Optimising Creative Communication Performance.

Creating conditions for freedom — for this generation and the next.

Optimising Creative Communication Performance.

Creating conditions for freedom — for this generation and the next.

Optimising Creative Communication Performance.

Optimising Creative Communication Performance.

Creating conditions for freedom — for this generation and the next.

Creating conditions for freedom — for this generation and the next.

Why This Exists

Art and creative thinking aren’t just expressions—they’re powerful tools for solving complex problems, driving impactful innovation, and creating better services and products that enrich our daily lives socially, culturally and economically.

But creativity often gets wasted too easily. Lost in messy communication, unclear positioning, and inefficient workflows. Not from a lack of talent, but from everything around it. Yet social, economic, and environmental crises are accelerating.

Art and creative thinking aren’t just expressions—they’re powerful tools for solving complex problems, driving impactful innovation, and creating better services and products that enrich our daily lives socially, culturally and economically.

But creativity often gets wasted too easily. Lost in messy communication, unclear positioning, and inefficient workflows. Not from a lack of talent, but from everything around it. Yet social, economic, and environmental crises are accelerating.

Art and creative thinking aren’t just expressions—they’re powerful tools for solving complex problems, driving impactful innovation, and creating better services and products that enrich our daily lives socially, culturally and economically.

But creativity often gets wasted too easily. Lost in messy communication, unclear positioning, and inefficient workflows. Not from a lack of talent, but from everything around it. Yet social, economic, and environmental crises are accelerating.

I started Don’t Waste I to change that. Not as an agency. Not a consultant. Think Director of Performance in sports, but for creatives. Working behind the scenes. Cutting waste. Strengthening decisions. Keeping things from breaking when scaling.

The world doesn’t need more noise — it needs better ideas. Better systems. Stronger minds.
And creative environments that protect imagination instead of draining it.
Art is more valuable than money, so nurture it well. Let's create conditions for creative freedom.

I started Don’t Waste I to change that. Not as an agency. Not a consultant. Think Director of Performance in sports, but for creatives. Working behind the scenes. Cutting waste. Strengthening decisions. Keeping things from breaking when scaling.

The world doesn’t need more noise — it needs better ideas. Better systems. Stronger minds. And creative environments that protect imagination instead of draining it. Art is more valuable than money, so nurture it well. Let's create conditions for creative freedom.

The Vision

The Name

The Vision

The Name

The Vision

The Name

Values

No matter the situation or urgency.

People first. Strong teams. Smart leadership.

Human Capital

People first. Strong teams. Smart leadership.

Human Capital

Communication

Cut through the noise. Say what actually matters.

Communication

Cut through the noise. Say what actually matters.

Performance

Fix what’s broken. Optimise what works. Repeat.

Performance

Fix what’s broken. Optimise what works. Repeat.

The Bigger Vision

A Call For Collaboration

About Bastiaan

Role and Background

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About Bastiaan

Role and Background

A long time ago, I figured I’d make money in real estate and invest in art, public spaces, and talented people. That was the plan. But plans are just that—plans. Reality has a way of pulling you in other directions.

I realised impact doesn't start with money. It’s about language—the ability to connect, articulate, and inspire. So I learned. Became a designer. A communicator. A leader. I wanted to know the rules so I could bend them. Working across fields like architecture, fashion, art, design, and communications, and with names like MVRDV, Studio Roosegaarde, KCAP, BMWi.

For 15 years, I helped others build their dreams, brands, and teams. By 33, I was Director of Communications at KCAP, a globally renowned architecture and urbanism firm. But last year, turning 37 with two small kids, I moved on. Not because I had to, but because I wanted to.

I simply love designing processes and optimising every detail of a creative business 'ecosystem'. I don’t just tweak one area; I connect dots across all zones to build a more robust system. But, this hasn't been done before. How do I assemble this position? And what to call it?

Now, I help many instead of one at a time. Connecting people. Cutting the noise. Fixing what’s broken. Partnerships. And making space for my own dreams along the way.

What is a Communication Performance Strategist?

How is this role different from a brand strategist or creative consultant?

