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Tom Ouwerkerk holding a glowing orange 3D-printed light object

Product designer / maker / 3D print specialist

Tom
Ouwerkerk

Selected work

Selected work

Made to be used.
Made to be remade.

Red button fidget toy on a white background

TomoDesigns

3D printing / Entrepreneurship
Mesh Trace shoe with a patterned, replaceable sole

Mesh Trace

Material-driven design / Wearables
A compact wooden programmable keyboard held in one hand

Keyboard Kit

Education / Electronics / User testing
Surface Tension elastic table and memory-foam stool

Surface Tension

Interaction Design / Material systems
After Uprooting root-like cardboard composite object on white

After Uprooting

Material-driven design / More-than-human
The Levitating Lamp glowing between its curved white supports
Instructables winner

Levitating Lamp

Light / Interaction / Open source

Approach

Objects should stay open to change.

Through 3D printing and maker education, I explore how people can shape and adapt the objects they use. I enjoy sharing what I learn and making the design process more accessible to others.

I work from early ideas to physical prototypes, paying close attention to how people use and experience them. Photography and video help me communicate those qualities and invite others into the process.

tomouwerkerk2001@gmail.com
+31 6 4716 0568