Marlon von Franquemont-Koster is a husband, proud father of two and (Executive Creative Director with over 18 years of experience working at local and international agencies.
He has collaborated with many global and local brands such as Nikon, JDE, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, eBay, Mini, and The Anne Frank House.
He has worked at renowned agencies in Belgium, Amsterdam, and Berlin, including Duval Guillaume Brussels, JWT Amsterdam, and Jung von Matt/Spree, where he was part of the global I AM NIKON team, resulting in multiple international creative and effectiveness awards, including several Euro Effies.
He achieved significant success within his first year at DDB Berlin in 2016, earning numerous Cannes Lions awards, including a Gold and a Grand Prix for Good Shortlist, and The Cannes Lions Agency of the Year.
After spending 2 years at DDB he signed at VCCP in 2017 and lead the BMW Motorrad, eBay and Spotify account, during this period he also became a teacher at the Miami Ad School in Berlin, and organized workshops with the Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam.
In 2018, he joined Ricardo Wolff and Gabriel Mattar at INNOCEAN Berlin, where they successfully repositioned the Global Hyundai and KIA brand. Alongside he also secured INNOCEAN’s first-ever Gold Lion with the ‘Printed by Parkinson’s’ project for Charité Berlin. In 2021 and won the Gold ADCN Members Lamp with “The Bookcase for Tolerance” project, made in collaboration with the Anne Frank House and Media Monks. The Berlin office achieved the title of German Agency of the Year at Eurobest within just two years of its establishment.
After spending 11 years working in Berlin, Marlon returned home and joined 180 Amsterdam in 2021. Within the first year, he launched “The Planet vs. Bolsonaro” project and as a Tutor, he received the ADCN Bronze Lamp and Graphite D&AD Pencil with “The Erased.otf.”
In 2022, he decided to work as a Freelance (Executive) Creative Director at GUT Agency and Wunderman+Thompson. Where he lead the complete JDE account. During this period he also launched his first studio album “Odes” and rebranded La Lia. Shortly after he signed as a Creative Director at Fitzroy in Amsterdam, where he secured two Silver ADCN Lamps within the first 8 months with Glenfiddich and Smyle.
Marlon is also an award-winning teacher and is occasionally found at institutes such as the Willem de Kooning Academie, Miami Ad School and Piet Zwart Institute.
He has won over 180 industry awards, is a Top100 Global Creative Director at The Drum, One Show, ADC and D&AD, but he's most proud of receiving a pat on the back from Jeremy Craigen for a film he wrote.
EXPERIENCE
Ogily
Lost Boys
STEAM
Duval Guillaume
JWT
Jung von Matt
DDB Berlin
VCCP Berlin
INNOCEAN Berlin
180 Worldwide
GUT
Wunderman+Thompson Benelux
FITZROY
CLIENTS
KLM / Seat / HI Kpn / Ford / VW / ASML / Doek Company / Chrisitan Albers / AMC / UMC Utrecht / Jori / Douwe Egberts / Andrélon / Nationale-Nederlanden / Etos / GAIA / Stallaert / Spa / Bristol / Agis / Sony / T-Mobile / Ebay / Hyundai / Bongo / Mini / BMW Motorrad / Spotify / Kia / Suzuki / Anne Franke House Amsterdam / Charité Berlin / Lidl / Verein der Berliner Stadtmission / Persil / KitKat / ING / Dixons / Deutsche Post / Sparkasse / R+V / Radeberger / Netflix / AMG / Mercedes-Benz / Nikon / Gemeente Hoorn / BMW / Gamma / De Morgen / Sixt / La Lia / All Rise / Holland Casino Online / Start People / JDE / Paradontax / Glenfiddich / Campina / ANWB
“Great creative and great bloke. Shame I couldn’t work with him for longer.”
— Jeremy Craigen
”We thank Marlon von Franquemont, Leonie Knorr, Sanja Colli and Ender Suenni for their creativity and positive energy in making this project happen.”
— Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
“Marlon has all the good qualities of the Dutch: he’s ambitious, he’s positive minded and he’s ready to take on the world. But 6 months at Duval Guillaume also gave him some Flemish qualities: he’s always modest and he’s willing to go the extra mile for a good idea.”
