Founding Partner & Creative Director, Design Team
Ton is Creative Director/ Partner at Design Team Malaysia, an international member of the Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) and has had a career spanning several countries.
He was born in the Netherlands and graduated there from tertiary studies in communication design at the St. Joost Academy of Fine Arts in 1985. Following his studies, he joined Studio Dumbar in The Hague, where over a 6 year period his work for the studio was internationally recognised and awarded by the British D&AD, the Dutch Graphic Design Association ADCN and the New York Type Directors Club. Clients included Dutch Post and Telecom Corporation (PTT, now KPN), Apple Computer Europe, Holland Festival and the Dutch Automobile Association (ANWB).
Following his tenure at Studio Dumbar, Ton established his own company, Van Bragt Ontwerpen in The Hague and completed postage stamps and other projects for the Dutch PTT and various clients. He taught design and typography at Rotterdam University. Ton was awarded 3 German Red Dot awards during this period.
In 1994, Ton relocated to Malaysia with his partner Ming Tung and together they established Design Team and he started lecturing at the Centre for Advanced Design in Kuala Lumpur. In 1998, Ton was headhunted for the role of Senior Art Director at Philips Design Hong Kong and embarked on a redesign of the vast Philips global packaging programme. This work won a Dutch design award.
In 2000, Ton returned to full time responsibilities with Design Team in Malaysia, while maintaining a design consultancy role for Philips Design. Complimenting his work for international private enterprises and organisations, Ton lectured at design institutions and conferences around the world and he was lecturer and Head of Communication Design at the Centre for Advanced Design (CenfAD) from 2001 – 2007.
