Bruno Ninaber van Eyben
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (born 3 November 1950) is a Dutch jewellery and industrial designer. He designed the last series of Dutch guilder coins and the obverse side of all circulating Dutch euro coins.
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- Name
- Bruno Ninaber van Eyben
- Born
- 3 November 1950
- Birthplace
- Boxtel, Netherlands
- Occupation
- Industrial designer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- product design.
- Education
- Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts.
- Known for
- Dutch euro coin.
- Honours
- Oeuvre Awards BKVB, BNO Piet Zwart Prijs, Kho Liang Ie award and Fonds BKVB Oeuvreprijs Vormgeving.
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Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (born 3 November 1950) is a Dutch jewellery and industrial designer. He designed the last series of Dutch guilder coins and the obverse side of all circulating Dutch euro coins.
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Biography
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben studied at Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts. The field of work recorded is product design. Places of work recorded in the authority are Boxtel, Nederland and Delft. Residence is recorded at Delft. Employment is recorded with Delft University of Technology, Studio Ninaber van Eyben and Cor Unum. Works named in the authority record are Dutch euro coin. Work by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art, Museum Arnhem and CODA Museum. Distinctions recorded are Oeuvre Awards BKVB, BNO Piet Zwart Prijs, Kho Liang Ie award and Fonds BKVB Oeuvreprijs Vormgeving.
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Key facts
• Name — Bruno Ninaber van Eyben • Born — 3 November 1950 • Birthplace — Boxtel, Netherlands • Occupation — Industrial designer • Website — www.ninaber.nl
Personal life
Personal life
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben was born on 3 November 1950 in Boxtel in the Netherlands. He currently lives in Delft.
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Designer
• Illustration — The obverse side of the Dutch guilder, designed by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben, shows Queen Beatrix In 1971, Bruno Ninaber van Eyben graduated cum laude from the College of Art in Maastricht as a jewellery designer. In the 1970s, he designed a bracelet watch (1973), a pendant watch (1976), and a fluorescent lighting system (1977). In 1979, he received the Kho Liang Ie Award, a Dutch award for industrial design. In 1980, he designed the last series of Dutch guilder coins, which were in circulation from 1982 until the introduction of the euro in 2002. In 1997, he started his own studio called Bruno Ninaber van Eyben design+production in Delft. In May 1998, he won the contest for the design of the reverse side of the Dutch euro coins. Since 2003, he has been a professor of Design at the Delft University of Technology.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben worked in product design. He was employed by Delft University of Technology, Studio Ninaber van Eyben, Cor Unum and Artifort. He belonged to Vereniging van Edelsmeden en Sieraadontwerpers. He worked at Boxtel, Nederland and Delft.
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Bruno Ninaber van Eyben is recorded as having received Oeuvre Awards BKVB, BNO Piet Zwart Prijs and Kho Liang Ie award.
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Bruno Ninaber van Eyben born at Boxtel.
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Bruno Ninaber van Eyben received Oeuvre Awards BKVB, BNO Piet Zwart Prijs, Kho Liang Ie award and Fonds BKVB Oeuvreprijs Vormgeving.
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