The Association of Dutch Designers (Dutch: Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers, abbreviated as BNO) is a professional association for designers and design studios in the Netherlands.[1] The organisation supports the professionalisation and promotion of the Dutch design sector.[1] As of 2025, BNO's main office is located at de Baanderij in the NDSM area of Amsterdam.[2][3]

The BNO offers trainings, mentoring, business and legal advice, and internal networking events to its members, in order to support designers and design studios in their work and career.[4][1]

The organization has been known as Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers since 1996 and has many predecessors[5] from various design disciplines, including graphic design, industrial and product design. Its earliest predecessor is the Vereniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst, founded in 1904.[6] The BNO was a co-initiator of the Dutch Design Awards in 2003,[5] and it awards the BNO Piet Zwart Prize.

The Netherlands Institute for Art History holds the archives of BNO and a number of its predecessors.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BNO - Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers" (in nl-NL). Sign Benelux. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  2. ^ "Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers" (in Dutch). AlleBiz. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ^ "BNO verhuist naar NDSM-werf" (in Dutch). printmatters.nl. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  4. ^ "Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers - Illustratie Ambassade" (in Dutch). IllustratieAmbassade. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  5. ^ Simon Thomas, Mienke (2008). Goed in vorm: honderd jaar ontwerpen in Nederland (in Dutch). Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. pp. 225–227. ISBN 978-90-6450-655-0.
  6. ^ "Onze geschiedenis" (in nl-NL). BNO. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  7. ^ "Archief Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO) met archieven van rechtsvoorgangers" (in Dutch). RKDarchives. Retrieved 2026-02-05.