, ▁architecture , ▁product ▁design , ▁visual ▁design ▁and ▁j ew ell ery . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁collections , ▁Bron ze ▁Age , ▁Future ▁N ost alg ia , ▁C lock work ▁Love , ▁and ▁his ▁interior ▁design ▁projects . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁Light ▁Festival , ▁he ▁installed ▁Light ▁Bridge ▁on ▁a ▁bridge ▁along ▁the ▁Am st el ▁river ▁that ▁received ▁considerable ▁media ▁attention . ▁ ▁T j ep k ema ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁principal ▁of ▁T j ep ., ▁a ▁design ▁studio ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁T j ep k ema ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Br uss els ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁study ▁industrial ▁design . ▁He ▁studied ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Del ft ▁University ▁of ▁Technology ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Design ▁Academy ▁E ind h oven . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁T j ep k ema ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁and ▁subsequently ▁started ▁a ▁MA ▁at ▁the ▁Sand berg ▁Institute ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁from ▁this ▁inst itute ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Work ▁T j ep k ema ' s ▁gradu ation ▁project ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Dro og ▁Design ▁collection ▁which ▁eventually ▁resulted ▁in ▁several ▁collabor ations ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0