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www.abkmaastricht.nl

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Carlijn Rombouts

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Carlijn Rombouts

The energy of the old power sta-tion energises the new world of children’s art education. “The new world of art education for chil-dren gives the old power station at the Bassin a new lease of life.” The power station is the place where children can be introduced to the different art mediums.

InternshipBeelen cs Architects in Eindhoven

Ten years from nowIn ten years I’d like to work on giving old buildings a new use. Just like we did in our final project. Old buildings give me something to go on for a new design, and they have a story to tell that I have to look for. I’d love to work at an agency where you work on the complete project, from design to execution.

ContactCarlijn [email protected]+31 6 53 35 99 77

“De energie centrale” Kunstcentrum voor kinderen“The Power Station” Art Centre for Children

Carlijn Rombouts

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Cosima von Wulffen

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Cosima von Wulffen

My interest in architecture started by dealing with the ques-tion how much of an impact the environment has on the human that lives in it, how much of an impact it has on the human sense of being. To realise how this works in practice, I did intern-ships in Nuremberg, Munich and New York. After my interior architecture studies, I will start my first real job in an architect’s office in Munich this summer.

Flagshipstore Haider AckermannMy project is about creating a new use for a house which was built as a residence and magazine building in 1925. It is located on the Kloosterstraat in the city of Antwerp. In my design it will be transformed into a combination of a fashion store for the designer Haider Ackermann and a place of residence for the store manager.

Flagshipstore Haider Ackermann

Ten years from nowIn ten years I see myself working in a small and creative team, and enjoying family life.

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Cosima von Wulffen

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Isabelle Bronzwaer

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Isabelle Bronzwaer

Along the train track in Maas-tricht there is a monumental hangar for the storage of goods, built in 1914. Due to its structural and rhythmic character, and the central location in the city, the building is perfect for student accommodation. My vision for this building is a living and life culture for students. In my design students live individually but also communally on different levels of communality. This creates a traf-fic zone of inhabitants on the side of the railway.

InternshipZecc Architects

ContactIsabelle [email protected]+31 6 15 89 17 65

Studentenwoningen langs het spoorStudent housing along the railway

Isabelle Bronzwaer

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Jessica Bogatz

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Jessica Bogatz

Living & working in a former industrial buildingThe former slaughterhouse, built in 1894, is located in the northern part of Aachen. It’s to be con-verted to accommodate a com-bined live/work use. A fashion design studio on the ground floor and a loft apartment, with a new underground showroom. This annex is necessary to provide a presentation area for the “home-made” fashion collection by Mr. von Eden.

Das PferdeschlachthausThe horse slaughterhouse

InternshipReuter Schoger Architekten Innen-architekten in Berlin

Ten years from nowI picture myself living at a French medieval castle with all my family members around me.

ImagesFormer slaughterhouse and annex enclosed gardenNude, drawing lessonsUnderground fashion showroom

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Jessica Bogatz

ContactJessica [email protected]+49 1 76 64 97 15 39

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Joline Berbers

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Joline Berbers

I chose the orangery at Amsten-rade as a final project and gave it a (fictional) new use. After having done research and analysis cer-tain aspects revealed itself that gave me a lot of inspiration for choosing a new use. The char-acteristics in the typology of the orangery that appeal to me, are especially the climate control of the different greenhouses and the status of this type of building.I want to translate these charac-teristics in a contemporary way and use them in a purpose that is more in keeping with the charac-ter of our ear. The new use ended up being something in which I partly refer to the original use of the orangery which is in keeping with the new use: wellness.I translated the different climates in the orangery, the status

Orangery Amstenrade

symbol and the diversity in plants into a 2011 version of a wellness centre with nature as a dominant element. This means that the plants, fruits and herbs grown in the orangery become ingredients for the products used in the well-ness facilities.

InternshipTeeken Beckers Architects bv in Heerlen

Ten years from nowIn ten years I’d like to have a mas-ter’s degree in architecture. I don’t know yet where and when to do this study. The plan is to do this after my study at the abkm, but it isn’t final yet. What I think is important for the future is that I will have learned enough in my own view, and that I experience a lot of joy in what I’m doing at that time. So whether it be having my own architects’ firm or working for another firm, I can’t say at this moment, both options appeal to me a lot. What I do know for certain, is that I want to continue studying and working in the field of architecture, and want to have enough time left for my social life and other interests.

ContactJoline [email protected]+31 6 27 09 79 17

Joline Berbers

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Maud Keulers

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Maud Keulers

In Jekerdal, a creative housing estate in Maastricht, a studio and fashion photographer works and lives in historic, very structured and closed premises.

Workshop/house of a studio photographer

ContactMaud [email protected]+31 6 13 09 10 96

Ten years from nowIn ten years I’ll have enough experience by working for a good architect to start my own company, specialised in interior photography and graphic design.

Maud Keulers

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Nadine der Kinderen

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Nadine der Kinderen

Fresh fish from first to final course. It starts with an amuse from the Meuse. Pictures repre-sent: location, entrance hall and construction concept.

ContactNadine der [email protected]+31 6 13 10 32 04

InternshipArchitecten aan de Maas in Maas-trichtRuimplan Architects in Utrecht

Ten years from nowDreaming about the future, I see myself working at an architec-tural firm. Maybe by then it will be my own office.

Restaurant Mosa Adoremus

Nadine der Kinderen

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Rick Schols

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Rick Schols

Translating the square to an urban interior, the architec-tural substance grows vivid and sonorous. Filmic fragmentation creates a link between time and space; a former gasworks area, rebuilt as an academy for cin-ematographic arts.

InternshipDreessen Architects in Heerlen

ContactRick [email protected]+31 6 29 45 61 59

Kinem’Agora

Rick Schols

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Amber Bus

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Amber Bus

The fixed reality is broken through.Logic is created in apparent chaos;a summary.

ContactAmber [email protected]+31 6 40 55 94 94

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Annick Ypma

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Annick Ypma

Don’t Forget was a temporary project that took place from May 2011 to November 2011 inclusive at the Tongerseplein in Maas-tricht. This was on behalf of the Municipality of Maastricht. The work Don’t Forget consists of four silhouettes of horses made of wooden panels with a skeleton in reflective film glued on the front, which means the work was visible day and night.The other two photos were taken on the street; I often photograph whatever strikes me on the street.

ContactAnnick [email protected]

Don’t Forget

Ten years from nowNo idea, it’s hard enough thinking about what I’ll be doing tomor-row.

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Lars Tummers

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Lars Tummers

Lars was born southwest of Leipzig. He was the son of Karl Ludwig Tummers, a pastor who died on 30 July 1849. In 1850 the family moved to Naumburg. Lars’ sister Elisabeth, who played an important role in getting his work accepted after his death, was two years younger. He spent most of his youth among five women: his mother, Franziska, his younger sister, Elisabeth, his grandmother on his mother’s side, and two unmar-ried aunts. Lars briefly studied theology at Bonn university, but switched to philology and got acquainted with classic literature and philosophy. He continued his studies at Leipzig university. In 1869 he became a professor at the university in Basel.

ContactLars [email protected]+31 6 23 68 76 15

Most experts assumed until recently that the mental deterio-ration which made him unpro-ductive for the last ten years of his life was due to syphilis. Recent scientific insights, how-ever, have created doubt, since with syphilitic dementia death usually occurs between 3 and 4 years after the bacteria has affected the brain, whereas Lars had another eleven years to live since displaying the first symp-toms of insanity. Moreover, no one came to the diagnosis that Lars suffered from syphilis.After years of protracted illness, Lars Tummers died at 55 years of age.

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Marjolein van BerloMarjolein van Berlo

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Marjolein van Berlo

ContactMarjolein van Berlo [email protected]+31 6 20 32 43 55

The show of the pedestrians. The aftermath. Drawing/collage. Pencil with watercolour on paper.15 x 12 cm

Grandpa is going fast these daysFabric (tweed) and gym shoes120 x 70 cm

Super awesome in what he doesDifferent fabrics 100 x 30 cm

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Nora Roggausch

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Nora Roggausch

ContactNora [email protected]+31 6 16 70 03 28+49 1 76 67 09 07 43

“Contemporary drawing has no limits (…) in terms of form and content. (…) Drawings can be made with the most diverse materials. Due to technical progress and the development of digital media a drawing can grow into a video animation. Sometimes a drawing manifests itself as a site-specific spatial installation. Photography, film, painting, sculpture, architecture, illustration, comics and literature (…) assert themselves in drawing. Drawing today is an echo of the language spoken in our world: it doesn’t matter whether it’s about transmitting information, about storytelling or inventing scenar-ios, about creating entirely new fantasy worlds on paper, or, on the other hand, about the literal integration of elements from our daily reality.”This quotation from a text about the development of the autono-mous status of the drawing as an independent carrier of an artistic idea3 very accurately describes the diversity and the freedom

within drawing – which makes it such a challenging medium to me.In my work I can reflect upon the way I experience the world by exploring the possibilities that drawing offers. The visible reality and my world of personal, subjective experience permeate each other, and heterogeneous time-space situations intuitively come into being. In combinations of paper, canvas or the wall with movement – that is: with animations – involving all available space, I want to attain a more extensive experience of a drawing than a mere two-dimen-sional one. Sometimes even to the extent of almost physically experiencing the world, which is created within the space drawn.The (animal) figures I use have evolved as subjective, individual symbols of personal experiences or of some undefined fascina-tion. But although they are very present, the figuration is more a starting point than a purpose in itself. I have been working with similar figures for some time and

they have become part of my formal vocabulary. In the way the figures relate to the painted space around them a certain nar-rative component is inherent, but it arises intuitively and there is no specific symbolic interpretation.I find it fascinating to have the work suggest the content, with-out wanting to relate the plot myself. The work evolves from a starting point intimate to myself, but then it also surprises me and I learn a lot reading my own work. So it’s not only an expression of the reality of my identity, but also the medium that I need to reflect on this reality. Along the way a world can come into being, in which several human and animal protagonists act in a setting that is at times magical or romantic, but also absurd or grotesque. Yet, underneath this narrative layer and the underlying formal one, there is something else I want to break through and reach.However, I don’t want to tell the end of the story.

“Life and art mix intimately and

create direct reflections of ideas,

fears, obsessions, dreams, emotions

and visions. A drawing also has the

meaning of a confession.”

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Ramon Schoonbrood

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Ramon Schoonbrood

My work consists of elements from the world of visual commu-nication. My work constitutes a comment on the western world; daily life, society, values and standards, politics and power, money, how people deal with communication through social media.My fascination is with removing, taking away, rubbing out, delet-ing. At the same time it clears the way for a new image, and that’s a good trait.

ContactRamon [email protected]+32 4 77 23 87 97

Fascination/Irritation

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Silvana Gerards

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Silvana Gerards

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Silvana Gerards

ContactSilvana [email protected]+49 17 11 14 70 47+31 6 31 30 32 24

Untitled, lacquer and oils on canvas180 cm x 270 cm

Untitled, lacquer and oils on canvas190 cm x 300 cm

Studio view

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Andrea Mohr

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Andrea Mohr

Inversion

ContactAndrea [email protected]+31 6 17 05 27 09

Inspiration for the collection was provided by the modern dance performance “Haze” by the Chinese choreographer, Wang Yuanyuan, which deals with the shift in power between East and West. I have converted this movement into both shape and print. I found it interesting to seek out the boundary between controlled and looser shapes, such as those in traditional cer-emonial Chinese garments and the silhouettes are defined by a mix of draperies and tailoring. An important feature of the col-lection is the print which I devel-oped. I had the work printed for a modern look on a hi-tech fabric with a 3d-effect and by using sev-eral different layers this produces a hologram effect which seems to move.

InternshipPeter Pilotto in LondonAssistance in producing the autumn/winter 2012 collection and producing prototypes for a limited edition of bags

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Brian Geradts

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Brian Geradts

ContactBrian Geradtstumblr.com/blog/[email protected]+31 6 26 43 98 12

My final year collection has been inspired by volcanic eruption. The dark, dramatic, oppressive, threatening and dynamic atmos-phere which envelops a volcanic eruption forms the basis for the collection and is reflected in the high collars, high-waist trousers and constricted jackets.

Sharp lines and shapes in combination with unique and eye-catching patterns typify my collection. The volcanic eruption is literally represented in the form of a digital print. Dividing lines, seams and layers stand as a symbol for the lava flows. Dim, shiny, sleek, structural and hir-sute materials such as wool, silk, alpaca, velvet and velour empha-size the atmosphere as well as the colours. Shades of black and dark green evoke oppressive and threatening emotions, white and orange portray the smoke and lava and these are complemented by a soft green.

