Paul&Albert

14/04/2026

One of our three nominations for the European Design Awards! (Category: Exhibition & Spatial Design)

Proud of this recognition. And grateful for the trust and collaboration with everyone involved. The award ceremony takes place in June in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Project: War Up Close
Commissioned by: G r o n i n g e r K e r k e n , Akerk Groningen
Concept and curation: Martin Hillenga , Paul&Albert
Image research and texts: Martin Hillenga
Spatial design: Paul&Albert
Graphic design: .nl
Project management: Marius Breukink
Interior construction: , and ra'fat ali
Audio tour design and app: Tapart
Sound design: Sphere of Sound
Film and animation: Koen Leerink , A BONFIRE FILM
Photography: Sake Elzinga

14/04/2026

One of our three nominations for the European Design Awards! (Category: Exhibition & Spatial Design)

Proud of this recognition. And grateful for the trust and collaboration with everyone involved. The award ceremony takes place in June in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Project: Writing History
Client: Museum aan de A
Concept & Design: Paul&Albert
Programming, Robotics, Kinematics: Leander van Boven
Data Sources: Groninger Archieven
Data Feed / Management System: Tapart
Vitrine Production: Edobode Design
Other Production: Jaap Zandt, Bart Kempinga, Gerard van der Beek , Klaas van Driezum,
Location: Groninger Museum
Photography: Roelof Bos
Film: Koen Leerink

14/04/2026

One of our three nominations for the European Design Awards! (Category: Exhibition & Spatial Design)

Proud of this recognition. And grateful for the trust and collaboration with everyone involved. The award ceremony takes place in June in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Project: Collectie Groningen: Offline
Client:
Design / Scenography: Paul&Albert
Location:
Lighting:
Production: , OpMaat3D
Website Collectie Groningen: Tapart
Photography: Roelof Bos

13/04/2026

One of our three nominations for the European Design Awards! (Category: Exhibition & Spatial Design)

Proud of this recognition. And grateful for the trust and collaboration with everyone involved.

The award ceremony takes place in June in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Project: Collectie Groningen: Offline
Client:
Design / Scenography: Paul&Albert
Location:
Lighting:
Production: , OpMaat3D
Website Collectie Groningen: Tapart
Photography: Roelof Bos

11/03/2026

Front Door Cabinet was designed on commission from . The cabinet is constructed as an assemblage of shapes and fragments derived from front doors. In this work, the front door symbolizes the many worlds that exist behind the doors of a city: every door is different, and behind each one lies a story.

The cabinet incorporates instruments and tools used by the municipality to better align communication and participation with specific communities. It creates space to explore different approaches for each project and context. Methods that resonate with the residents of Assen behind their front doors.

Commissioned by: Municipality of Assen
Concept & Design: Paul&Albert
Production: ,
Glass:
Photography: Bos

10/03/2026

Front Door Cabinet was designed on commission from . The cabinet is constructed as an assemblage of shapes and fragments derived from front doors. In this work, the front door symbolizes the many worlds that exist behind the doors of a city: every door is different, and behind each one lies a story.

The cabinet incorporates instruments and tools used by the municipality to better align communication and participation with specific communities. It creates space to explore different approaches for each project and context. Methods that resonate with the residents of Assen behind their front doors.

Commissioned by: Municipality of Assen
Concept & Design: Paul&Albert
Production: ,
Glass:
Photography:

02/03/2026

Writing history on 🙏🏻

10/02/2026

27/01/2026

Freedom is Fluid was commissioned by (an initiative of ) and realized as a closing gesture of the commemorative year, as well as a lasting marker in the landscape. With Freedom is Fluid, we give form to freedom. Not as something fixed, but as something whose meaning constantly evolves. It is fluid. And only when it is threatened or lost do we truly feel how essential it is.

Freedom is Fluid is a bronze maple stump, placed in the Bevrijdingsbos near Groningen—a quiet presence among thousands of living trees. The stump appears to partially lose its solid form. At its base, the bronze seems to melt and flow outward, as if the tree itself has become partly liquid.

At the heart of the stump, a date is inscribed: a historical anchor point marking the moment freedom was regained. Around this date, the tree rings become increasingly irregular as they extend outward. In this way, the work illustrates how freedom evolves over time: layered, mutable, and continually reshaped by the context of the moment.

Bevrijdingsbos Groningen consists of 30,000 maple trees and was planted in 1995 as a tribute to the Canadian liberators of Groningen.

Commissioned by: ,
Project Lead: Kim van Steenwijk
Concept, Design: Paul&Albert
Advice:
Production:
Casting model, Installation:
3D Model: .baikel ,
Tree Scan: Wybren van Keulen
Photography:

22/01/2026

Freedom is Fluid was commissioned by (an initiative of ) and realized as a closing gesture of the commemorative year, as well as a lasting marker in the landscape. With Freedom is Fluid, we give form to freedom. Not as something fixed, but as something whose meaning constantly evolves. It is fluid. And only when it is threatened or lost do we truly feel how essential it is.

Freedom is Fluid is a bronze maple stump, placed in the Bevrijdingsbos near Groningen—a quiet presence among thousands of living trees. The stump appears to partially lose its solid form. At its base, the bronze seems to melt and flow outward, as if the tree itself has become partly liquid.

At the heart of the stump, a date is inscribed: a historical anchor point marking the moment freedom was regained. Around this date, the tree rings become increasingly irregular as they extend outward. In this way, the work illustrates how freedom evolves over time: layered, mutable, and continually reshaped by the context of the moment.

The Bevrijdingsbos consists of 30,000 maple trees and was planted in 1995 as a tribute to the Canadian liberators of Groningen.

Commissioned by: ,
Project Lead: Kim van Steenwijk
Concept, Design: Paul&Albert
Production:
Casting model, Installation:
3D Model: .baikel ,
Tree Scan: Wybren van Keulen
Photography:

20/01/2026

Freedom is Fluid was commissioned by (an initiative of ) and realized as a closing gesture of the commemorative year, as well as a lasting marker in the landscape. With Freedom is Fluid, we give form to freedom. Not as something fixed, but as something whose meaning constantly evolves. It is fluid. And only when it is threatened or lost do we truly feel how essential it is.

Freedom is Fluid is a bronze maple stump, placed in the Bevrijdingsbos near Groningen—a quiet presence among thousands of living trees. The stump appears to partially lose its solid form. At its base, the bronze seems to melt and flow outward, as if the tree itself has become partly liquid.

At the heart of the stump, a date is inscribed: a historical anchor point marking the moment freedom was regained. Around this date, the tree rings become increasingly irregular as they extend outward. In this way, the work illustrates how freedom evolves over time: layered, mutable, and continually reshaped by the context of the moment.

Bevrijdingsbos Groningen consists of 30,000 maple trees and was planted in 1995 as a tribute to the Canadian liberators of Groningen.

Commissioned by: ,
Project Lead: Kim van Steenwijk
Concept, Design: Paul&Albert
Production:
Casting model, Installation:
3D Model: .baikel ,
Tree Scan: Wybren van Keulen
Photography: