Robert was born in 1994.
As a kid he always wanted to become an archaeologist.
Watching documentaries on TV and reading books about archeology, he was fascinated that though an object a person could explain about civilizations that lived thousands of years ago. How they lived, what they embodied and how they interacted with their objects.
Even though Robert did not become an archeologist, he still finds a lot of objects in his surroundings. Collecting and reading those neglected objects, he finds critical issues in the marketing, the industrial processes and the handling of consumer products.
Robert wants to change the way we see the objects around us and the relationship we have with them.
With his latest project ‘NEW!’ he tries to change the notion of what new is. By revealing the potential of what others perceive as waste, he shows that there are possibilities beyond the intended use.
“There are new shapes hidden in our old objects, waiting to be discovered.”
Robert exhibited/presented at
Dutch Design Week, Piet Hein Eek
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
22 October – 30 October 2022
Arnhems Nieuwe, Ontwerp Platform Arnhem
Arnhem, The Netherlands
15 October 2022
MIKC / Perron 1
Delden, The Netherlands
5 July – 31 August 2022
ArtEZ Finals
Arnhem, The Netherlands
29 June – 3 July 2022
Robert graduated from
ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands
in December 2021 with a bachelors degree in Product Design
SintLucas, vocational college in Boxtel, The Netherlands
in July 2016 with a degree in Styling
Robert did internship at
Zoro Feigl, installation artist, 2020
Vorst Laakdal, Belgium
V3RS, design studio, 2015
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Coming Soon, conceptstore, 2015
Arnhem, The Netherlands
Valk Design, interior styling, 2014
Eemdijk, The Netherlands
Arnhemse Nieuwe event by Ontwerp Platform Arnhem © Elske Nissen