InternshipHien Le

Ten years from nowThat’s a tough question: I don’t know what I’ll be doing in three months’ time never mind ten years. I hope that I have a job or that I’m rich by then.

“Discretely filled shapes

combined accentuated fine lines

for an elegant silhouette, define

the modern man with boldness.”

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Carlijn Cornelisse

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Carlijn Cornelisse

ContactCarlijn [email protected]+31 6 11 18 56 68

Recollect is a men’s collection for sophisticated, independent men. Inspired by traditional clothing from Central Asian nomads.This collection contains a mix of traditional garments and embroideries with modern fabrics and silhouettes. The layering and unusual use of materials are an important part of the collection. The silhouettes are assembled from functional, wearable pieces, in combination with sophisti-cated garments. Together with unique details and rich colours, this collection is about how important it is to recollect mem-ories and traditions to enable you to see the opportunities in the present.

Recollect

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Jana Kern

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Jana Kern

ContactJana [email protected]+49 17 27 40 11 01

My collection was inspired by the geometric form, the circle. This can be found in both the cutting and the conceptional areas. Clear. And forms and circular lines define the garments. Softly fall-ing materials take the hardness out of the graphically reduced forms.

Wenn es rund läuftWhat goes around

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Josine Heuts

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Josine Heuts

Virgule

Contact Josine Heutswww.josineheuts.com [email protected] +31 6 14 58 36 76

According to a lot of people, the year 2012 is the year in which the world can expect some big changes. Many claim that 21st December will mark a significant turning point. Plenty of people have made predictions about this in the past. This turning point is meant to mark the end of a long period in time and the start of another new and more success-ful one.

Various groups are looking for-ward to this moment and have started making the necessary preparations. They are treating it a lot like an event. This has inspired me to design my gradu-ation collection and is the reason why the collection is based on a kind of occasion wear. The fact that the “unknown” is connected inextricably to the arrival of this new period, has given my collec-tion a certain ominous, mysteri-ous feel.

The name of my graduation collection is “Virgule” and comes from the French word for comma. I have chosen this because it is the symbol for closing part of a sentence whilst simultaneously indicating that there is more to come: this is not the end of the sentence. To me, this is symbolic of the arrival of this new period in time.

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Maike Windmüller

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Maike Windmüller

Crystallized Antarchitecture

ContactMaike Windmü[email protected]

We only have one life in which we can do what we want. We have to live life as if we were indestructible, otherwise we can never be happy with ourselves. For that reason we should allow our sophisticated minds to live in a hi-tech adventure. I wanted to create a project about how people change when they realise and began to think about what is about to happen What has just happened? What has just started? What do they feel when they live the breath-taking moment beyond reality

and realise they can increasingly act out their dreams.My collection is based on the natural and architectural struc-tures in relation to the triangular structure, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional. It’s about mountains and valleys, about ups and downs, and other important and less important aspects in life. The crystallised dream of a life in nature, influ-enced by globalisation and the problems associated with this. My choice for clean structured, natural materials in monochrome

grey in combination with dark grey-blue and a tint of mint, emphasises the cool atmosphere of mountain scenery.The clash between sportswear and sophisticated chic demands the interaction of the observer.Silver accessories fill the crys-tallised natural structures and provide a sharp contrast between the classical vibrancy of the fab-rics and the three-dimensional pattern.All this draws a dividing line between fashion and the recon-struction of the future, the recon-struction of the natural.

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Matt de Jong

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Matt de Jong

ContactMatt de Jongmattdejong.tumblr.com [email protected] +31 6 52 63 98 33

My collection is entitled, Lost Property. It explores the “mix and match” nature of dressing oneself in an ever-expanding global world. I wanted to portray a very obvious clash between textures, colours and prints. Although the pieces are predominantly ready-to-wear, they embody a puzzle like nature, appearing to have been pieced together from various different garments. The collection is a comment on my generation and our constant need to search for something new.

Lost Property

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Nadine Lukas

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Nadine Lukas

ContactNadine [email protected] 

The basis of my collection is formed by the photographs of Scarlett Hooft Graafland who focuses on minimized landscapes. My conceptual and experimental beginnings for the collection are connected with different scenes of ice and ice crystals.

There’s nothing here

Basically, my collection consists of contrasts. It is a mixture of soft, flowing shapes and constructed silhouettes. That is reflected by a combination of contrasting quali-ties of fabric, for example, silk and transparent organza, which cre-ate a stark contrast to the coarse woollen material. Manipulations such as plissée contribute in par-ticular to the effect of structure and layers. The collection is also characterized by a reduced varie-ty of colours, with the dominance of white, light grey and a clear light blue. The wearable design is refined by metal and silver acces-sories and is captivating due to the fancifulness of the details.

Internship Karlotta Wilde

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Nora Dumont

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Nora Dumont

ContactNora [email protected]

Daydreams. Escape from real-ity. Castles in the air, utopias, illusions, fantasies. Imagination. These were the sources of inspi-ration for my bachelor’s project. My work deals with the blurred boundaries between dreams and reality and the fantasy world that we create to escape from our everyday lives. It illuminates the castles in the air that we build to give us the sense that there is more to life. Daydream-ing protects us from the cruel realities of life. They help us not to give up, and protect us like a cocoon, woven out of our dreams. This feeling of protection is an essential theme in my collection, just as the colourful world of our imagination.

Türmchentraum

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Sara Veenstra

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Sara Veenstra

Behind the Carnivale

ContactSara [email protected]+31 6 45 74 89 65

Carnivale: a surreal travelling circus/carnival fair during the Dust Bowl at the start of the 1930s; during the Great Depres-sion. Poverty was rife but the carnival had to keep going. They had to be creative with the materials that were available.Sara Veenstra was inspired by

the distinctive characters and the vibrancy of the costumes from Carnivale, a tv series about the secretive world of magic and reality, good and evil, heaven and hell. She brings faded glory back to life: fabrics get their colour back.The “Behind the Carnivale” col-lection is made almost com-

pletely out of natural materials; from leather to soft silk with outstanding details. The fabrics and embellishments have been painted and died by the designer herself.With her collection, Sara is introducing a new wearable look that will bring the once dazzling Carnivale back to centre stage.

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Alexandra Huurman

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Alexandra Huurman

Grab, Trap, Catch the BirdieThe inspiration for this collec-tion was birds versus witches’ masks. The softness and light-ness of feathers in contrast to the iron bands and pins of the masks. This is expressed in the work by the soft, supple fabric of the dress with on it a latticework of plastic witches’ masks. The glove is an accessory where the contrast between soft and hard is also central and which above all is intended to emphasise the freakiness

ContactAlexandra [email protected]+31 6 40 40 80 56

Love etc.For this collection I started with the given that people are often looking for cushions and covers to make seats more comfortable. The title, Love etc, stands for the light happy feel that the collec-tion has to exude, embracing volumes, round shapes, light-giving, fresh colours and straight patterns. This cushion is a trial version for a big cushion cover that, both on the ground and on the sofa, creates a comfy place to crawl away into. Material development for a pile carpet of flowers. The flowers are filled with soft pu foam to keep them springy and to be usable both indoors and outdoors. A flower bed to savour.

InternshipI did work experience with Chris-tiane Muller, at Studio Muller van Tol in Amsterdam

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time I hope to have found a good mix between teach-ing and designing. Whether that’s for myself or in a company I’m happy to leave open. The most important thing for me is that I can take on challenges in the design work, to look for the limits and see how far I can go with the limits that are given.

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Gemma Beenen

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Gemma Beenen

An awful lot is happening in our world. Economic, political and social structures are in flux. Nothing is certain in times of crisis. Waves of information are distancing man from his natural reality. We’re busy with some-thing of everything, except with ourselves.

“See through me” is a collection of room dividers intended for public spaces, where people get the opportunity, between all the hustle & bustle, to focus more on themselves or on the one thing they’re doing. To achieve that I drew inspiration from the “Kuba People” in The Congo. They are in

ContactGemma Beenengemmabeenen.tumblr.com [email protected]+31 6 51 28 64 06

strong contact with themselves and their environment. They express that in the abstract form language on their clothes and in their huts. I also looked at the structure of Islamic patterns to achieve a certain serenity.I did research into new possibili-ties to connect threads. Trans-parency, playing on lines and light play a major role here. The collection has a soft, fragile and honest look. The muted colours contribute to a serene look. “See through me” creates spaces in which you not only see, but also feel.

InternshipI did 4 months of work experi-ence at Studio Ulf Moritz. I was involved in the drapes collection2012 “Wallcouture”, the trimmings collection 2012 for Sahco and the preparations for the fabrics col-lection 2013 for Sahco.

ImagesWork from my third year, where I looked into non-wovens. A lead-up to my final exams collectionColours and atmosphere approach for the collection “See through me”.Room divider from “See through me”.

See through me

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Katie Jaques

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Katie Jaques

The starting point for this col-lection is the building of my Metropolis!Metropolis is a film from 1924 which predicts how life in our cities might look in 2026. Mean-while we’re already living in 2012. What does my city look like now, and what do we now need in our cities? In the cities of today, there are many different districts and atmospheres to be discovered. The contrasts between rough, chic and ethnic districts form the basis for the carpets of Metropo-lis.In every carpet we find a part of the city. Ahead of my graduation collection I made a fashion collec-tion with the same theme. That was good preliminary research for my graduation collection.

ContactKatie [email protected]+31 6 47 02 22 60

InternshipColorique: Colorique bv is a Dutch company. They sell decorative interior textiles and accessories inspired by many cultures.Pamala Spruyt has her own studio for textile design. Her work varies from designs for women’s and menswear, swimwear, acces-sories, stationery and interior products with a focus on prints for textiles.

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time I hope, together with Manon Rademaekers, to have really started the fictitious business we ran with so much hilarity during our time at the Academy! Our ways of working fit really well with one another, which means we can do lovely work. Remember our names, though, because Makkus bv is going to take the world by storm!

Metropolis

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Lindsay van der Kuijl

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Lindsay van der Kuijl

For my graduation collection I was inspired by Chinese astrology. The Chinese zodiac consists of twelve animals. If you’re born in a certain year, an animal is assigned to you. I myself was born in the year of the dragon. Each animal has its own character traits.I want to use the animals, their skins and characters in my designs. I want to realise the culture and the traditional tech-niques of Asia in my own way by means of patterns and use of materials.This all comes together in new designs for window decoration and room dividers.

ContactLindsay van der Kuijllindsayvanderkuijl.tumblr.com [email protected] +31 6 26 45 45 93

InternshipAt Muurbloem in Utrecht, a design agency for interiors and exteriors and product design.Here I got the opportunity to help work on a drapes collection.

Ten years from nowI’ll let myself be surprised.

The year of the dragon

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I find letters fascinating. You learn to read them, but if you look at them longer you see more than the meaning, namely their shape and the other shapes left by the sentences they form. Making booklets where letters are cut through created surpris-ing, illegible shapes that offer a different look at letters.In terms of form language, my collection “An Alphabet”, con-sisting of room dividers and woven bedspreads/blankets, was inspired completely by those booklets. The colours of a series of paper swatches made earlier served as the basis for the colours of my graduation collection.

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InternshipI did my work experience at Brink&Campman in Lichten-voorde. A company that designs high-quality floorcoverings and largely produces them in-house.

An Alphabet

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time I hope, together with Katie Jacques, to have really started the fictitious business we ran with so much hilarity during our time at the Academy! Our ways of working fit really well with one another, which means we can do lovely work. Remem-ber our names, though, because Makkus bv is going to take the world by storm!

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The inspiration for my graduation collection consisting of rugs and plaits comes from old basketwork in paper like practically everyone made at some stage as a child. I was always fascinated by the fact that this technique in itself is so simple, whilst really complicated textiles can be woven with the same technique. With various handcraft techniques like knitting, weaving and twisting, I myself develop yarns that can then be woven or knitted again.Because of the thick, soft materi-als of this collection, these rugs not only invite you to walk on them, but also to sit and lie down on them. They offer comfort and warmth and create a spot in the house to relax at.

