My Start-up

In 2017, I co-founded HOUT Interior, a Dutch start-up focused on designing and crafting high-quality, handmade interior products. We aimed to provide sustainable and cost-effective solutions for office and residential furnishings. The company successfully operated until 2019.

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HOUT Interior

At HOUT Interior, our mission was to promote environmental sustainability through the use of Co2-neutral bamboo in the majority of our products. Our skilled artisans crafted each piece by hand in our workshop located in Rotterdam, utilizing the exceptional design skills of our in-house designer, Matthijs Koerts.

We adopted a lean business approach to keep costs low while maintaining product quality. To achieve this, we employed sprints and established short-term goals to expedite the development of our first product. Within four months, we successfully transformed our blueprint into a finished product.

Our flagship product was the LAMP by HOUT, a stylish and eco-friendly desktop lamp that blended elegant design with affordability. We marketed and sold the LAMP through our online webshop and a designer store in Rotterdam. Despite the success of our project, our team eventually dissolved due to educational pursuits.

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