I design for people, not just screens.
UX/UI designer with a Communication & Multimedia Design degree from Hogeschool van Amsterdam — and five years experienced chef. Five years reading people in real time as a chef. Now I bring that same instinct to interface design. I notice what others miss — I'd love to bring that to your team. Currently looking for my first UX/UI role.
Selected work
Two of my latest projects, gone deep rather than wide.
Robot Finn — a coaching robot for anxiety treatment
Homework is where CBT treatment quietly breaks down for people with social anxiety. I designed a NAO robot that walks patients through breathing exercises and CBT techniques between psychologist sessions — tested across four iterations with real people.
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A calming VR space for people stuck on a mental healthcare waitlist
With wait times for mental healthcare support running months long, I designed a guided breathing meditation in VR — a nature environment paired with layered ambient sound — as something people could use in the meantime to get through a harder day.
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My process follows design thinking, kept simple
Understand
Talk to real users, observe how they actually behave, and find the problem worth solving.
Ideate
Sketch many directions before committing to one — quantity first, quality second.
Prototype
Build something people can actually interact with, from paper to clickable Figma flows.
Test & refine
Put it in front of real users, learn what breaks, and go again.
Areas of expertise
What I actually do, and the tools I do it with.
UX Design
Designing intuitive digital experiences that solve real user problems by combining user research, strategy, and thoughtful interface design.
UI Design
Visual systems and interfaces that hold together — consistent, accessible, and detailed.
Prototyping
Clickable, believable flows people can react to, so feedback comes before code does.
UX Research
Interviews, usability testing, and turning messy findings into a problem worth solving.
About
I graduated in Communication & Multimedia Design from the Hogeschool van Amsterdam in 2024. During and after that, I spent roughly about five years in total working in hospitality — mainly as a chef, with time behind the bar and on the floor too.
Before design, I spent five years in kitchens and behind the bar. Turns out reading people, staying calm under pressure, and fixing things on the fly translates surprisingly well into good interfaces. Service work means reading what someone needs before they say it, adjusting in real time when something isn’t working, and staying calm when a system breaks down mid-rush. What I enjoy now is putting that same attention into building things — websites, apps, even VR and robots.
I'm currently looking for my first role as a UX/UI designer, and open to junior positions, internships that lead somewhere, and/or freelance projects in the meantime.
