Hein Mevissen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hein Mevissen
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 3, 1972(1972-01-03)
Age	52
Birthplace	Swalmen
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Limburg
Horoscope	Capricorn

Hein Mevissen Biography

Hein Mevissen is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on January 3, 1972 in Swalmen, Limburg, Netherlands. Hein Mevissen, a director, designer, photographer, and entrepreneur from a Jewish Catholic background, is Hein Mevissen. John Doe was founded by him in 2001. He was the creator, developer, and designer of John’s Phone. The phone was created in 2006 by John Doe and launched on the market in 2010. John’s Phone can also be seen in the Museum of Ideas and Inventions, Barcelona. Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, the Netherlands, has a permanent collection that includes some of Hein Mevissen’s art and design work.

Hein Mevissen was awarded several international awards for both his creative work and as a director. He was awarded the New York festival Gold World Medal a few times. John Doe was awarded the highest Dutch advertising award, the Golden Loeki, in December 2013. It was for the Olli advertisement that Mevissen produced, directed and wrote. John Doe, the agency that hosted the Loeki Awards, was presented with the award by Arian Buurman (CEO of Stichting Ether Reclame).

Mevissen was named one of the most gifted individuals in the Netherlands in 2012. Advertising Age named Mevissen Director to Watch in 2008. Mevissen is a big believer in charity. He supports many charity projects each year through his company Ollimania. His work has been displayed in Europe by Hein Mevissen. It is part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collections, the Museum of Art Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam’s contemporary Museum of Art Boijmans Van Beuningen, and the Miba National Museum of Design in Barcelona.

Hein Mevissen Net Worth

Hein Mevissen is one of the richest Film Director from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hein Mevissen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John’s Phone was designed and manufactured by Hein Mevissen & Diederiekje Bök. It is designed for technophobes, children and the elderly. Made in the Netherlands, it is sold by John’s (Phone from The Supermarket B.V.). It is claimed to be the most basic cell phone in the world, with the ability to only make and receive calls and no other features such as Internet access, camera, text messaging, or Internet access. The address book, which is just a pad of paper and a pen, is built into the back. It’s built around the Keep It Simple principle. Fast Company reported that John’s Phone was one of the Top 12 Interface Design Ideas for 2010.

Mevissen has directed television commercials and short films for European products. MTV also featured several short films that Mevissen directed. He has occasionally filmed in the United States. He directed a comedy short he co- wrote with Leon de Winter, a Dutch columnist and writer. The film was called Bin Laden. The musical’s music was written by Peter Wolf, Frank Zappa’s keyboard player. Hein Mevissen immigrated from the Netherlands to the United States in 2008

Hein Mevissen is also the creator and designer of the character Olli that was original created in 2004 as a character for a bottled mineral water. Olli is a cartoon character and a stuffed toy. In 2013 a toy of Olli toy was licensed for another campaign and became again a hype in the Netherlands in March 2013. Olli was used under license as part of a campaign Mevissen created with Diederiekje Bok to save the Rotterdam zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp. Olli became a national hype in the Netherlands in March 2013. After saving the ZOO Olli became the symbol of Rotterdam and professional football club Feyenoord. The original Dutch name, Olli, is a shortening of Olifantje, “little elephant”. The hype around Olli is explained as a new way of marketing called brand feeling or emotional branding. Ollimania is the mother company of Olli and many other characters. Ollimania publishes children’s books, creates toys and is very active in charity. On September 10, 2015, Ollimania and its creators Hein Mevissen and Diederiekje Bok donated a huge Olli statue to the Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam. They did this to give a smile to the little patients and parents in the hospital. Diederiekje Bok and Hein Mevissen are the founders of Ollimania. Ollimania books are published in The Netherlands, France, England, Germany and Belgium.

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Hein Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Hein Mevissen celebrates birthday on January 3 of every year.