Frank Tjepkema (1970 Geneva) is a Dutch designer based in Amsterdam. After studying at the Technical University of Delft for two years, he graduated (cum laude) in 1996 from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Following this he obtained a MA degree from the Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam in 1998. Several of Frank Tjepkema's product and furniture design's have been selected for the Droog Design collection. In every project Frank Tjepkema's objective is to combine conceptual innovative ideas with functional intelligence and visual elegance. In 2004 Tjep. won the Dutch Design Awards in the categories interior and fashion design.

Major work:
Restaurant Praq, 2004
In October 2003 two wonderful entrepreneurs came to us with their wish to start a new unique restaurant concept that would welcome parents and their children without looking like a playground. Indeed parents don't necessarily want to spend the evening with Donald Duck when they go out (nor do the children by the way!). We tried to integrate playful elements without loosing out of sight that it had to become a classy and practical environment. The result is a restaurant where everybody can feel comfortable: parents, children, business people etc... We were given the freedom to create a total concept including naming, identity and interior design. Four months later the restaurant opened in a beautiful Dutch village 10 minutes from Amsterdam: Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.