Lienke Raben (1990), she/her đłď¸âđ, based in Amsterdam NL. Illustrations, lettering, murals and design. Half of Wallnuts Murals.
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Since I can remember, I love to draw. I drew my first recognizable âcharacterâ when I was three years old, sitting on my dads back in a kid carrier.
From the small village in the east of the Netherlands I made that drawing, I moved to the big city, with Arnhem as a nice stopover for a few years. There I studied Communication & Multimedia Design. I live and work in Amsterdam now more than 10 years now.
My work is often colorful and bright, and I get inspiration from color palettes, patterns, (geometrical) shapes, letters, also in interior design, clothing, architecture and nature.
In 2017 Esther (Vonik) and I started Wallnuts, a mural collective. On my website youâll find various projects we did together.
I like combining my freelance work with working in a team as a designer and art director. I can be more creative if I work with people that have different skills than I have, and really create something together from the beginning, from a concept. I've worked for 10 years (2014-2024) at Clarify (formerly in60seconds), the last years as Creative director. From August 2024 on I will start my job as experience designer at YiPP, for four days a week. I'll still be freelancing one day a week.Â
Features and exhibitions:
2024 - Spring group exhibition 'Refresh' at AVB Gallery Atlanta
2022 - Group Exhibition Illustration Ladies Amsterdam at OKO
2020 - Group Exhibition 'The Intersection' Wieden+Kennedy
2018 - Panimation Instagram take-over (nov 19 - 25)
2018 â Playful Data, Book publication (Map of Amsterdam)
2017 â Friday Illustrated
2016 â Features of my Amsterdam map in Het Parool PS (february 24), New Amsterdam (#09) cover, SAM Streetart and more (#09), Uitkrant (year 50, #07), Esquire blog, Moderne Hippies.
2015 â IdN Magazine (vol. 22, no. 2)
2015 - Greenlabel Gallery
2014 â Volkskrant Magazine (February 8)
Clients
Adidas (via Tangent Agency), PepeJeans, WE Fashion, Timberland (via Sugar for my Soul), Stack Magazines, Der Spiegel (Wissen magazine), Canevas Fatal, Viltstore, FemmeGym Amsterdam, Atlassian, Intersport.