Iris de Vries is a Designer who navigates the intersections of creativity, technology, and education. As a Project Leader at Podium voor Architectuur, she oversees initiatives that merge spatial design with community engagement, while at ArtEZ University of the Arts, she teaches first and second year students a Digital Prototyping course at the Product Design department.

Her design philosophy was formed during her masters Media Technology at Leiden University. This design philosophy is rooted in an enactive view of creativity, which recognizes that making is more than a solitary act—it’s a dynamic dialogue. Iris views creativity as a process shaped by reciprocal relationships between the maker’s perception and the materials, tools, audience, context, and environment involved. This perspective allows her to explore design not as a fixed solution, but as an evolving practice informed by ongoing interactions. Her work encourages both designers and audiences to see the making process as an active and responsive form of inquiry, where ideas are continually shaped and reshaped by their environments.

Iris graduated at Product Design, ArtEZ herself in 2017. In 2024 she will graduate at Media Technology, Leiden University.