— Graphic designer based in Toulouse (FR) and Brussels (BE)
“Lou is interested in others, but yet, she can put herself at the centre of this interest. While becoming amazingly lost in it, she eventually manages to bring out a product that is intriguing and thoughtful,” said the final assessment jury when I graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, in 2019.
As a designer, I am fascinated by the idea of using printed matter in an innovative and creative way to communicate social bonds and reflect contemporary culture.
I am always ready for an original and exciting working environment that can broaden and expand my knowledge in design. For commissions, collaborations and conversations, please contact me at lou.lasvenes@gmail.com.
EDUCATION
2016—2019
Graphic Design BA
→ Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL)
2013—2016
Graphic Design BA (Honours)
→ Institut Supérieur des Arts de Toulouse, Toulouse (FR)
2012—2013
Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles in Humanities
→ Lycée Saint-Sernin, Toulouse (FR)
EXPERIENCE
2019.02—2019-06
Graphic designer, “Fashion Show” campaign
→ Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL)
2018.08—2018-10
Residency on future systems of communication and their impact on design
→ SourceType Studio, Zurich (CH)
EXHIBITION & PROJECT
2019.06
We Begin with a Squiggle
A collaborative workshop and exhibition which gathered graphic design students from Moscow and the the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam.
→ MMOMA education center, Moscow (RU)
2019.04
Remake: The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2017
An exhibition which gathered the ‘Most Beautiful Swiss Books of the Year 2017’ alongside their redesigned versions.
→ London (UK)
→ Zurich (CH)
→ Library Rietveld & Sandberg, Amsterdam (NL)
2018.06
TenTen
‘A Book Sale and a Fresh Breath of Poetry’ which presented literacy classics freshly redesigned by a group of graphic design students.
→ TheaterCafé De Richel, Amsterdam (NL)
2018.06
Watermarks
A collective exhibition which displayed a collection of moving image works, and a live immobile performance.
→ Rietveld Pavilion, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.12
The Very House of Difference
Presentation of an experimental publishing house about self-publishing and togetherness.
→ Vrankrijk, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.09
Always in Risk, Yet Never in Danger
An insight to the different stages of the graphic design learning process.
→ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.09
Damage Control: a Future History of Climate Change
A collective outlook at our present time, and possible future in the year 2393.
→ ARTIS Zoo, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.07
40 years of San Serriffe!
A graphic participation for the anniversary of an art, theory, and design bookshop.
→ San Serriffe, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.04
The Prop Show
A one-night only collective exhibition which reacted to 27 film props that you vividly remember, might have seen, or were completely ignorant of, in the form of objects, performances, food, and more.
→ Magazijn Art Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2017.04
Vincent op Vrijdag - Prints in Amsterdam
A contemporary interpretation inspired by the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh, presented on the occasion of ‘Vincent on Friday’.
→ Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
