Mark Klaverstijn(Amsterdam, 1973) & Paul du Bois-Reymond (Berlin, 1974)
live and work in Amsterdam. Already collaborating on in- and out of
school projects, they started their first collective 'DEPT' (together
with Leonard van Munster) right after graduation.

In their first years as a collective they worked a lot for the Dutch
club culture. They created a massive ammount of flyers for the 
legendary club RoXY in Amsterdam, at a time when this medium was still
in it's early years. Simultaniously they worked for clients as the Dutch
Post Office (KPN) and the Amsterdam museum for contemporary art
(Stedelijk Museum). From the start, they adapted new media in their
work. They embraced the possibilities that came with computers and made
versatile projects such as websites, video performances, record covers,
t-Shirts, installations and music. In 2008 their DEPT company  website
was included in the permanent collection of Dutch design at the Beyerd
Design Museum in Breda.

After DEPT split up in 2001, Machine was founded. The method of working
has been the same as before, switching between media and independent and
commisioned jobs. Machine's focus over the last years has shifted more
and more towards the Music industry. They started an experimental record
label called 'Ourmachine Records' and became the exclusive designers for
The Kindred Spirits Record Label. Currently they are working on a
collaboration with techno producer Carl Craig from Detroit on a series
of short films under the titel 'Slambient'. In 2009 they co-initiated a
new bar called 'Minibar' and have just released their first monogram '
Designed By Machine'.
They have been teaching at the Rietveld Academy for the last 10 years.

They Teach at the school the attended; the Gerrit Rietveld Academy for
over 10 years.

www.ourmachine.com
www.Kindred-spirits.nl
www.minibaronline.com