Rotterdam Interviews
Get the low down on your fav Rotterdam creatives, how they started out and if they’re hiring!
Studio Mals
Martin van der Molen and Silas Nout, Creative Directors at Studio Mals, recently took the time to chat to us about how they connected in university and developed their photographic illustration style. They spoke to us about finding the time to play Mario Kart while running a studio, why they love taking interns, and how to make your skillset work for you.
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Thomas & Jurgen
Visual and graphic designers Thomas Bevelander & Jurgen Wiegeraad, owners of the eponymous Thomas & Jurgen, recently chatted with us about how they're working on their creative process with visual jam sessions, and the benefits of getting out of the studio.
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Studio de Ronners
We recently caught up with the Studio de Ronners team! Started 15 years ago by brothers Arwen and Matthijs Ronner, the studio works with print and digital design and loves bold ideas and bright concepts. Apart from design, they are very passionate about beer and clean typography, so much so that Arwen and Matthijs are shareholders in ‘Maallust’ a beer brand they co-founded, and —of course—designed.
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Anna Bay
Meet Anna Bay—a freelance illustrator from Rotterdam. Anna tells us about how she'd love to work on a sex-ed passion project, how getting into a 'zen state' when working can actually be draining, plus she gives some really great advice on getting in touch with your emotions and why having fun (and napping) should be your number 1 priority!
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Studio Push
You really start to appreciate the importance of a trusting relationship between two different specialised creatives after you chat with the lovely duo behind Studio Push, Pierre & Emilie; It's what they call 'creative coding', and we learn a little more about what that means here, plus they share how they progressed through their studies, and how it helped them discover their likes & dislikes.
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Studio Dumbar
How lucky are we! We met with Liza Enebeis of long time admired Studio Dumbar. We spoke about how she started out in the industry, how intern's are an important part of the team at Studio Dumbar and her AWESOME passion project.
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Studio Spass
Talk about showing initiative Studio Spass was a fully fledged up and running studio before these dudes graduated! Hear from Jaron Korvinus as he tells us how he initially feared studying design and what has lead him to great successes and what he's learnt from some things that didn't work out as planned but luckily ended in a 'happy accident'.
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Vruchtvlees
The guys at Vruchtvlees like to dream big! Stepping out from the crowd, back in the day, by believing that Dutch Design could flourish in the digital world Vruchtvlees began. Believing you need to constantly evolve and challenge your skillset as they do with in their team to push themselves to be the best design driven agency in the world! We love that :D dream big and never settle.
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Good Reads from TDK friends
Our top picks for recommended articles, blogs and companies in Rotterdam.
Creative Mornings Rotte…
CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee!
creativemornings.com
On the Grid
On the Grid is a user-friendly guide curated by talented local designers who want to share exceptional places in their neighborhood with the rest of the world. On the Grid was created by Hyperakt, a design
onthegrid.city
Dutch Design Daily
Dutch Design Daily is an online platform featuring every day a new topical subject from the broad field of Dutch Design such as architecture, e-culture, fashion & textile, graphic design, photography, product design and spatial design. It also shows interviews with designers and pays attention to education and heritage.
dutchdesigndaily.com
Ik at voedsel van de li…
De 'Nomadic Picnic' is eerst ongemakkelijk, maar in stilte eten van elkaars lichaam schept toch een band.
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