Wat als je na de dood een bron kunt zijn voor nieuw leven, en onderdeel van de natuurlijke kringloop? En we daarmee na onze dood iets bijdragen aan het herstel voor de aarde?Na overlijden zou een lichaam een natuurlijk transformatieproces kunnen volgen, waarbij we de intelligentie van de natuur zo goed als mogelijk benutten. Om zo, met een zo laag mogelijke milieubelasting, op een natuurlijke manier deze wereld te verlaten.Nu is het nog niet toegestaan in Nederland, maar er is een sterk groeiende belangstelling voor veraarden als natuurlijker alternatief, waarbij het lichaam transformeert tot voedzame aarde. Bij stichting Veraarden werken we samen om veraarden in Nederland mogelijk te maken, nieuwe vormgeving en rituelen te ontwikkelen en voorlichting te geven om bewuster om te gaan met wat we na ons leven achterlaten.https://www.veraarden.nl

At this interdisciplinary design studio, I worked with a strong focus on research. Special field of interest: how to move from a devastating polluting fashion industry, towards a sustainable one, so clothes can be safe to be worn without compromising on environmental aspects of the production process. The combination of my previous studies; Cultural Sciences at the Faculty of Arts and Culture + the Design Academy Eindhoven makes me a research-focused designer/ a design- focused researcher. Human-centred and sustainable-driven motives form a link between my work; from teaching; to new sustainable fashion proposals. The common territory is sustainable fashion and cultural identity.The Architecture of Prints.An alternative approach towards pattern, shape and print design in fashion, to simplify the production process. Within this DYI idea, the pattern and print become one. Each printed fabric has a blue print for two or three different garments. The graphics of the print guide the user; simply cut out your favorite design and without a sewing machine your garment is ready to wear.The collection was shown at FashionClash (2012) + at Passion for Fashion (2014).The Architecture of Prints is featured in Print: Fashion, Interiors, Art.Author: Simon ClarkePublisher: Laurence King Publishing Date of release: September 30, 2014ISBN-10: 1780671679 \ ISBN-13: 978-1780671673MinMinPlus.While over-production of clothing is a global problem, on an individual level we all have too many garments that are threated like disposable products. Many of us have more than one coat matching different circumstances. As weather, occasions and taste naturally develop over time, it is likely that one coat, despite in a good condition, will no longer be worn. I suggest we replace many coats with one modular design. One basic coat module and many coat parts which can be used to create and recreate the coat, again and again. A coat that grows along with you. A coat that’s worth keeping.

Guiding bachelor students to develop methodologies to do in depth research towards colors and materials. I invited my students to explore their ways of looking, in order to transform this into seeing (truly understanding what you see).

Developing concept, brand identity and art direction (plants and photoshoot) at Sprinklr, a sustainable startup; delivering seasonal boxes with beautiful organic grown plants, accompanied by an app that helps you maintain them and give them a long & healthy life.

I joined the print and textile development team of Jonathan Saunders, assisting the head of print design to work on prints for AW12. It concerned mostly designing in Photoshop/ Illustrator, creating lay-plans and colourways, but also silk-screening showpieces.http://www.jonathan-saunders.com

I joined the design team of Chalayan working on various projects, mainly on the collection of SS11. My main tasks were designing prints, developing a concept for a small jewellery collection and research. http://chalayan.com