Nynke Tynagel

Name and surname? Nynke Tynagel
Nickname/stage name? Nynke Tynagel
Nationality? Dutch
Place of birth? Bergeyk, The Netherlands
Place of living: Geulle, The Netherlands
Age? 45 (1977)
In couple or single: Couple
Children: No
Your studies? Design Academy Eindhoven

A brief introduction of yourself as a Designer/Crafter/Artist: Nynke Tynagel is a Dutch artist based in the south of The Netherlands. Born in a village known for its modernist design and architecture, to parents who were both graduates of the renowned Eindhoven Design Academy it was no surprise when she followed in their footsteps to study graphic art at the same institution. After graduating Nynke became joint owner of the art and design collective Studio Job, ranked as one of the world’s most influential players within their field. Studio Job crafted a body of work that drew upon classical, popular, contemporary design and visual art creating a bridge between object and product by merging monumental design and graphic artwork, redefining the space between. After more than 20 years creating Studio Job’s graphic work she is now an autonomous artist. Nynke’s bold expressive and iconographic imagery, both heraldic and pop cartoonish, projects a strong narrative quality. Her visual fields are tightly conceived, carefully placed and contextualised into intense but harmonious compositions, presented in a range of crafts including stained-glass, ceramics, hand-painting, textile, marquetry, alongside laser and printing techniques. The highly ornamented artwork often contains a dark and satirical content, a brave confrontation with the current attitudes and condition of the modern world. Nynke Tynagel has collaborated with many brands including, Qeeboo, Object Embassy, Buro Berger, Studio Piet Boon, byDesign, Fatboy, Yo2, BYBORRE, The Reefline, and most recently created a collection of textiles for Revised. Her work has been exhibited and collected by numerous museums, including MOMA, Museum Voorlinden, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Centraal Museum and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Artistic specialization: Graphic artist
At what age did you start being a Designer/Crafter/Artist: Since childhood
How do you begin one of your works? With a blank canvas
Does any other people help you to create your works or do you do everything by yourself? I have no employees at the moment. I share my thoughts and ideas with my boyfriend. We complement each other very well.
How do you choose the name of your works? While discussing (and joking about) the design process a name arises.
In your projects, what does your Design dialogue with? E.G. painting, sculpture, graphic design, digital… All of them.
How would you place your works in a set house/ office/ hotel? I don’t imagine my work in a certain situation. It’s mostly more like an autonomous work.
Are any of your works at your home? Lots

If you had the opportunity to place one of your pieces in a public or private place/ home/ location, where would you place it? Right under the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy
What is the most beautiful home you have ever seen? Cesar Manrique’s Volcano House on Lanzarote, Spain and Claude Monet’s house in Giverny, France
A work of another Designer that you would have like to do? William Morris Wallpaper
A Designer that you would like to be the creator of one of your pieces? Oona Brangam-Snell
If you weren’t a Designer, what would your work be? Ballet dancer, violinist

What Designer (even from the past) would you be keen to know? Alexander Girard
The anecdote with Rossana that you will never forget? We didn’t really spend much time together but I think we don’t need much words to appreciate each others work a lot
Your favourite city? Amsterdam
A trip that you would like to take? Round trip Scandinavia
A trip you never wanted to take? Never regret a trip but always extremely happy to get back home and be back to work
The question no one has ever asked you, but you wish someone would ask you? Do you want to design a car?