Products have a huge impact on people's lives; ranging from a specific personal situation to society as a whole. I'm passionate about this relationship between products and people. That's why I design products and services with special attention for their social impact. This is what I call social design.After I graduated in Industrial Design Engineering at the TU Delft, I followed courses in Sociology and Philosophy at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam; broadening my design skills with knowledge on social issues and ethics. In 2009 I founded the first Dutch social design agency.As a social designer I work on projects that make a difference both in the life of an individual as in the society they are part of. I have designed solutions to enhance the use of semi-public spaces, to allow urban farming in small spaces and to let elderly enrich their lives with internet.Clients who have experienced the impact of social design solutions include the eSociety Institute, Woonlinie, Deelgemeente Rotterdam Noord and Stichting Boog.