About
Morris Bouwman is a design researcher based in The Hague. By studying interspecies relations and modern material cultures, he seeks to reflect on the interplay of ecology, culture, and industry. Central to his work is the inquiry into how the perception and conception of ‘nature’ shape the relationship between humans and their environments.
His aim is to utilise design to foster response-ability regarding complex and paralysing topics, where modern individuals and institutions are left in a state of denial about their complicity in climate breakdown. As a designer, he strives to collaborate across the imposed boundaries of disciplines and species, sharing a multitude of voices, ranging from philosophers to farmers, and from scientists to nonhumans.
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague/ Master of Arts in Fine Arts and Design - Industrial Design
The Hague University of Applied Sciences/ Bachelor of Science - Industrial Product Design
Keizer Karel College/ Havo N&T
2021/08 - 2023/07
2014/09 - 2021/04
2009/09 - 2014/06
Education
2025/07 - Present
2025/02 - Present
2024/10 - Present
2023/09 - Present
2021/04 - 2021/08
2020/04 - 2021/04
2018/09 - 2019/02
Experience
Nieuwe Instituut/ Detour Guide
Ctrl+Space/ Community Curator
The Wool March/ Producer and Designer
Class for the Gifted/ Research & Design Teacher
The Cookware Company/ Inhouse Designer & Office Support
The Cookware Company/ Graduation Internship
Studio Schrofer/ Furniture Design Internship
2026/08 (upcoming)
2026/08 (upcoming)
2026/07
2025/07
2025/03
2024/09
2024/09
2023/10
2023/10
2023/07
2023/07
2022/03
Exhibitions, Talks & Awards
Wool March Brussels/ Shepherding and Wool Advocacy (event)
NGO DEI/ The Floor is Lava, The Walls Have Ears (exhibition)
The Grey Space in the Middle/ After The Bubble Pops: A Year Later (exhibition+panel discussion)
Paradise/ Material Worlds: Past, Present, Possible (exhibition design)
MaterialDistrict 2025/ Young Talent Program (exhibition+presentation)
GLUE Amsterdam x WAAG Futurelab/ Behind the Design (exhibition)
GLUE TV Interview/ Stretching the Defintion of Design (exhibition)
Shortlisted for the ArtsThread Global Design Graduate Show 2023 (Material Innovation Category)
Haagse Kunstkring/ On Your Own 7 (exhibition)
Design Journey Podcast/ #9 »Graduating« (interview)
KABK Graduation Show 2023/ Watching The [Grass] Grow (exhibition)
Trade Name: Atelier Morris Bouwman
Address: Saturnusstraat 91, 2516AG, The Hague, South-Holland, The Netherlands (de Besturing, Studio 406)
KVK Number: 90858565
BTW-ID: NL004847443B97
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +31 6 317 67 443