— Peter Ampe
“It was a pleasure to work with Marlon, who is not only highly talented and passionate about his job, but also a very fun and kind person to be around. Thanks a lot for the inspiring time working with you 🙏.”
— Susanna Koch, Volkswagen AG
“Marlon is fierce champion of great ideas. He is insightful, detailed, funny and keenly objective. He is never afraid to lead and his thinking encompasses all media. But above all he is a very curious being, happy to learn new things, even German.”
— Gabriel Mattar, CCO INNOCEAN Europe
”I had the great pleasure of having Marlon work on a few key assignments during a very intense period at 180. They brought a lot of passion, great thinking and integrity to the work and a process driven approach to the creative development. They always gave everything they had (and more) and it shows in the final pieces. We were lucky to have them, and so could you be.”
— Kalle Hellzén, Artist and former ECD 180
HONOURS & AWARDS
2024
2024 #1 Case — Epica Awards “The Erased”
2024 Jury — One Show (Fusion Pencil)
2024 Jury — Creative Pool
2024 Jury — PHNX
2023
2023 Silver Lamp — ADC Netherlands “Wash away billboard”
2023 Silver Lamp — ADC Netherlands “Taste the Future”
2023 Bronze — Epica Awards “The Erased”
2023 3x Finalist — ADC Netherlands “Taste the Future”
2023 Bronze — Caples Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2023 Finalist — SAN Accent “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2023 Gold — Anthem Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2023 Silver — Young Lions Competition (USA) “All these jobs” as Mentor
2023 Finalist — CampaignLive Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2023 Finalist — The Drum Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022
#67 Best Global Creative Directors — D&AD
#4 Best European Interactive Creative Directors — The ADC
2022 Silver — ADC*E “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — Eurobest “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 2x Shortlist — Eurobest “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — Epica “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Epica “The Planet Vs. Bolsonaro”
2022 Gold — Lovies “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold — Lovies “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 People’s Voice Award — Lovies “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold — JuniorMag “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold ADCN Members Award — ADCN “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver Spin — ADCN “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — ADCN “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze Spin — ADCN “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze Future Lamp — ADCN “Erased.otf” as Tutor
2022 Gold — Cresta “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — Cresta “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — Cresta “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — Cresta “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Nomination — Lovie “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Nomination — Lovie “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — Gerety Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Crystal — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Crystal — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Crystal — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Crystal — Ad Star “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold — PHNX “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold — PHNX “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Gold — PHNX “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze Lion — Cannes Lions “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “The Planet vs Bolsonaro”
2022 Yellow Pencil — D&AD “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Graphite Pencil — D&AD New Blood “Erased.otf” as Tutor
2022 Wood Pencil — D&AD “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Wood Pencil — D&AD “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Wood Pencil — D&AD “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — D&AD “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Shortlist — D&AD “The Planet vs Bolsonaro“
2022 Silver — ADC Deutschland “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — ADC Deutschland “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — ADC Deutschland “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Winner — Webby Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Winner People’s Voice — Webby Awards “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — ADC Global “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Silver — ADC Global “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — ADC Global “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Bronze — ADC Global “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Merit — The One Show “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Merit — The One Show “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 Merit — The One Show “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2022 FWA of the Day — The FWA “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021
2021 #84 Best Global Creative Directors — The Drum
2021 Permanently exhibited at The Humboldt Lab in Berlin — “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2021 Best Meat Alternative — V-Label “Faux Gras de Gaia”
2021 App of the Week — TechCrunch “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 Editor’s Pick — ADWEEK “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 Editor’s Pick — Adage “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 Editor’s Pick — The Drum “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 App of the Week — nu.nl “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 Silver — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Health & Wellness
2021 Silver — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Creative use of Data
2021 Silver — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Creative use of Data
