Laurens Kolks > spatial design

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Laurens Kolks (Zwolle 1976) gained work experience as an intern at Diller Scofidio + Renfro architects, received a bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Design Academy Eindhoven (1999), and a master's degree in Sociology from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2018, cum laude). Kolks' design work focusses on spatial projects in public spaces, his research and writing addresses subjects within the fields of sociology, art and design.

The scale of his designs ranges from furniture and set designs to complete interiors and buildings. Laurens' works was exhibited in the Netherlands and abroad (Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan and Norway among others). Kolks' work was nominated and awarded on several occasions (Show Us The Data competition 2017 - 2nd prize, Forbo Linoleum Award YD+I 2002 and Young Design Award 1999).

Laurens Kolks teaches at St. Joost School of Art & Design since 2008 and was a visiting tutor at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Delft University of Technology, MA+U Tilburg, Willem de Kooning Academy and SUPSI, Lugano. Kolks was a researcher at the Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology - Avans University of Applied Sciences.

Laurens Kolks' research investigates how various design practices – through the design of objects, environments, systems and services – partake in the entanglement of the social and the material to articulate public issues. Regarding the involvement of design practices with public and moral issues, Kolks' research intends to gain insight into how various design approaches contribute to the engagement of publics with collective concerns.

Most of my texts are downloadable from ResearchGate.

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