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- Jelte van Abbema was born in 1982 in Voorburg, the Netherlands. He grew
up in the Dutch town of Wageningen, which is known for the life sciences
and peacemaking. As a young gardener, he learned about the strangeness and
beauty of nature, and with this he found the tools necessary to grow. Upon
graduating high school in 2000, he began his studies at the Design Academy
Eindhoven in Man & Communication. In June 2006, he graduated cum laude.
His work was nominated for the René Smeets and Melkweg Design Awards and
received the Willie Wortel Award for invention. In 2007, he founded Lab
van Abbema to investigate how design, science and technology can combine
to shape a new landscape that reflects the contemporary nature of our
world. His ongoing search for making the unfamiliar familiar has resulted
in numerous collaborations, and his work has been exhibited and published
internationally.
education
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- 2001-2006 The Design Academy, Man & Communication “cum laude”
- 1999-2000Artez Arnhem, Institute of the Arts
- 1996-2000 Pantarijn Wageningen, HAVO
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- 2007 Kossmann.dejong, exhibition architecture
- 2005FKKC Design Studio, multimedia design
- 2005 Studio Anthon Beeke, internship
- 1997-2001Gardener
lectures
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- 24|04|2009 Theater Adhoc, Frascati, Amsterdam, NL
- 09|12|2007Super Dutch, Dinamismi Museali, Soveria Mannelli, IT
- 17|05|2007 Caltech, biological imaging center, Pasadena, CA, US
- 05|04|2007Technical University, Dorkbot, Eindhoven, NL
- 10|01|2007 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL
- 18|12|2006Upgrade!, Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
- 14|09|2006Zefir7, theater Zeebelt, The Hague, NL
awards
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- 2009 Rado Young Designer award
- 2006Nomination René Smeets prize
- 2006 Willie Wortel Inventor award
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