Aboout Designer Jacob de Baan
Designer of the vlamp collection is Jacob de Baan. Jacob is a passenger. He travels between Amsterdam and Istanbul, coming and going, flying, walking and biking on the Dutch canals or along the Bosphorus.
He is a designer and he gets inspired by light. Twilight to dusk, morning to evening, natural light to artificial one, eventually reflected on the North Sea or on the Golden Horn.
Jacob de Baan studied at the Technical University Delft and the Amsterdam Gerrit Rietveld Academy. After his study he worked for frogdesign and in 1995 he started his own studio. He has worked as an art director and designer for Van Gogh Museum, Heinen Delfts Blauw and Philips. Jacob de Baan is passionate about lighting. His approach is to translate human experience into corresponding design solutions. In all his designs he pays particular attention to ecology and sustainability. The fixtures are efficiently packed for light and efficient transportation.
