Don Hoppenbrouwer

Don Hoppenbrouwer, designe and artist, studied architectural design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. He has also a architectural training. He designs furniture, interiors, industrial products and land art in addition to his work as a designer at various architectural studio’s in the Netherlands.
Paintings and photographs are an important part of his portfolio.
The designs and artworks are created with different techniques such as hand sketches, Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop, Indesign and Autocad. Models and prototypes were built when it is essential. The paintings are made in acrylic paint on wood panels.
This year he won the first prize at the competition Folly’s at Sea with the folly Spider. The folly is build by the artist in the spring of 2016.

Don Hoppenbrouwer forms also, together with Cees Cornielje and Rob Jansen, Studio Op&er. The Studio is a collective of creatives. They are nominated this year for the Desko Circular Design Award with the chair Rietveld Shines Again. The famous Red and Blue chair from Rietveld is now made from waste materials.

Architectural design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
Architectural training at the MTS in Santpoort.

2016 - 2020. Folly’s at Sea with folly Spider, Wierden, The Netherlands.
2016 - 2017. Exhibition Tiny Housing at the Town Hall with Art House, Almere, The Netherlands.
2016 - 2017. Expo The Netherlands Circular Hotspot with 4 chairs Rietveld Shines Again, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
2016. Dutch Design Week with the chair Rietveld Shines Again, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
2016. Week of Durabillity with the chair Rietveld Shines Again, Townhall Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands.
2016. Social Enterprise Day with the chair Rietveld Shines Again, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2016. Exhibition Tiny Housing Discovered with the Art House, Almere, The Netherlands.
2016. Rabo CE Challenge with the chair Rietveld Shines Again, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2016. Fab City Java-eiland Amsterdam with the chair Rietveld Shines Again. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2015. Exhibition “Our Trees” at Buitenplaats Beeckesteijn with the Photo A Forest.Velsen-Zuid, The Netherlands.