Tord Boontje

Tord Boontje studied at Design Academy Eindhoven and Royal College of Art. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is industrial design and design. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Work by Tord Boontje is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria and Design Museum Den Bosch.

He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1991 and earned a master's degree from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London in 1994. After graduation, he founded his eponymous design company, Studio Tord Boontje. In 2006, he created a special holiday collection for Target Department stores. In 2009, he was appointed professor and head of Design Products at RCA and stepped down in 2013 after opening a store in London in 2012. While head of Design Products at RCA, he increased the university's reputation by focusing on research while increasing student recruitment and academic leadership.

• 1991 – Graduated Eindhoven Design Academy • 1994 – Graduated Royal College of Art • 1996 – Established Studio Tord Boontje in Peckham, South London • 2002 – Designed the Garland for Habitat • 2004 – Happy Ever After installation at Moroso's Milan showroom • 2005 – Moved to Bourg-Argental, France • 2007 – Monograph published by Rizzoli New York • 2009 – Returned to London to take up position at the Royal College of Art • 2012 – Moves studio to Shoreditch, East London and opens his first retail space • 2013 – Steps down as Head of Design Products • 2015 – ORIGINALS selling exhibition at Sotheby's London with Emma Woffenden