Kools

About Kools

As a Dutch designer, educator, and founder, I am deeply committed to harnessing the…

Experience

1. Creative Re-director & Founder

   Geoship

   Oct 2016 — Present · Nevada City, CA, US

   Geoship is on a mission to develop a new homebuilding technology that allows Natural Homes to become accessible to all. Radical reduction of embodied and operational carbon, resilient to fire, hurricanes, and mold, 100% non-toxic, and we can make these homes affordable. There is much more to our Earthshot to make the best home on earth the most affordable, and if you are curious to learn more, visit our website at https://geoship.is.Some of Geoship’s highlights- Climate tech housing solution, over 90% reduced carbon footprint- Affordable housing solution, over 50% reduced cost- Highly differentiated low-cost product for a $6.7T dollar market- Installed the world’s first ceramic geodesic dome-$40M customer pipeline with deposits,$2.4B without deposits-$2M+ raised to date, with community investors- Evolving capitalism through Multi-Stakeholder Steward Ownership

Education

• Royal College of Art

  MA, Design Products

  2005 — 2007

• ArtEZ University of the Arts

  BA (First Class), Product Design

  2001 — 2005

• Gafisch Lyceum Eindoven

  Diploma, Grafisch Ontwerpen

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Indesign
• Creative Strategy
• Illustrator
• Business Strategy
• Creative Direction
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Graphics
• Art Direction
• Visual Communication
• Community Design
• User Interface Design
• Experience Design
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Design Strategy
• Photography
• Art
• Concept Design
• Illustration
• User-Centered Design
• Photoshop
• Concept Generation
• Graphic Design
• Systems Analysis
• Concept Development
• Teaching
• Design Research
• Educational Design
• Strategy
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Research
• Service Design
• Design Thinking
• Strategic Design