who we are
Design With Nature is a private non-profit initiative which started up in Egypt in 2010.
Its activities is supported by a variety of organisations and donors, public and private, local and international by crowdfunding.
Design With Nature is an initiative of Dutch Design Company © 2012
organisation
Members of the Board
Willemien den Oudsten Principal Founder
Brand Consultant, Design Manager and Owner at Dutch Design Company, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Dr Hassan Mebed President of the Board
Oncologist in Dar Al Fouad Hospital and Badrawi Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Yvette de Ruiter Secretary of the Board
Programme Manager Leadership Development & Talent Development at Ormit, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Amr Faruk Renewable Energy Specialist and Consultant
Managing Partner at Oasis Consulting, Cairo, Egypt
Claar Lely Treasurer of the Board
General Practitioner, Duiven, the Netherlands
Hosni Mohamed Nature Advisor
Nature Ranger and Survival Specialist, Sinai and Dahab, Egypt
Emilie Aberson Legal Advisor of the Board
Managing Director Aberson Public Affairs, the Hague, the Netherlands
Comittee of Recommendation
Ahmad Hamid MA Principal founder Ahmad Hamid Architects in Cairo
Author of: Hassan Fathy and Continuity in Islamic Arts and Architecture, The Birth of a New Modern; ISBN 978 977 416 341 8
Guest lecturer in Architecture and Design, Modern Sciences & Arts University, Department of Architecture, Fall 2008
Courses: Hassan Fathy & the making of art, culture & identity
Formulator of syllabi 2002 – 2008: Earthen construction, a sustainable approach to building
Lecturer, Department of Performing & Visual Arts, The American University in Cairo, 2001-2007
Berkeley Prize for Architectural Design 2009 competition juror www.berkeleyprize.org
Frank G. Wisner Award for Scholarly Excellence, 2008
Dr Ibrahim Abouleish Chairman Sekem in Cairo
Sekem contributes to the comprehensive development of the individual, society and environment
Biodynamic agriculture methods
Recipient of the Right Livelihood Award 2003 (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize)
Outstanding Social Entrepreneur by the Schwab Foundation, 2004 Councillor at the World Future Council, 2006
Prof Ir CAJ Duijvestein Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Architecture and Building, Faculty of Architecture TU Delft
Partner and consultant in BuildDesk Benelux, operating in the field of sustainable building www.builddesk.co.uk
Strategic advisor at TVDH Architects www.tvdh.nl
Strategic advisor at BOOM, a firm of consultants operating in the field of sustainable building www.boomdelft.nl
Recipient of Honours for Sustainability, 2008 www.4ptetraeder.nl
Prof Dr JP Pronk Professor in Theory & Practice of International Development at Institute of Social Studies, the Hague
Honorary Doctor at the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague President Society for International Development (SID, Rome), 2008
Special Representative of the UN in the Sudan, leading the UN peace keeping operation (2006) www.janpronk.nl
Minister for Development Cooperation (1973 – 1978 and 1989 – 1998) Minister of Environment (1998 – 2002)
Suzanne Oxenaar Founder and Artistic Director Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy, Amsterdam
Winner of Benno Premsela award 2009. The Benno Premsela Award is for a person who plays an inspiring and stimulating role for more generations of artists, designers or architects
Junior Board under 24 years
Quintus Kropholler Junior Advisor
Student at Willem de Kooning Academie, Product Design (industrial design), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Thijl Kropholler Junior Advisor
Student Political Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