InternshipLampe Textiles in Tielt

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DraadThread

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At the beginning of the twen-tieth century, the latest inven-tions in the field of flying objects were shown during the “Grand semaine d’aviation de la Cham-pagne” in Reims. Fragile mechani-cal structures have been placed here. Soft wood and refined linen offer a clean and pure appear-ance while the sometimes rusty constructions make a robust and hard impression. It is the First World War at the time and there are radical changes taking place in the world, the stock exchanges have collapsed and uncertain times are looming.Nothing seems to stop mankind; films and robot-like inven-tions follow hot on the heels of one another; man believes in traveling through time and these are the heydays of international industrialisation. Time, place and

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speed are crucial and machines take over the human body and mind. Ideas begin as a dream and end with a magically working prototype, the tension surround-ing the perception of time is more present than ever.Anno 2012 and we’re in the same situation; more transitory and innovative than ever, humanity wants to hold on to whatever it has on earth. How long will this last? Will there ever be an end to all these inventions and to this world? The time is ticking.I wanted to make what is hap-pening in the world tangible by translating new materials and techniques into window products. Window products have the func-tion of blocking light, insulat-ing, reflecting and making light controllable. This collection will possibly be an innovating product

within the window decoration industry as well as in interior design.My window products distinguish themselves from the products on the market at the moment, the established facts like blocking light, insulating, reflecting and making light controllable take on a new meaning in my products. Light may decorate, light may amaze, light may take on a shape, a decorative shape. The window product was specifically designed for the high-end segment, which means that materials like copper, balsa wood and glass-fibre take on a new dimension within the interior.

InternshipStijlinstituut Amsterdam, under the leadership of Anne Marie Commandeur

Ticking of the time

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Anne Jannes

I am Anne Jannes, 22 years old and 4th year student lecturer on visual arts and design. I gradu-ated in photography, which has been my greatest passion for 6 years now. After graduating I want to combine these two things by teaching photogra-phy at the Arcus College, while at the same time working as a freelance photographer in my own business. My concept for my final work began with a love song by Brooke Frasier: “There’s something in the water”. I’m looking for calm and balance, and I only find that if I’m lying in the bath and let my ears fill with water. Then I feel disconnected from social media, internet and the rest of the world. I try to show that in my work. This got me specialised in underwater photography, which I want to lift to a higher plan.

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Bubbling restlessnessI’ve tried to catch the rest I’m looking for in photos. You can find the unrest in the bubbles trying to rise on all sides. 

Bubbling restlessness

Internship“Brede school” in BocholtzGrotius College in HeerlenArcus College, ktm Heerlen. I did my profile work experience projects at Fablab Maastricht and Harry Fayt Photography. Ten years from nowI see myself having my own busi-ness in photography and teaching part-time. I want to specialise even more in underwater photo-graphy and earn my living with it.

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Arthur Werner

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Arthur Werner

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Graduated in 2006 from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.He is a multidisciplinary artist whose genres include sculpture, installation, performance, video, happening, etc.In 2011, he followed fast-track teaching studies at the abkm in Maastricht in visual arts and design. His final project was the applied photography of H. Silvius. In it, Arthur shows a series of photographs which he took of the pupils he met during his prac-tical training.

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David Douven

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In art history, abstract art has always performed a function for something absolute. It has done service as propaganda for political and artistic utopias, a reference to ideals or spirituality. Abstrac-tion is created only through the thoughts and actions of man. In its purest form it stands com-pletely alone from the externally perceptible reality. Abstraction in the photos is literally created through an interaction between the person and his environment. With that, this work is a call for (abstract) art to enter into more of a relationship with that which surrounds you. So also a call for artists to find a path between a worldly and spiritual engage-ment.

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Visual Call

Internshipobs de PiramidePorta Mosana CollegeBernard Lievegoed School ppl/Praktijkscholen Parkstad Limburg (practical education)Studio oooms (product design)

Work experienceKunstbendeschunck

Ten years from now10 years is a really long time, in which a lot can happen. I am curi-ous about how Limburg will look in that time. Given my present planning and lifestyle, I hope to be a lot of experience richer in ten years’ time. I will probably be back in Limburg, or still here. I hope to hold a master’s degree then in the field of art education and be working part-time in a branch of education (teaching and/or museum). Besides that, an art practice of my own with a workshop offering and hopefully lots of projects in and across the very divergent art disciplines.

“If I free myself from all external precepts and

obligations, there will be nothing left in me

but the will to learn and to learn learning.”

David Douven 2010

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Debby Peeters

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Graduated in 2005 as a graphic designer at the Art Academy in Breda. Now concentrates primarily on (children’s book) il-lustrations. Works as a lecturer in graphic media at vmbo Niekee in Roermond.

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LoopWalk

A cat searching for his paw. He searches near the frog, the duck, the deer and the raven and keeps doing that again and again – sea-son in, season out – in a loop. Perhaps he should lie down and carry on living with 3 paws.

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Frances Theelen

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Frances Theelen

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I planned my to finish my studies with my preferences and future prospects in mind. For that reason I opted for the Image and Practice profile (Beeld en Prak-tijk). This means I took exams in the my chosen subjects, namely:2dt (graphics & illustrations) with the theme: offender3dt (jewellery and product design) with the theme: weaponFor 2dt I carried out extensive research into well-known mur-derers, men, women as well as children. From my researches I selected four murderers, namely a man, a woman, a boy and a girl. Using the means with which these perpetrators used to murder their victims, I made masks. For 3dt, I tried to seek out the boundaries as to how many children are confronted with violence and the extent to which this is accepted in modern-day

society. I created a toy collec-tion made from white leather for young children. The collection consists of a baby mobile with the weapons of a soldier and a baby’s push-chair in the shape of a tank. The weapons have a soft and protective appearance thanks to the material and the colours used. For my Art Teaching Skills dissertation I carried out a study into practice-based schools for kids with learning problems (Praktijkonderwijs) and the social skills of these pupils. The two central questions of this study were: what problems in terms of social skills are faced by young-sters with learning difficulties in this kind of educational setting? and; what role can an art and design teacher play in stimulating these social skills? The disser-tation consisted of two parts; theory (mainly literature) and

practice (internal training). This research was extremely useful for me because I would like to continue my studies, possibly in the field of special education. My Art and Culture dissertation was focused on my preparations for my final-year practical train-ing period in Cape Town, South Africa. The central question of this study was to examine the extent to which the abolition of apartheid has had an influence on the identity of South African artists. The study aims first to give an outline of apartheid and the social, economic and political fallout of this. I subsequently focused on the specific work of three committed artists around the theme of apartheid. For me, this formed the basis to compare the differences and similarities in the development of the identity of South African artists.

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Gerda Kremer

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In my work experience projects and workshops I learned a lot about lecturing, art and culture and myself. I find it incredibly sat-isfying to give shape to exciting lectures and conduct them. I have noticed that the substruc-ture of further education really appeals to me. The students are open and fully in development. I find it interesting to challenge students in my lectures and have them think independently about making choices in their work and how they can create individual-ity in their work. It’s fascinating to watch that development. This year I’ve also learned a lot from my work experience mentors and lecturers, and I’ve by no means finished learning.

Besides my work experience pro-jects last year, I also worked on a research project, a dissertation and a practical subject. I carried out my research at Sint-Maartens college. I studied how reflection is applied in the substructure within

Art and Culture lectures and how that is given shape. I looked for potential improvement as well. During the moment of reflec-tion, one distances oneself from the immediate goings on and, for example, meaning (content) and shape are brought into one context. The different form-giving effects are considered, and one’s own activities are placed in context with the activities of pro-fessional artists. By reflecting you learn to think critically yourself. As far as my dissertation is concerned, I studied the impor-tance of cultural education and the place it occupies in today’s society. Will we keep appreciating art and culture, and thus cultural education, or will that trend be reversed? And what does that mean for society? When writing my dissertation I based myself on a book by Martha Nussbaum:

“Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.”When working on my practical subject I focused on three-dimen-

sional applied design. I started from the opposite: order chaos and made a series of vases in ceramics. I find playing with the fragility of the material fascinat-ing. Using sound-insulating foam, I enclosed/ embraced/ protected the fragile vase.

Work experienceHogeschool Zuyd Workshop

“Metamorphosis”. Spatial working with paper, photography, paint-ing/drawing. 4th year students vwo. Workshop

“Kommetje Kunst” with the theme “With a grain of sand”.Sand drawings on light box/sand drawings with coloured sand 2nd year students vo. Floriade project week. 2nd year students dbkv. Cyano-typy workshop in cooperation with Stêr E Neco.Pinhole workshop in cooperation with Hans Silvius and Etienne Gorissen.

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Jeroen Wagemans

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Graduation thesis

About the installation with the geometrical gridThe work is inspired by the cosmic powers of nature. The shape of the work is based on a molehill and a volcano. I associate a surface area with the freedom to move within the space. That in fact gives man control over the movement in the space. I have depicted man’s control by using the horizontal and vertical lines, which together form a geometri-cal grid, as the surface area. These straight forms can be associated with the reasoning power of man that is able to create order. The work depicts the derange-ment of that human order and the loss of control through the surface area that is constantly in motion. The horizontal and vertical lines, through which an ominous, mysterious light shines, suggest the fracture of a surface area and thus represent a poetic reference to a volcanic

power pushing magna up. With it, I point to a surface area that may break open at any moment. Within the horizontal and vertical lines appears a round, organic shape symbolising the power of nature. In other words: the work can be seen as a reaction to the conceited presumption of man to take overall control. By using the cosmic powers I show symboli-cally that change is absolute. In addition, this picture makes refer-ence to an unknown universe full of unknown powers that will always keep creating amazement. The work plays on the boundary of mystical beauty and vulner-ability.

About the installation with beamer projection A perfect circle is perceptible in the work. This shape symbolises the order and perfection of man. The fire can in turn be seen as a cosmic or physical power. Nor-

mally spoken, that power moves based on the laws of nature. In that case, the burning of this circle is completely controlled and steered. But, despite that control, change is a fact that man cannot escape. Change does not stand apart from the concept of space. To make the imagery more interesting I opted to make the circle three-dimensional via reflections. The picture is pro-cess – like by nature because it’s a construction requiring an action to set it in motion. After that action the picture creates itself and a question is thrown up as to what extent man is in control? I see the physical process of com-bustion as a power that moves boundlessly. In that case, the fire keeps moving controlled. There is a style apparent in every work of simplicity, austerity and mysti-cism. The minimalist imagery and time/change form the thread through the series.

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When designing a product you have to take account not only of the production, the costs and not least the user of the product, but also of the ultimate fate of the product, also called “waste”. In my product one may only speak of “waste” as in the Cradle to Cradle principle “waste = food”, whereby the waste (thus when furniture is thrown away) can be used again with the same values by returning it to nature in that it is biodegradable. The furniture I designed is intended for the

new city hall of the municipality of Venlo, which will be realised in 2014. This building was designed based on the Cradle to Cradle principle. The product is a 1:1 scale model intended to stand in the public space of the city hall. The furniture is designed such that it can be placed in several ways, for example by pushing several pieces of furniture together to make one big piece of furniture. If it goes into production, it must be made to be completely biode-gradable.

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Kristel Timmermans

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Once I had successfully finished my mbo Fashion and Design course (lower vocational edu-cation) and hbo Product and Jewelry Design (higher vocational education) I decided that all I wanted to do was pass on my knowledge. That’s why I chose to study how to become a fine arts and design teacher.

During the course I completed a number of different internships. My first internship was at “Aan de Bron Elementary School” in Weert, which is a large school with a lot of different nationali-ties. My next internship was at Philips van Horne High School in Weert. At this school, I taught drawing and handicrafts. I enjoyed teaching pupils new techniques and preparing them for their exams and admission to art school. My final internship was at the School of Fashion at roc Eindhoven, a lower voca-tional education facility.

During my studies, I researched ways of improving how the Philips van Horne High School prepares its pupils for going to art school.

My thesis deals with new materi-als, techniques, designers and artists who could be a source of inspiration for the arts courses at the high school. Subjects that come up include laser cutting, rapid prototyping and street art.

As subject for the practical part of my course, I choose the theme of Powerlessness and researched the best ways of portraying it. Powerlessness is a feeling, not a position. It makes you feel trapped, but there is a solution to your problems. I want to inspire and motivate pupils and help them get the best out of themselves. Apart from teaching, I also design and produce jewelry and bags for my own company, “Kristel”.

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My name is Lizet Peeters and I am 23 years old. I am creative, have a philosophical outlook and am a proud Limburger! I am direct, but honest, always good company. I know what I want and, most of all, know what I don’t want. I feel happy in my own world and have clear-cut opinions and vision on society and people. This is reflected in my final-year work.

