Sarah Tomassen-Jansen & Evelien Valk

                           FRIS Ontwerpen is a Dutch design company founded in 2009 by Sarah and Evelien. In 2007, after 
                           graduating from the Design Academy in Eindhoven, they realized that their individual skills 
                           complemented each other. Working as a duo at FRIS Ontwerpen, they combine their individual 
                           approaches to product design to create characteristic and happy products.



                           Eva Gonggrijp & Laetitia de Veth

                           Eva graduated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague in 1990. She is an artist who
                           makes use of print-making techniques, new media and photography. She also works as a free-lance
                           web designer / copy-writer.
                           Laetitia studied at the Gerrit Rietveld academie in Amsterdam and is an artist, printmaker and
                           proffesional henna-designer. She studied with worlds most famous henna-artists and became her
                           certificates. She also intergrates hennaprints in artworks of other artists.
                           For Puhlmann this duo worked together to design the Lola & Layla gloves

                          Rinske Molenschot – Tilburg 1973

                          Rinske got her Master degree in Social-Cultural Sciences at VU University Amsterdam. Puppy-Bag
                          was founded by Rinske in 2008. Puppy-Bag's functional product design was born from Rinske's ambition
                          to create a bib that would be truly practical as well as a joy for the eye, reflecting Rinske's signature
                          colour palette. The Puppy-Bag is now part of The ZOO collection.



                           Egbert-Jan Lam - Alkmaar 1971

                           Graduated in building-engineering in Alkmaar (1994) and in design at the Design academy in
                           1999. Egbert-Jan participated in several international design exhibitions f.e. Droog design and
                           The design academy. His studio, buroJET designs and developes concepts and products for own labels
                           as well for as national and international contractors and manufacturers. For Puhlmann and The ZOO
                           he desigend the Bookend-Filemaker and -Bunny  


                           Jorine Oosterhoff - The Hague 1981

                          JORINE was founded in 2005 by Jorine Oosterhoff after graduating at the academy of Arts and Design
                          Arnhem (The Netherlands). With her fascination for ceramics, stories, characters and animation
                          Jorine’s products become stories on their own. Working mainly in ceramics for The ZOO she designed
                          the Dear Deer and family coat hangers in polystone and the Birdclip range. She started Freaks United in
                          2006: a cooperation with Egbert-Jan Lam (graduated in 2000 at the Design Academy Eindhoven
                          Freaks United  works for several international companies designing tableware, cutlery, glassware and
                          interior products. www.jorineoosterhoff.nl   www.freaksunited.nl  


                           Matijs Korpershoek - Leeuwarden 1969

                           Matijs graduated Cum Laude under Gijs Bakker (founder Droog Design) at the Design Academy
                           Eindhoven. His two final-year projects (1996) - a 'Magnetic Case' and promotional articles - received the
                           Dutch Furniture Award and the Talent Trophy at the Annual Advertising Awards (Netherlands Art
                           Directors' Club). His 'Magnetic Case' has entered the permanent collection of the Centraal Museum
                           Utrecht and Matijs Korpershoek was nominated for the Rotterdam Design Prize in 1998 and won several
                           more awards. He has been designing for Droog Design since 1996. For Cabanaz Matijs designed the
                           King & Queen set.


                           Paul Baars

                           Paul Baars has a small-scale, full-service design studio. His goal is to create originaI, functional
                           and successful identities and objects in collaboration with clients. His team of enthusiastic, involved
                           people ensure great professionalism, going to the extreme and always striving for perfection.
                           Paul Baars products are sold in galleries and museum shops. Over 700 different postcards have been
                           issued in large editions through Art Unlimited publishers. Puhlmann distributes his Vase-2 vase.


                           Liesbeth Conen - Maasbree 1976

                           Stylist and fashion designer Liesbeth Conen is co-founder of
                           Firma Kijkhuis, an interior styling office for real property promotion.
                           For Capventure Liesbeth is head of the jury during the "Nationale Etalagewedstrijd".



                           BoxtelBuijs

                           Ruben van Boxtel and Reinier Buijs, two Dutch designers who graduated succesfully
                           at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1999. Since 2003 they joined forces and founded
                           BoxtelBuijs (BoxtelBuijs.nl) with its specialisation in interior product design.
                           BoxtelBuijs celebrated a worldwide succes with the "Peekaboo" wallclock series for children.
                           For Puhlmann they designed the "Hanger" and the "Hands".

                      Odette Muijsers - Venlo 1973

                           Odette gratuated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 1997. Since then she has worked
                           and lived in Amsterdam as a painter and illustrator. Besides working as an artist she also
                           desings bags, rugs and other textile objects. She has had exibitions in the Netherlands,
                           Germany, Japan and New Zealand. For Capventure Odette made several illustration paintings
                           and drawings to express the identity of our Puhlmann brand.


                           Tom van der Leij - Amsterdam 1975

                           After his graduation at the School for Journalism in Utrecht, Tom has
                           specialised his profession into press-photography. As a freelance photographer
                           he travels around the world for travel- and lifestyle magazines. For more
                           information, visit his site: www.fototom.nl Tom made pictures for several
                           prints on Puhlmann items, like the Milk-Bar-series.


                           Rosanne Verstappen - Arnhem 1967

                           Rosanne has a stylist-studio in the centre of Arnhem (saltstudio.nl). She
                           makes productions for a variety of magazines like Elle Eten, Elle, Eigen
                           Huis & Interieur, Red en Elsevier, and works for several photostudio's.
                           For Capventure Rosanne has done several styling assignments.


                           Maarten Scheffer - Zevenaar 1967

                           Maarten studied industrial design at Delft University and at the Design Academy in Eindhoven.
                           He founded his own design studio in 1996. Studio Som (jebenteenkei.com) is specialized in clever
                           mass products for industry and consumers. Always innovative, always special, always to the point,
                           always on time. Studio Som works for many (inter-)national compagnies and won several contests and
                           prizes. Maarten teaches design at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Maarten designed the
                           100% Aqua Pura Decanter-set for Puhlmann.


                           Lotte van Tongeren - Nijkerk 1982

                          As a designer Lotte is specialised in fashion-accessories. During her study
                          at the Academy of Arts and Design Arnhem (The Netherlands) she worked
                          for fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe (Orson, Bodil) and Francisco van
                          Benthum (Wolf). At this moment for Diesel, Italy.
                          For Puhlmann she designed the Delotte Coathanger.


                          Benito de Beer - Tilburg 1965

                          Benito studied at the vocational school for Gold and Silversmith and graduated in 1998 at the Design
                          Academy Eindhoven. Benito started as a freelancer and worked with several companies as a product
                          designer, stylist and graphic designer. Nowadays he specialized himself mainly as a freelance graphic
                          designer and advisor in the visual communication area. He loves designing small and distinguished
                          products. Benito designed together with Liesbeth Kaag the denimspike cufflinks for Puhlmann.


                          Liesbeth Kaag - Middelbeers 1973

                          Liesbeth graduated in 1998 from the Design Academy Eindhoven. She worked with several companies
                          (Esprit, Auping, Ahrend, Innofa) as a textile product designer, as a bag designer and a pattern designer.
                          In 2006 she started her bag label www.lilabags.com. Her bags show a strong femininity, a mutual love
                          for refinement and a special mix of colours and materials. For Puhlmann Liesbeth designed together
                          with Benito the denimspike cufflinks.


                          Remco van der Leij - Amsterdam 1972

                          Remco studied industrial design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and Collage for
                          Design and Communication in London. As co-founder and creative director of Capventure
                          he is responsable for the Puhlmann, the ZOO,  Cabanaz and Zuperzozial collections.