What are the benefits of working with a Communication Performance Strategist?

This role is not quite common, right?

I focus on building long-term relationships

What is a Communication Performance Strategist?

How is this role different from a brand strategist or creative consultant?

What are the benefits of working with a Communication Performance Strategist?

This role is not quite common, right?

I focus on building long-term relationships

What is a Communication Performance Strategist?

How is this role different from a brand strategist or creative consultant?

What are the benefits of working with a Communication Performance Strategist?

This role is not quite common, right?

I focus on building long-term relationships

About Bastiaan

Highlights of Experiences

  • KCAP

    Improving their identity, workflows and communications internally and externally. In collaboration with Studio Joost Grootens.

    Read Case Study

  • Studio Roosegaarde: PRESENCE

    The first major indoor solo exhibition by Daan Roosegaarde, commissioned by Groninger Museum (NL), a six-month exhibition.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SYNC

    Art installation at Art Basel 2019, commissioned and collaborated with BMWi (Adrian van Hooydonk).

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SPACE WASTE LAB

    ‘How to clean up 8.1 million kilos of space waste. In collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and top space scientists.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Monograph

    New book and launch event with book publishers Phaidon and Dutch publisher Lecturis.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: LIGHT OF LIGHT

    Remembering 104,000 Holocaust victims with a national monument in 200 municipalities across the Netherlands.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Artist in residence Daan Roosegaarde, a one-year partnership with Dutch bank, Rabobank.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Developing a platform to increase the quality of customer service and team workflow.

    Official Website

  • Nightingale Antwerp: CP Company Brand Account Manager

    C.P. Company is the Original Italian Sportswear brand specialising in garment dyed technology since 1971.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: DIESEL

    Multiple campaigns and store activations in DIESEL's locations in Amsterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Social Media Instagram Growth

    Developing growth strategies for MVRDV's Instagram to improve public awareness. From 50.000 to 230.000 in 1,5 years.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Dutch Design Week Ambassador

    Guiding the realisation of 8 projects by Winy Maas for the Dutch Design Week 2017.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Official Opening MVRDV House

    Official opening (two evenings) of MVRDV's new office for clients, friends and staff, by the Mayor of Rotterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Seoullo 7017 Skygarden

    Opening 1 km elevated public park with 24.000 plants in Seoul, South Korea, by Winy Maas and the Mayor of Seoul.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Opening Tianjin Library

    Creating media awareness for the opening of the Tianjin Library in China, with over 100 press requests per week for 1,5 months.

    Official Website

  • Photography: The ‘Abandoned Places #1’ series

    Story of a vacant swimming pool in Tropicana, two years after its closure as a public space, from ‘abandonation’ to ‘adaptation’.

    Official Website

  • KCAP

    Improving their identity, workflows and communications internally and externally. In collaboration with Studio Joost Grootens.

    Read Case Study

  • Studio Roosegaarde: PRESENCE

    The first major indoor solo exhibition by Daan Roosegaarde, commissioned by Groninger Museum (NL), a six-month exhibition.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SYNC

    Art installation at Art Basel 2019, commissioned and collaborated with BMWi (Adrian van Hooydonk).

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SPACE WASTE LAB

    ‘How to clean up 8.1 million kilos of space waste. In collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and top space scientists.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Monograph

    New book and launch event with book publishers Phaidon and Dutch publisher Lecturis.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: LIGHT OF LIGHT

    Remembering 104,000 Holocaust victims with a national monument in 200 municipalities across the Netherlands.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Artist in residence Daan Roosegaarde, a one-year partnership with Dutch bank, Rabobank.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Developing a platform to increase the quality of customer service and team workflow.

