I am Rhys Duindam, a 24 year old Industrial Designer from New Zealand/Holland. In my spare time I enjoy golfing, skateboarding, filming and playing guitar. I am a proactive and enthusiastic interaction/industrial designer and I am always looking to learn and innovate.
My vision on design is to improve self-esteem through fun activity. By giving people the power to ‘magically/playfully’ control their environment, my “tools of leisure” are able to turn ordinary designs into extra-ordinary experiences that boost a person’s self-esteem.
At my startup, Nupky, we use design to empower great technologies, in ways that appreciate the playful human experience. We specialize in obvious ideas, that don't exist yet.
Selected:
HOT100 Talent 2013 by ‘Het Nieuwe Instituut’
Best idea of Dutch Design Week 2014 (Tingle) by the Creators Project (Vice x Intel)
Dutch Design Weeks
• “DOKPUNT” - Tingle - (2013)
• “ID’13” - [ ] - (2013)
• Design United - Little Devil - (2013)
• “ID’12” - Tingle & Little Devil - (2012)
• “Design Cares - Stadhuis Meets Design” - Little Devil
Other Notable Exhibitions:
• Helsinki Design Week (2012) - “Design Cares” - Little Devil
• TodaysArt - HOT100 Showcase - Tingle - Den Haag
• Discovery Festival 2012 - Tingle - Eindhoven
• Disegnare Oggetti Sonori - Tingle - Rome
• Arnhem Fashion Bienalle 2013 - Dance Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee