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, The Netherlands,
and his two designs for the contemporary jewelry-label ChiHaPAura?? has both entered the collection of Museum of Contemporary Arts, Den Bosch, The Netherlands.
Matijs joined the Famous DroogDesign label in 1996, the glory years of Droog Design. He did some great projects with Droog, e.g., the exhibition 010101 in MOMA San Francisco, USA. One of Matijs’s favorite design-related side job is Computer generated imagery (CGI). Which is in high demand.
Humor and modesty are keywords for his character.
Matijs has a great eye for the smallest detail without losing sight of the big picture. He loves to tackle problems and helps you gain a clear view.