StanCoendersMaaktRuimte

Initially a designer, in 1993 I was asked to work as therapist. From 1994 till 2015 I worked partly as therapist, partly as a designer and with art, parallel to my work with therapeutic modalities. From 2023 on I included Philosophy to search for the fundamental thoughts behind therapeutical work and systemic work.

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StanCoenders Maakt Ruimte StanCoenders Creates Space

1994 - 2007

Based in Rotterdam, Design - mostly Informationcenters for infrastructural projects in the Netherlands - stage design for theatre - exhibition design - interiors for companies

Trained in Interior Desin in the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam I located my office in Rotterdam. I

The projects were attractive to me because of the complexity that comes with the creation of concepts and designs for mixed audiences who visit individually or group wise information centers for large infra structural projects.

MeetingInZdonov - informal creative lab in rural Bohemia

2005 - 2015

In 2005 I bought a ruined farm in Bohemia, close to the famous Adrspach climbing area, and renovated it with people from the tiny village of Zdonov. In 2007 MeetingInZdonov hosted its first international art event, Challenge a Space and offered room to hundreds of artists and many workshops in many disciplines.

Foundation WaddenArt - Art in the rural Dutch, German, Danish Wadden

2006 - 2013

Foundation WaddenArt is an offspring from the revitalization of an old brickfactory in the North of the Netherlands. Foundation WaddenArt realized two events in Denmark and one in the Netherlands; basically "focusing on the place art and artists have in a rural conservative area", challenging both artists and audiences.

2008 - Footprints along a Coastline (Denmark)

2010 - Any Questions? (Denmark)

2010 - 2013 - Hardtslag (Netherlands)