Studio Boot
88 // Edwin Vollebergh and Petra Janssen are the designers behind Netherlands-based Studio Boot, founded in 1991 in the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch, where Edwin and Petra both studied at the Royal School of Arts. Before opening the studio, they were teachers at the Design Academy Eindhoven for twelve years. Clients have included the Dutch postal service, Nike and a collaboration with ixxi to create designs for their unique walldecoration system featuring cards. Studio Boot are influenced by travel, food, nature, football and public spaces in cities. In the future they are planning a range of hand-knotted carpets, and will continue to expand their own brand. Their dream commission would be to design for a football club, creating their logo, kit, programmes, etc., and to design Euro banknotes and coins. Edwin and Petra released their own book of patterns in 2013, published in the Netherlands by Snor.
Design Heroes: Lidewij Edelkoort, Robert Crumb, Niklaus Troxler
Loco Yellow and Loco Pink
In 2009, a company called ixxi designed a unique system in which separate cards were linked with plastic crosses, suitable for wall decorations and room dividers. Studio Boot were commissioned to design a range of these modular tiles, which are made from synthetic paper.
Loco Color
Studio Boot divided their ‘Loco Color’ collection of tiles into four coloured triangles, meaning that endless arrangements of geometric designs can be created.
Loco Yellow and Loco Pink
For their ‘Loco’ collection, Studio Boot divided each tile into two triangles. Printed both sides, the tiles can be combined into more than 32,000 different visual patterns.
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Design: Studio Boot (Edwin Vollebergh and Petra Janssen) for ixxi, ixxidesign.com Photography: Marije Kuiper