OUR TEAM
Dennis Meulenbroeks
Founder and director
Hans Robertus
Design visions for the future
Jeroen Frumau
Design opportunities within systems
Aike Heuvelink
Social design connector
OUR NETWORK
Allex Groot Jebbink
Interior architect
The designs of Allex Groot Jebbink can be recognized by the use of honest materials with their own character and clear, simple shapes. Simplicity mixed with attention to detail equals perfection.
Floor Frings
Architect
Floor Frings has always positioned herself between architecture and ‘making’. Manipulating material in such a way that spaces arise, that is actually what architecture does. It is impossible to do this behind your laptop only. You need a workshop.
Jessica den Hartog
Material designer and researcher
Transforming plastic waste into art objects with the aim of informing and inspiring the viewer about the value of waste. The driving force is the creative process in which the experiment with color and technique is central. Knowledge and skills are shared by giving workshops, lectures and exhibitions.
Lotte de Raadt
Conscious designer
Lotte de Raadt has a design and ceramics studio for conscious design, where she especially aspires to create public awareness on issues surrounding the usage of water.
Maja Kozel
Interior and service designer
Maja Kozel Designs focuses on ensuring that the customer can enjoy every experience in a certain space. Designing the space takes into account every feature and detail that can play a role in those experiences.
Studio PlanQ
Material & interior products design research
Studio Q believes in making an impact by inspiring the world, beautiful products can be made from waste materials. Products and designs are conscious solutions that create value for waste materials and demonstrate the power of renewable materials.
Beam it UP
Education designer
Education, technology and creativity are inextricably linked for Beam it UP. With the help of workshops, projects and methods they challenge students, teachers, visitors and management.
Lotte de Haan
Social design researcher
Lotte reveals possibilities with and for people by being genuinely present and immersing herself in every situation. By connecting people and possibilities in an inventive and experimental way, she discovers opportunities for social innovation.
Mieke Meijer
Product and architecture designer
Mieke Meijer designs, develops and produces extraordinary objects for the public and private domain. Her studio maneuvers between the architecture and design field. This allows them to move freely, regardless of architectural restrictions and beyond the boundaries of the traditional product.
Max Lipsey
Product designer
The work of Max Lipsey follows his own fascinations with nature, material, craft, history, and making…and translating these fascinations into an object. The biggest design goal is to challenge what we make industrially to be more spontaneous and vital.
Olivier van Herpt
Digital manufacturing and product designer
Olivier van Herpt explores the limits of digital manufacturing and ceramics. By pushing the limits of existing 3D printing technologies, van Herpt has arrived at machines that produce larger forms and work with materials beyond conventional plastics.
Rick Tegelaar
Product and material designer
Rick Tegelaar likes to work with undervalued materials such as wire mesh and waste wood. By re-examining these materials, new applications of the materials arise. The challenge lies in finding new forms, qualities and aesthetics as opposed to those with which we are all too familiar.
Stephanie Assio
Innovation management and design thinking
Stephanie is a specialist in building innovative and human-centered business strategies, teams, portfolios and services. As part of the NEAR team she devlops and facilitates workshops and educational programs.
Laura Koenen
Social designer
Laura Koenen is a social designer that uses graphic and product design to work on societal challenges. She creates impactful solutions and services. As part of the NEAR team she develops and facilitates workshops and educational programs.
Ilvy Stoots
Industrial and social designer
Ilvy Stoots ia an industrial designer from the TU/e. She is an empathic socio-sensitive designer and works with societal solutions. She is experienced in the field of the complete design process within a broad variety of projects.