Interior architect based in London. Formerly Shanghai and Amsterdam.
Creating spatial designs for private houses and commercial buildings.
Interior design,
Furniture & light design,
Exhibition design.
He is registered in the Architects Register.
Studio Van Doorn bases its power on communication, creativity and crafts. Sound interiors and design with a twist come from listening to and cooperating with clients. During 15 years of experience Van Doorn roots his design process in research and recycling. Love for craft and family business are at the core of his work. Old becomes new on his journey to find innovative solutions. In his childhood Rene van Doorn designed floating hotels, wondrous castles in the air of amazement and happiness. Van Doorns mature designs still retain playfulness and hope for a better world. Designers: René van Doorn and team Van Doorn is a multifunctional, versatile interior architect and Dutch designer. He works as studio van Doorn for both private and corporate clients on interior assignments with his team.
Rene designs his own furniture, accessories and entire interiors. He was also a freelance trend watcher for various lifestyle magazines, he advises design furniture stores and takes care of styling at photo shoots or exhibitions. You can ask him for a overview of the projects, exhibitions, publications and TV.
Van Doorn graduated in 1999 from the Utrecht School of the Arts with a specialisation in architectural design and furniture design.
Projects
- Media Monks office design LondonMedia Monks needed a new office in London. This Global creative production company had a list of requirements but they need also some quirky interior design. There is a custom made gin bar in the social area and also some recycled Streetlight, the lights can switch color. And of course more Dutch design. Media Monks created even a interactive room. That all in a modern office in that used to be an old Victorian warehouse in London.
- Bugaboo office and showroom Shanghai.China Office design for Bugaboo Shanghai. Fitting plan, meeting room, conference room, custom wallpaper, custom whiteboard wall, custom light, custom table, custom cabinets, metal window screen. So happy with the result and the collaboration. “Rene designed and helped fix our Bugaboo office here in Shanghai. In this process, Rene proved to be conceptually creative, professional, passionate, pragmatic, flexible and, most importantly, fun to work with. I would highly recommend Rene to anyone inte
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Work history
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Interior ArchitectStudio van Doorn Interior and design
London, United KingdomFreelance
2020 Appartement, private residence, Amsterdam
2019 Offie design Media Monks, London
2019 Office NTS group, teamwork inviting hightech workspace, Shanghai
2018 Lake house, private residence, Suzhou
2018 Office Bugaboo, Shanghai
2018 Office Royal Flora Holland, Shanghai
2018 Prototyping industrial design candle holder, China
2017 Concept office Poly Concept, Shanghai
2017 Office Netraco, Shanghai
2017 Office Marco Klein, Shanghai
2017 Turn key project office Airswift, Shanghai
2017 Prototyping chair, China
2016 The Parrot - cocktail, bar, dancing, Shanghai
2016 Concept and design afternoon tea set El Willy, Shanghai
2016 Design collection of ZaCup, a chain of stores/restaurants, China.
2015 Expat interior and furniture, China
2015 Expat furniture, China
2015 Expat interior and furniture, China
Education
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Interior Architecture and DesignHKU University of the art Utrecht
- Utrecht, Netherlands
Has been enrolled in the Dutch Architects Register as Interieurarchitect (Interior Architect)
René is in the possession of the diploma, stating that he has successfully completed the final examination in Beeldende kunst en vormgeving (Visual Arts and Design), specialization architectural design issued by the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design of Utrecht on the 23rd August 1999.