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A crew of creatives with a serious love for visuals and storytelling.

We're Kinsmen Collective, a crew of creatives with a serious love for visuals and storytelling. Kinsmen means kin, and that's literally what we are: Bart and Bas, the founders, are cousins. Our fathers, brothers, still drop by the studio regularly. It also says a lot about how we work: together, involved, and taking responsibility for what we make.

We love things that click. Form and function that strengthen each other. Brands that understand creativity isn't a trick, but a way of thinking. We take our work seriously, ourselves a little less. At Kinsmen you don't get a factory, you get people. People who think along, ask questions, occasionally crack a bad joke, and always go for the best result.

This is Kinsmen Collective in a nutshell

  • 01Experts in visual storytelling
  • 02Creative sparring partner
  • 03Making complex subjects understandable
  • 04Small team, big collective
  • 05Clear process with no hidden costs
  • 06German Pünktlichkeit
  • 07Eye for detail
  • 08Responsible from start to finish

We're a crew of creatives with a serious love for visuals and storytelling. Designers, illustrators, animators, filmmakers and photographers, all with a slight obsession for making beautiful things that actually mean something.

Bart van Gestel

Bart van Gestel

Managing Director

Bas van Gestel

Bas van Gestel

Creative Director

Tom van de Grift

Tom van de Grift

Motion Designer

Niels Toebast

Niels Toebast

Designer

Tim van Alphen

Tim van Alphen

Motion Designer

Vernon van den Wall

Vernon van den Wall

Photographer

Wouter van den Boogaard

Wouter van den Boogaard

Sound Engineer

Creijn Lueb

Creijn Lueb

Videographer

Our roots

The name 'Kinsmen Collective' is a nod to that close-knit family bond, born around the long table at Grandma and Grandpa van Gestel's in the '80s and '90s. There was always life there: kids, grandkids, friends, coffee, card games, cake and a lot of laughter. That atmosphere of trust, connection and making things together is still exactly what drives us.

Familiefoto's van Bart en Bas - de roots van Kinsmen Collective