--------------------------------------------------------------- LAB van Abbema name--------------------------------------------------------------- Jelte van Abbema gender--------------------------------------------------------------- man date of birth--------------------------------------------------------------- 19|12|1982nationality--------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch mail--------------------------------------------------------------- jelte@vanabbema.net phone--------------------------------------------------------------- +31 640 780 800 about--------------------------------------------------------------- Jelte van Abbema was born in 1982 in Voorburg, the Netherlands. He grew up in the Dutch town of Wageningen, which is known for the life sciences and peacemaking. As a young gardener, he learned about the strangeness and beauty of nature, and with this he found the tools necessary to grow. Upon graduating high school in 2000, he began his studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven in Man & Communication. In June 2006, he graduated cum laude. His work was nominated for the René Smeets and Melkweg Design Awards and received the Willie Wortel Award for invention. In 2007, he founded Lab van Abbema to investigate how design, science and technology can combine to shape a new landscape that reflects the contemporary nature of our world. His ongoing search for making the unfamiliar familiar has resulted in numerous collaborations, and his work has been exhibited and published internationally. education--------------------------------------------------------------- 2001-2006 The Design Academy, Man & Communication “cum laude” 1999-2000Artez Arnhem, Institute of the Arts 1996-2000 Pantarijn Wageningen, HAVO employment--------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 Kossmann.dejong, exhibition architecture 2005FKKC Design Studio, multimedia design 2005 Studio Anthon Beeke, internship 1997-2001Gardener lectures--------------------------------------------------------------- 24|04|2009 Theater Adhoc, Frascati, Amsterdam, NL 09|12|2007Super Dutch, Dinamismi Museali, Soveria Mannelli, IT 17|05|2007 Caltech, biological imaging center, Pasadena, CA, US 05|04|2007Technical University, Dorkbot, Eindhoven, NL 10|01|2007 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam,