Gentle Brutalist.

Functional art .
Dysfunctional design.

JAN PAUL’s work crosses over boundaries between design and art . Each new piece adds to, and is part of the story. Conceptual, autonomous, and experimental. No boxes, borders or demands.

“I want to create without concessions and fully explore and crystallize the ideas I have.
Reoccurring themes and directions of thought are the beauty of multiplicity, the marvel hidden in everyday objects, reinterpretation of icons ,exploring the boundaries of new materials, creating the new from the existing.“

The collection consists of limited editions and one-of-a-kind objects. Organically growing and carefully curated. The small and exclusive collection is produced in the Netherlands.
All work is directly for sale through the website and through selected platforms galleries and artfairs.

BIO / TIMELINE
(Jan-Paul Meulendijks, Netherlands 1972)

1998-2010>
Started his independent design studio after graduating at the academy of productdesign. Designer of furniture ,lightning, and other interior products for various international clients. Commercial and private commisions. Designs are made from concept till production-ready technical drawings, and in some cases: end-products. His work is worldwide published, distributed and exhibited.
Some designs are awarded, others part of a museum-collection.
J.P. also designs, develops, produces, and distributes his own design label “nu-collection”. J.P.Meulendijks design studio  > http://www.n-u.nl
Clients include:
NEXT home collection/ Van Esch / DARK / Karlsson-clocks / PT-home / IKI-beer / club Vasquesz / Nextime / Jansen+co / Duo-design / LS-works / Melaja /Innermost / Kikkerland / Umbra / WK-Wu / Interior-tools / Mobach / B&W-clocks/ W&M-clocks/ Leitmotiv /+ various private clients.

2010-2017>
Besides designing for international clients, more time is put in his personal label.The focus is put on environment, ecological design and sustainability. After a long research: a new biodegradable material was developed: “ECOLOTEK “. Together with new designs and a new mission: this resulted in a new label : PLANKTON”

2017-now >
J.P.Meulendijks designs under a new ( his original) name: JAN PAUL . Focusing more on limited editions and unique art / functional art. Using his technical and designer background to create and eclectic collection.
Some designs of the PLANKTON label are curated, re-imagened and brought to the JAN PAUL label.  > http://www.janpaul.design

below: a selection of earlier designs for various clients.