Olmoost [-almost /ˈɔːlməʊst/
pronounced with a heavy Dutch accent]
Olmoost is Merike van de Vijver. She is a Dutch animator and designer living and working in England. Over 10 years ago, when Olmoost had just been set up, it was a company selling felt designs, soft toys and birth announcements. Olmoost’s products have grown up since, but delivering designs with a strong preference for developing series, where every individual object and frame is unique, remains a red line in Merike’s work. While focussing on appropriate techniques and disciplines to tell a visual story. Recently expanding her knowledge of bookbinding techniques and turning these onto its head. Working in a workshop, a tiny studio at home or a larger animation production studio in Manchester, there is always joy in creating warmth and life from still puppets, paper, felt and object trouvé.
On this website you can view examples of a diverse range of work made by Olmoost over the past 10 years. Click to view some animations or check out the links at the bottom of the page for the more social (media) Olmoost. On the blog 'cabinet of curiosities' you will find a selection of images that have been an inspiration. Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to email them to info@olmoost.com!
…and for a peak inside an animation production studio, have a look at this on Vimeo:
