I’M —
Graphic Design for Social Progress
Ilse Meulendijks founded Studio Juxta in 2017. The studio independently performs research, initiates design projects and develops commissioned work. Based in the Netherlands, Studio Juxta’s design practice shows just what the name implies: a balanced juxtapositioning of seemingly contrasting elements.
“Contrast doesn’t mean conflict; it’s my playground, it’s where I find awareness. So I combine a firm yet flexible research foundation with a more intuitive and tactile approach. My analytical way of working never loses sight of the subtle elements of perception and association. And I translate a solid knowledge of materials and techniques into results that feel instinctive and emphatic. It comes natural, I wouldn’t know how to do it any other way”.
Studio Juxta’s interests and expertise aren’t confined to a specific area of design (specialization). Current projects include; research into social and financial structures of craftsmen in Athens; Book for Sale which offers a new approach to bookmaking for artists and creatives; and the ways in which graphic design can not only create a brand identity for commercial purposes, but rather reflect the persons behind it.
Please don’t hesitate to say hi by sending me an e-mail.
I graduated:
2012 / 2017Design Academy Eindhoven
2010 / 2012Koning Willem 1 College
2012 / 2017
Design Academy Eindhoven
– Man and Leisure
2010 / 2012
Koning Willem 1 College
– Fashion and Design
And I learned a lot:
2017
Residency
2016
Internship
2011
Internship
2017
Residency
Kostas Kostopoulos | Printing House. Athens
Evangelia Biza | Bookbinding. Athens
2016
Internship
– Ersi Krouska | Architecture & Design. Athens
2011
Internship
Jan Taminiau | Fashion Designer. Amsterdam
I was published:
2018Printed Illustrations by Studio Juxta for Taxidia Magazine
2018
2017Interview Greece-Is on expats
2018
Printed Illustrations by Studio Juxta for Taxidia Magazine
2018
Illustrations for Kathimerini
2017
Interview Greece-Is on expats
And I exhibited:
2019DDW19
2019DDW19
2019Wallspace presents: Takes Stock
2018#viewmaster
2017Booklaunch and exhibition
2017Graduation Show
2019
DDW19
Driving Dutch Design, klokgebouw Eindhoven
2019
DDW19
The Small Print, NulZes Eindhoven
2019
Wallspace presents: Takes Stock
Deadlines in Progress, Wallstreet Eindhoven
2018
#viewmaster
Groupshow Short Movie Festival Psarakokalo, Athens Greece
2017
Booklaunch and exhibition
‘Dappere Mensen by Inez van Vuren’, United C Eindhoven
2017
Graduation Show
Design Academy Eindhoven
Studio Juxta
Ilse Meulendijks
info@studiojuxta.com
0031610534888
Nul Zes
NRE-terrein
Gasfabriek 3A
5613 CP Eindhoven
The Netherlands