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Practising Solidarity
Published by Artez Press
Book Design
Custom Typeface





CAMIEL FORTGENS
Art Direction
Brand Development
Label Design




HET ALTIJD
Published by De School
Book Design
Landing Page

A 160-page visual journey to and through De School Amsterdam. A sensory, rearrangeable and time-transcending capsule of individual and communal experiences. Back to what once was and now is - voor altijd.

Awarded for Best Dutch Book Design 2025





Snake Hips Carrier of Kinship
Commissioned by Mutter
Autonomous work
Product Design






Everythings, Always, Everywhere
Rafaël Rozendaal 
Book Design

Awarded for Best Dutch Book Design 2019





Press & Fold Launch
Art Direction
Photography







LOGO OFFICE
Identity
Stationary
Landing Page




PORTAL 
by Elisa van Joolen
Publication Design





Beau Bertens
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Beau Bertens (she/they) established their creative practice in 2016, working on books, visual identities and art direction for artists, cultural institutions and brands.
           Alongside, Beau developed an embodiment practice rooted in somatics and awareness. This work explores how embodied ways of knowing can question existing structures and open up new approaches to creativity, collaboration and care. 

This website presents a selection of projects. For a full portfolio or collaboration, please get in touch.



Services
Art & Creative Direction
Artistic Research
Book Design
Brand Development & Identity
Consultancy
Website Design




Awards Best Dutch Book Designs 2024
HET ATLIJD, De School

Best Dutch Book Designs 2017
- Hearings: A Reader, Contour Biennale 
- WdW Review, Arts, Culture, and Journalism in Revolt, Vol. 1 (2013–2016)
- Rafaël Rozendaal — Everything, Always, Everywhere. In collaboration with Studio Remco van Bladel




Selected ClientsAce & Tate
ArtEZ Press
Camiel Fortgens
Clothes Lines Press
De School
JOIN Collective Clothes
PASTOE B.V
Press & Fold Magazine
LOGO Office
Metropolis M Magazine
MUTTER
Warehouse Clothes in Context
WeTransfer








Last Updated 11.07.2026



PILLOW TALK 
Press & Fold Magazine
Art Direction
Product Design

Pillow Talk marks the first merch drop by Press & Fold: a series of cotton pillowcases created from deadstock shirting material sourced from Camiel Fortgens.




I will try

Autonomous work





ALL WORK IS WOMAN’S WORK
Published by Clotheslines Press
Art Direction 
Publication Design






JOIN Collective Clothes
Published by Warehouse 
Brand Identity 
Website
Manual Design






DE VIJF PIJLERS VAN DESIGN
Published by ArtEZ Press 
Book Design





Press & Fold Magazine
Published by Warehouse
Art Direction
Design





Metropolos M Magazine
Identity 
Magazine Design
Website

Re-design of Dutch contemporary art magazine Metropolis M. In collaboration with Studio Remco van Bladel and Andrea Spikker. 




Dissolving the Ego of Fashion
Published by ArtEZ Press
Publication Design 
Website Design




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