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NEW DATES!!! Tufting Workshop Rotterdam by Studio MAKY, Sep, Oct and Nov

New dates for our tufting workshop in Sep, Oct and Nov! Also some great tufting results what our participants made…

Badkat 2024, Groninger Museum

At the invitation of the Groninger Museum, because of the Children’s Biennale 2024 (Kinderbiennale 2024), we have painted a new…

Music in the Neighborhood (Muziek in de Buurt)

Nederlands Insituut voor Beeld & Geluid contacted us if we could make a mini exhibition space which would travel through…

Tufting workshops August by Studio MAKY

Last summer months lots of new tufting participants with their fresh colorful rugs! Below are some pictures of the awesome…

Wallpainting in courtyard, Katendrecht Rotterdam

Woonstad Rotterdam asked us for a collaboration for their newly designed courtyard on the Rechthuislaan, in Katendrecht Rotterdam. They asked…

Tufting Workshop in Rotterdam, May-June at Studio MAKY

Last months lots of new tufting participants were having a good time at our studio in Rotterdam! Below are some…

Zeehond op Zuid 2024

Together with help of the children from the South of Rotterdam, we could make a new design for the Seal…

Badkonijn 2024

This year we received no fewer than 120 drawings back through the drawing competitions at ‘De Waerschut’ and ‘Sol, Rotterdam-Noord”,…

Pringles, Paper Art Pop Up Exhibition

Pringles Chips has made a change to its iconic packaging and it was worth celebrating:) Because Pringles is switching to…

Tufting Workshops March-Apr, by Studio MAKY

Last months lots of new tufting participants were having a good time at our studio in Rotterdam! Below are some…

Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam

The Blue feet of the Blue-footed Booby were this years logo of the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam. This is the…

Kiosk made from cardboard for the Cross Comix Festival, Rotterdam

It was a fun challenge for us to make a mobile kiosk from cardboard (Re-board), which was easy to assemble,…

Wuppies, Blijdorp Festival, Rotterdam

The mascot of the music festival: Blijdorp Festval is a “Wuppie’, designed by studio Vormlust. Blijdorp Festival approached us to…

Info Tufting Workshops or Tuften, by Studio MAKY

The tufting workshops are in full swing in Rotterdam!!! And we are happy to see the enthusiasm for tufting/ tuften…

Het Indo Cafe

Onder de projectnaam “Het Indo Café” nodigden de organisatie van Kacang Pedis, alle Rotterdammers uit tot een dialoog over het…

Rooftop Days 2023

The festival Dakendagen (Rooftop Days) 2023 in Rotterdam contacted us with the question if we could make a design and…

Zeehond op Zuid 2023

Together with the help of the childeren of Hillesluis we came up with a colorful new design for the Zeehond…

Badkonijn 2023

After we organized the drawing contest of the Badkonijn (BathBunny) at the Vroesenpaviljoen and at the football club FC Banlieue,…

Tufting Workshops Rotterdam, by Studio MAKY

The first tufting workshop studio in Rotterdam! Learn how to design and make your rug by using a tufting gun…

Luisterpods for the Public Library Boekenberg, Spijkenisse

The public library Boekenberg in Spijkenisse approached us with the question whether we would like to make special ‘Seating objects/…

Cross Comix 2D Living Room

Cross Comix is a visual storytelling platform and asked us to think about a promotional installation at Rotterdam Central Station,…

Metro pillar Street art project Spijkenisse

Between the metro stations Spijkenisse Centrum and Heemraadlaan, 16 sets of grey metro pillars and 2 murals have been transformed…

Day and Night of Architecture, Rotterdam

Commissioned by OMI, we made three famous Rotterdam buildings as fluffy suits and walked around with them for promotion of…

Zeehond op Zuid 2022

Together with the children of Hillesluis, we were able to design and paint the new summer coat on the Seal…

Badkonijn 2022

Together with the help of the children from the north of Rotterdam, we managed to create a new design on…

The Twelve Chinese Zodiacs in Markthal and Timmerhuis, Rotterdam

On February 1st, was the start of the Chinese New Year. This year we celebrate the year of the Tiger….

Art installation for theater play KUNST!

Theater makers Olivier and Tessa (Onder het Buro) approached us with the question whether we would help them realize a…

Badkat installation for the Groninger Museum, Kinderbiënnale

The Groninger Museum invited us to join their new exhibition Kinderbiënnale 2021. This is Netherlands’ first ever Children’s Biennale, a…

Mural in a former Chinese Church

We were asked by Woonstad (housing company) to make a mural in a building that they are now renovating into…

Zeehond op Zuid 2021

On April 28th, we pushed our floating art installation ‘Seal of the South (Zeehond op Zuid)” back into the lake…

Badkonijn 2021

Yesssss, the Badkonijn/Bathbunny is floating again in Vroesenpark, North of Rotterdam!!! This year with an extra cheerful combination of happy…

