Ben van Os

Ben van Os ( born December 1, 1944 in The Hague, † July 2, 2012 in Scheveningen, Netherlands) was a Dutch Designer.

In 1983 he began his collaboration with Jan Roelfs, two years later began their close collaboration with Peter Greenaway.

1990 were Ben van Os and Roelfs the European Film Awards in the category Best Art Direction for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. The following year, the two with the trade price ( Vakprijz ) of the Golden Calf for Best Performance have been awarded as an art director.

He was nominated in 1994 together with Jan Roelfs for an Academy Award ( Art Decoration, Set Decoration) for Orlando, 2004 The Girl with a Pearl Earring.

"I love to see the world through the eyes of a child, where everything is new. When I was five years old, I made for fairytale miniature sets made ​​of clay, now, fifty years later, I'm actually still, and I hope to be able to do this for the rest of my life. "

Filmography (selection)