At COOOP Design Agency, our team of creative thinkers and skilled professionals brings your vision to life. With expertise across design disciplines, we collaborate to deliver innovative, tailored solutions. Driven by passion and excellence, we push boundaries to exceed expectations, creating impactful experiences that elevate brands.
Team
Meet the core team members of COOOP.
Principal & Creative Director
Australia
Callie van der Merwe
Callie began his career as an Architect in the early 1990’s before changing over to Interior Architecture in the early 2000’s. Since then, he has completed multiple award winning and successful commercial interior spaces all over the world with a signature philosophical approach of design for predictive behaviour.
Nominated Architect: Callie van der Merwe, NSW Architects Registration Number: 11896
Senior Associate
Calvin Janse van Vuuren
Calvin's architectural experience, compels him to explore the intricacies of form, function, texture and colour within his creative design.
With strong managerial skills, Calvin works with a global community of renowned artists, consultants and strategic teams. His design work is inspired by rich storytelling, interwoven into the fabric of each unique environment he creates.
Senior Associate
Roberto Zambri
Roberto's approach offers a considered and skillful blend of art and design to create engaging and holistic interior spaces.
His designs are based on a strong individual character of minimalism with a skillful blend of specific to region culture and arts, resulting in rich transcendent engaging spaces.
Brand and UX/UI Director Netherlands
Ricardo Rocha
Ricardo Rocha is a brand and UI/UX designer focused on bridging brand promise with user-centered design. He combines strategy, insights, and innovative tools to create seamless experiences that align business goals with user needs, ensuring impactful and effective design solutions.
Design Technician
Monique Steenkamp
Monique has over a decade of expertise in producing technical documentation of the highest standard in both Architecture and Interior Design, Monique has a keen eye for detail, process-oriented mindset, and is highly skilled in the BIM ecosystem ensure precision and innovation in every project. She’s the backbone of our technical excellence.
Procurement Manager
Melissa Yang
Melissa is committed to efficiency, value and quality, Melissa harnesses a global network of vendors to ensure a seamless and sustainable procurement process. With an acute attention to standards, Melissa optimizes supply chain solutions through her industry expertise, ensuring consistent excellence.
Interior Designer
Mary Saldevar
Mary offers a distinctive approach to interior design, blending creative vision with rigorous methodology. Her expertise is rooted in a multidisciplinary background, including scientific inquiry, historical studies, and artistic performance. This foundation enables her to develop innovative, yet practical, design solutions. Her designs are characterized by their elegant simplicity, grounded in meticulous research and a deep understanding of user experience.