsterdam Centrum-Oost while pilotting the Open Matchmaker platform.
• Collaborating with DOCK / Alex te Paske and Thankonomy, Marcel van der Drift.
• Collaborating with the good people of WakkerAAN café to setting up a Revolving Fund.
• Collaborating with Anne-Marie Poorthuis on different topics; Big History, Local Democracy.
• Organizing DDIY events every month.
2017
• Switching focus between startups Schoool.nl and...
• Thankonomy.org, created the 'Open Matchmaker' together with Marcel van der Drift.
• Organizing DDIY events everywhere.
• Helping BV Familie lift off together with Marjet Winsemius, Renate Tromp, Anouk de Jongh and Jan den Besten.
2016
• Developing Warenhuisje.nl = WarehouseJR.com together with Rieta Aliredjo.
• Gave an introduction course to Doe Het Niet Zelf at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
• Gave DDIY to Doe Het Niet Zelf foundation and started Thankonomy together with Marcel van der Drift.
• Developing App for Schoool.nl together with Jan den Besten and Dirk Kokx.
• Organizing Open Oost, an Art-route through Amsterdam.
• Website and visual communication for Stichting Praktijkleren Amersfoort with Olga Lundgren.
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself events with the Doe Het Niet Zelf foundation.
2015
• Launch of event-organizer and matchmaker-website doehetnietzelf.org
• Renamed schoolbase to schoool.nl together with Jan den Besten, Olga Lundgren, Guido Bootz, Marjet Winsemius, Dirk Kokx.
• Organizing the KLIK! Animatiedagen as part of the KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival
• Website and visual communication for Stichting Praktijkleren Amersfoort with Olga Lundgren.
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself events with the Doe Het Niet Zelf foundation.
2014
• Startup: schoolbase.nl together with Jan den Besten, Olga Lundgren, Guido Bootz, Marjet Winsemius, Emanuel Nervo, Dirk Kokx.
• Organizing the KLIK! Animatiedagen as part of the KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival
• Website and visual communication for Stichting Praktijkleren Amersfoort with Olga Lundgren.
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself events with the Doe Het Niet Zelf foundation.
• Organizing Open Oost, an Art-route through Amsterdam
2013
• Organizing "Animatiedagen", Flamish and Dutch animators gather in de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam for a week and work together on short animation films.
• Organizing "Ruilen met Robinson", an artistic event on money, trade and added value.
• Did a speed-MBA course.
• Collaborating with Olga Lundgren on Stichting Praktijkleren Amersfoort.
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself events and open studio evenings with Marcel van der Drift and the Doe Het Niet Zelf foundation.
• Contributing to NextNature TV.
• Teaching design and media at KABK.
2012
• Collaborating with Olga Lundgren, Robert Vulkers, Stijn Kuipers, Priscilla Haring, Luuk van Laake, Jan den Besten,
• Collaborating with Stichting Praktijkleren Amersfoort
• Organizing Ideas Waiting To Happen with DDIY, Digiluce, TFI, IMPAKT, Team Venture, Utrecht Inc. (October)
• Organizing Ideas Waiting To Happen with DDIY, CCAA, Digiluce, TFI and IMPAKT (May)
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself days and open studio evenings with Marcel van der Drift
• Contributing to NextNature TV
• Teaching design and media at KABK
2011
• Contributed with visual commentaries at the Next Nature Powershow in Amsterdam
• Course about the internet, websites and mobile web at Importante The Hague
• Collaborating with Olga Lundgren, Guido Bootz, Jan den Besten, Olga Timmer,
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself days for HKU, Kreative Oslo, Sandberg Institute, Rockcity, Tempo, CCAA, Taskforce Utrecht and founded Don't Do It Yourself foundation (April 26th 2011) with Marcel van der Drift
• Teaching design and media at KABK
2010
• Collaborating with Jan den Besten, Olga Lundgren, Jan Raes, Martin van Leeuwen, Guido Bootz, Martijn Koolstra,
• Blogging at NextNature.net with a.o. Koert van Mensvoort, Rolf Coppens, Hendrik-Jan Grievink, Tijn Kooijmans
• Teaching design and media at KABK
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself days with Marcel van der Drift, Sarah Los, Olga Timmer, Robbert Pennekamp, Annet de Graaf, Armand verspeek, Guido Bootz, Ernst Houdkamp, Marion Beltman, CCAA, Kunstenaars&CO, CBKUtrecht, Gemeente Hilversum, Syntens, Kunstvlaai
2009
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself days with Marcel van der Drift, CCAA, Gemeente Hilversum and Kunstenaars&CO.
• Opening Don't Do It Yourselfstudio near Amsterdam Central Station together with Marcel van der Drift
• Blogging at NextNature.net with a.o. Koert van Mensvoort, Rolf Coppens, Hendrik-Jan Grievink
• Stifo@Sandberg with Annick Vroom
• Teaching design and media at KABK
2008
• Blogging at NextNature.net with a.o. Koert van Mensvoort, Rolf Coppens, Hendrik-Jan Grievink
• Contribution Biggest Visual Power Show Los Angeles supported by the BKVB Foundation
• Organizing Don't Do It Yourself days with Marcel van der Drift, MediaGilde and Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond
• Start eetme platform with Olga Lundgren
• Teaching design and media at KABK
2007
• Blogging at NextNature.net with a.o. Koert van Mensvoort, Rolf Coppens, Hendrik-Jan Grievink
• Teaching design and media at KABK
• Working @ Media Guild in Amsterdam with Marcel van der Drift
• Work supported by the BKVB Foundation
2006
• Contribution Biggest Visual Power Show Zollverein
• Attic studio
2002–2005
• Stifo@Sandberg with Sjoerd van den Broek
• Sandberg Institute Amsterdam, MFA
• Independent designer since 2002
2000–2001
• Internship Shosho
1998–2002
• HKU, graphic design
1998
• Exam VWO
1978