Studio Wiebe Boonstra

Wiebe Boonstra born 18-07-1968, Drachten, The Netherlands.
Works and lives in Amsterdam.

Study
Academie van Industriële Vormgeving Eindhoven, 1991- 1997.

Co- founder of DUMOFFICE from July 1997 till December 2003.

Founder of Studio Wiebe Boonstra from January 2004 till present.

Commissioners
Premsela Stichting voor Nederlandse vormgeving, Ruckstuhl Ag, Philip Optic group, Premsela,
O2, ZwitserLeven, FDC financial planning and consultancy, Veritate, Mailmedia, Moooi,
Abet Laminati, Postbank, TMF, T-Mobile, CocaCola, and private commissioners and more...

Supervising
Muziekgebouw aan het IJ Amsterdam for Kunstenaars en Co, Amsterdam, 2007
HKU, board of commissionars, graduation 2006

Awards and purchases
Baby Unkle, purchased by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2003
Whoosh, purchased by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 2003
Whoosh, purchased by the Museum of Decorative Art, Kopenhagen, 2002
Unkle, selected for the Rotterdam Design Award, 2001
Table d'ôte, purchased by the Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg november 2001
Surve, Rote Punkt, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, 2000
Selected for Design Report Award, SaloneSatellite, 2000
Nachwüchsdesigner 2000, Architectur und Wohnen, 2000
Kho-Lliang Ie, Encouragement Award, 1999
Trak, purchased by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1999
Daytona, selected for the Rotterdam Design Award, 1999
KS-chair, purchased by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, 1999
Trak, purchased by the Museum of Modern Art San Fransisco, 1998
Silverscreen, purchased by the Museum of Modern Art San Fransisco, 1998
Winner Pollmachine "Day of Architecture", Municipality of Eindhoven 1997
Trak, selected for the Rotterdam Design Award,1997
Dutch Furniture Awards, Stijlprijs, 1995

Presentations and exhibitions
Designhouse Eindhoven, Eindhoven, 2008
No windmills, cheese or Tulips, Tokyo Designweek, Tokyo 2007
Scenes en sporen, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, May 2007
Lift off, Buro van der Hurk Eindhoven, October 2006
Nest, stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, February 2005
Insight Amsterdam, Vertigo, October 2005
Salone del Mobile, Milan, Moooi April 2004
Via Milano, Woonbeurs RAI, Amsterdam, October 2003
Yski, Eindhoven, October 2003 - January 2004
100% Design, Las Palmas, Rotterdam, June 2003
Digital Print by Abet Laminati, Triennale, Milan, April 2003
Woonbeurs, Amsterdam RAI, October 2002
Via Milano, Sociëteit Baby, Amsterdam, June 2002
L'elac, L'espace lausannois d'art contemporain, Lausanne, June 2002
Prototypes, NBKS, Breda, June 2002
Milan in a Van, Victoria Albert Museum, London, May 2002
Prototypes, Unkle, Museum Waterland, Purmerend, April 2002
Whoosh launch, Bar Basso Milan, Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 2002
Art-Bobblbee, Aids Foundation/Man, Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam, November 2001
Kunst aan tafel, Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg, November 2001
Designers Present, Eindhoven, October 2001
Re: discover, Felissimo Design House, New York, May 2001
Via Milano, Soci'teit Baby, Amsterdam, May 2001
Unkle launch, Bar Basso Milan, Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 2001
Rotterdam Design Prijs, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Unkle, February 2001
Drive In, An international design project, Cologne, January 2001
Framelounge, Interieur 2000, Kortrijk, September 2000
Dutch Individuals, SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 2000
Waschtag, An international design project, Cologne, January 2000
Essentials de Luxe, Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, September 1999
Milaan in Rotterdam, Galerie Vivid, July 1999
AEX, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, April 1999
Dutch Individuals, Spazio Consolo, Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 1999
Rotterdam Design Prijs, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, February 1999
Dumoffice/Fransje Killaars, Galerie Ron Mandos, Rotterdam, January 1999
Dutch Individuals, Interieur 98, Kortrijk, September 1998
Do Normal, San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art, July 1998
Dutch Individuals, Designers Block,100%Design, London, September 1998
Dutch Individuals, Atelier Mendini,Salone del Mobile, Milan, April 1998
Rotterdam Design Prijs, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, February 1997

Publications
Elle tuinen, The Netherlands 2007, Bird is Free
Elle Wonen, The Netherlands 2006, Bird is Free
Items, The Netherlands 2007, Superblock
Wallpaper, England 2006 Bird is Free
Elle Wonen, The Netherlands 2006, Bird is Free
Elsevier, The Netherlands, 2006 Bird is Free
Frame, The Netherlands, 2006 Car culture
Ottagono 159 Italy 2003 Dump
Wallpaper 56 England 2003 Unkle
Material World The Netherlands 2003 Abet Laminati
Digital Print Italy 2003 Abet Laminati
De Telegraaf The Netherlands 15-05-2002 Unkle
de Architect The Netherlands 01-05-2002 De Populier
Frame The Netherlands 01-03-2002 Car Culture / 10 page visual essay
Instyle News Magazine Japan 01-02-2002 Emmakerk
Textiel Plus The Netherlands 01-12-2001 Table d'hote
Tableau Fine Arts Magazine The Netherlands 01-12-2001 Table d'hote
Elle Wonen The Netherlands 01-11-2001 Table d'hote
Designing the 21st Century England 01-10-2001 Dumoffice
International Design Yearbook 2001 Germany 01-09-2001 Whoosh / Surve
Trouw The Netherlands 28-04-2001 Unkle
Parool The Netherlands 28-04-2001 Unkle
Volkskrant The Netherlands 27-04-2001 De ideale stoel / Unkle
NRC Handelsblad The Netherlands 19-10-2000 Bike&Stal
Surface United States 01-10-2000 Unkle
Weekend Knack Belgium 01-10-2000 Interieur 2000 / Framelounge
Man The Netherlands 01-10-2000 Dumoffice
Design Diffusion News Italy 01-09-2000 Beyond Design / Whoosh
Perscentrum Wonen The Netherlands 01-09-2000 Styling boek 2001 / Whoosh, Stacker
de Architect The Netherlands 01-07-2000 Trendy NL-lounge / Unkle, Whoosh
Domus Italy 01-07-2000 Freezing the moment / Whoosh
Items The Netherlands 01-07-2000 Technologie en emotie / Unkle
Items The Netherlands 01-07-2000 Dumoffice richt studiehuis in
Elle Deco Japan 01-06-2000 Dumoffice / Milan Salone 2000
Veronica TV The Netherlands 04-05-2000 TV-woonmagazine Milaan 2000
Project & Interieur The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Bloed, zweet en boeken
de Architect The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Meubelbeurs Milaan 2000 / Unkle
Schooldomein The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Het studiehuis anders
Architectur&Wohnen Germany 01-05-2000 Netzwerk/Dumoffice
Frame The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Edotors Choice Cologne
Man The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Nieuw licht
Elle The Netherlands 01-05-2000 Japanse Mix / Slide
Vrij Nederland The Netherlands 22-04-2000 Een bloedrood studiehuis / Populier
Design Report Germany 01-03-2000 Waschtag / Whoosh
Items The Netherlands 01-03-2000 Internationale Meubelbeurs Keulen
Residence The Netherlands 01-03-2000 Nederlands licht in bange dagen
Eigen Huis The Netherlands 01-03-2000 De Hollandse Keuken