Instincts

As a product of my parents, creativity is in my being. Due to lack of money, a lot of things were homemade in my parental home. My father made the furniture in my room, the 'hard' things such as cupboards, stools and my bed and my mother made the 'soft' things such as the curtains, pillows and lampshade. Making the best of what is.

When I was little I wanted to be an architect. Later I wanted to become an interior designer. I graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven, started my own company and became a designer. And an interior designer. And an artist. Why should you choose?

In my work I often combine these two opposites, sometimes in a way that you wouldn't expect when flowing or soft things become solid or hard, for example. In addition, I want to preserve the old handicrafts by bringing them to the present. By changing the size or scale, changing the combination of materials, or simply by modernizing them: changing colours, shapes and patterns. Often with various, natural materials in basic colours. Unique articles. Making the best of what is.

People often ask me where I get my inspiration from. Usually I can't explain this. It's in the air and I just breathe it in. I feel the urge to think (a lot) about this or that, to learn a technique (old or new), to experiment with materials and to combine this in a product. I want to be surrounded by myself. I make choices and follow my gut feeling.

Instinctus is Latin for inspiration. I would like to make the world a bit more beautiful, with happier people. Happier because they are surrounded by beautiful items, products with a story that they feel connected to. Or be inspired by.

dream – create – inspire