STUDIO ERA / SELECTED WORK
Studio Bart Dykstra, Amsterdam 2006–2014
Archive
Museums, mobility, theatre, publishing. The range before and behind eleven years B2B in-house depth.
Approach
Seven years as a one-stop studio in Amsterdam, spanning brand, web, UX, photography, video and motion for cultural, government and technology clients. Complex briefs turned into cohesive visual and narrative systems, from museum documentation to navigation launches to performance theatre.In 2014 this range converged on one client. The projects below are the foundation the in-house B2B decade was built on.
Inside the Rijksmuseum Renovation, 2007
Rijksmuseum | 2007 | Amsterdam, NL » Commissioned for portrait photography of Rijksmuseum’s director in 2007, with subsequent documentary series during the museum’s 10 year renovation (2003-2013).
TomTom's first Annual Report after IPO
TomTom | 2006 | Amsterdam, NL » Management Board portraits, featured in TomTom’s first Annual Report after IPO. Web content and UX testing during the pre-smartphone era.
UX for Superyacht Technology
LuxperienceLab / VBH | 2012 | NL » Portfolio and UX for the superyacht technology label of Van Berge Henegouwen.
Sjef van Bommel, From Book to Screen
Sjef van Bommel | 2012 | Amsterdam » Website and book trailer — Prometheus Publishing
Hrvi, Mango film
A Designer Film for Mango | Hrvi / Harvey Bouterse | 2010 | Antwerp, BE
» Shot and produced with the designer, published on Mango’s official channel
A Collection, Held in Light
Hrvi / Harvey Bouterse | 2010 + 2013 | Antwerp, BE
» Fashion photography for the designer’s collection
E-commerce fashion retail
Fashion Retail, Shot for the Catalog | HippeKippe, MediaCT | 2009 | Netherlands
» Product photography and e-commerce visuals for online fashion retail
A Brand Built for the Stage
Ester Natzijl Projects | 2011+ | Amsterdam » Website and branding for Theatre and Dance
Motion and Broadcast
Klomp.tv | 2009-2011 | Amsterdam, NL » Cinematography and original soundtracks for the City of Amsterdam, City of Eindhoven, UNICEF and RESFest.
Quarantine Wards
Medisch Contact | 2006 | NL » Series on quarantine environments in Dutch hospitals, for the Royal Dutch Medical Association’s magazine.
Inside Dutch Advertising
Adformatie & Creatie | 2007-2014 | Amsterdam, NL » Staff photographer for the leading Dutch trade titles; portraits of founders at StrawberryFrog, 72andSunny, KesselsKramer and Tribal DDB.
2014-2026
In 2014 I chose one client and stayed a decade. Here’s why that was the harder brief.