Custom Nike Air Jordans

Special commission assignment: customizing mini Nike Air Jordan sneakers ‘First steps into MAKY world’ 💕! We have combined various patterns…

Year of the Ox

According to the Chinese Lunar calendar February 12, 2021, is the start of the year of the Ox. Unfortunately it…

Summer ‘Paper Boy/Girl’ Boxes for the Public Libraries in Rotterdam

Every year the Central Library of Rotterdam organize a big interactive summer exhibition for the youth of Rotterdam, but due…

Zeehond op Zuid 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we made a small change in this year Seal’s drawing competition. Because we were not…

Badkonijn 2020 in Vroesenpark Rotterdam

From May 20th on, the Bathbunny (Badkonijn) is floating again in the water of the Vroesenpark, Rotterdam! The winners of…

Fluffy Mascot Beest van Banne

This huge fluffy mascot walks around in the area Amsterdam Banne and asks people the question: ‘What makes you happy’….

Leespods

‘Reading Pods’ designed and made for ProBiblio, an organisation who support the libraries in North- and South-Holland in their work…

Family Festival KLEURRIJK

During the family festival KLEURRIJK/COLORFUL, children are discovering the world of theater and art. Always wanted to know how a…

Little Big Space Rocket for Children’s Book Week

The theme ‘Travel along’ of the Children’s Book Week (Kinderboekenweek) 2019 is all about vehicles, a little big rocket is…

Exhibition Studio de Bakkerij ‘Ik slaap, maar ik slaap nog niet’

Studio De Bakkerij is a cultural center and local theater, located in the old chocolate factory in north of Rotterdam….

Zeehond op Zuid 2019

For the 5th time the Zeehond op Zuid/Seal of the South is back in a new summer outfit, floating in…

Badkonijn 2019, Vroesenpark Rotterdam

Since April 17, our floating installation ‘Badkonijn (Bath Bunny)’ is floating again in the lake of the Vroesenpark, Rotterdam. To…

OBA100 Mega Book Bed

On 9th February it was the 100th year birthday of Amsterdam central library OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam) and also the…

Nutcracking Christmas tree at the Central Library Rotterdam

For the first time we were asked to make a decor installation for Christmas! We were honored by this request…

Tokyayo Game Show- Cross Comix Rotterdam

Cross Comix is an 1-day crossover festival full of comics, music, fun and lectures at Theater Rotterdam and was held…

Kinderboekenbal 2018

Friendship was this year’s main theme for the Children’s Book Week 2018 and the week starts with the official opening…

Mini-BathBunny in 6 different colors

Every year, from April to October, the Vroesenpark is cheered up by the giant life sized Badkonijn/BathBunny. The floating work…

Rare Snuiter Volk @ Kinderboekenparade

This year the theme of the Kinderboekenparade (each year organized by the Kinderboekenmuseum, The Hague), was dominated by “rare snuiters’…

Custom made photobooth at BAM!Festival, Hengelo

The Kunstbende, Rabobank and BAM! joined hands together and transformed the Bernhard Lounge into a brand new area: the Kunstbende…

New suits for Circus Gibra @Villa Zebra

After a year of intensive use of our Circus Gibra installation at children’s museum Villa Zebra, the suits that we…

Zeehond op Zuid 2018

Just like the Badkonijn in Rotterdam North we decided to work together with the elderly people from Rotterdam South for…

Badkonijn 2018, Vroesenpark Rotterdam

For this year’s design of the Badkonijn (Bathbunny) in the Vroesenpark, we decided to work together with the senior people…

Decoration for Rotterdams Chinese New Year 2018

As an extra decoration on the festival area of the Rotterdams Chinese New Year we made 2 small lightboxes for…

Year of the Dog

Because of the year’s Year of the dog (according to the Chinese horoscope), we were invited by the Rotterdams Chinese…

‘Giant Bug Bed’ during the Children’s Book week 2017

After the Children Book Prom in Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, our Giant Bug Bed (5 x 3 meters) moved to the public…

Kinderboekenbal – Gruwelijk Eng

For the annual Kinderboekenbal we were asked to join the creative decor team (opening prom of the national children’s book…

Grill ‘n Smoke window illustration

For the new location of the catering company Grill ‘n Smoke (high-end bbq catering company specialized in events, festivals, wedding…

Pixel Camel at Djemaa El Fna

Visitors experienced the Marrakech vibes of 1001 Arabian Nights during the Djemaa El Fna festival in the late summer weekend…

Post Pigeon during the Airborne Walk in Oosterbeek

Every year in the first weekend of September, the memorial walk Airborne takes place in Oosterbeek (near Arnhem), to remember…

Baby Gibra for Villa Zebra

A special extension to our Circus Gibra installation: Baby Gibra! The circus installation for the exhibition ‘Zelf!’ in Villa Zebra,…

Two-Face Sea monster at Kinderboekenparade

Every year the Kids Book Museum / Kinderboekenmuseum organise the Kinderboekenparade festival in the Hague. For the second year we…

