May 1Let's talk about face masks!Lockdown, day 50 From my home in Tiana, Spain. Let's talk about face masks! They came in our mail two weeks ago. Distributed by the municipality. The mask i...
Apr 30Design the new normalLockdown, day 49. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Keep distance. That's the saying now that the virus has caught us. In the Netherlands, the "1.5-meter societ...
Apr 29Our gardenLockdown, day 48. From my home in Tiana, Spain. "This is the most beautiful spring ever," said our gardener yesterday: not only because it has been raining a...
Apr 28Slowly lifting the lockdownLockdown, day 47. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Big news! The lockdown in Spain is slowly getting lifted, step by step. Baby steps even. Compared to the Neth...
Apr 27The grocery ritualLockdown, day 46. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Every Friday, we get our groceries delivered by a supermarket in Badalona. It has become quite a ritual. For...
Apr 26Virtual dinnersLockdown, day 45. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Today is the Dutch king’s birthday. Usually, we flee the overcrowded city on Kingsday but this year that woul...
Apr 25Getting creativeLockdown, day 44. From my home in Tiana, Spain. The day after we arrived in Spain, the national lockdown was announced. We still had the opportunity to go ba...
Apr 24Drops in the oceanLockdown, day 43. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Hundreds of Spanish cooks have joined hands. Together, they donate fresh meals to people, mostly elderly, who...
Apr 24 It’s the little things in life!Lockdown, day 42 From my home in Tiana, Spain. Yesterday, April 23, Catalans celebrated La Diada de Sant Jordi, a feast for lovers. Traditionally, women rece...
Apr 23Lockdown, day 41. From my home in Tiana, Spain. Every evening at eight o’clock on the dot, we are startled by a bang. Then, instantly, everybody in the wide surroundings start...
Apr 20Today's press conferenceLockdown, day 40. From my home in Tiana, Spain. he Dutch prime minister and his companions. Every time I am annoyed by the questions journalists ask afterwar...
Feb 28, 2019New PublicationI am very happy with the publication of a new book about my life and work: “Renny Ramakers – Rethinking Design”. The book is written by Aaron Betsky and bas...