With this work, I aim to go out with a bang! I want to show what I’ve been doing and have my own story to tell. I have called my work “2012”, which is based on the end of the world as predicted by the Mayan culture. It is a mistaken picture which has been accepted unthinkingly. If one makes the effort to study the history of the Mayas, one soon comes to realise that the story about the end of the Mother Earth is complete nonsense. The world is not going to end, in fact the world (and with it its inhabitants) are entering a new age. 21 December 2012 will mark the transition to this new age and the calendar will start afresh. According to some, humans will have a greater awareness of

things. Of themselves, of each other and of the natural world. It will be a transition from a society based on power and wealth to one which is socially and environ-mentally aware. An era of peace and happiness will rise following a period of war and sorrow.As for myself, I like this fantastic vision, but slightly too fantastic to believe. My 3-part work shows the transition from a figure with a lustful appearance, transmogri-fied by greed to a figure which is open to change, is aware of the beauty of Mother Earth: the evo-lution of a new person. Between these two extremes is an image which is looking the other way as a result of which it is blind to matters of real import.

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I seek the borders of the inter-nal and the external looking for an answer to my own extreme visions on the notion of beauty. The internal creeps like a macabre monster through all the glitter and glamour if this mask is worn too long.

Blood is the red line running through my graduation work. It is the colour red that makes it so special, the colour of most mean-ings. Blood stands for murder, birth. For hate and love. But that is only how you see it as a human being. Ultimately, blood is the red thread running through our

ContactMaartje van der [email protected]+31 6 55 12 19 40

entire life in kilometre – long veins and making sure we are protected and kept alive. With my illustrations I want to depict drops of blood as the good friends that they are to us.

InternshipAdriaan Holstschool in Bergen Luzac Lyceum in HaarlemFor the entire work experience period I opted myself to follow an education project.

Ten years from nowWithin ten years, I hope to have seen more of the world and to have continued studying the

subjects that interest me, such as art history, cosmetology, graphic design or illustration. My dream is still to draw a children’s book and publish it. If that succeeds within ten years I will have found my place. Ultimately, I expect to be able to develop myself as a good lecturer, and that I can do this job in parallel to carrying out my own projects and raising my children. Something like that? Who knows what the future will bring for me, it’s only just beginning so I will first gather more worldly wisdom over the next 10 years before I decide where and how I see myself.

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Noëlle Vossen

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My name is Noëlle Vossen and I graduated this year as a teacher of visual arts and design. After qualifying I hope to work in secondary education as an art teacher. To me it represents an enormous challenge working with this age category. Not only will I be able to give pupils new ideas, but during my training practice I discovered that there are enough things that I can learn from them too. In addition, I spend a lot of time with my camera. In around five years’ time I’d like to start my own photography studio alongside my work as a teacher. Animal photography appeals to me in particular, but I am always

open to new experiences. Experi-ences are what shape your life and make you what you are. For that reason, I hope to gain a lot of experience both teaching and photography. My final year project was for pho-tography. My work is based on the concept of loneliness. Most people when they think of loneli-ness think of old people at home. I, on the other hand, think back to my own loneliness which I carried with me as a teenager for half my life. I know I’m not the only girl to have felt lonely in my teenage years. I have tried to visualise those moments and emotions in a series of five photographs.

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Sander Claessen

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ContactSander Claessenwww.sanderclaessen.nlwww.sanderclaessen.blogspot.comajclaessen@gmail.com+31 6 46 07 52 28

“Simplicity in design

creates restfulness in your

interior, and that’s good to

The Multi Grid

Life in a transport-friendly way: the Multi Grid collection is especially suited for almost any interior because of its airy, open and spacious appearance. 

The peculiar thing about this col-lection is that is consists of two repeated shapes, and, together with a cover, forms a stool, lamp or side-table. When there are too few places to sit, the lamp can be taken as a seating object. Manufactured from birch plywood using computer-pro-grammed cutting techniques, this stool is 100% machine-worked and is supplied as a flat-pack. The Multi Grid is characterised by its perfect constructional grid which can only be attained with the precision of these modern cutting techniques. 

InternshipAt Graaf Huyn College, as teacher of art & design (I organised Minor Utopia with a fellow student) and at Bijoux du Quartier, an inter-national project, better known under the name of Sustainability.At School at REcentre and Wal-lonie Design. This involved an interdisciplinary collaborative project between Social Work Sit-tard and the third-year Product & Jewellery course at the abkm. Ten years from nowWith my own design agency, where I am able to design prod-ucts in my own studio for interior design as well as social design, helping to supervise design pro-jects, design competitions, etc.

come home to.”

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The earlier arts, techniques and science are central in this final work. I want to show people the value of earlier opinions in these disciplines. These are often for-gotten in the search for renewal.

The final work consists of three pictures. One central picture that shows old values being brought back into the world and two pic-tures showing the decay within the disciplines. In the middle piece the rise is specified on the old technique, on the left-hand side of the series the decline of the arts within architecture is vis-ible, and on the right-hand side is information from science in the form of a library on fire.All this is executed by realising images in paintings in oils, which are then printed by means of a silkscreen technique. This made it possible to combine different techniques that have developed over the course of the years.

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InternshipSt. Augustinus Groenewald Sophianum Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time I’d like to be lecturing at a polytechnic or uni-versity, and I want to do research within Art and Cultural Sciences. Another dream is to be working part-time in scientific illustration.

Thesauri past

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For my final project I started thinking about design in general.Due to the current crisis and the eco trend designers are making simple, innovative, democratic, easy to use designs.But I think that with this trend much creativity, and possibly more importantly, the objec-tivity is lost. Design is going through a lot of changes in this period of time, and I find these evolutions interesting to further investigate, and to develop from a concept into a book. I decided to distinguish between altruistic and selfish design as two human traits which can be traced back to design.What’s the difference between some art and design? What makes the difference between them, and how can design be altruistic?

ÏsmeIsm

Ten years from nowLater I hope to work as much as possible with every aspect of design. I like to think of solutions and work with graphic design a lot. To me the combination of these two is important.

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CaroFootwear design under leader-ship of Alexander Fielden.Being me, getting to know myself, and fighting it. And all of that in a shoe design. Based on the uncomfortable men’s shoe, which allowed me to discover the world of art and grow into the person I am now.

In Holland staat een huisThere is a house in HollandAsk children to build their future home en chances are that they’ll want to create a play space in their house. That makes sense, because a house stands for being together, cosiness and intimacy. Being active and passive play a big role in every house. Moments of rest alternate with movement. It’s a bit like the weather in our watery country. Every day it’s different, every day it’s surpris-ing. We’ve found a balance in that over the years. And that’s how it should be in our house and its immediate environment. Being active outdoors, doing sports or

playing, inside a reaction to the action.In every house there’s wooden beam you can attach something to. However modern, classi-cal, big or small it is. You don’t need any more than two holes. And rock. Wonderful movement, drifting off a little in your familiar environment. A swing based on the construction of a box of dominoes. Available in stores as a box with the ropes already in it. For outdoors an active swing, for indoors a hanging object to relax in, study in, or for just having a bit of a chat.

Graduating. Widening one’s gaze beyondOpening yourself up to the future. Having a keen eye for what’s happening around you. Not simply being bold enough to gaze beyond the bounds of what’s possible, but actually crossing these borders, both literally and metaphorically. Societies, econo-mies and cultures are becoming ever closer. The windows of the

world are wide open. New media are making the world smaller and bringing it into our homes. It’s this world I want to discover, because I’m convinced that a willingness to expose yourself to other cultures not only leads to professional diversification, but personal development too. Taking the initiative, gaining experience, learning to work independently in a strange envi-ronment, harnessing opportuni-ties and overcoming threats: each and every one of them represents an element of learning which contribute to my social develop-ment. But equally as important is the professional interplay with other internationally minded students, teachers, designers and related institutes. I see this as a challenging moment of learning so that I can continue to develop my own artistic vision over the coming years.

InternshipKiki van Eijk in Eindhoven

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Henry Baumann

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Take 130 fruit crates apart and re-assemble the parts in a new com-position, with the same tools that were used to make the crates.

A new use for 130 fruit crates

InternshipFlavia Soares in Rio de Janeiro

Ten years from nowIn ten years I’ll have children and a big house, where I do creative work as a designer. I’ll be self-employed and work at achieving my ideals and at build-ing a better world.

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Jolien van Autreve

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ContactJolien van [email protected]+32 4 96 83 01 91

StoringTraits on a shelf, is that where they belong? Storage in a story.

Like a birdReally being connected with your surroundings is only possible if you put yourself in the place of the local population.

For remembranceThis urn, the last resting place of a sculptor, a somewhat self-willed man with heart of gold. With a loved one’s last respects carved into his last home.

Internshipfeek AntwerpInflate London

Ten years from nowPreferably in a studio, working on a new project in which I can completely do my own thing.

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Karina Bergmann

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Karina Bergmann

ContactKarina [email protected]+49 1 76 21 71 32 98

My name is Karina Bergmann.I’m interested in the beauty of imperfection, smudge, growth and randomness. Things that are normally just thrown away because they aren’t good enoughanymore, or have flaws, inspire me to breathe new life into them.I see beauty in these deficiencies and keep them to explore them even further and give them a place in our streamlined world.I’m looking out for old materials and furniture that I can give a new character. I especially like to work with wood and fabrics and draw a lot of inspiration frommaterial samples and sheer manual exploration.

Speckmantel“Everything you view with love, is beautiful”People who carry a heavier burden, often have a harder time in life. They have to fight prejudices and aren’t considered beautiful. With the fat blanket, I wanted to show how beautiful it can be, not to conform to the general ideal.If you get to grips with your-self, you feel well and are highly regarded. You radiate beauty from inside.

Knuddelmuddel“Knuddelmuddel” are small pieces of furniture that invite people to hug them, yet don’t lose their original functionality. They can be used in a variety of places and are easily accessible, no matter where you need them.

Baba-Sportsbag for little kickersBaba was a contract job for Hema. In 2011 they were look-ing for fresh ideas in the arena of sports and play. Baba is a sportsbag shaped like a football with elastic carrying cords. You can’t just put your clothes inside, but also play with it. While other footballs roll away, Baba stays attached to the body. This makes it an ideal toy for the walk home or to the sports club.

“Everything you view

with love, is beautiful.”

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Laura Esser

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Laura Esser

ContactLaura [email protected]+49 1 76 62 67 20 25

Beware! Bunny! “Beware! Bunny!” originated under the theme Ceramic Toy. It’s more of a decorative roomelement than a toy and rep-resents in its appearance the German saying “to pull the fur* over the rabbits ears**,” albeit in a slightly morbid but ironic manner. To reinforce the connection to the toy topic, I chose the form of a plush bunny that children like to cuddle, to which I then added the original fur of a stuffed animal, so you can now liter-ally pull the fur over the ceramic effigy’s ears.Theme: Ceramic ToyMaterial: casting clay, laser, Rabbit Fur: plush fake fur (polyes-ter/synthetic).

Cocoon“Cocoon” is one of my favourite works. The giant plush moth uses its four wings to wrap around its holder, embracing them. At the same time, the plump body of the animal is big enough to cuddle and hold tight to your body. This piece of work is an oversized stuffed soft toy for adults, designed to be held onto and cuddled so as to feel warmth. So the moth acts as a healing balm for the soul. In the same way a child likes to carry their favourite stuffed animal with them, the moth design includes a built-in Cocoon so that the adults can take it with them anytime, anywhere, but without giving the impression they are carrying a cuddly toy with them. A pouch that doubles up as a backpack which the moth fits into, in turn stored within the underside of the animal.Theme: “Inner Beauty” meets

“Playing Doctor”.Material: fake fur, fake leather, plush, cotton wool, polyester.

Ten years from nowThat’s difficult to answer. Once I complete my studies, I would like to further my education rather than becoming self-employed. There is still so much to learn. However in ten years, I could imagine or would like to see myself producing and marketing my own products, possibly selling them in my own shop. For me, it’s simply important to be able to make what I love and have fun at work whilst not losing sight of the fact you also need financial stability to survive. So for instance, I can imagine work-ing for a company or getting a creative foothold in a productive environment to be just as good to realize my ideas.

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Melissa Goorman

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Melissa Goorman

ContactMelissa [email protected]+31 6 53 48 52 50

These images show that I like to experiment with shapes and materials. I think that this experi-mentation is the most wonder-ful aspect of the design proces. therefore no completely finished, saleable products, but an insight into the way I work.

