SUSAN BIJL
is a design studio run by Susan Bijl (1975) and Vincent van Duin (1975). They started working and living together in 2000, after 5 years of studying Audio Visual Design at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam.
They live in Rotterdam with their daughter Willie Pop Louise Kee and their son Jan Jozef Spijker Vogel.
The launch of their first design, The New Shoppingbag, turned out to be the jump-start for their company and has given them international reputation and sales, as well as international design and business awards. The bag became an instant classic. Their products are sold all around the world from Tokyo to Los Angeles.
Besides working with Susan, Vincent composes music for film, video and theater and performs with bands such as The New Earth Group and Choca Alcazaba Quartet
MARIA JOBSE
is a collaboration between Susan Bijl and fashion creator Maria Jobse.They present a more luxurious line containing a leather version of The New Shoppingbag amongst other bags and accessories. They launched their first ‘try-out’ collection ‘Series 0000’ in 2009. 2011 sees the first official A/W collection which is sold in selected shops around the world.
Maria Jobse (1975) graduated cum-laude from Rotterdam School of Fashion. She worked with the top of Dutch fashion such as Monique van Heist and G-Star. Maria currently lives with her boyfriend, cat Stip and two rabbits in Amsterdam.
