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Bas Koopmans

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We’re looking for a project manager to support our team.

3 – 4 days a week. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Send us your application at apply@somehow.nl taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @basterandthefunkybunch

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Diving into the 𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 for the 𝒰𝓃𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇𝟤𝟨 campaign meant sifting through more than ten years of files, and then you find the occasional fun bit. Today the build-up comes to a close. The doors are about to open! Let’s go! @unfair_amsterdam @dearbooks_amsterdam taken in Gashouder Amsterdam by @basterandthefunkybunch

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𝒜 𝒸𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝒸 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝒿𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑒𝓉. Proud to help broer @brianelstak with the new edition of Clark Accord’s novel The Queen of Paramaribo, out through @nijghenvanditmar by @basterandthefunkybunch

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Ok, about last week; It was great to have our silly idea share the stage with big-budget advertising campaigns, and then take home a silver lamp at the @clubadcn . Thanks to @humanistischverbond and of course everyone who participated at the festivals! And of course ADCN for recognizing that sometimes all you need is good idea 💡

@somehowcreativeservices by @basterandthefunkybunch

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8 months ago

Little @somov_records appreciation post @ignez__ by @basterandthefunkybunch

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9 months ago

This past year reminded me that live seems to have its own logic, being totally unexpected, playful and rarely predictable. It felt like the accumulation of 20 years of working together with and for friends. Going back to 15 years ago I regularly threw parties under the name dumdum. Out of this grew close friendships (you know who you are ❤️) that turned into collaborations in many different forms.

12 years ago I got a studio visit from three young guns that had just started an new art fair. That visit pulled me into @unfair_amsterdam , and what followed was years of partner- and companionship, building a new kind art initiative, mostly learning by doing.

A year ago these two worlds collided. I quietly started something new with two of those friends from different worlds; @adamnillissen and casboland . We started a little company called @somehowcreativeservices. Reflecting how the creative process never goes in a straight line — it bends, twists and surprises. Somehow, it always leads to exciting places. The studio absorbed what was studio Bas Koopmans into a new vehicle. We’ve remained close strategic partners of @petervdes and @unfair_amsterdam, plus working with clients like Humanistisch Verbond, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, IBA, Heist, Boijmans van Beuningen, Popronde, to name just a few.

At the same time we started Somehow, we secretly started working on a second project. Something that had been brewing for a while, and honestly felt like a far-fetched dream.
Now, after a year of working quietly in the background, we can finally say it out loud: we’re starting a museum.
Tomorrow we open @villa_ams — a New Home for Contemporary Art at Westergas, Amsterdam.
An intimate museum that will host a wide range of artists in an easy-to-experience way. We’re almost done, and very excited to start sharing this out in the open. Come visit! by @basterandthefunkybunch

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a year ago

Last year popronde was a great succes! A lot of music, a lot of artists, a lot of cities and a lot of animation sweetness taken in Nederland by @basterandthefunkybunch

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2 years ago

Feeling the winter blues? 𝔇𝔢 𝔅𝔩𝔞𝔲𝔴𝔢 𝔐𝔞𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞𝔤 is back on January 20, 2025! This special newspaper, created to elevate the marvel and wonder of everyday life, aiming to brighten Blue Monday—the so-called “𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒹𝑒𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇.”

We started this little tabloid four years ago, and every year, we somehow manage to swamp our Christmas holidays to get this gem out into the world. Being one of the studio’s pet-projects, we’re incredibly proud of this year’s lineup—it’s truly one to write home about!
Edition IV features contributions from Peter Buwalda, Ray Fuego, Iris Kensmil, Meindert Talma, Koen Taselaar, Sticks, Daan Gielis, and many more. And as a bonus the printer decided that 𝔅𝔩𝔲𝔢 would be the best color for their press as well..

Order a free copy for someone who could use it or donate one to a stranger (sorry, dutch only..) www.deblauwemaandag.nl

💙 @de_blauwe_maandag @jooststokhof @lienekehulshof by @basterandthefunkybunch

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2 years ago

Earlier this year, we collaborated with the S̲t̲e̲d̲e̲l̲i̲j̲k̲ M̲u̲s̲e̲u̲m̲ A̲m̲s̲t̲e̲r̲d̲a̲m̲ on the campaign for Ｕｎｒａｖｅｌ：𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵. Developed with the Barbican in London, this exhibition celebrates textiles’ power through 100+ works by 45 artists, exploring resilience, love, and resistance.

We added a little ꔛ visual ꔛ stitching to bind the campaign together. 𝙳𝚎 𝚅𝚘𝚕𝚔𝚜𝚔𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚝 gave it ✦✦✦✦✦ — catch it until January 5th! by @basterandthefunkybunch

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40 steden, 40 programmaboekjes — shout out naar Studio Bas Koopmans (@basterandthefunkybunch) voor het wederom prachtige ontwerp dit jaar 🤩 en ook een diepe buiging voor alle coördinatoren die achter de schermen keihard werkten om alles soepel te laten verlopen. Jullie zijn onmisbaar 🫶🏼

#Popronde2024 #Popronde taken in Popronde Nederland by @basterandthefunkybunch

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Last weeks saw the launch of the magnificent 𝘈𝘚𝘐𝘊𝘚 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦. As one of the projects we worked on for @asics , we were responsible for the naming and branding of the new ⓒⓘⓡⓒⓤⓛⓐⓡ line of ASICS shoes. The Neocurve is the first shoe that is made from ASICS’ discarded product, recycled directly from their own bins. A bold departure from traditional production methods, this project marks a significant move toward circularity.
Working on this one last year with both the @hagel and @asics_sportstyle teams was 𝒶 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉!

Thank you
Hidetoshi Muraoka
@arlette_johan
@mathieuhagelaars
@timsebastiaannikken
@imke_nijst
@i___n___e by @basterandthefunkybunch

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