Meet Jill.

Jill is an Amsterdam-based designer and art director currently working at Build in Amsterdam, where she creates brand identities, campaigns, imagery and digital design.

She is inspired by environments where ideas, materials and different disciplines overlap. As someone with ADHD, her interests tend to run in parallel — including photography, music, painting and cooking — and curiosity and enjoyment are what fuel her creativity. Learning something new often matters more to her than perfecting one thing.

Alongside her work, she is developing a platform that connects local makers and gives their work a shared, curated online presence, something she will be focusing on over the coming year.

Daily Ritual.

If I’m honest, my mornings are quite simple: a cappuccino and a cigarette, followed by a quick scroll through Marktplaats in search of vintage interior finds. As someone with ADHD, small routines like this help me create a bit of structure in my day.

I work out most days; it’s a way to clear my head and create some structure around my week. In the evenings I usually put on a record. Music helps me unwind, stay creative, and feel happy. Before going to bed, I write down three things I’m grateful for that day. It helps me slow down, notice the small things, and end the day on a positive note.

Female Flow.

I feel most in my feminine flow when my work connects intuition with impact. Collaborating with female fashion brands like Akris brings a certain sensitivity and strength into my process, but it’s just as present in the projects I initiate myself. Creating an organisation for girls and women in my home province came from that same place — using creativity to contribute to a world that feels more supportive and equal for women.

Female Inspiration.

Charlotte Perriand is a big inspiration for me. What I love about her work is how timeless it feels. It still feels relevant today because it was never about trends, it was about everyday life.

She was creating this in a time when the industry was dominated by men, yet her work feels confident and quietly radical.