INFO

EXTENDED CURRICULUM VITAE HUGO TIMMERMANS

name: Hugo Timmermans
date of birth: 09 12 1967
place of birth: Mwinilunga, Zambia
nationality: Dutch

adress:
van t Hofflaan 6 hs
1097 EP Amsterdam
the Netherlands

tel: +31 (0)20 6686564
fax: +31 (0)20 4634549
mobile: +31 (0)6 53 299684

email: optic@xs4all.nl
url: www.xs4all.nl/~optic

education: Academy for Industrial Design, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
graduated: 1992, department "Man and Living" (Interior), head of deptartment: Gijs Bakker
title: "Bachelorus" Industrial Design

aug. 1992:
- Start of my first company: "Hugo Timmermans", a combination of a design studio and a wood-workplace. Experiment formed the base of ideas for products made in small series.
prizes:
- Dutch prize for Young Designers 1992, Exam-chair.
- Prize for best Dutch Furniture Design 1993, Orange-box Cupboard.
- Dutch Prize for Industrial product - quality 1994, Cross-cupboard.
- Binnenhuis-design Prize 1994, ouevre.
member of jury:
- Dutch Furniture Prizes 1995.
exhibitions:
- Examshow in Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam 1992.
- Dutch Furniture Prizes, Utrecht. 1992, 1993, 1994
- Binnenhuis Woonmanifestatie 1994, Ahoy Rotterdam.
- European Design Summit 1994, Vormgevingsinstituut Amsterdam.
- Droog Design international expoÕs (Milan, Köln, Paris, Rotterdam, Roesselare (B), Canada, Finland).
- Résidence Woonbeurs 1993, 1994.
- Gallerie Ebenberger Vienna, Austria 1994. Exhibition: "Kisten".
- the Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam, 1994. Exhibition: "Upholstered Furniture".
- KunstRAI 1994, on the stand of Art Magazine "Alert".
products: (selection)
- Exam Chair Orange-box Cupboard, Coated Canvas Cupboard, Computer-milled Chair, Silver Bench, Cross-cupboard.
projects:
- Design and production of bookshop "Jongerius", Bilthoven, the Netherlands. 1996.

aug. 1995
- Start of Design Studio "OVAL" together with Job Smeets. OVAL consisted of two departments: OVAL Reasearch & Development and OVAL Products.
exhibitions:
- "Boom van Heden" (Tree of Today, refering to the Tree of Eden), Résidence Woonbeurs 1995.
- "the OVAL Exhibition", showing: Plastic Penthouse View & Plastic Furniture & Clock "Take Your Time", the Frozen Fountain Amsterdam 1995.
- 100% Easy Viewing Collection, function = imagination.
- "OVAL Research & Development Exhibition", at the "Wonen & Leven in Stijl" fair, Eindhoven 1996.
- Bumperlights "Nina & Rosie", Clock "Take your Time" & Plastic Furniture at the Droog Design Exhibition, Salone del Mobile Milan, 1996.
- Bumperlight "Rosie" at the exhibition "Contemporary Design from the Netherlands" by Paola Antonelli, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1996.
- OVALÕs Personal Paradise Show at the Résidence Woonbeurs 1996, in cooperation with Kamer 465, Amsterdam
products:
- Clock ÔTake Your Time, Bumperlights "Nina & Rosie"
projects:
- Design of the Droog Design Exhibition, Salone del Mobile Milan, 1996.
- Design of a Trend-Prognosis Forum at the Pitti Filati (Textile Fair), Florence, Italy 1996, together with Studio Edelkoort, Paris.
- Design and production of two Icons for "Weverij de Ploeg", Bergeijk the Netherlands, 1996.
- Design of an espresso and a capucino-cup for Krups-Moulinex, 1997.
- Advise for the interior for Restaurant "le Hollandais", Amsterdam 1997.

april 1997:
- Start of the company "OPTIC Product Development" and launch of the registered trademark Optic ®. Optic P.D. develops, produces and markets industrial products for the interior market. All design is done by Hugo Timmermans.
exhibition:
- Optic ® Collection Ô98 (products no. OP.01 - 08 and OV.03) shown on the Milan Furniture Fair. As a part af the first Dutch Individuals Show in six sea-freight containers on the parking area of Studio Mendini, 1998.
- Optic ® Collection Ô98 + OP.09 (Double-O) at the Designers Block, Brick Lane, London 24 - 27 sept. 1998. During the 100% Design Fair, together with the Dutch Individuals and other Dutch Designers.
- Optic Collection Ô98 + OP.09 at the "Interieur" Fair, Kortrijk Belgium 16 - 25 okt. 1998, together with the Dutch Individuals. - Optic ® O - Collection (A family of six products of wich the design is based on the letter "O"), on Salone del Mobile Milan 13 - 18 april Ô99 at Spazio Consolo, together with the Dutch Individuals.
projects:
- Design and production of a chair for the City-theatre Nijmegen, 1998.
- Design and production of a 4m long upholstered couch for Restaurant "le Hollandais", Amsterdam 1998.
- Design and production of a custom semi transparant wall between a kitchen and a living room, Amsterdam 1998.
- Design and production of a 3.6m easy-living room cupboard.
- Concept for a 1300 sqm. interior and interior-products for a centre for flexible work-spaces, Utrecht, together with One Architecture, 1998.
- Concept for the interior and interior-products for a grand-café-restaurant in the renovated Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 1998-1999.
- Design of lamp Roto, exclusively sold by warehouse "de Bijenkorf", start april Ô99.
- Design of the Luke-Line, a family of 21 products based on the design of Luke, a product from the Collection Ô98, as a proposal to an inter- national interior retail-chain.