Storytelling objects
Objects, furniture, staircases, interiors, scale-models...
Ranald MacDonald Award
Design for a trophy for the Ranald MacDonald prize, awarded annually to a first work by a writer or artist, which is good, true and beautiful and which advances our insight into relations between Asia, Europe and North America. The award consists of a sum of money and this trophy, which I designed and which was produced in small numbers by the Open Design Centrum. It consists of a certificate (a small round piece of paper with text), a medal (a small globe of European walnut with metal dots on it that specify important places in Ranald MacDonald’s life), and a box of Asian ebony and a lid of American maple wood. Award winners include Zia Haider Rahman, Bruno Maçães and Frederik L. Schodt.
Photo: Christian van der Kooy.
Reproduction of the Warka vase
Made of roofmate (foam) and paint, commissioned by Teleac. This 5000-year-old alabaster vase, about one meter high, marks the beginning of our current culture. The reliefs on the vase show the transition from a polytheistic to a monotheistic society.
In a scientific lecture broadcasted on television, Prof. Dr. Wiggerman lectures about this revolution. For this programme I have reproduced the vase in full size.
Tombstone design
Design for the tombstone of my mother, artist Cornelia Vrolijk. The crows are distilled from her own drawings of her favourite animal. The stone is hand-carved from Belgian blue stone, by Willy Pladdet, in a special and artisanal technique.
3D Calendar
Concept development, design and production supervision of a three-dimensional, wooden calendar, for a promotional gift (edition 200).
Matchbox
Design and construction of a sliding box for twelve special photos, for a private client. Made from a combination of solid ebony and maple veneer. The construction and mechanism are not visible from the outside.
Urban design models
A selection of the many dozens of urban design models that I have made throughout the years. Mostly made of styrofoam / roofmate, paper and cardboard. Made employed by Urhahn | urban design & strategy.
Sound-absorbing wall
Design and implementation of a sound-absorbing wall in an urban design office. I cut out the map of a part of Manhattan from 5 cm thick acoustic foam. As a result, the reverberation in the room has decreased enormously. Made for Urhahn | urban design & strategy.
Lampshade
Design and production of an 'urban design lampshade'. The shape of the lamp throws a shadow of a city skyline on the wall as a background for digital meetings.
Bog-wood table
Design for and construction of a table made with veneer from a partially fossilized, deep black oak tree (bog-oak) that has soaked in a swamp for 7000 years, on a metal frame. Collaboration: Boely Hofstede (metal finish), Bas Janmaat (veneer press).
4-directions staircase
Design for a staircase. Four routes can be followed. For private client.
Samba stairs
Design for and construction of a double steep staircase (samba stairs) to a roof terrace, for a private client. The staircase is built in a space of 80 x 200 centimeter and is fully suitable for storage. In collaboration with Antonella Vitale.
Design for a double skewed staircase for private client.
Skewed staircase
Nomad Kit
Design for and construction of stackable and portable chest cabinet "Nomad Kit", with unique closure by sliding wooden board into a slot. Entry International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa. Poplar plywood with Coromandel veneer (Macassar ebony). In collaboration with Antonella Vitale.
Various interior designs
Various interior designs for multiple clients. Such as the entrance hall for Publisher Boom, with wooden objects for a drink, which together form a tangram.
Book shelves
Design for and construction of a living room library for a private client. Dark red concrete plywood. Cooperation for the construction: Peter Klock.
