Photo: Nowness / Stefan Heinrichs, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons²³

Gijs Bakker

Dutch jewelry designer (born 1942)

Gijs Bakker (born 20 February 1942 in Amersfoort) is a Dutch jewellery and industrial-designer, educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the Konstfackskolan in Stockholm, Sweden.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gijs Bakker (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 20, 1942.¹

About

Bakker's designs cover jewellery, home accessories and household appliances, furniture, interiors, public spaces and exhibitions. He worked and works for numerous companies amongst which are Polaroid, Artifort, HEMA, Royal VKB, and ENO Studio. Bakker is widower of the jewellery designer Emmy van Leersum.

In 1993 he founded Droog Design together with design critic and historian Renny Ramakers, a Dutch collective of designers, products and information. Together with Ramakers, he was the selector and art director of all products within Droog Design until 2009. In 2007 he and Renny Ramakers had been awarded the Benno Premsela Prize for their joint effort.

Bakker has also taught for more than 40 years at different schools, among others the Delft University of Technology and the Design Academy Eindhoven, where he worked since 1987 until 2012 (since 2000 as Head of the Masters Programme).

Together with Italian gallery owner Marijke Vallanzasca, Bakker founded the Chi ha paura...? (Italian for 'who is afraid of') foundation in 1996. With Chi ha paura...? (CHP...?) They wanted to show the international design world that a piece of jewellery is more than a decorative fashion accessory. With this CHP...? challenged the widespread fear for contemporary jewellery.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gijs Bakker, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Droog DesignFounder²²

Early life and education

1958 to 1962Gerrit Rietveld Academie^{3 4}
1962 to 1963Konstfack^{3 4}
1996European Ceramics Work Center^{3 5}

Career

Occupation: industrial designer, designer, jewelry designer, goldsmith, photographer, sculptor, fashion designer, university teacher.¹⁴

1995 to 2005Board member, Stichting Françoise van den Bosch¹³
1987 to 2003Worked at Design Academy Eindhoven^{4 6}
1985 to 1987Worked at Delft University of Technology⁶
1963 to 1965Worked at Koninklijke Van Kempen & Begeer^{4 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Castelijn⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Cor Unum^{6 7}
Date not recordedWorked at ArtEZ^{4 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Artifort⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Royal Academy of Art^{4 6}
Date not recordedFounded Challenging Jewellery⁸
Date not recordedFounded Atelier voor Sieraden⁹
Date not recordedFounded Werfkelder voor Multipliceerbare Objekten¹⁰
Date not recordedFounded Droog Design¹¹
Date not recordedFounded Chi ha paura...?¹²

Known for: Droog Design.¹⁵

Personal life

BornFeb 20, 1942, Amersfoort^{4 16}
CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands^{4 17}
SpouseEmmy van Leersum^{4 18}

Awards

2018Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^{19 20}
1988Françoise van den Bosch Prijs^{4 19}

Sources

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WikidataGijs Bakker on Wikidata
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WikipediaGijs Bakker on Wikipedia
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WikidataGijs Bakker: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Worked at Castelijn, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at Cor Unum, as reported
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Founded Challenging Jewellery, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Founded Atelier voor Sieraden, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Founded Werfkelder voor Multipliceerbare Objekten, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Founded Droog Design, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Founded Chi ha paura...?, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Board member, Stichting Françoise van den Bosch, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: notable work, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataGijs Bakker: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataGijs Bakker: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataDroog Design, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGijs Bakker photo by Nowness / Stefan Heinrichs, CC BY 3.0