About me
Robbert Jansen Kanado is an award winning creative who worked many years at international agency’s like, DDB, BBDO Saatchi & Saatchi and Bartle Bogle Hegarty in Amsterdam and London. His work beautifully cuts to the essence of a brand on a higher level than ever imagined, consistently carrying an elegance/refinedness that rises miles above trend. Everything he creates has to start with an idea that has a strong strategic backbone. Since 2023 Robbert is co-founder of "ideapreneurs" in Amsterdam.
Awards:
Advertising
- Irish ADC Silver: Levi’s Strauss
- Eurobest: Girobank, Liberty's, Dunlop
- ADCN (Art Directors Club Nederland) Silver: Melkunie - UK Effectiveness Poster Awards: Choosy
- ADCN Nomination: Sony
- ADCN Silver: Campina/Melkunie
- ADCN Nomination: Campina/Melkunie
- ADCN Silver: Goldwell
- ADCN Gold: Campina/Melkunie
- ADCN Nomibation: Campina/Melkunie
- Epica Award: Artic vodka
- SAN Nomination: Stimorol
- SAN Nomination: Interbrew Dommelsch
- SAN Award: Robeco
- Epica Bronze: Dampkring
Graphic Design
- Dutch Theatre Poster Award: Nes theatres - ADCN Nominations: Nes theatres
- ADCN Silver: Nes theatres
- ADCN Nominations: Cuver Parool, Nes theatres - PANL photography awards: Cover Parool
- Dutch Theatre Poster Award: Holland Festival
- ADCN Silver: Holland Festival
- ADCN Nomination: Holland Festival
Visual Arts
- Bronze: AXA ART Talent Award
Exhibitions
- Duo exhibition: Hoorn
- Tattoo: Silodam, Amsterdam
- Art Club De Kring, Amsterdam
- Supperclub Amsterdam
- Grote Kerk, Alkmaar
- Graphic design festival, Chaumont Art Fairs
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Participation
- Teacher: Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam.
- Member of ADCN, Dutch advertising club
- Member of the jury in Chaumont, France for the yearly graphic design festival
- Member of Dutch Art Association: De Kring
- Member of Art Commission: De Kring
- Member of PANL, Dutch photography club
- Member of BNO, Dutch graphic design organisation - Lecturer: Dentsu Creative, Japan
- Lecturer: HKU, Utrecht
- Lecturer: Dutch Art Association, De Kring
