I graduated as an industrial designer at the Design Academy in Eindhoven (The Netherlands). There I got fascinated by books and book design. So I decided to continue studying to get a degree in graphic design as well, this time from Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. Now I design and illustrate books for a living. On this blog you'll find some of my work and play.
My portfolio at behance
Drawing from life?
I love to draw and I love to draw from life. Preferably twice a week I join some friends and we draw life models. I draw Dimitri as he takes a nap, and I draw the cat as she follows his lead… BUT I would love to draw from life outside. Capture some refined lady … Read more
New Studio!
In the meanwhile I have been busy back stage. We moved house to a beautiful little city with a lovely historic city center. Here I will have a whole floor to myself. At the back of the house (with french doors to the garden) a fabulous studio, where I shall be working full time as … Read more
Prehistoric Cities…
It has been a while, time for an up-date… The children’s book I’ve been working on is finished and got some great reviews! I tried to get a bit of the Lascaux-cave-painting-feel in the (non-toxic) etches and I really enjoyed making them. Usually I work with computers but it was great to get my hands … Read more
In the book store: IK HAAT POLITIEK
IK HAAT POLITIEK. A beautiful book about politics with my illustration on the front cover (and the back and inside). Available in Dutch book stores and on bol.com. On the 9th of June (election day in The Netherlands) publisher …tutti hopes to enter the Guinness Book of Records with a reading record. Get a free … Read more
Rotterdam 14 may
This is a photo of a dummy of the hand printed book presented on may 14 in The War and Resistance Museum of Rotterdam. More photo’s will follow.
CD-Cover art, is it a book?
Designing the cover art of Motiv Loco from RSJF was great! I invented this machine of instruments powerd by a Harley Davidson motor to illustrate the groove and the power behind this superb instrumental jazz band. Visite my behance portfolio and click if you appreciate the work.
Book of letters
After reading Alphabet. The History, Evolution and Design of the Letters We Use Today by Allan Haley I decided to use to play some… There is only one made. It never went in production.
Zen and the art of illumination
When the classic zen and the art of bowmanship (in Dutch Zen en de kunst van het boogschieten) went in reprint (again) I was asked to redesign it and illuminate it. That was an honour; I loved that book. It’s a book about the experiences a German philosopher who taught philosophy at Tohoku Imperial University … Read more
The 4 dimensional book
A book is not just a pile of pages, it has volume; a third dimension. But that’s not all, it has a fourth dimension as well: reading a book takes time. A book has a structure, a route, a sequence. Either it begins on the first page and goes on till the last page is … Read more
