In Person

Tinka Heinzel

Tinka is born and raised in Germany. She studied at the School of Architecture in Detmold and reached her Diploma Engineer degree in 2007. For an internship, she moved to The Netherlands and settled down in Amsterdam. Tinka started her career at Hofman Dujardin Architects, where she learned about product design and private housing.—from Villas in the woods to penthouses in lively Amsterdam. After three and a half years she continued her journey to Claessens Erdmann Architects where she started her first steps in retail design and graphic identities. Six years later, to gain even more and diverse experience, she started to work for Studio Linse as a Senior Designer. She discovered her passion for hospitality and combined it with all her commercial knowledge which is shown for example in de Restauratie, Eindhoven, Nemo Science Centre, Cafe Americain and Scheepvaartmuseum. Working with enthusiasm and passion for design without losing sight of functionality, she is turning every new challenge into a smashing concept.

Barbara de Vries

Barbara was born and raised in the south of the Netherlands. She studied in Eindhoven at the internationally renowned Design Academy, department Identity. This is where she developed her eye for aesthetics and her capability to translate each individual client's brief into a made to measure design. She started her career working at the head office of a Dutch retailer designing shop windows. This is where she gained experience in retail, styling, marketing, and graphic identities. In 2010 she started as a designer at Studio Linse, and during her 10 years with the internationally recognized firm, she became the face of the Studio. Together with Paul Linse she worked on impressive, historical and beautiful projects like the Royal Opera House, London, Rijksmuseum Café, Restaurant Rijks, de Plantage, Hotel The Dylan and Pillows Hotels. Her fascination for materials and refined approach is always translated into timeless and balanced designs.