About – Ismay Schaduw

About

Ismay Schaduw specializes in the arts of concept thinking, design and art direction in the commercial and non-commercial world. No matter the project or the client, her work always has a simple but stylized edge with influences of culture, crafts and fashion.

Currently in a creative duo with Bob Dijkshoorn working at agency KesselsKramer in Amsterdam, as an art director and designer.

hello@ismayschaduw.com
@lesombres

Services

Art direction
Campaigns
Creative direction
Design
Graphic design
Product

Worked for

o.a. Museumkaart, Arte, Crocs, Netflix, Paradiso, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Mauritshuis, Mollie, Tikkie, Boom Chicago, Bonne Suits, Nederlands Film Festival, Bob uit Zuid, Lebara, Dirk

Featured on

Dezeen
I-D
Vice
Hypebeast/ Hypebae
KRO / NCRV
Dazed
NRC.Next
NRC Handelsblad
Linda.nl
Nu.nl
Ventura

Experience

Creative + Art director + Design
KesselsKramer (2024-now)

Creative + Art director
Natwerk (2019 - 2024)

Lecturer
Advertising department
Willem de Kooning Academy (2022)

Concepting & Design
Ismay Schaduw (2019 - now)

Other...
Havas Lemz (2018)
Moon Jelly Agency (2018-2019)
Fabrica Italy (2016)
BrandDeli (2015)
De Campagnie (2014)

Raad van advies, Stichting Save Home (2024-now)
Jury member ADCN awards (2021)
Jury member NYC festival awards (2021)
Sioux & GBO Young Talent Award (2019)
NRC Charity Award (2016)

Exhibition

Dutch Design Week (2025 upcoming)
The Box - Eindhoven

Dezeen's Design festival (2020)
Ventura Future - Dezeen

Milan Design Week (2020)
Ventura Future

Dutch Design Week (2019)
Manifestations - Eindhoven

Graduation Show (2019)
Willem de Kooning Academy

Education

Hout- en meubileringscollege
Vakopleiding Meubelmaken (2024 - now)

School of Visual arts (2018)
Design - New York City

Willem de Kooning Academy (2015 - 2019)
Advertising - Rotterdam

Graphic Lyceum (2011-2015)
Design