Who we are

Meet our team

Our designers are enthusiastic, experienced and curious. And always up to date with the latest developments in our field. We love complex puzzles, working together and learning: among ourselves and with your team! Meet all members of our staff below.

Abke

Designer

Abke Geels

Abke heads our department of citizen participation. With her curiosity about what moves people, and talent for connection, she responds to spatial issues with participation, community engagement and placemaking. [email protected]

Asja

Designer

Asja Föllmi

Asja likes to dive into the complexity of a challenge. She knows exactly how to make the connection between different factors, and how to translate this into an appropriate strategy. [email protected]

Bennie

Senior designer

Bennie Meek

Bennie is our creative maker from the Design Academy. With his passion for climate adaptation, he introduced the term "gewildgroei (meaning desired spontaneous vegetation in Dutch)" into the dictionary. [email protected]

Emmy

Academy

Emmy van Thiel – de Nooy

From China to the Netherlands, from strategy to workshop, sharing knowledge and making it accessible in an appropriate form is what makes Emmy's heart beat faster. At Muzus, she leads and builds the Academ(m)y. [email protected]

Heleen

Designer

Heleen Bouma

Besides being a service designer, Heleen is also a happiness coach, so good listening is no stranger to her. With this expertise, she always knows how to give the results of her research a positive spin. [email protected]

Jelske

Designer

Jelske van de Ven

Jelske has a unique view of the bigger picture and makes connections within complex challenges and transitions. She strives not only to achieve supported results, but also to ensure sustainable integration. [email protected]

Helma

Director

Helma van den Berg

Helma is our creative spirit. A doer who takes pleasure in everything, as well as passing it on to others. She enthusiastically works on a plan for your challenge and loves to show you the endless possibilities. [email protected]

Katja

Designer

Katja van Heugten

Katja makes things happen. She takes you through the design process and engages you in conversation. She likes to listen to the people she meets on the street and in the neighborhood. [email protected]

Lotte

Lotte Salome

Lotte is not only a designer but also trained as a behavior change specialist. She always manages to take care of every detail in her projects without losing control of the schedule. [email protected]

Mies

Designer

Mies Loogman

Mies is our hero in research and strategy. With her future-oriented outlook, she is always looking for surprising solutions, to understand challenges in a different way. [email protected]

Monique

Office Manager

Monique Gidding

With Monique, the door is always open. Her positive attitude brings great joy to the office, and exudes just the right mix of calm and energy. [email protected]

Neele

Founder

Neele Kistemaker

Neele is always ready for your challenge. With her curious attitude, you can be sure that the core of the problem will be solved. At the same time, she takes care of the team so that everyone functions optimally. [email protected]

Puck

Designer

Puck Gräffner

As a designer, Puck is interested in shaping society in a more social, inclusive and sustainable way. In his projects, he always looks for a connection between people and the systems they use so that a better future can be worked on together. [email protected]

Nikki

Graphic Designer

Nikki Langkemper

Nikki thinks in color and form because images enhance a story. As a graphic designer, she ensures that projects look organized and beautiful, with a focus on clear communication.

Rachel

Rachel Rietdijk

Rachel likes to be fully informed. She is so deep into the material that she always comes up with both accurate and surprising answers. Is she facilitating your meeting? Then you can comfortably relinquish control. [email protected]

Rins

Designer

Rins Lindeman

Rins is back after being away for a while. We are happy to have him rejoin our team after a foray elsewhere in our field! He is a stable support in the execution of our projects, but above all brings a lot of fun. [email protected]

Sanne

Founder

Sanne Kistemaker

Sanne does what she promises and makes sure the social heart of Muzus keeps beating. Making an impact is her middle name, and she prefers to do this in large consortia with all sorts of creative partners. So that we can learn to live together. [email protected]

Rose

Senior designer

Roos van der Schoor

Roos is our process thinker and has a keen eye for everything. Her structured attitude ensures that nothing remains unclear and that every project runs like clockwork. [email protected]

Simone

Designer

Simone van Noord

Simone is our creative jack-of-all-trades, concept thinker, designer and maker with a fascination for people and their behavior. This go-getter doesn't stop until the story is complete. [email protected]

Wouter

Designer

Wouter Wullems

Wouter is curious about what motivates people. By combining input from the target audience with his knowledge of behavior, he shows you how design can drive change. [email protected]

Working at Muzus

Muzus works on leading projects on all major transitions in the Netherlands. Our clients include municipalities, ministries, implementing organizations, agencies and commercial parties. Due to the nature of our work, we do a lot of interviews and work with Dutch speaking clients and target groups, the vacancies are therefore only available for Dutch speakers.

 

Vacancy

Will you be joining Muzus?

Are you a Dutch speaking, experienced designer and know to put the end user first? Or are you interested in an internship or graduation opportunity at Muzus? Switch to the Dutch version of our website to view our vacancies!

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