Zeehond op Zuid 2017

For the third year ‘Zeehond op Zuid’ (‘Seal of the South’) is back in Rotterdam South! Together with the children…

‘Festival Heart’ for Sencity Festival 2017

Sencity Festival asked us to think about the decor that would be hanging in the air during their event in…

Badkonijn 2017

When the Badkonijn is floating in the water, you know summer season starts :)! This year’s edition of the Bath…

Circus Gibra at Villa Zebra

Villa Zebra commissioned us to design and build a new art installation for their exhibition ZELF! (for children between 3…

Zodiac Port entrance for Rotterdam Chinese New Year

For the third year we were honored to design an new art installation for the Rotterdam Chinese New Year. We…

Kinderboekenbal 2016 ‘Calico Cat Couch’

For the official opening of the Kinderboekenweek (Children Book Week), we were commissioned to design and make an art installation…

WC Wonderland – Happy Drips and Stains

Arttenders invited us to re-design the bathroom unit for the first European branch of the American company CIC (Cambridge Innovation…

Bizarrr Photobooth with Crazy, Happy Suits

We would never guess that the colorful suits which we made for the Bizarrr Dating Show at Bazar Bizar (2015),…

Caribbean Summer Carnival Float

In collaboration with Rotterdam Pride, The Hang-Out 010 and Passionada, we were asked to design and build a float for…

Villa Zebra ‘Your favorite Spring Vibes”

During the second edition workshops ‘What’s your favorite….’ in Villa Zebra (children museum Rotteram), we asked young visitors from 4…

Zeehond op Zuid 2016

After the success of the first edition of ‘Zeehond op Zuid’ (‘Seal of the South’) last year, children were happily…

Wooden bars for “Stadsfestival Op z’n Rotterdams”

Stadsfestival Op z’n Rotterdams is a festival with seven hotspots full of food, cultural events, art and music in the…

Badkonijn 2016 – Vroesenpark Rotterdam

For the 5th year in a row, ‘Badkonijn’ (or ‘Bath Bunny’) is back in the Vroesenpark in North of Rotterdam!…

Boekenbal 2016 ‘Kunst Kronleuchter’

For ‘Boekenbal 2016’, we were honored to be part of the design team to make an air installation for the…

Boekenbal 2016 ‘Maibaum’

For he Boekenbal 2016 we were also asked to decorate the ‘Koninklijke Foyer’ of the Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam. The theme of…

Villa Zebra “What is your favorite winter feeling’

Together with Villa Zebra we started a year round workshop for children to express their own season’s feeling. In December…

Year of the Seven Lucky Monkeys

For the year of the Monkey, we made seven lucky monkeys for the Rotterdam Chinese New Year festival. The monkeys…

Little Giant Robot

For the Children Book Week (Dutch: Kinderboekenweek), the central library of Rotterdam gave us an assignment to design a public art…

Bizarre Dating Show at Bazar Bizar Festival

Bazar Bizar Festival (Rotterdam- South) invited us to create, build and host a dating show during their festival. Off course…

Floating object ‘Zeehond op Zuid’

The children playground Sportspeeltuin Hillesluis and the Cultuurscout Feijenoord wanted to bright up the neighbourhood of Hillesluis in Feijenoord, a…

Letter Light

‘Letter Light’ or ‘LeesLamp’ in Dutch is specially made for the Central Library of Rotterdam during the National Book Festival…

Urban Picknick Nest

For CityLiv (part of Cultura Nova) in Heerlen, we designed and built 3 giant bird’s nests. The idea of this…

‘Slingerapen’ at Solar Weekend Festival

Our ‘Slingerapen’ (swinging monkeys) which we made for the children book festival ‘Kinderboekenbal 2013’, were used again at the Solar…

Monster City Photo Booth

For Bazar Bizar Festival we made two comical ‘Monster City’ photo booths, which was held on July the 12th in…

Double Dragons

For the Rotterdam Chinese New Year Festival 2014, we designed and made two Chinese dragons as a happy, lucky and…

Kinderboekenbal 2013 ´Slingerapen´

For the official opening of the Dutch Children Book Week, ‘Kinderboekenweek 2013’, we made an air installation in the music…

Theater gate ‘Butterfly’

Studio MAKY designed and made a gate in the shape of a butterfly for the theater area of Solar Weekend…

Kid’s workshop

Studio MAKY provides creative workshops, especially for children during events or on special request. As members of the art collective…

Octopus Solar

For the Solar Weekend Festival we made a floating art installation of a fluffy octopus. This was a curious creature…

Wishing Dragon

For the Chinese New Year of 2012 (year of the dragon) we made a 13-meter long wishing dragon for the…

Stop-motion animation ‘Cassette Boy’

Stop-motion teaser for the ‘High School Music Competition’ with our main character Cassette Boy. Young musicians could sign up for…