Seeing myself as a designer with a curious and involved attitude towards the world around me.
Fascinated by the human body and it’s movements and motives. Why do people do
the things they do?
I like to respond to this by tackling social problems.
For example, lending a hand to human posture in evolution with my project ‘Orthoses for the future’.
Or by tackling my own pitfalls as a maker by designing a personalized and wearable methodology named ‘It all appeared to be linked’.
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BA - Cum Laude
New Design & Attitudes
St. Joost, 's- Hertogenbosch (NL)
2020 - 2024
BA - Exchange semester
Jewellery Design and Goldsmithing
Sint Lucas, Antwerp (BE) 2022 - 2023
Intermediate Vocational Education
Spatial Design
SintLucas, Boxtel (NL) 2015 - 2019
Research-based designer focused on body, its movements, and motives
contact: katjavandeurzen@hotmail.com
contact: katjavandeurzen@hotmail.com
INHALER-EXHALER
Object, 925 Silver, Nylon, 2023
Exhibited at
the hall of Design Museum
(6,7 and 8th of June 2023)
's-Hertogenbosch
Initiated by the students of
academy St. Joost
Photography by Marcel van Gerwen
Poster design by
Britt Bakker and
Mila van Engelen
Britt Bakker and
Mila van Engelen
Concept: Integrating Inhalation and exhalation
A silver object that combines silent and unobtrusive inhalation of an inhaler and loud exhalation by whistling. The object is intended to draw attention to the importance of inhalers and to encourage people to use them without shame.
This project was exhibited
on 6, 7 and 8 June 2023
in the hall of the Design Museum
's-Hertogenbosch
A silver object that combines silent and unobtrusive inhalation of an inhaler and loud exhalation by whistling. The object is intended to draw attention to the importance of inhalers and to encourage people to use them without shame.
This project was exhibited
on 6, 7 and 8 June 2023
in the hall of the Design Museum
's-Hertogenbosch
Special thanks to Eelco Veenman