PERSONALIA
Name: Gijs Kast Huijgen
Birth: 30-12-1983
Nationality: Dutch
Telephone: +31 (0)614036833
Email: gijskast@gmail.com
Website: www.gijskast.com

EDUCATION
2004 – 2008 – Design Academy Eindhoven – Man & Communication dept. – graduated
2007 – Internship Studio Boot – ‘s Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands)
2007 – Internship Pixelpunk – Biel Bienne (Switserland)

AWARD
2010 – German Design Award – nominee
2009 – Dutch Design Award – best illustration

EXHIBITION
2012 – Buiten de lijnen 02 – De Fabriek Eindhoven – link
2012 – AAF – Galerie Tydeman - link - Brussels – link 
2012 - What’s Up – Pakhuis de Zwijger – Amsterdam - link link

2011 – Black & White are not colors – Ship of Fools – The Hague – link
2011 – Vakmanschap & Klinknagels – Ketelhuis – Eindhoven – link
2011 – We make carpets – Dutch Design Week – Eindhoven – link
2011 – Pazartesi Konuşmaları – Monday Talks – PiST – İstanbul – link

2010 – Objects in the rearview mirror… – Dutch Design Week – Eindhoven
2010 – Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus – The Hague – link
2010 – Shanghai International Creative Industry Week – Shanghai
2010 – The Misprints – hAI Gallery – Breda – link
2010 – Recht voor zijn raap – Centraal Museum Utrecht – link
2010 - Illustratie Biënnale – Toneelschuur – Haarlem – link
2010 – Best of Dutch Design – Red Dot Museum – Essen – link
2010 – SHOW – your:own – Amsterdam
2010 – The Dutch Corner – Cologne Furniture Fair – Cologne

2009 – Race – Gallery Project – Ann Arbor (Michigan USA)
2009 – Artlab – Pakhuis Afrika – Amsterdam
2009 - Eindhoven**prints prints**New York – Manhattan graphics center – New York
2009 – Bookbox – Lucha Libre – Amsterdam
2009 – Maandexpo – Studio K – Amsterdam

2008 – Graduation Galleries – Design Academy – Eindhoven
2008 – Talent – Designhuis – Eindhoven
2008 - Still – Hotel van de Velde – Brussels
2008 - Still – Spazio Rosanna Orlandi – Salone del Mobile – Milano
2008 – Superstore 05 – RAI – Amsterdam

PUBLICATION
2012 – Eindhovens Dagblad – Een feestje in krijt en potlood – link
2012 – Kuvva – set of wallpapers – link

2011 – Fontanel – Gijs Kast in İstanbul – link

2010 – Protein – Journal – Issue #2 – link – (page 6)
2010 – De Groene Amsterdammer – Gek op wallen en rimpels – link
2010 – Creatie – De schoonheid van Gijs Kast – link
2010 – Let It Rain – the SHOW must go on – link
2010 – Blend Magazine – new talent – link
2010 – Nalden – link

2009 – Volkskrant – Heiligen der laatste dagen – link
2009 – Dutch Design Yearbook – NAi Publishers – link
2009 – Blend Magazine – incomming – link
2009 – Vice Magazine – The Fiction Issue – link
2009 – Fontanel – Specials Böhnhase – link
2009 – Modart – Book Club – link
2009 – Eigenhuis & Interieur – Annie

2008 – Eindhovens Dagblad – Beunhaaseconomie in een prachtwijk – link
2008 – Bohnhase, De Zwarte Gids – Self released

AGENCY
Unit - Amsterdam based agency
contact lieke@unit.nl for inquiries

CLIENTS
De Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland, Het Parool, Hollands Diep, Effenaar, Philips, ESPN, Vice, PSY, Dekmantel,
DJ Broadcast, IS Magazine, Trudo, Wink, Mugmetdegoudentand, Start Foundation