Rijsbergen - On A Roll

Airy and cheerful

A cheerful parade with little animals, pulled along by children playing happily. ‘Cheerful’ is therefore the first thing I get to hear when I ask Robin about his vision of the design. “In recent years I’ve seen that the Corso floats are often used as a mirror for social themes. I thought it would be a good idea to introduce a bit of variation.” Robin is designing this year for the second time, after his debut design ‘Caught in war’ in 2022. He noticed that heavy connotations were very quickly associated with such a float. So, he then decided to do it differently: his next design would be airy and cheerful.

Coincidentally that was just what Rijsbergen, his own hamlet, was looking for. Preferably a designer from their own hamlet, a float without any major challenges, and the hope of achieving an enjoyable construction season for the hamlet. According to him, the scale model has acquired a small upgrade. So, for both technical reasons as well as to give the hamlet more say, adjustments were made to the original idea. It is now more in keeping with the wishes of the designer and the hamlet. As designer Robin primarily thinks it’s good to see the hamlet achieving greater unity and hope they will be able to realise this more fully this year.

On a practical level it is not a complicated float. A number of components are mobile and there will be some performers but the essence is simplicity.

In the construction of this design Robin wants to entertain the public. “After all, people come to Zundert because they want to have a pleasurable day out. We see enough misery all around us, a little light relief will do no harm.”

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Robin van Veltom (24) works parttime in DTP (Desktop Publishing: responsible for the format and design of various media products) at a Private Label company. Furthermore, he has his own creative agency and production house.

Original Dutch Text: Lieve Bastiaansen
Translation: Mary Tyne
Photo: Jeanne van Oosterhout

Hamlet Rijsbergen
www.buurtschaprijsbergen.nl

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