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Ed Annink

Ed Annink 1956-2012

News: Dutch designer Ed Annink, known for his work forging links between design and government in Europe, has died aged 55.

Annink was creative director of Dutch studio Ontwerpwerk and designed products for companies including Droog, Driade, Authentics and Royal VKB. In 2010 he founded the Design Den Haag project to promote design in European policy-making.

He passed away in hospital in Amsterdam on 25 September.