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ART DIRECTOR AT
GUT AMSTERDAM

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ART DIRECTOR AT
GUT AMSTERDAM
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STELLA ARTOIS

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HEINZ

( c )

REFUGEE TALENT HUB

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personal project

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YOUNG LIONS

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G-STAR RAW

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personal project

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PERSONAL PROJECT

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AWARDS

Cannes Lions

Silver Lion > Brand Identity & Storytelling > Dressed for Wimbledon
Bronze Lion > Packaging Design > Dressed for Wimbledon
Shortlist > Social Behaviour > Dressed for Wimbledon

Bronze Lion > Brand Experience & Activation > Hagelchup
Shortlist > Direct > Hagelchup
Shortlist > Creative Strategy > Hagelchup


D&AD

Wood Pencil > Packaging Design > Dressed for Wimbledon
Shortlist > Art Direction > Dressed for Wimbledon
Shortlist > Graphic Design > Dressed for Wimbledon


Eurobest

Gold > Brand Experience & Activation > Hagelchup


Dutch Creativity Awards (ADCN)

Silver > Medium & Large Business > Certified Tailors
Bronze > Diveristy, Equity & Inclusion > The Legal Burqa
Bronze > Passion Project > Dutch New Times
Finalist > Activations & Promotions > Certified Tailors
Finalist > Influencer & Brand Partnerships > Refugee LinkUp
Finalist > Digital > Refugee LinkUp
Finalist > Diversity, Equity & Inclusion > Refugee LinkUp
Finalist > Culture > JuNiOr MaG


Other

Gold > RA*W DOOH Challenge > The Legal Burqa
Nomination > beLOFte > JuNiOr MaG
Finalist > The Immortal Awards > Refugee LinkUp
Shortlist > Epica Awards > Refugee LinkUp
SAN Accent > SAN Awards > Certified Tailors

WORK & EDUCATION

GUT Amsterdam
Art Director
(Jan 2024 – Present)

180 Amsterdam
Art Director 
(Jul 2022 – Nov 2023)
Jr. Art Director
(Mar 2021 – Jul 2022)

The Family
Jr. Creative
(Nov 2020 – Feb 2021)

FamousGrey
Creative Intern
(Feb 2019 – Jul 2019)

 

School of Visual Arts
Undergraduate, Film/Advertising
(2019)

Willem de Kooning Academy
Bachelor, Advertising
(2016 – 2020)

Mediacollege Amsterdam
Graphic Design
(2012 – 2016)

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