    Official Website

  • Nightingale Antwerp: CP Company Brand Account Manager

    C.P. Company is the Original Italian Sportswear brand specialising in garment dyed technology since 1971.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: DIESEL

    Multiple campaigns and store activations in DIESEL's locations in Amsterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Social Media Instagram Growth

    Developing growth strategies for MVRDV's Instagram to improve public awareness. From 50.000 to 230.000 in 1,5 years.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Dutch Design Week Ambassador

    Guiding the realisation of 8 projects by Winy Maas for the Dutch Design Week 2017.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Official Opening MVRDV House

    Official opening (two evenings) of MVRDV's new office for clients, friends and staff, by the Mayor of Rotterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Seoullo 7017 Skygarden

    Opening 1 km elevated public park with 24.000 plants in Seoul, South Korea, by Winy Maas and the Mayor of Seoul.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Opening Tianjin Library

    Creating media awareness for the opening of the Tianjin Library in China, with over 100 press requests per week for 1,5 months.

    Official Website

  • Photography: The ‘Abandoned Places #1’ series

    Story of a vacant swimming pool in Tropicana, two years after its closure as a public space, from ‘abandonation’ to ‘adaptation’.

    Official Website

  • KCAP

    Improving their identity, workflows and communications internally and externally. In collaboration with Studio Joost Grootens.

    Read Case Study

  • Studio Roosegaarde: PRESENCE

    The first major indoor solo exhibition by Daan Roosegaarde, commissioned by Groninger Museum (NL), a six-month exhibition.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SYNC

    Art installation at Art Basel 2019, commissioned and collaborated with BMWi (Adrian van Hooydonk).

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: SPACE WASTE LAB

    ‘How to clean up 8.1 million kilos of space waste. In collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and top space scientists.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Monograph

    New book and launch event with book publishers Phaidon and Dutch publisher Lecturis.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: LIGHT OF LIGHT

    Remembering 104,000 Holocaust victims with a national monument in 200 municipalities across the Netherlands.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Artist in residence Daan Roosegaarde, a one-year partnership with Dutch bank, Rabobank.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: Artist in Residence

    Developing a platform to increase the quality of customer service and team workflow.

    Official Website

  • Nightingale Antwerp: CP Company Brand Account Manager

    C.P. Company is the Original Italian Sportswear brand specialising in garment dyed technology since 1971.

    Official Website

  • Studio Roosegaarde: DIESEL

    Multiple campaigns and store activations in DIESEL's locations in Amsterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Social Media Instagram Growth

    Developing growth strategies for MVRDV's Instagram to improve public awareness. From 50.000 to 230.000 in 1,5 years.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Dutch Design Week Ambassador

    Guiding the realisation of 8 projects by Winy Maas for the Dutch Design Week 2017.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Official Opening MVRDV House

    Official opening (two evenings) of MVRDV's new office for clients, friends and staff, by the Mayor of Rotterdam.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Seoullo 7017 Skygarden

    Opening 1 km elevated public park with 24.000 plants in Seoul, South Korea, by Winy Maas and the Mayor of Seoul.

    Official Website

  • MVRDV: Opening Tianjin Library

    Creating media awareness for the opening of the Tianjin Library in China, with over 100 press requests per week for 1,5 months.

    Official Website

  • Photography: The ‘Abandoned Places #1’ series

    Story of a vacant swimming pool in Tropicana, two years after its closure as a public space, from ‘abandonation’ to ‘adaptation’.

    Official Website

A long time ago, I figured I’d make money in real estate and invest in art, public spaces, and talented people. That was the plan. But plans are just that—plans. Reality has a way of pulling you in other directions.

I realised impact doesn't start with money. It’s about language—the ability to connect, articulate, and inspire. So I learned. Became a designer. A communicator. A leader. I wanted to know the rules so I could bend them. Working across fields like architecture, fashion, art, design, and communications, and with names like MVRDV, Studio Roosegaarde, KCAP, BMWi.

For 15 years, I helped others build their dreams, brands, and teams. By 33, I was Director of Communications at KCAP, a globally renowned architecture and urbanism firm. But last year, turning 37 with two kids, I moved on. Not because I had to, but because I wanted to.

I figured I simply love designing processes and optimising every detail of a creative business 'ecosystem'. I don’t just tweak one area; I connect dots across all zones to build a more robust system. But, this hasn't been done before. How do I put this position together? And what to call it?

Now, I help many instead of one at a time. Connecting people. Cutting the noise. Fixing what’s broken. Partnerships. And making space for my own dreams along the way.