thonik is the Amsterdam based collective of designers, led by designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven. thonik offers their clients a visual voice that sets apart and differentiates: providing pole position.
thonik has its roots firmly planted in society, willing to actively engage in the dialogue of what is right and what is fair. We seek to change the world. One design at a time.
We specialize in visual communication, graphic identity, interaction and motion design.
contact
Grensstraat 47
1091 SW Amsterdam
the Netherlands
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t +31 20 468 3525
studio@thonik.nl
Route
From Amsterdam Central Station
Take metro 51 (direction Isolatorweg), metro 53 (direction Gaasperplas) or metro 54 (direction Gein) and step off at metro station “Wibautstraat”. From there it is a two minute walk to thonik studio.
From Amsterdam Amstel Station
Take metro 51, 53 or 54 (direction Centraal Station) and step off at metro station “Wibautstraat”. From there it is a two minute walk to thonik studio.
Parking
You can park your car at ParkBee ‘The Social Hub Amsterdam City’ or on the street in front of our studio.
team

clients (selection)
Hyundai Premium Stores, Seoul; Urbanism\Architecture Bi-city Biennale, Shenzhen; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Holland Festival, Amsterdam; Power Station of Art, Shanghai; VPRO, the Netherlands; Gemeente Amsterdam; de Kunstenbond, the Netherlands; de Appel arts centre, Amsterdam; Nanjing Youth Festival, Nanjing; Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (OBA); Socialistische Partij (SP), the Netherlands; Sonsbeek 10, Arnhem; Yoni, Amsterdam; Venice Architecture Biennale; Marta Herford, Herford; Manifesta Biennale, Genk; NRC Handelsblad, Amsterdam.
exhibitions (selection)
Why we Design, 2019 at Power Station of Art, Shanghai; I love Seoul, 2016 at Dongdeamun Design Plaza, Seoul; Broken White, 2016 at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Decorum, 2014 at at Power Station of Art, Shanghai; Self-Unself, 2013 at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; City of Interface, 2013 at Power Station of Art, Shanghai; permanent collection display, 2013 at Centre Pompidou, Paris; thonik Alphabets, 2012 at Sfera, Kyoto; Graphic Happiness in China, 2012 at Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts; Graphic Design Worlds, 2011 at the Triennial Museum, Milan; thonik in/à Paris, 2010 at Galerie Anatome and Instituut Neerlandais, Paris; Llove Hotel, 2010, Tokyo; Woordbeeld, 2010 at Openbare Bibliotheek, Amsterdam; thonik en, 2009 at Spiral Art Centre, Tokyo; thonik: Made in China by You, 2009 at Graphic Design Museum, Breda; thonik in Venice, 2008 at the 11th International Architecture Biennale Venice; Power, 2008 at Power Station of Art, Shanghai; Black and White, 2008 at Openbare Bibliotheek, Amsterdam.
thonik’s work is also part of several permanent collections like Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
résumé
Please find thonik’s extended résumé here
jobs and internships
Internships for enrolled design students: An internship usually lasts four months. In the studio we speak English and Dutch. Send your résumé and motivation letter to work@thonik.nl, we try to answer as soon as possible.
former thonik members
Former employees
Tijl Akkermans, Margot Bakker, Minouk Balster, Lotte Batelaan, Tijs Bonekamp, Hannah Bonjer, Jeroen Breen, Marieke Brommersma, Lennart Bruger, Jeroen Bruijn, Josse de Bruijne, Pascal Brun, Heleen Bulthuis, Eva Carp, Tomson Chan, Chiyue Ding, Ekhine Dominguez Martin, Martijn Engelbregt, Nora Erbil, Floor van Essen, Simon Francois, Rieme Gleijm, Vincente Granger, Eva Grinder, Jean-Albert Heckel, Kumi Hiroi, Ragna Hom, Carolien van Hooijdonk, Jasper Jongeling, Clarine van Karnebeek, Phebe Kemper, Judith Konz, Shira Koopman, Danielle Kusters, Zigmunds Lapsa, Chloe Lee, Gaby Luong, Priscilla Machils, Mirko Mammarella, Katie McGonigal, Magali Meijers, Florian Mewes, John van den Munckhof, Andrea Naepflin, Sven Neitzel, Cathy Noordhuizen, Alex Nijburg, Remco Oude Alink, David de Poel, Femke Prins, Barteld Riemeijer, Sanne Rovers, Thibaud Sabatier, Ben Salesse, João Santos, Scott Savage, Naomi Shibata, Sietske Sips, Milena Spaan, Daan Spangenberg, Simpson Tse, Sanja de Vries, Marianne de Vrijer, Jasmijn van Weenen, Wouter Widdershoven, Marieke Zwartenkot
Former interns
Sacha van Alfen, Sophie Balch, Pablo Berger, Bertalan Bessenyey, Rosalie Blanc, Louise Borinski, Michaela Braun, Enrico Bravi, Jan Buchtela, Antonio Carlos Castro, Clément Catherine, Estelle Christe, Victoria Colding, Mats Cornegoor, Noémie Courtois, Caroline Demuth, Jason Destrait, Paul Dokkum, Noortje van Eekelen, Roger Five, Fanny Fontaine, Martin Foucaut, Hans Geluk, Berenice Glenz, Benjamin Grafmeijer, Jeffrey Grin, Manouk Grootaarts, Laura Gutz, Erik Haberfeld, Chiel Harms, Dave Haverkort, Devi Heller, Enrique Hernandez, Stefan van den Heuvel, Saki Ho, Adrien Jacquemet, Jinhee Kim, Mongeun Kim, Vincent Klein, Jorre Logghe, Isabel de Lucena, Geraldine MacDonald, Louis Mateu, Malika Nanda, Taku Okamoto, Daniel Peter, Erik Peters, Marit de Quaasteniet, Graziana Saccente, Ryo Sakamoto, Laura Savignac, Noah Silver, Maartje Slijpen, Jesse Smits, Linda van Sommeren, Silvio Spina, Ruben Stellingwerf, Suze Swarte, Janine Terlouw, Josselin Tourette, Auke Triesschijn, Marie Valette, Pedro Vallejo Souza, Anastasiia Umpeleva, Nuno Ventura, Floris Versteeg, Michelle Wanzenried, Flora Wierzbicki, Bohye Woo, Jin Young An, Yoram Zeeman, Yasheng Zhang, Young Hui Zhao