InternshipFrederike Top and Reinier Bosch

Expirimenteer procesExperimental process

Ten years from nowI hope to still be working on developing my ideas into prod-ucts. Especially working with materials has my preference.I would love to have got experi-ence in a team, because in my internships I also noticed how much I like to work with other people towards a final result.To be able to share this. I would like to keep doing this, as well as working independently.I also dream of seeing my prod-ucts in the home of someone I don’t know. Just the idea gives me a funny feeling in my stomach.Another ten years to go, so many expectations. Hopefully, when I read this again in ten years, I’ll be self-employed and doing what I love most, making ‘beautiful’ and interesting things. Because that’s what it all comes down to for me.

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Philippe Meer

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Philippe Meer

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I am an open-minded, sociable person, interested in art, design and technology. From my early years I always had an affinity with design and technology, combined with an artful creativ-ity. I combine different disciplines to create new products with a high aesthetic demand and form language. I joyfully discover, play and experiment with materials, shapes and the latest technolo-gies to find new design solutions.

Ten years from nowWorking abroad, in Shanghai or Hong Kong, as an independent management consultant for art and product design.

ImagesSecond life final examSeason sushi dish

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Anne van der Donk

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ContactAnne van der [email protected]+31 6 46 17 51 28

GluttonyThese small sculptures are inspired by the communication between the body and the mind. Despite knowing that these strawberries are absolutely ined-ible, you still get an urge to eat them. This comes from the mix of edible and inedible materials.Material: porcelain, hundreds and thousands, apple fondant, plastic, cinnamon, almond shavings, glass pearls and many, many more.

TreasiormapTreasiormap was a project in which I went back to my child-hood. I wanted to give my most precious childhood memories a special place, which led me to designing a treasure map with a hidden message. The finished product became a double bed-spread that children could play with. The bedspread is made up of many different layers. Each layer has had bits cut out of it to reveal the layers underneath. If you hold the bedspread up to the light, you can see the hidden message.Material: textiles

Making choicesThe name of the project says it all: having to make choices was the source of my inspiration. Having too much choice can be suffocat-ing sometimes. Imagine being a small child in an enormous sweet shop and you are only allowed to choose one sweet. Once you have decided which one to choose, you will always feel like you have made the wrong choice. I used the suffocating sweetness of this dilemma as a metaphor and as the inspiration for the collar.Material: textiles and marshmal-lows

InternshipMy work experience placement was working with hat designer Mirjam Nuver in Amsterdam.

Ten years from nowI hope that by then, I will have laid the foundations for my own jewellery design business. I would like to be able to live off running the business three days a week, and then spend two days a week working with a group of like-minded creatives. I hope that I will still be teaching at the same level within my gym-nastics club and that I will dare to dive head first occasionally, both literally and metaphorically speaking.

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Heike Tittes

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Heike Tittes

ContactHeike [email protected]

Each product I design is a reflec-tion of myself. I’m often creating jewellery I like to wear myself, hoping that someone else will too. According to my experience and own ideas, I don’t believe that fashion should always be so serious. In my view it’s meant to be fun, breaking the traditional norms and living your individual style. Therefore, I make jewellery for adults, but with a touch of inspiration from my childhood.

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Joske Joosten

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ContactJoske [email protected]+31 6 41 10 74 56

Droom!Dream!Design for final exam projectJoske Joosten, born 6 September 1989: sleepy head, day dreamer, imaginative and creative.Which is why the theme Dream! is such an obvious choice. The way each and every one of us enters into the wonderful world of dreams when night falls, is just fascinating; a dream world that we create subconsciously. Some-times it is an inexplicable world that seems to come from a far.I want to be able to design my own dreams. And the best place to do this is the place where they originate from.

Inner beautySecond image

BennisWhen Joske was three years of age she made up an invisible boy-friend by the name of Bennis. He was her best friend. She sat for hours under the kitchen table with Bennis. Because she can’t remember anything about it and can only believe the stories her mother told her, she made a piece of jewelry for Bennis.

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time, I will be the owner of a dream factory.

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Katja Sobol

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Katja Sobol

ContactKatja [email protected]+31 6 14 48 53 38

Men are not women; each with his own specific and essential qualities: equal (not the same) but different.This equilibrium is out of balance because the world is becoming more feminised at such a rapid pace. The media is becoming more feminised; the economy, our norms and values, education and our upbringing. The media and society are pushing men into role patterns that are not always easy.

RolmodellenRole Models

InternshipMy work experience placement at Elisabeth Leenknegt in Ronse, Belgium was fantastic. Elisabeth calls herself silversmith, designer and glass artist in heart and soul. Following that tradition, Elisa-beth herself makes and designs jewellery out of hand forged silver and mouth-blown glass. They are characterized by a playful design and a great amount of colouring. Humour is the main ingredient of her work.Besides her (international) rec-ognition and an ever expanding fan base, she has been promoted since 2008 by “Design Flanders”. Her work is sold in museum shops, fashion boutiques and art galleries. In 2009, she opened her own gallery in Ghent, Belgium.

Ten years from nowRich, alive, healthy and living on a farm.

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Marsha Kessels

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Marsha Kessels

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Back to basics with a modern look best describes my work. Nature fascinates me due to its melodi-ous vitality and the way in which time and restfulness lead to a natural balance. In my designs, I go back to basics in search of the essence and the inner soul of a design. The diversity and inquisi-tiveness behind the appearance of nature, craftsmanship, culture and the relationship between nature and technology play a key role in this.

Ten years from nowOnly time will tell. Whatever hap-pens, I hope to do my work with as much passion and pleasure as I do now, to be working with other designers and/or artists and to be enjoying life to the full.

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Martijn Oerlemans

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Malle Ringenijzer

InternshipProduct: Eva Gevaert in Eind-hoven Jewellery: Susanne Klemm in Utrecht

Ten years from nowIndependent and successful designer of fashion accessories, among other things.

The mandrel. Resulting from a former project where I searched for new methods for the produc-tion of rings in ceramics, where the (possibly serial) production by means of moulds played an important role, consists MalleRingenijzer of a new mode of production that doesn't involve moulds, but where the mandrel plays again a central role.This own production method, a crossing of “old-fashioned” sewing machines and video montage equipment as drive mechanism, combined with the mandrel aswork surface, relies on the way how bobbins are manufactured, the wrapping of yarn, but whilst other materials also and their application.This ultimately results not only in a platform with new possibilities for making rings. But also espe-cially shows that the tools we use to make something can be as equally interesting and aesthetic as the final product.

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Morgane Kerbrat

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Morgane Kerbrat

ContactMorgane [email protected]+49 16 38 43 66 48

Fold me RingRings for inflation situations. The Fold Me Ring is a do-it-yourself ring. It’s available in different materials: paper, silver, brass, copper. Each material has a dif-ferent value. This ring is destined to honour all different situations in life. You can easily transport the unused rings in the flat box toany specific moment or cel-ebration. With this ring you can honour someone at an unex-pected moment.

Trompe-l’oeil Trompe-l’oeil is a jewellery col-lection made out of copper and enamel. For this piece, I used an old photo etching technique and white enamel.

1 – 2 1 – 2 is a collection of jewellery that can be worn two different ways. The mood of the owner determines the way he wants to wear it, rigid or relaxed. The appearance of the piece is changed bypulling both rope ends.

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Renske de Veld

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Project abkm 2011-Lijstje (Little Frame)-wood and silverIn this project ‘Lijstje’ (Little Frame), I worked with two new techniques: laser and engraving. Using these techniques, I was able to reinvent the hand drawn lines that I often use. The mate-rial is framed and the frame is an ode to the clothes we wear.

Final project abkm 2012 Prototype-paperMy final project is all about memories. Memories are made up of stories, smells, colours and images. We carry these memories with us, either as a weight on our shoulders or as fond memories that warm our hearts. Memories change as we go through life: every phase gives them a new dimension. Stories and memories dance around us and give colour to life.

Met je pink omhoogWith your little finger in the air

“Met je pink omhoog” (With your little finger in the air) is a series of rings inspired by the handle on a tea cup. I wanted to put the posh way of drinking tea, with your little finger in the air, into a new light. When wearing the ring, you are forced to drink your cup of tea with your little finger in the air.

Ten years from nowAs Personal Jewelry Assistant to the first female President of the United States of America.

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Zaza Duarte

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Zaza Duarte

ContactZaza [email protected]

About my workI do not make conventional jewellery. I would rather describe my own work as objects that relate to the body. This is because I am fascinated by the contours of the body. When you combine this with my preference for using textiles, the distinction between jewellery, accessory, fashion and object becomes blurred.

Final exam project“Familiebanden” (Family Ties)Family ties are relationships; relationships that you are born with. They develop and are often tested. Sometimes they grow and sometimes they weaken. Some-times they will even break. It is a bond between people that can take on many different forms.By giving these relationships a tangible form and by making them visible to the human eye, one is confronted with emotions that he/she might normally be inclined to hide or even take for granted.

InternshipStichting Intermezzo (Intermezzo Foundation): “Wereldwijven” (Top Chicks) project

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time, I would like to be married to a rich man so that I can spend all of my time in my 100 m2 studio without a care in the world.

ImagesNecklace, 2010, plastic. Experi-menting with making necklaces.Final exam project “Fami-liebanden” (Family Ties)Mourning necklace, 2011, iron, stainless steel, silver, leather, wool, cotton. Inspired by the phases of mourning in the Victo-rian era.

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Alex Vermeulen

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Alex Vermeulen

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I live in two worlds. One is the world that is visible to all, in which I am who I am. Nothingmore. Though sometimes I get a glimpse of a world which is beau-tiful, which is pure and somehow holy. This is the world of fiction. It arises at the sight of a painting, a play or in my dreams. A world I love to create and behold. Time and space are bridged by the separation between audience and stage; a portal to a whole new world.

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Berit Schog

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Berit Schog

ContactBerit [email protected]+49 16 02 63 44 35

Theatre stands for the collabora-tion between directing, drama and artistic impression, which is what the department of stage scenery and costume design is all about. We learn about how to make scenery, build models, incorporate the theatrical aspects and from that point on, how to create room for the actors.Theatre is teamwork.

J.W.Goethe, Faust 1Concept: my scenery for Faust shows the world in the way that Faust sees the world. He is a man of science. The area that you come in to exemplifies a struc-tural balance; without any car-pets for example. Which is why I have chosen a structure that the actors can move around freely in, and in which shadows can be projected onto the transparent walls when the actors move their bodies.

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Lena Käuper

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I’m fascinated by the fact that people and their feelings appear to be unchangeable. Only their environment, their culture and their outward appearance seem to differ from what they once were. In the fact that a hundred years ago people were con-fronted with the same funda-mental questions as we are in the present, though without being any wiser or more ignorant.

I find a source of inspiration, from which a pool of wisdom and experience is obtained.In the engagement with this sub-ject matter lies my true fascina-tion with theatre.

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Luise Schlegelmilch

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ContactMarie Luise [email protected]+49 16 03 10 94 69

room = stageroom = place

room = securityroom = light

room = personal spaceroom = quiet

What creates the space we occupy? What makes our space so special? What makes a space a theatre? What is a stage? Does it always have four walls?There are so many ways that we can create a space and how we can give shape to something. There are so many different spaces and so many opinions about creating spaces for just one single purpose – for making thea-tre. I seek out places for creating theatre, where theatre can be acted out. These are places and situations which provide us with the opportunity to express and demonstrate whatever we want.My spaces all have clean lines and angles. Simple, but meaningful. It

provides space and attention for the objects that are found within that space. Sometimes, once only, sometimes repeated. I usually work with few colours, only the colour of the light and the natural colours of the material.With light, transparency, shad-ows, anything can help to trans-form a space without changing the attributes.

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Anna-Maria Klein

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What factors influence character? When does this influencing pro-cess take place? Why do people think and act differently? What defines our individuality and our emotions, and where do they come from? What are the effects, mentally and physically?

I am fascinated by theatre because of the direct form in which emotions and ideas can be expressed on a stage. Theatre is a space in which every person is able to discover him or herself.

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Anna Maria Schories

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ContactAnna Maria [email protected]+49 178 13 93 616

The idea behind this design is to try to express a sense of vulner-ability and a fear of mortality. The loss of beauty over time and human weakness in relation to this are frequent themes in Shakespeare’s sonnets.

The theatre is a place where social issues can be addressed and discussed. In other words, if people are engaged in social issues and want to determine their position on such issues, the theatre offers a stage for disclosure, scrutiny, discussion and reflection. What makes the theatre so unique is that it allows for this “debate” with a sensory experience. This means that it’s simultaneously about feeling, abstract thought, imagination and personification.

