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Let's play, color and simplify stories. Together we bring them to life.

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We are Cynthia Boom and Kevin Kars. Kars + Boom a design studio in creation of illustrated stories: playful products, objects, installations and prints. Kars + Boom is founded in 2010.

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We escape from reality in our work. We create new worlds in which we wish to wake up, in our graphic & illustrative prints, installations and products. We search for the geometry of landscapes, the shapes and patterns of cities thus creating a new interplay of lines.

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Participation projects

By investing in public space, we can create inclusive, vibrant, and thriving communities for everyone's benefit and promote a sense of connectedness. We believe that art and culture are for everyone. That's why, as a studio, we want to contribute to this, as unfortunately, it is not yet a reality. We do this in various ways. For instance, we observe that through our participation projects in neighborhoods, ownership and connection are fostered within the community. Curious about how we shape such a participation trajectory? Feel free to contact us.

Exhibitions: 

Dutch Design Week 2023

Raum 2023

Object 2023

Big Art 2022

Dutch Design Week 2022 - MondiLab

Dutch Design Week 2021 - Plan B

Must See 2021 Zuiderzeemuseum

Object Rotterdam 2021

Kunstliefde 2021

Object Rotterdam 2020

Kunstliefde 2020

Object Rotterdam 2019

The Color Biolab KASK Gent 2019

Dutch Design Week 2018 - Plan B

Object Rotterdam 2018

Dutch Design Week 2017 - Design Perron

Dutch Design Week 2016 - Piet Hein Eek

Driving Dutch Design 2015 - Klokgebouw

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Publications: 

People of Print 2023 | Dutch Designers Yearbook 2022 | Dutch Designers Yearbook 2021 | Architectuur 2021 | Linda magazine 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016 | Tableau magazine 2021 | Marie Claire 2021 | DD Magazine 2021 | Nouveau magazine | Algemeen Dagblad 2021, 2020 | NRC handelsblad 2020 | Nu te zien NPO 2021 | Graphic Matters 2020​

Collaborations: 

Het Rietveld Schroderhuis | RAUM | Beton-T | MondiLab | RVO | Vrijstaat | Vijf5 | Gemeente Amsterdam | Makerting | Nieuw Oost | Bo-ex | De Vrijstaat | Ikonic Toys | IXXI | MrStarksy | Okimono | Anne van der Zwaag | Zuiderzeemuseum

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Shops: 

Netherlands

Nieuw Oost, Utrecht | Puha, Utrecht | Kunstuitleen, Utrecht | De Fabriekswinkel, Veghel | MotMot Gallery, Breda | Spiegel, Amsterdam | Centraal Museum, Utrecht | Fleurtjebellefleur | Rietveld Schroderhuis, Utrecht 

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Belgium, Sapristi!, Namur | United Kingdom, Curiouser and Curiouser, Edinburgh Webshops


Represented By:

Art Associates

T. +31 (0)20 612 15 12
E. info@artassociates.nl

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