Theo J.J Groothuizen
Counselor for Design, Science and Technology
The Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi
Theo Groothuizen is the Counselor for Science and Technology at the Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi since August 2006. After completing his masters degree in Industrial Design Engineering from the Delft University of Technology, he pursued his study in architecture for some years.
Previously, he worked for Royal Dutch Telecom for 6 years. With his expert design sensibilities and scope of knowledge in the field of architecture he started running his own professional design practice. He was co-founder of Design Consultancy Landmark in the Netherlands (1986), of which he became principle in 1994. He is also the founder of Landmark Switzerland.
In his career path, he was also an Executive Board Member of the Dutch Designer's Association (BNO) and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and Convener for the Bureau of European Designers Associations (BEDA). He is also the honorary member of BNO, Regional Advisor for ICSID and Fellow of Design for the World.
He has delivered several lectures at top universities and was member of the external research advisory board of the faculty of Design, Engineering and Manufacturing at the Delft University of Technology. Known for his expertise in design and architecture, Groothuizen was invited on numerous occasions as speaker, workshop leader, jury member, moderator or curator. He was instrumental in organizing several events to promote Dutch Design worldwide. Prior, to his current assignment, Groothuizen was professor of Industrial Design Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea.
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