Costume design based on Shakespeare’s sonnets

Costume design gives me the opportunity to add another dimension that also has an effect on the script. This allows me to come up with my own interpre-tation for every role in the play. While analysing the play, I am primarily interested in the differ-ent characters, the possibilities of persons, of thoughts and of personality traits. These creations, together with the words spoken and the specific roles, makes it complete. It’s fascinating!

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Eefke Smulders

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ContactEefke Smulderscostumedesignereefke.deviantart.comcostumedesign.eefke@gmail.com

I like the unconventional which is real. Streetlife is often so strange that pavements provide us with a stage. It is an interplay of first impressions, clichés and stereotypes which are con-densed to the very essentials for a stage. The social aspects and the way it reflects society are important for me and playing with the identity of a personage represents a challenge.

For me, the comic operetta, the Mikado, by Gilbert and Sullivan is politically topical and is a manifestation with icons from the Dutch parliament, Queen’s Day, secondary school pupils and the confusing official merry-go-round. Real Dutch chaos. Shakespeare’s sonnets represent a special tale of the transience of beauty, faith and love. My costume for the Fair Youth has been stitched using wire, which at first looks fine and taut, but which will bend and crease as soon as the young man, wor-shipped for his marble – like beauty, starts to move. In the course of the poem, the costume will become irrevocably less and less attractive. 

Summerfolk by Maxim Gorki is a surrealist play in which the char-acters in their dachas constantly chatter about the following winter when they will be back in their townhouses and will have no contact with each other. The characters are obsessed with this notion of impending doom and no longer inhabit the here and now which causes a great deal of tragedy. For that reason, my summerfolk wear thick protective winter clothing in the warm summer sun.

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Laura Brouwers

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ContactLaura [email protected]+31 6 24 40 56 19

The body, with its engrossing shapes and lines and which in everyday life is concealed, is a source of inspiration for me. The fascination for humans, both purely anatomical as well as the more anthropological, strongly determines my conceptualisation.  To continue in this vein, I would very much like to take a Masters in illustration. Investigating and learning with a keen eye, extend-ing myself and exploring my own artistic field: in this way I aim to continue developing in terms of my skills and know-how.

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Anna Schurau

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Anna Schurau

ContactAnna [email protected]+49 1 76 23 58 31 16

I am Anna Schurau, 28 years old and I have been studying costume and stage-design at the Drama Academy in Maastricht. In three years’ time I have learned how I have to visualise a play or other kind of stage performance. The studies were usually carried out as part of a team, with a good mix of theory and practice being taught.

In my final year I focused on Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the sonnets of William Shakespeares and Summerfolk by Maxim Gorki.

“The function of art is to

Heiner Müller

FaustThe idea for a stage design for Faust was inspired by the world of pick-up artists in America. I focused on Faust, Mephisto and Gretchen and their respective relationships. For me, the main theme was seduction, both active and passive. My task was to design 14 steps which could be reversed by the actors so that the interior and exterior of the houses could be shown.

SummerfolkI am particularly inspired by the swimwear and casual wear of the early 1920s. The stage is a greenhouse which is hermetically sealed. The space has 6 sloping components which can be shifted by the actors themselves.

SonnetsFor the sonnets I designed three costumes, in which I was inspired solely by Shakespeare’s sonnets.

make reality impossible.”

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Kim Zumstein

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Kim Zumstein

ContactKim [email protected]+41 79 26 51 82

With theatre it is possible to create a new world. My aim is to enchant the audience. Theatre is a mix of many different elements. There are so many aspects which can be linked and combined in such a way that something new emerges. For example, spoken text, music, light, visual effects and a lot more too. The process of the work is like-wise important for me. Theatre begins the moment the actors enter the stage. It is a relation-ship between the production team and the actors, and later between the actors and the audi-ence.

During my studies, I learned to discover and understand the spe-cific themes within the plays so that these can be subsequently visualised. It is not only important to effectuate the imagery, but the concept and the interpreta-tion are likewise important.

IrreholeIrrelohe is an opera that was written and composed by Franz Schreker in the early 1920s. It tells the story of the inhabitants of a cursed village and how the older and younger generations deal with the tragedies which have taken place there in the past. I tried to find images in combina-tion with the music, and used light and shadow to good effect.Using an old factory as a back-drop and a heap of waste in the foreground, I made the link with topical aspects in modern-day society.

Final year projectFor my final year project, I designed three costumes, inspired by the sonnets of Shake-speare, where I used bookbinder’s gauze, nori sheets (seatang) and vliesseline.

SummerfolkFor Summerfolk, a play by Maxim Gorki, I created three different characters.

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Hedda Ladwig

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Hedda Ladwig

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It is my aim in my work to touch people. Theatre is very powerful if it provokes feelings and affects people emotionally. I want to help bring about situations which have this kind of potential. This is possible because I can create stages and costumes which produce these emotions. I oversee both of these artistic processes to open up new perspectives, while I create my own picture, my own world for the piece. At this point, unexpected meanings show up on a regular basis. Sometimes there are also dissonances, which demonstrate inner conflicts amongst characters or they are a mirror of society as a whole. This contemporary view on the piece is meant to serve as a bridge for the audience and also as an opportu-nity to give birth to new spaces of thinking.

InternshipI did my practical training at the Stadttheater in Heidelberg, Germany. I joined the Schauspiel-eröffnungswochenende (theatre open weekend) which was held under the slogan “Don’t believe the hype!” I designed costumes and a theatrical room of my own for the theatre piece entitled

“Erreger” written by Albert Oster-maier. I was also responsible for costumes and props for various performances.

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Alexandra Sellin

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Algae bioFuelThe assignment was to design a name, logo, ad campaign and magazine ad for a company. This company produces fuel from algae. Small children of different nationalities and a slogan address nearly everyone, whether it’s our children or the target group to use this fuel.

InternshipMohr & More Advertising Agency in Aachen

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Umberto Eco’s “Platon im strip-teaselokal”. Book Design and posterDesignThe ideal and its unattainability are the theme of this book design. As the stripper Lily Niagara in Umberto Eco’s Essay “Platon im Stripteaselokal” is denying the observer’s desire, the book refuses any display of content. Thus the barred book represents the ideal; the moment I try to possess it, I’ll have to destroy it.An irreversible act which is attached to the sore feeling of loss, visualised by the rip and the red wound of the book.

Tea Time book designThis book is an homage to the Five o’ clock Tea. The British tea ceremony and its strict rules, as well as the attempt to combine it with my chaotic student life, are visualised in this book, both typo-graphically and photographically.

For artAs an answer to the ongoing cutbacks in the government’s promotion of the arts, this series of postcards illustrates the falsi-fication of meaning that results from “cutting” an art piece.

ShoesPersonal growth and develop-ment are visualised in this book, on behalf of the ever-changing shoes that we wear while walk-ing the path of life.

KoppelpopThis poster design was made for the young “Koppelpop-Festival”, a regional rock event whose powerful and rebellious music is symbolised by the buck, an icon that stands for self-confidence and energy.

Ten years from nowTaking chances.

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Fashion Brand TypographyBook design about the typogra-phy of fashion brand logos. Each logo reflects the individual style and handwriting of the fashion brand. The book explains the connections through the use of sewed-in details.

Eyes Wide OpenPhotography, cover and spread for a fictitious film magazine

Welcome to Sin CityIllustrations and collage inspired by Frank Millers Sin City and fash-ion magazines.

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The Disc of FiveThe client developed a disc with five areas in childhood that play a role in the process of becoming a mentally balanced person. The assignment was to design that disc. I had the idea for a spinner, when all areas are balanced, the soul can dance like one. Besides, the spinner lands in one area, so it leads to a discussion about that particular one.

Internshipbrandit Agentur für Marken-strategie & Design

Ten years from nowIn ten years I see myself as an art director in an advertising agency.

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Ena KasumovicEna Kasumovic

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OervriendenPri-matesFlyer and poster made for a children’s theatre production. The narrator plays a central role in the performance and is there-fore also central to the graphic designs.

Guideliness book HerdenkenA book of guidelines about how businesses/municipal councils should organise commemora-tions. The design of the booklet is reminiscent of lights/candles.

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Giada Engelke-Oelbracht

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By the time you read this I have finished my internship at Grabarz & Partner in Hamburg and I’m working as a graphic designer in the same agency. We have, Volk-swagen, Edeka and Vapiano as clients, just to mention a few. As a graphic designer I work witheverything, from creating vwo-manuals, concepts and campaign ideas for our clients. It’s a ver-satile profession, and every day you’re faced with new challenges. I don’t always know what kind of problem I will be asked to solve for our clients, but that’s also why I like working at g&p, and as a graphic designer.

In the future I hope to be work-ing at a design agency, but not only with design but also with concepts and communicative solutions. I would like to have my own team of illustrators and designers, but also work with people from different disciplines in a more integrated way.

For my final examination I’ll make a little book about lying. It’s not the usual literature, it’s more like a guide for people to teach them how to successfully lie and thus get what they want.

ContactGiada [email protected]+49 40 58 96 29 08

Start Social „Gemeinsam die Welt gestalten“ Start Social is an organisation that funds social projects. They asked us to make an informative book about their organisation. I worked closely with a copywriter for the content and took care of the design and illustrations.Post-it “More than just a paper”I made a one-shot print for Post-it, I wanted to highlight the bene-fit of the product and show that a Post-it is more than a reminder, that it can also tell stories in a humorous way.

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Katharina TrierKatharina Trier

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Her morning eleganceHer morning elegance is one of my favourite songs, written by artist and composer Oren Lavie. It deals with a young woman, fight-ing every day against loneliness:

“And she fights for her life as she goes in a store, With a thought she has caught by a thread, she pays for the bread and she goes. Nobody knows.”Her morning elegance, the feel-ings while waking up, the sun outside and the loneliness in her heart create a sort of fairy-tale atmosphere in the song. The van-itas like breakfast table transmits these vibes to the viewer. The whole song text is incorporated in the picture, from the jam jar via the newspaper through to the coffee grounds.

Energy is in the airRenewable energy is getting more and more important today. Wind power is a clean alternative generating energy in an eco-logical way, but in the past it was always associated with big wind turbines everywhere, destroy-ing the landscape. An Australian comapany introduced a new technique, generating wind energy with kites. Kites are more flexible than turbines and are able to generate twice as much energy.The exercise: Create a name, an adequate corporate identity and an advertising campaign for thecompany. The claim, energy is in the air, shows the simplicity of generating energy with the help of wind power while the blue sky metaphor demonstrates the cleanliness.

ContactKatharina [email protected]+49 1 60 95 05 35 v 25

Typographic quizTypography surrounds us in everyday life, but the majority of people don’t notice it. Especially in supermarkets, the description of products isn’t possible without typography. The typographic quiz shows how manipulation with the help of letters can work with-out people noticing. Typography is more than the addition of letter sounds, it can appear to be either cheap or expensive, old or new, young or adult, kind or aggres-sive, hot or cold. Of particular importance is the fact that the typographic effect on people also exists if the person doesn’t know anything about typography.The result of the quiz shows that everyone knows something about typography and can be influenced. Typography is as persuasive as pictures, but the manipulation is more dangerous, because typographic manipula-tion happens unconsciously.

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Konstantin JungKonstantin Jung

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ContactKonstantin [email protected]+49 1 57 82 26 27 13

Turkey I used a stuffed turkey for inspira-tion and drew it with charcoal. One of my most favourite draw-ings.

Violin It was more of an experiment with the acuity. Also the combi-nation between a human and his desire

Thoughts An excerpt from my book

“Poems”. I used herefore one of my paintings called “Thoughts”, photographed and adapt it to the book.

Head with Handears A picture for my book called “I am God and i create...”, made with the etch method.

InternshipI worked, or still work inciden-tally with a small group of people in Aachen called “zweiundich”. I helped them to built this ad agency from the beginning, which was a whole new experi-ence for me. 

Ten years from nowLiving in some apartment and working as a employee in a ad agency for the rest of my life. Well, i hope not. Would be kind of boring at this moment. The idea is, to use the “free time” after my studying, to make a lot of experience in different countries.Or i’m going to study music. Who knows. I will let myself be surprised.

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Marielle Pagnia

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My name is Marielle Pagnia and I‘m from Aachen, Germany. I study graphic design and my passion is printwork. I love to make books and magazines – everything that has to do with typografie and pictures. So I‘ll show you one of my first books, the first project, where I was able to show my own style. The task was to design the biography of a typographer. My assigned typographer was Eric Gill with his font Gill Sans.

