Learning is working best when kids are into subjects of study that match their interests. It also works well when projects are realistic.
Also there has to be place for the making. It should be possible to make prototypes, do experiments, program shows and produce goods to express yourself.
This Is No School is the world on a stamp. A meeting square, workshops, labs, a theater, a fram, sporting facilities, restaurants, shops and a hotel.
For my Youtube channel 2kB of Fun, I made several T-shirts based on logo graphics from 80's video games and electronic gadgets.
Fourth incarnation of the Retro Space arcade cabinet in aluminium
2017
![Retro Space 4.0 thumbnail image](images/thumbs/cc_th.jpg)
The incredible world of handheld video games from ‘76-’85
2013
![2kB of Fun thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bx_th.jpg)
Een plat pakket doe-het-zelf versie van Retro Space
2013
![DIY Arcade Cabinet thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bv_th.jpg)
Renewal of house extension with new car port for DAF 46
2012
![DAF 46 Super Luxe thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bu_th.jpg)
Photo report of the STRP Festival 2011 by Mick Visser
2011
![STRP Festival 2011 thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bs_th.jpg)
Tool to convert Rōmaji, Katakana and ASCII/UTF-8
2011
![Katakana Converter thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bt_th.jpg)
Mick Visser made a photo report of the STRP Festival 2010 in Eindhoven. I participate in the photography process as image editor. Our colaboration results in the best posible quality for the images.
From left to right:
Christoph De Boeck - Staalhemel
Lawrence Malstaf - Shrink
Jean Michel Bruyère - La Dispersion du Fils
Lawrence Malstaf - Nemo Observatorium
Lawrence Malstaf - Transporter
Roos van Berkel & TUlip - 2 of a kind
The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Lawrence Malstaf - Knot
Lawrence Malstaf - Nevel
Malcolm MacIver, Marlena Novak & Jay Alan Yim - Scale
Lawrence Malstaf - Territorium
Underworld
Colaboration with bureau ZZEF
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Redesign of the classic office desk calculator within 1 hour
2010
![M+ M- ??? thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bk_th.jpg)
Interior photographs of creative companies in a former Philips factory
2010
![Creative Factory thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bj_th.jpg)
26 arcade cabinets for Dutch Game Garden
2010
![Future Space thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bi_th.jpg)
A new and usable subway map for the biggest city on earth: Tokyo
2009
![Lost in Navigation thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bh_th.jpg)
A new factory for Kingspan insulation panels at Medel near Tiel
2009
![XXL thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bf_th.jpg)
A man is a real man, if welding is what he can!
2009
![Trophy for Men thumbnail image](images/thumbs/be_th.jpg)
A new catholic community centre for Heteren
2009
![Burgstede thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bd_th.jpg)
Hacking Ikea table with Sega Megadrive or Pac Man inside
2009
![Pac Man LACK Hack thumbnail image](images/thumbs/by_th.jpg)
ZZEF asked me to photograph 2 projects designed by Johan van den Berkmortel for the architecture portfolio of ZZEF.
One project is a beer cafe at the monk brewery Koningshoeve and the other is the Bavaria House in Helmond.
8 Apartments for senior citizens in Heteren
2008
![Monk Bond thumbnail image](images/thumbs/ba_th.jpg)
A new business building for 2 entrepreneurs in Kesteren
2008
![Black Box thumbnail image](images/thumbs/ax_th.jpg)
When the design of Retro Space was finished, we needed a matching website.
Because of the presumption that Retro Space could become a hit on the internet, we tried to make the website as small as possible. We did not want the website to crash on bandwidth problems.
Matching the style of the retro games, the website is designed in pixel art. All elements except some product shots are GIF images in 4 colours. It's just like the early years of internet when bandwidth was scarce.
Modern arcade cabinet for home use
2008
![Retro Space thumbnail image](images/thumbs/ar_th.jpg)
Entry Europan 9 Martijn Koch and Wendy van Rosmalen
2007
![Welcome to Andenne thumbnail image](images/thumbs/ae_th.jpg)
11 Apartments for senior citizens at the Rozenpad in Heteren
2007
![I never promised you a rosegarden thumbnail image](images/thumbs/ab_th.jpg)
A design for a new metro map for Copenhagen
2006
![Little Mermaid thumbnail image](images/thumbs/at_th.jpg)
Frank en Chantal van den Eijnden asked Johan van der Berkmortel and me to design an extension to their house in Beek en Donk. It was supposed to replace a decrepit shed and to add a new veranda with a fireplace. Two L-shaped entities frame the view into the deep garden. The brick element contains the chimney and acts as a bench. The wooden part contains the new shed, a log storage and a tool shed, and continues into the ceiling of the veranda.
This assignment is done in collaboration with Johan van den Berkmortel.
Concept for a modern picture story based on Cinderella
2005
![Cinderella thumbnail image](images/thumbs/bg_th.jpg)
A digital magazine on sustainability, photography, cityscape and opinion
2005
![Wanda Wanders thumbnail image](images/thumbs/av_th.jpg)
For most tourists the city of Faro in southern Portugal is nothing more than an entrance by plane to the Algarve. Which is a pity. The biggest city of southern Portugal is probably the only one giving room to creativity. You will not see kitsch appartment blocks for Dutch and Germans, but subtile shaped private houses for the Portugese themselves. You will see images that remind of modernists like Gerrit Rietveld, Adolf Loos and Le Corbusier. You will wonder wheter MVRDV got inspiration here, or if Portugese architects checked out work of the Durch architecture firm.
Photographs of Detroit
2005
![Ghost World thumbnail image](images/thumbs/am_th.jpg)
Mixture of the Big Shadow and the Fake Lamp
2004
![Fake Wanders thumbnail image](images/thumbs/aq_th.jpg)
Hong Kong has little room to built. There is a small piece of land to build on between the water and the mountains. The only option to house the millions of citizens is to use efficient towering blocks. Some area's have a FAR (floor to ground area aspect ratio) of 5 to 10.
Brandevoort is one of the big suburban extensions according to the governmental document Vinex. Under supervision of Rob Krier, the city of Helmond tried to mimic the classic Dutch canal city for its big extension. Modern legislation on parking and the fact that a family in a suburban plan like this needs 2 cars to reach all daily facilities, resulted in weird interiors for the urban blocks. The gardens are petite, and most space is used for the cars.
Office building for the Dutch Tax Administration
2003
![Blue Envelope thumbnail image](images/thumbs/af_th.jpg)