The Essential List: Liesbeth Demolder
Liesbeth Demolder is managing director and partner at Brussels based creative audio studio Raygun.
She is making good use of her 20 years experience as an art director at DDB and BBDO intuitively leading her team, teaching them new ways to grow and to discover their strengths.
Liesbeth aims to make a difference in creative audio, helping brands to find their beat and supporting creative audio projects that aim to contribute to society as she has an appetite for remarkable stories and experiences.
She looks forward to grow in her female sensitive leadership and she vows to continue to see the beauty and positivism in a world that so desperately needs it.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: In de stille Kempen
o Hometown: Tervuren
o Staycation: Reading magazines at our beach cabin
o Vacation: Babington Soho House, UK
o Pet: One day I will have a dog, Alfie - I am now enjoying Marcel, a British shorthair tiger
o Place of work: Raygun studios, having the best talks when I’m not at my desk
o Place of workout: Before a mirror
o Side project: Taking care of myself and raising two girls
o Mode of transport: Second-hand Audi Q5 & a precious electric bike
o Bonus travel essential: Silver Rimowa
Culture
o Artist: The characters painted by Yaël Hupert
o Musician: Robyn, Stromae, Kendrick Lamar
o Commercials video director: Angelo Cerisara (Missed you stranger)
o Film director: Sofia Coppola
o Photographer: Sally Mann
o Film: Empire of Light (Sam Mendes)
o Series: Must see: Jonah Hill & Phil Stutz on Netflix
o Commercial: Wombstories by Nisha Ganatra for Bodyform
o Music video: Kendrick Lamar N95
o Video game: Pong
o Board game: Sympathie board game from the 80’s – so much fun!
o Book: The Hill We Climb – Amanda Gorman & The Monocle Book of Homes
o Graphic novel: Une Vie Exemplaire, FLOC’H helium
o Podcast: How's Work? with Esther Perel & The Sugar Jar by Yasmine Cheyenne
o Newspaper (off or online): De Tijd Sabato
o Magazine: Courier & Knack Weekend
o Breakfast: Salmon toast with lemon at Serpentine Galleries or any hotel bed
o Restaurant: Nopi, London & Graanmarkt 13, Antwerp
o Working lunch: Beaucoup Fish
o Favourite dish: White fish & dirty veggie burger
o Snack: Oatmilk latte & Chokotoff
o Guilty pleasure: The original Milky Way bar
o Bar: I am a Soho house member, every bar they have designed has a great atmosphere. Check out the Square bar at Shoreditch House!
o Booze: Pink Champagne
o Not booze: Juice from healthy greens in the morning
o Bonus food: Moon Juice supplements
Kit
o Phone: iPhone 12 Max
o Computer: Macbook Pro M1 16 inch
o TV: The Frame by Samsung
o Headphones: Airpods Pro, love the noise cancelling
o Camera: Making the best portraits with my iPhone
o Soundsystem: Award winning Transparent Speaker
o Pen / pencil: PILOT, capless
o Where you document an idea: IDEAS TO BE REALISED – a notebook (Abramsnoterie, royalties are donated to Poets&Writers)
o Casual clothing: âme Antwerp
o Smart clothing: Max Mara
o Footwear: Aeyde Berlin
o Watch: Prefer a gold fat bracelet
o App: Blinklist
o Website: Architectural Digest / Milk Magazine
o Favourite social media feed: peopleiveloved
o Analogue work tool: Paper and black fine marker
o Makeup essential: Natural Skin Care Dr Baumann
