WHO WE ARE
We build strong visual identities that help connect people, movements, and acts of decolonization to one another. We have 30 years of design experience, working with a diverse range of social, cultural, and corporate clients. This work has given us new perspectives on life and social change which we integrate into our practice.
We design visual identities, on- and offline visual communications, books and exhibitions focused on cultural re-archiving, community healing, and emancipation.
We work from an intersectional approach and include the lived experiences and politics of our team members. As a result, we bring a sensitive, educated approach to communicating on the topic of social inclusion both in a Dutch and international context.
OUR MANIFESTO
WHAT WE DESIGN
OUR CAUSE
Our work focuses on various communities’ needs, including but not limited to the LGBTQ+, Black and POC, Migrant, and other marginalized communities. We take it as our responsibility to provide a service for those who don’t have institutional and systemic power and we aim to have a positive social impact on the world.
Together with our clients we develop strong, long-term working relationships rooted in our shared passion for social change. Additionally, we initiate social projects in decolonizing public space with our partners and allies. Our practice is driven by connection and restoring lost connections, so that we may be a hub for social impact.
Currently our work centers around three main categories (see below).
(Dutch) design has a deeply rooted colonial history that is difficult to escape. Therefore, it is essential for us to acknowledge the dynamics of power and privilege surrounding the clients we work with. We envision an inclusive, emotionally competent and decolonized world. This world is held together by the loving interactions between and within communities.
This is a world that acknowledges both the problematic histories of design, and also the power of design in creating clarity and collaboration. We want a world that embraces accountability.
This is the only way to build the inclusive, decolonized, equitable world that we have needed for generations.
CLIENTS
(NOT OUR LOGO DESIGNS)
PROJECTS
EXHIBITION DESIGN
Ken ta…? Op zoek naar de andere waarheid van Bonaire. | Fuhikubo / Cees Luckhardt | Museo Terramar, Bonaire | 2024
Bezoekerscentrum Fort Wierickerschans | Staatsbosbeheer / Geke Lensink | Fort Wierickerschans, Bodegraven | 2006
BOOK DESIGN
Handreiking Rampenspirit, zorg voor de geest. | Michel Dückers & Magda Rooze | Impact, kenniscentrum voor psychosociale zorg na rampen | 2011
Wereld van verschil. | Wouter Jong & Marieke van der Post | Impact, kenniscentrum voor psychosociale zorg na rampen | 2008
Handreiking Samen slimmer, samen sterker. | mw. I. Crancrinus & mw. Drs. J.C.M. Netten | Impact, kenniscentrum voor psychosociale zorg na rampen | 2008
Overleven. | Ariëlle de Ruijter, Tom van der Schoot & Eric Vermetten | Impact, kenniscentrum voor psychosociale zorg na rampen | 2005