ContactMarielle [email protected] +49 1 57 75 28 57 83

I researched the life of Eric Gill. In this process I discovered some nice things about him and his life, but also a very dark side of him. So I decided to show both sides: the black and the white side of Eric Gill. While the story already merges both, I wanted to make it even more diffuse. That‘s why I described his life as a fairy tale.

Eric Gill-Das Märchen eines Typografen

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Marijn Veeders

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ContactMarijn [email protected]+31 4 64 85 81 39

Colonial Government Annual ReportThe concept for this annual report related mainly to the word communication. More specifically, l.j.p.m. Frissen used this annual report to communicate his activi-ties as governor to the citizens. We used various punctuation marks and letters as illustrations in the report in order to empha-sise the concept.

Project DaaromProject That’s WhyMusica Sacra is an annual festival for religious music in Maastricht. We worked in a group to prepare an exposition for this particular festival. The theme was:De Vreugde der Wet – De Last van de Vrijheid. (Rejoicing with the Law – The Burden of Freedom). This theme led us to choose an issue relating to art that we could put to the audience as well as to ourselves. In contrast to move-ments like Dadaism or the Cobra Movement artistic movements like De Stijl (The Style) had strict rules. We would like to find out whether or not rules enrich art or whether or not they destroy it. We are going to do this by draw-ing up a manifest with a number of absurd rules. This research is part of the exposition and will be composed of visual and audio fragments.

Ten years from nowWhen I have successfully com-pleted this study, I will start a ma course in Graphic Design. Subse-quently, I would like to gain some work experience.Ultimately I would love to own my own graphic design agency

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Renee BudéRenee Budé

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Design final exam project abkm Commissioned by: abkm

CD coverDesign for Jesus Jansen-“Na Na Na” Commissioned by: Jesus Jansen

Logo For Renee Budé Vormgeving

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Andrea Frencken

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ContactAndrea Frenckenwww.andreafrencken.nl [email protected]+31 6 50 60 86 64

DagritmekaartenDaily schedule chartsFor this project I decided to make a series of daily schedule charts for children with pdd-nos. In order to give it a positive appear-ance, I decided to use the same character with a big smiley face for all of the activities. I also used a lot of colour to make it attrac-tive to children.

SensesWith this series of illustrations, I tried to depict the five different senses. I used various techniques both analogue and digital. I enjoy playing with realistic elements and then combining these with highly stylised elements. This gives an exciting result.

InternshipMy first work experience place-ment was with Ingrid Friesen. I spent two months working with her. She is a freelance illustrator who does a lot of children’s illus-trations. I also really like making children’s illustrations and would like to continue with it once I have graduated. My second placement was with Adri van Geldere’s The Reps agency. I spent two months there and really learned a lot about the commercial side of the job.My final placement was in the Just do It tattoo shop where I spent a month learning the basics of tattooing. All of my work experience placements were very different which has given me a good impression of the kind of possibilities that are out there. 

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time, I see myself working as a tattoo artist and an illustrator. I would very much like to specialise in, and become very good at portraits. I would also like to own my own business. 

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Emerson Paulus

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SensesCommissioned by: School projectMaterial: charcoal

Stereotypes Material: Das clay, Acrylic paint

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Ten years from nowI hope that in ten years’ time I am a fulltime illustrator and that I can spend the rest of my time giving workshops.

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Lisa Rutten

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My work is mainly about creating a certain atmosphere, which ends up mostly as a surreal situation.I like to put things in different perspective, playing with the function and use of objects is recognisable for my work. By illustrating with objects, I try to create a set design that makes people wonder. Photography is the main key in all of this, but I often combine more mixed media techniques because I still love working with real materials.My style is about creating an illu-sion, with a dark sense of humour and an overload of imagination.

InternshipBeyond the Valley. Two months internship in print, London based concept store.Mary Katrantzou. Five months internship at a London based fashion label.

Ten years from nowIn ten years I’ll be 33. I have abso-lutely no clue as to what I’ll be doing at that point, but I hope I’ll be enjoying life even more than I do now. Since I have a lot of imagination, I can see myself as a successful designer, flying all over the world and collaborating with great people.I would like to make incredible set designs for fashion shoots, where I can be as creative as I want to, because I definitely have enough imagination. But, you know, a lot can happen in ten years.

ContactLisa [email protected]+31 6 11 33 28 72

She always has to make a scene

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Robin Brune

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I like to work with haptic materi-als and not just computer pro-grams “just because one has to work with them nowadays.” The hardest decision during my studies was to find out if I wanted to do illustration or “Autonomous Art.” One day I just decided to invent a combination, which I call

“Autonomous Illustration.”In my work I like the connection between things which totally don’t belong with each other. And tiny hidden details which one at first doesn’t recognise but may discover at second glance. Drawing has become something I automatically do in my daily life: When I sit somewhere and have a few minutes, I subconsciously

look for a pen and paper. It just happens all by itself.Apart from illustration I work with spray cans. I like to play with the combination of those two techniques: To work on walls like it would be a tiny piece of paper, to mix it up and get away from the graffiti cliché. I do commis-sioned and autonomous works on walls, cars and other objects. I don’t like to put a deep message in everything I do. Sometimes it’s just to get further down the road, just optimising shapes and per-fecting elements, because getting things done fulfils me.

Ten years from nowStill alive.

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InternshipEdgrar Walthert in AmsterdamDaniel Thouw in BerlinWelt und Raum in AachenMindstates in Duisburg

Manual work instead of pixel pushing

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Sammy Foppen

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Inter arma enim silent musaeTriptych, selfportrait. A represen-tation of pain, helplessness and disinterest. A cry for help and a reflection of a period in which I was oblivious to myself and my surroundings.

Winterwoud Drawing of a wood in winter. Strong contrasts and rough paper have been chosen specifically to emphasise the coldness of the winter and the snow.

InternshipIngrid Friessen in OssEvalien Lang in Rotterdam

Ten years from nowIndependent illustrator working mainly in the music industry.

ContactSammy [email protected]+31 6 45 65 87 81

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In those illustrations I want to transport the emotions of our senses. The colour pencil adds structure to the intensity of the emotion.

InternshipAdvocate Art, Illustration Agency in Surrey

ContactStephanie [email protected]+31 6 45 39 57 19

Ten years from nowIn ten years, I will have published 5 successful children’s/teenag-ers’ books, influenced a whole generation with my graduation project (that will still be a best-seller), and living and working in my New Zealand country house during European winters. Also, I

Scent, Touch and Savour

will have a family with 2 – 3 kids, some pets and a huge garden somewhere in Europe, where all my successful friends can come to relax from their famous and stressful lives. Hoping and dream-ing rocks!

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Anne Peeters

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My work is a video based on the music by Sóley Stefánsdóttir: “I’ll drown”

ContactAnne [email protected]+31 6 43 71 96 21

Ten years from nowIn ten years I hope to be enjoying what I do for a living. And that I’llaccept all the challenges that come my way, and still try to learn and discover new things as much as possible.

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A black & white picture of the Albert Canal

My grandpa had a beard

Rural Tree versus Urban TreeTwo different trees. Photo-graphed to highlight the differ-ence between rural trees and city trees

ContactBregtje [email protected]+31 6 16 21 96 73

InternshipHet Gemeentemuseum The HagueFotografie Friso Keuris

Ten years from nowIn ten years’ time I hope to be working as a photographic illus-trator and freelance artist.I see myself making illustrations for things like newspapers (if they still exist), magazines and children’s books, by mostly using photographic solutions, but I’d like to be able to use other media as well.

Bregtje Groenendijk

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Fabian Landewee

The Frisbee Situation

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InternshipWouter Vandenbrink

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Joanna Calmes

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My name is Joanna and my pas-sion is art. My medium is video even though I have specialised in photography and for my final exam I am working with a con-cept that is about the dilemma surrounding the word Nigger. I did my work experience in the us, where I became even more interested in the word after having seen the reactions I got when using it. Why is it less of a taboo in The Netherlands and why has time stood still in the us? I am stuck in the middle and do not want to/cannot choose sides.

ContactJoanna Calmeswww.joannacalmesphotography.comjoanna_calmes@[email protected]

I see my research as an essential question as to my own identity and am trying to find out why the word Nigger is one of the most insulting words in the world. My film work is based on how my,

“models” respond to the word and the situation. I film their body language in order to find out whether or not it really is less of a taboo in this country. Everything I have discovered is on show in the exhibition.

ImagesScreenshots from Joanna’s films.

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Symbiosis is close and often long-term interaction between different biological species, “the living together of unlike organ-isms.” This series shows how I’m trying to live together with nature. In this artwork nature is shown as a metaphor for all the unknown and new things in my life. And the more I get involved with nature, the more damage I sustain. It’s taking control of my whole mind, and everything I stand for will vanish. In short, the only species I can best live with is myself.

ContactKarin [email protected]+31 6 30 46 99 66

Symbiose

InternshipI did my internship in Amsterdam, with an awesome photographer. Her name is Elza Jo (van Reenen).

Ten years from nowI really don’t know. Whatever comes my way, I’ll accept it. My dream, of course, is to live and work as a photographer in Berlin. Well, who knows.

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Robbert Jacobs

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It does not have anything to do with calculation and geometry

InternshipJustin Wu in Paris.

Ten years from nowI haven’t planned my future in any way whatsoever.

ContactRobbert Jacobswww.robbertjacobsphotography.com [email protected]+31 6 50 946 234

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The name of my documentary is a working title.Sebastian Zecevic has a problem with his last name as he always has to spell it letter by letter when he introduces himself. In his autobiographical documen-tary he joins the audience on a journey from Germany to Mon-tenegro. In the end, Sebastian Zecevic leaves the power, magic and mystery of our names behind, and how our personal identity conforms to it. He gives us an impression of what home could be like.

InternshipWitte agency and wdr Aachen

Ten years from nowI see myself working as a creative producer (film & television) in ten years.

ContactSebastian [email protected]+49 16 33 48 10 71

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ContactManon [email protected]@hotmail.com

Various animals for www.dierenzoeker.nlThese are a number of vector illustrations for ncb Naturalis’ DierenZoeker (Animal Finder) for the identification of animals found in and around the house.

Lion with skeletonA challenging assignment in the msi curriculum: drawing the muscles of a lion from a plaster of Paris model and projecting the skeleton of a lion onto the drawing.

Work experienceBotanical artist, the National Herbarium of The Netherlands, now part of ncb Naturalis. Under the supervision of Anita Walsmit Sachs, I was introduced to the technique of botanical drawing.Medical illustrator at Rogier Trompert Medical Art. Under the supervision of Rogier Trompert, I worked on a series of biology books for senior school students and a colorectal atlas.Scientific illustration, ncb Natu-ralis. Under the supervision of Bas Blankevoort and Erik-Jan Bosch, I made a scientific illustration (water colour) of a recently dis-covered species of ant.

Ten years from nowWhere I think I will be in ten years’ time. That is a good ques-tion. I started my own company in scientific illustration in March 2011 (ManonProject Scientific Illustrations). Of course I hope that in the future this will be a successful and reliable business specialised in various disciplines and diverse techniques. I also hope that I will have grown in my personal capabilities: refining various drawing techniques but also digital techniques like the 3d techniques I will soon be learning on my course. And of course, I hope to gain lots of experience in the meantime. You come into contact with so many differ-ent facets within scientific and medical fields that it’s absolutely fascinating!

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Chiel Schiffeler

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The project “Klankstad” theatre re-(dis)covered is about trans-forming and converting the theatre in Kerkrade into a cultural centre. Situated in a town with 48,000 inhabitants, in a town with an identity, in a town with a passion. The theatre complex no longer functions as part of the town. What was once meant as a big gesture and a focal point has been diluted over the years and is now deserted. The shopping centre is characterised by its emptiness. Intrinsically, the thea-tre has been turned inside out and can no longer pull a crowd from the surrounding area.

ContactChiel [email protected]+31 6 13 02 91 00

InternshipDuring my work experience I worked at Vandehoek Coene-gracht Kromwijk Architects

“Klankstad”-theatre re-(dis)covered

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ContactMaarten [email protected]+31 62 00 77 76 2

Terrain Vague

“Letting go in the

The former Vermicelli factory on the Grote Looiersgracht canal in the centre of Maastricht has been forced to close down. The area with its numerous build-ings is empty and waiting for a new designation. Cars are parked here and there. The old factory chimney keeps the memory of the place alive. This “hidden urban room”, better known as the “Bauduinterrein” has man-aged to survive a powerful past.

