About me

Hi! I am Will van Twuijver, a designer, researcher and cheese maker. My work focuses on the intersection of agroecology, climate adaptation, and grassroots-initiatives.

Focusing on this intersection allows me to explore alternative forms of organising based on solidarity principles, return to a human-scale and increase capabilities to work with natural processes. I have several years of involvement in grassroots initiatives that explore such alternatives, including projects that involve Community Supported Agriculture, food preservation collectives and home-brewing.

In 2012 I graduated with a bachelor’s in interior architecture at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, followed by a master’s in Collaborative & Industrial Design at the Aalto University, Finland in 2019. To further deepen my understanding of sustainability and design, I completed multiple courses on related topics. Such as a minor study on Sustainability, a certified permaculture design course, a two-year course in biodynamic agriculture and cheese making. Currently, I work as a part-time farmer and cheese maker, design researcher and am active as board member of Toekomstboeren.

Kaasverhalen 1 4

Kaasverhalen (Cheese stories) is an experimental place in development where food (in our case dairy) is seen as a commons rather than a commodity.

Cananis Fermento 4

Cananis Fermento is a food waste preservation club that aims to reduce food waste by (re)learning, sharing and teaching different food preservation techniques.

Aalto Test-Site 4

The Test-Site is an experimental space for students to gain more practical experience with sustainable practices and is located on the campus of the Aalto University in Finland.

Home Brew Association 2 4

Brouwvereniging Rotterdam (Rotterdam Homebrew Club) is an experiment that was aimed to build a beer brewery from scratch using only hobbyist knowledge.