Renny Ramakers

Art historian turned curator turned environmental trendsetter, Renny Ramakers is co-founder and creative director of Amsterdam-based design company Droog, where she initiates projects, curates exhibitions, and stretches the borders of design thinking. Named one of the ​“150 Women Who Shake the World” by Newsweek, Ramakers aims to deliver cutting edge content and unexpected perspectives in an interdisciplinary and down-to-earth way. Droog has been pioneering new directions for design since the early nineties, developing new concepts and scenarios for products, spaces, events, and communication tools. In a recent collaborative venture entitled ​“UP,” Droog is working with companies to cut down on waste by using surplus materials to create new goods.

In 2014, Ramakers initiated ​“Design+Desires”, a new program for user-centered urban planning on a human scale. Using data mapping, participatory citizen research, and design proposals, Design+Desires provides a more flexible approach to urban design, based on the real and virtual experiences of city dwellers.

With support from Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3).