Maarten Uttien Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam

Founded with in 2009, Sam Friday is a fresh brand in intimate apparel for fashion aware women and men. Sold online and through our own chain of brandstores we are expanding the brand to become a leading underwear/fashion brand in Europe.

Amsterdam

For almost 10 years I was the creative director of this still strong growing brand in wintersport&fashion accessories. Responsible for all collections, catalogues, packaging, websites and the complete visual identity, as the brand's design manager and creative director helped the company grow from a homebased small company with a 600k euro turnover to the international brand it is today; sold in over 5000 stores in Europe and beyond.

My own firm under which flag I did my freelance art-direction and design work. In all those years I have created numerous corporate identities, websites, logos, styling projects, labels, packages, postcards, backpacks, illustrations, printpatterns... You can also download my resume from the old, but still running, website mjudesign.com.

Together with technical designer Clinton Fillen, put together ranges of travel-, board and other bags. Designed fins (surf), harnesses, surfing and kiteboarding accessories, wetsuits, etc. Also created the brand logo and identity.

Worked as a semi-professional model for a few years. Worked in Holland, New York, Paris, Milan, London, Dusseldorf, Budapest, Marocco, all over the world actually...

Marketing, Communication & Design

Activities and Societies: Chairman of "Daidalos" student organisation

Prop, Communication

During my 'Hogeschool' study I was a bit disappointed with the substantive depth of the program, which made me want to do something that.

Prop, Economics

Straight from Grammar school onto University I did not seem to be ready - as so many of us - in a year that personally as well was not one.

Gymnasium Ss, Dutch, English, Greek, Physics, Math A, Math B, Geography