31/12/2025
Looking back on 2025, it has been a remarkable year filled with meaningful collaborations and strong, rewarding projects.
My ambition clearly lies in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. That is where I thrive and where I do my best work. Working alongside other creative partners to achieve the strongest possible, widely supported outcomes for our clients in retail and textile development. Co-creating, building, and realizing ideas together, and then closing them properly, with a clear roadmap for the next phase or season.
One highlight was curating an ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ and hosting ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐
๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐, in close collaboration with the highly driven CTD organization and ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐.
We also completed a ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ง๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐, in cooperation with the Dutch consulates in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong. The aim was to explore opportunities for collaboration between the Netherlands and China in production innovation, new materials, and recycling. It was an intellectually rich journey that delivered valuable and sometimes unexpected insights.
For over a year, I had the pleasure of working closely with ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ as a true co-pilot, alongside the consistently curious and ambitious ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น, and many others.
A year defined by shared curiosity, trust, and the belief that real progress only happens when you build it together.
