About
Jort Nijhuis
born 25-08-1986
in Emmen, Drenthe.
lives in Utrecht (NL)
together with his girlfriend Marleen and son Polle
why become a designer?
The art of keeping an overview of the whole, while diving into details, balancing the compromises to the best suitable solution. That is what I love about designing.
specialised in concept design
That first, abstract phase of a products life; where uncertainty is high and vision the only guideline.
through making things visible
I will extract ideas from people's heads and make them visible, for everybody to respond to, in an iterative process towards a concept.
experience
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for the traditional overview
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confidential projects to follow soon
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swimming aid
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2020
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Lila SP
Lila platform concept
Lila Comfort
Lila CP
LDN concept
Hubb concept
Yepp Nexxt concept
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Sapling 2
EU car seat range
design lead juvenile category
concept designer
Leading major Thule projects
I have lead two very exiting big projects: the new framed back carrier Spaling 2 and Thule's first ever car seat range for EU.
Leading major Thule projects
1/1/17 Design lead
1/1/17 Design lead
After 3 years of hard work I was promoted to design lead for the juvenile product category. I became responsible for all design related aspects towards the clients.
Juvenile concept design
Juvenile concept design
I made sure to be the concept designer on the stroller design team, lead by Imre Jacobs, accompanied by creative engineers Fortu de Haas and Sander van Oosterum. I learned a lot from working with these guys. We formed the best team I have ever worked in; creating 5 stroller concepts in about 3 years time.
Smaller projects
Smaller projects
I have worked on many small projects as well, for clients like AXA, Gazelle, Sabic, Micro, Bosch Rexroth, and more.
prototype project
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1/4/20 Independent designer
After 6 years of devotion to Vanderveer designers, I decided I wanted to make my own projects happen.
1/4/20 Independent designer
Cargo Trailer prototype project
Cargo Trailer prototype project
PostNL found a partner in the municipality of Delft to fund the prototype of my graduation concept. I lead this project, with students from the Haagse Hogeschool, Accenda, Vanderveer designers and the TU Delft Human power team.
6/1/14 Vanderveer designer
6/1/14 Vanderveer designer
Peter van der Veer called me to check whether I wanted to become a concept designer at Vanderveer designers. I decided to accept the invitation in order to learn the ropes from some of the great designers there.
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Graduation project
Cargo Trailer concept
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International project for Pratham Delhi, India
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Travelled New Zealand and Australia
2010
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student assistent teacher in Design Sketching classes
education
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internship
Internship for GMG
Internship for GMG
GMG asked me to develop the concept from my BSc final project towards a model. They stationed me at Vanderveer designers for 5 months.
14/12/12 Graduated MSc.
14/12/12 Graduated MSc.
on a concept for the urban distribution of parcels in the last mile; for PostNL, at Vanderveer designers
Industrial Design Engineering
MSc. Integrated Product Design
Student assistant Design Sketching
Student assistant Design Sketching
Assisting the teacher during classes in Design Sketching education at the TU Delft (2009-2011)
Travel New Zealand and Australia
Travel New Zealand and Australia
Together with a good friend I set out to hike the mountain trails of NZ and the red center of Australia for 4,5 months.
International project Pratham Delhi
International project Pratham Delhi
BOP project for NGO Pratham: India's largest organisation for providing supplementary education for the underprivileged children of India
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BSc. final project for GMG
IO festival Committee, post 'bands & acts'
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06
first freelance assignments
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played over 100 gigs as a jazz drummer
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IDE
BSc. IDE
Drummer on the side
Drummer on the side
In Delft I continued to play the drums in several bands. With my Jazz quartet I played most gigs. I also recorded an EP with my pop band.
Started as freelance designer
Started as freelance designer
Since 2006 I have worked on several freelance projects throughout my time at university.
