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Product Designer and maker with a passion for form and technology. I have always had a love for technology. As a child I was always making things or taking them apart to see how they worked. From a very young age I knew that I wanted to design and make products. That is why I also started a technical study in 'Product design & engineering' at the HU.
"I think the great thing about design is creating something tangible that once started as an idea."
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I like to sketch and come up with new ideas. While sketching, I look for new shapes that feel good, I just draw a bit to get ideas or look for that one detail that gives the product what it needs and adds some character.
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I then translate this into a 3D CAD model in SolidWorks and let the computer do its work. That translation from idea to product is what I am good at. And then it really gives a huge “kick” when you have come up with a chair or table where people live and where memories are created. For me, a design is successful if it makes the client, manufacturer and end user happy. And all this with minimal impact on the environment.