Desiree Kerklaan is a designer in art exhibitions, interior architecture projects, furniture and graphics.
Besides her work at her own studio in Rotterdam, she works as a research architect at SteenhuisMeurs and is board member of Gallery and Store Blaak10 at the WittedeWithstraat. She teaches ‘concept thinking’ and ‘presentation is everything’ as a guest speaker at academies.
Kerklaan graduated as BDes interior architect at Willem de Kooning Academy and at the China Academy of Art. She was involved in collobarated projects with the Tongjy University in Shanghai. During her studies she won the Satellite Design Award, and her graduation assignment was nominated for the Drempelprijs voor design.
Education
Interior architecture BA, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam [4 year period in 3 years]
Spatial Design China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Graphic design, Grafisch Lyceum, Amsterdam
Highschool U.S.A.