“Landscape”, “craftsmanship” and “industry” follow one another across thousands of years. Built against the first city walls (1229), this room has been shaped by the course of the Jeker River. Only one branch still bears witness to this, but from the pattern of the streets, one can clearly see the history of the course of a second branch. The room’s walls seem to isolate it like an island in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city of Maastricht. The world inside contrasts strongly to the hectic city around it. Ignasi de Sola Morales defines these empty, deserted spaces in our cities as

“terrains vagues”, as landscapes that are “undefined, vague, blurry and insecure”. The French term “vague” also encompasses a sense of “movement, fluctua-tion, instability”. These indefin-able spaces can have negative and positive sentimental values

in our collective consciousness. The absence of a purpose or activity in these post-industrial landscapes, the state of disre-pair and desertedness, detaches them from the possibilities, the growth and vitality of the rest of the city. Simultaneously, these places offer an opportunity to experience the city in a different way. These holes in the city make room for us to develop imaginary landscapes, which in turn blurs the divide between perception and reality. These places become areas of transformation, no longer ignored or deserted but still insecure and of a transitory nature.The challenge to this kind of space is how to develop an approach that relates to the place and that can strengthen its existing qualities. These qualities are not simply architectural but their position in relation to social activities has almost certainly conquered a place in the public consciousness too. The design strategy therefore needs to con-sist of not only urban, architec-tonic and structural guidelines that are fitting to the surround-ing landscape, but programmatic generators for social activities are also very important here too. The word hospitium is still used today to mean a house or institution that provides palliative care to

people with a short life expec-tancy, and in this case is also called a hospice: a place to stay between two journeys, life and death: a temporary place to stay. In a modern hospitium, patients with an incurable, terminal illness are given medical treatment that focusses on pain manage-ment and a dignified death. The hospice: a place for in between life and death.

Work experienceAtelier maarten, Founder/archi-tectNeri & Hu nhdro Shanghai China, architectural designerBuro5 Maastricht, structural engineer/draftsman ’05 – ’07, assistant designer ’07 – ’09, archi-tectural designer ’09 – ’11, project leader / architect ’11 – to date

Ten years from nowI cannot predict where I think I might be in ten years’ time: perhaps a successful independent architecture company with inter-esting and challenging projects, more knowledge and experience and still getting as much enjoy-ment out of designing spaces as much as I do today.

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Melissa Breur

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master of interior architecture

Melissa Beur

I was given the privilege of being able to travel around Asia for a month during which I met a group of native women called the Tharus from Chitwan in Nepal who made a lasting impression on me. I noticed that there was little room for these women and children with their hopes and doubts, their ideals and restric-tions, their certainties and uncer-tainties. Despite their difficult living conditions, I could see their willpower, optimism and beauty. And it was at that moment that it became clear to me that as an architectonic designer, I would like to improve living conditions universally, using innocent archi-tecture. This type of architecture reflects the personal habits and traditions of a community instead of want-ing to reform them. The technol-ogy will be subordinate to the social values and will be tuned to the common requirements of the women in the Tharu community. The materials from the Chitwan region will be woven into the

design meaning that I can retain the quality and the values that are inherent to the traditions and human responses to the climate.In this way, I will not be enforcing any kind of master plan nor insti-tutional restructuring. Having said this, one should not ignore the fact that small changes can have large consequences. My goal is to establish necessary prereq-uisites, or, provide the respective services myself after thorough consideration of the actual real-ity of the situation. This means I will take the consciousness of the women in Chitwan into consideration by actually delving into their lives myself, in all their complexities and varieties. They have converted their desires and necessities into a conscious realisation of their competen-cies. This is why they are looking for a space that offers them the opportunity to be able to provide for themselves. It needs to be a place that they can go to for practising their handicrafts and textiles. I will also need to design a communal area and an area

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for teaching. It is important to take how they live together into consideration when making the designs as well as their expecta-tions. This is important because success often has a positive effect, spurring on continued success. In other words, once their situation starts to improve, so will their perceptions and their behaviour.

I will listen to the women and try to understand their logic and their choices. The design will be an architectonic model that provides solutions for the desires and requirements of the Tharu women and will be built from an existing context, i.e. Chitwan, that I consider to be the “Interior”.

Above all, the design makes it clear why hope is of such vital importance and why knowledge is essential. We keep looking for solutions even if the problems are impossible to solve. Success is not always as far away as it may sometimes seem.

Chitwan

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Joline Berbersarchitecture

Isabelle Bronzwaerarchitecture

Maud Keulersarchitecture

Nadine der Kinderenarchitecture

Carlijn Romboutsarchitecture

Rick Scholsarchitecture

Jessica Bogatzarchitecture

Ronald Pironarchitecture

Kimberly van Steenkistearchitecture

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Cosima von Wulffenarchitecture

Milou van den Akerautonomous fine arts

Marjolein van Berloautonomous fine arts

Amber Busautonomous fine arts

Silvana Gerardsautonomous fine arts

Lucy Hannenautonomous fine arts

Michiel Muijresautonomous fine arts

Nora Roggauschautonomous fine arts

Ramon Schoonbroodautonomous fine arts

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Lars Tummersautonomous fine arts

Annick Ypmaautonomous fine arts

Toine Aertscommunication and multimedia design

René Beckerscommunication and multimedia design

Danique van den Berghcommunication and multimedia design

Karlijn Boveecommunication and multimedia design

Kyrill Bruurscommunication and multimedia design

Lars Delnoijcommunication and multimedia design

Cliff Demandtcommunication and multimedia design

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Jules Dohmencommunication and multimedia design

Anne Drummencommunication and multimedia design

Sanne Dudacommunication and multimedia design

Dennis Eliecommunication and multimedia design

Zjelco Feldercommunication and multimedia design

Lenn Franssencommunication and multimedia design

Ymar Frenckencommunication and multimedia design

Wilma Geraardscommunication and multimedia design

Ruud van Gervencommunication and multimedia design

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Serge Gulikerscommunication and multimedia design

Linsey Heemskerkcommunication and multimedia design

Martijn Houdencommunication and multimedia design

Lars Kerffcommunication and multimedia design

Nikkie Linssencommunication and multimedia design

Vera van Laarcommunication and multimedia design

Maartje de Langencommunication and multimedia design

Jolanda Jansencommunication and multimedia design

Robin Janssencommunication and multimedia design

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Maurice Lippertcommunication and multimedia design

Uschi Marellcommunication and multimedia design

Serina Marinocommunication and multimedia design

Alexander Nijhuiscommunication and multimedia design

Najim Pijoucommunication and multimedia design

Ivo Nouwencommunication and multimedia design

Britt Peterscommunication and multimedia design

Tom Meulendijkscommunication and multimedia design

Dennis Nielingcommunication and multimedia design

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Joshua Rademaeckerscommunication and multimedia design

Jeroen Reumkenscommunication and multimedia design

Chris van Schaykcommunication and multimedia design

Martijn Sendencommunication and multimedia design

Bas Slatscommunication and multimedia design

Dennis Spronckcommunication and multimedia design

Joël Theelencommunication and multimedia design

Angelo di Tottocommunication and multimedia design

Herman Tsuicommunication and multimedia design

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Erik Verheijccommunication and multimedia design

Marlon van der Weidecommunication and multimedia design

Bas de Witcommunication and multimedia design

Robert Weitmanncommunication and multimedia design

Lars van Tuldencommunication and multimedia design

Tim Welzencommunication and multimedia design

Bram Vandebergcommunication and multimedia design

Marc Verlindencommunication and multimedia design

Maurice Vinkencommunication and multimedia design

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Iris Zautsencommunication and multimedia design

Carlijn Cornelissefashion design

Nora Dumontfashion design

Brian Geradtsfashion design

Josine Heutsfashion design

Matt de Jongfashion design

Jana Kernfashion design

Nadine Lukasfashion design

Andrea Mohrfashion design

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Sara Veenstrafashion design

Maike Windmüllerfashion design

Gemma Beenentextile design

Wendy van den Hamtextile design

Sanne van den Hoogentextile design

Alexandra Huurmantextile design

Katie Jaquestextile design

Lindsay van der Kuijltextile design

Manon Rademaekerstextile design

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David Douvenlecturer of fine arts and design

Aimée Beaumontlecturer of fine arts and design

Simone Boodelecturer of fine arts and design

Sander Claessenlecturer of fine arts and design

Evelien Gommanslecturer of fine arts and design

Jerôme Hendrickslecturer of fine arts and design

Marieke Jacobslecturer of fine arts and design

Anne Janneslecturer of fine arts and design

Jessica Jettenlecturer of fine arts and design

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Katja Kubbenlecturer of fine arts and design

Lieke Lafleurlecturer of fine arts and design

Luca Lutgenslecturer of fine arts and design

Saskia Mouchartlecturer of fine arts and design

Lizet Peeterslecturer of fine arts and design

Eelke Rijkerslecturer of fine arts and design

Gerda Kremerlecturer of fine arts and design

Debby Peeterslecturer of fine arts and design

Ruben Reehorstlecturer of fine arts and design

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Jeroen Wagemanslecturer of fine arts and design

Jiska Stootlecturer of fine arts and design

Frances Theelenlecturer of fine arts and design

Noëlle Vossenlecturer of fine arts and design

Maartje van der Zonlecturer of fine arts and design

Kristel Timmermanslecturer of fine arts and design

Stêr Turanlecturer of fine arts and design

Arthur Wernerlecturer of fine arts and design

Sophie Schellekenslecturer of fine arts and design

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Lars Alleleijnproduct design

Jolien van Autreveproduct design

Henry Baumannproduct design

Karina Bergmannproduct design

Laura Esserproduct design

Melissa Goormanproduct design

Caro Heutsproduct design

Philippe Meerproduct design

Violeta Owczarekproduct design

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Britta Zimmermanproduct design

Anne van der Donkjewellery design

Zaza Duartejewellery design

Corinna Engelsmanjewellery design

Joske Joostenjewellery design

Morgane Kerbratjewellery design

Marsha Kesselsjewellery design

Martijn Oerlemansjewellery design

Katja Soboljewellery design

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Heike Tittesjewellery design

Renske de Veldjewellery design

Lena Käupertheatre design

Luise Schlegelmilchtheatre design

Berit Schogtheatre design

Alex Vermeulentheatre design

Laura Brouwerscostume design

Anna-Maria Kleincostume design

Anna Maria Schoriescostume design

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Eefke Smulderscostume design

Hedda Ladwigtheater & costume design

Anna Schurautheater & costume design

Kim Zumsteintheater & costume design

Remko von Berggraphic design

Britta Bergholzgraphic design

Renee Budé graphic design

Giada Engelke-Oelbrachtgraphic design

Ena Kasumovicgraphic design

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Anne Schwarzenberggraphic design

Alexandra Sellingraphic design

Katharina Triergraphic design

Marijn Veedersgraphic design

David Winnengraphic design

Robin Bruneillustration

Sammy Foppenillustration

Andrea Frenckenillustration

Vincent Lanceeillustration

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Wesly Maatjeillustration

Sabine Matzkeitillustration

Emerson Paulusillustration

Lisa Ruttenillustration

Stephanie Schutteillustration

Sinem Bingölophotography

Bregtje Groenendijkphotography

Robbert Jacobsphotography

Joanna Calmesphotography

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Karin Loopikphotography

Anne Peetersphotography

Simon Busvideo

Fabian Landeweephotography

Evelyn Feyvideo

Rebecca Glasmachervideo

Robin Kerbratvideo

Mario Possenvideo

Anna Wagnervideo

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Sebastian Zecevicvideo

Denitsa Penevamaster of scientific illustration

Karin Spijkermaster of scientific illustration

Manon Zuurmondmaster of scientific illustration

Alexander Augustusmaster of architecture

Monique van de Bergmaster of architecture

Maarten Hulsmaster of architecture

Chiel Schiffelermaster of architecture

Melissa Breurmaster of interior architecture

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Joep Esselingmaster of interior architecture

Rick van der Lindenmaster of interior architecture

Joey Rademaekersmaster of interior architecture

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published byabkm, Maastricht 2012

supervisionStefano Falco (project coordinator)

student teamBeau Colin (graphic design)Samyon Jonas (graphic design)Tim Wilders (graphic design)Alex Vent (illustration)Kiet Duong (photography)Sanne Willemsen (photography)

special thanksVerena Lukas Roy Hoet Risk HazenkampTheo Derksen

translatorMichael Miethke, mm-translations

printed byDrukkerij Haletra, Houthalen-Helchteren (Belgium)

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