Interview with Marcel Eekhout

Designer Interview

12 March 2013

I am a landscape architect and fascinated bij landscapes and outdoorspace. I want people te enjoy themselves and recreate in the landscape. Thats why I chose for this profession.

Parklaan landscape architects is specialised in landscaping cultural heritage. We translate the past to the present and future.

Design is for me making outdoorspaces that function well and have a own character; 'form follows identity and function'

translate the story of essence of history into the landscape of today and tomorrow

woolandparks and nature areas in the Urban Metropool of Holland with surface measures of 200- 1000 acres.

The material depends on the concept but i like working with plantings, soil, relief, water vegitation, wood and concrete

that people feel at home when they use it, and enjoy it and when it functions well.

site specific and functioning well

make designs that last for a very long time and have a certain flexibility. C2C

I am inspired by natural landschapes but also by good designed places. I like to see modern ballet and art.

i live in the Netherlands. I am influenced a lot by cultural heritage of Europe and the watersystem of Holland.

communication and inpiration

gouvernemental organisatons, and (cooperations of) privat clients

I work in a network of specialist. The kind of specialists depends on the question we have to solve

We just designed a klimate dike for the Westerschelde near Breskens- Vlissingen. We combined technological aspects for protecting peolpe against the water of a super strom and the history of the fortification Frederik Hendrik

mail to post@parklaan.nl

Good Design Deserves Great Recognition

Nominate Your Work for the A' Design Award.

Nominate

Interview with Marcel Eekhout

Designer Interview

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?

Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

What is "design" for you?

What kinds of works do you like designing most?

What was the first thing you designed for a company?

What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

What makes a design successful?

When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?

What skills are most important for a designer?

Who are some of your clients?

Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

How can people contact you?

Good Design Deserves Great Recognition