* 1950 August 17th, Naaldwijk/NL
Lives and works in Amsterdam/NL
EDUCATION
1970 - 1974
studied Jewellery design at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam/NL
1967 - 1970
studied Medical Instrumentmaker at Fysiological Labor, Leiden/NL
TEACHING
2018
Board member MASieraad Challenging Jewellery Sandberg institute Amsterdam/NL
2016
Member doctoral Committee PHD Anneleen Swillens, PHL University College Hasselt/BE
2013 - 2014
External critic Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Nürnberg/DE
2013
Opponent Ädellab, Konstfack University of Arts and Crafts, Stockholm/SE
2011 - 2013
External critic Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam/NL
2010 - 2015
Professor Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School Florence/IT
2009
Visiting Professor Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan/USA
2009
Visiting Professor PHL University College Hasselt/BE
2007
External examinator RISD school of design Providence/USA
2004 - 2009
Professor Ädellab, Konstfack University of Arts and Crafts, Stockholm/SE
Visiting Professor South Carelia Polytechnic Lappeenranta/FIN
2003
External examinator Konstfack Metal department Stockholm/SE
2001 - today
Founder Opere International Jeweleryschool, Ravenstein/NL
1991
Opponent Hogeschool v.d. Kunsten, Utrecht/NL
1990 - 2000
Head of Jewelry Department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam/NL
1983 - 1990
Teacher High school for the Arts Constantijn Huygens, Kampen/NL
CURATOR
2018
Curator “21 gramm” China Academy of Art, Hangzhou/CN
2015
Curator “Body Alchemy” China Academy of Art, Hangzhou/CN
2010
Guest curator “Lingam” exhibition Museum Catharijneconvent Utrecht/NL
2005
Personal selection SCHMUCK 2006 Munchen/DE
2005
Organisation “Identity” seminar Kulturhuset Stockholm/SE
1997-2000
Co-organisator 'Rietveld naar de Beurs' Amsterdam/NL
GALLERY
1973-1978
co-founder Galerie Ekster Leeuwarden/NL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
"Nebula" Gallery Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam/NL
2019
"Suctus" Gallery Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam/NL
2019
“BRON” retrospective Design Museum, Helsinki/FI
2018
“BRON” retrospective Design Museum, Tallinn/ES
2017
“BRON” retrospective CODA museum, Apeldoorn/NL
2016
“Terram - Iam” Gallery Spektrum Munchen/DE
2015
“Simbolo” pensieri presiosi 11, duo with Evert Nijland, San Rocco Padova/IT
2015
“Terram - Iam” Gallerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam/NL
2015
“Ground” Mass Art college of art and design, Boston/USA
2015
"Dusza" Galeria Sztuki Legnicy, Silver festival Legnica/PL
2010
“Anima” Sofa New York by Galerie Ornamentum Hudson/USA
2010
“Philosopher Stone” MAC Museum of Conteporary Art, Santiago de Chille/CL
2006
“Sefiroth” Galerie Marzee Nijmegen/NL
2004
“Change” Bayerische Kunstverrein Munchen/DE
2003
“Change” Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim/DE
2003
“Change” Designmuseum, Gent/BE
2002
“Change” Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem/NL
AWARDS
2019
Nomination "Loewe Craft Prize 2019" (for Suctus)
2013
Nomination "Harrie Tillie Award" (for Corpus) Stedelijk Museum Roermond/NL
2005
Marzee Award 2005 (for oeuvere) Gallery Marzee Nijmegen/NL
2004
Herbert Hofmann Award 2004 (for Iosis) Munchen/DE
2000
Françoise van den Bosch Award 2000 (for oeuvre) Amsterdam/NL
1995
Nomination "Design Prijs Rotterdam" (for Ouroboros) Rotterdam/NL
1993
Nomination "Design Prijs Rotterdam" (for Passio) Rotterdam/NL
1993
"Only One" prize, design of perfume bottle (for Passio)
1991
Nomination for the "Lage Landen Prijs" (for Interno), Kunstrai 91, Amsterdam/NL
ACQUISITION
2020
Museum Arnhem, Arnhem/NL
2020
Krona Museum, Uden/NL, gift by Ruudt Peters
2018
Design Museum, Tallinn/ES, gift by Ruudt Peters
2018
CODA Apeldoorns Museum Apeldoorn/NL, gift by Ruudt Peters
2017
CODA Apeldoorns Museum Apeldoorn/NL, gift by Riet & Johan van Lonkhuijsen
2017
Schmuck Museum, Pforzheim/DE
2016
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift by Lois and Bob Boardman USA
2016
Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York USA gift by Susan Grand Lewis USA
2016
Corning Museum of Glass Corning USA
2015
Museum of Contemporary Art of CAA, Hangzhou/CN
2015
Teylers Museum, Haarlem/NL gift by Lijsbeth Teding van Berkhout
2013
Victora & Albert Museum, London/UK gift by Louise Klapisch
2011
SM’s Stedelijk Museum, Hertogenbosch/NL
2011
Mint Museum craft&design Charlotte NC/USA
2010
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam/NL gift by Marjan & Gerard Unger,
2010
The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston/USA, gift by Rita E. Newman
2008
Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin/USA gift by Donna Schneier
2008
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC/USA gift by Donna Schneier
2007
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, CH
2006
Museum of Art and Design MAD New York/USA, gift by Susan Lewin
2006
Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht/NL
2005
The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston/USA, gift by Ruudt Peters
2004 Staatliches Museum für angewandte Kunst Design in Pinakothek der Moderne, Munchen On permanent loan from the Danner Foundation, Munchen/DE
2003 Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg/DE
2003
Amsterdams Historisch Museum/NL
2002
Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem/NL
2001
Musee des Arts Decorative, Paris/F
2001
RISD Museum, Providence/USA
2000
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam/NL
1996
Cooper Hewitt, Design Museum, New York/USA
1995 Museum für angewandte Kunst Design in Pinakothek der Moderne, Munchen/DE. On permanent loan from the Danner Foundation
1995
Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn/NL
1995
Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Montreal/C
1994
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam/NL
1994
Anger Museum Erfurt/DE
1992
Hiko Mizuno Art School, Tokyo/JP
1990
municipality of Amsterdam/NL
1990
municipality of Tilburg/NL
1989
Royal Penny Cabinet, Leiden/NL
1989
Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam/NL
1989
Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna/A
1988
Rijksdient Beeldende Kunst, Den Haag/NL
1986
Cleveland County Museum, Middlesborough/GB
1986
Philadelphia Museum of Modern Art USA
BOOKS
2017
“BRON” text by Marina Elenskaya, Aaron Decker
2015
“Simbolo” together with Evert Nijland, text by Luisa Bazzanella dal Piaz/IT
2015
"Dusza", text by Benedikt Fischer/PL
2013
"Qi", text by Fredric Baas/NL
2010
"Anima", text by Monica Gaspar/NL
2006
"Sefiroth", text by Jorunn Veiteberg/NL
2002
"Change" text by Liesbeth den Besten, Marie-Jose van den Hout, Rob Kurvers/NL
2000
"Pneuma", text by Gabi Dewald/NL
1999
"Vinkhoek", text by Tracy Metz/NL
1997
"Lapis", text by Gert Staal/NL
1995
"Ouroboros", text by Jan Hein Sassen/NL
1992
"Passio ", text by Marjan Unger/NL
1991
"Interno", text by Ans van Berkum/NL
1989
"Dedicated To", text by Ans van Berkum/NL
1986
"Verleden beelden", by Cees Strauss/NL