2021 Silver — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design
2021 Silver — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design
2021 Bronze — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design
2021 Bronze — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Health & Wellness
2021 Bronze — LIA “Printed by Parkinson’s” Health & Wellness
2021 Best of Interactive — BestAds “The Bookcase for Tolerance”
2021 Ad of the Day — The Drum “The Planet vs Bolsonaro”
2021 Gold Lion — Cannes Lions “Printed by Parkinson’s” Health
2021 Silver Lion — Cannes Lions “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design
2021 Shortlist Creative Data — Cannes Lions “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2021 Shortlist Health — Cannes Lions “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2021 Silver — Clio Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s” Creative Data
2021 Silver — Clio Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design
2021 Silver — Clio Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s” Design Craft
2021 Silver — Clio Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s” PR
2020
2020 German Agency of the Year — Eurobest
2020 3rd Agency of Europe — Eurobest
2020 Top 50 Global Art Directors — One Show & ADC
2020 Grand Prix (Design) — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Grand Prix (Creative Data) — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Gold — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Eurobest “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Yellow Pencil — D&AD “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Grand Prix Nominee — ADC*E “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Gold — ADC*E “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Gold — ADC*E “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Silver — ADC Global “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Merit — ADC Global “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Gold — ADC Deutschland “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2020 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2020 Bronze Lamp — ADCN “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Lamp nomination — ADCN “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Gold — Epica Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Silver — Epica Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Epica Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Epica Awards “Next Awaits”
2020 Silver — Cresta Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Bronze — Cresta Awards “Tales of Progress”
2020 Bronze — Cresta Awards “Next Awaits”
2020 Shortlist — Cresta Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — Cresta Awards “Next Awaits”
2020 Finalist — Deutsche Werbefilm Preis “Next Awaits”
2020 Webby Award — Webby Awards “Forecast Emoji“ as CD/Tutor
2020 Silver — Lovie Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Public Vote — Lovie Awards “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Bronze Pencil — One Show “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Merit — One Show “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Merit — One Show “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Shortlist — One Show “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Bronze — New York Festivals “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Printed by Parkinson’s“
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Printed by Parkinson’s”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Next Awaits”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Next Awaits”
2020 Finalist — New York Festivals “Tales of Progress”
2020 Finalist — New York Festival Miami Ad School
2020 FWA of the Day — The FWA “Printed by Parkinson’s“
2020 Gold — The Graphis Trophy Awards Miami Ad School
2020 Bronze — Creative Conscience Awards Miami Ad School
2020 Bronze — SIA Awards Miami Ad School
2019
2019 The Ultimate Award — Became a father of a healthy boy
2019 Silver — Euro Effie “Hard work works.“
2019 Shortlist — Luerzer's Archive Int. Student o/t Year 2020 (Miami Ad School)
2019 Winner — Communication Arts (Miami Ad School)
2019 Silver — Creativity International Awards (Miami Ad School)
2019 Shortlist — Ciclope Awards “Next Awaits”
2019 Finalist — LIA “Next Awaits”
2019 Campaign of the Week — Horizont
“Printed by Parkinson’s”
2019 Finalist — New York Festivals
(Miami Ad School)
2019 Finalist — New York Festivals
(Miami Ad School)
2019 Finalist — New York Festivals
(Miami Ad School)
2019 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide 19/20 — Luerzer's Archive “Hard Work Works”
2019 Shortlist — New York Festivals “El Magico”
2019 Campaign of the Week — Horizont
“Next Awaits”
2019 Honoree — Webby Miami Ad School
2019 Finalist — One Show “El Magico”
2018
2018 Gold — Epica Awards “El Magico”
2018 Shortlist — Epica Awards “El Magico”
2018 Silver — Neptun Awards Miami Ad School
2018 Publication — autoalbum 05
“Hard work works.“
2018 Top5 Most Shazamed Ads UK “Lucky Guy”
2018 Gold — Summit International Awards
Miami Ad School
2018 Finalist — Creative Conscience Awards
Miami Ad School
2018 Finalist — Creative Conscience Awards
Miami Ad School
2018 Gold — The Graphis Trophy Awards
(Miami Ad School)
2018 Silver — Graphis Trophy Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — Graphis Trophy Miami Ad School
2018 Finalist — New York Festival
Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — ADC Germany Miami Ad School
2018 Merit — One Show (Miami Ad School)
2018 Merit — One Show (Miami Ad School)
2018 Merit — One Show (Miami Ad School)
2018 Merit — One Show (Miami Ad School)
2017
2017 Cannes Lions German Agency of the Year
2017 ADC 3rd Most Awarded Agency
2017 Advertising Age Int. Agency of the Year
2017 WARC Global Top Creative Agencies #34
2017 Gold — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 Bronze — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “Words of Welcome”
2017 German Agency of the Year — Cannes Lions
2017 Gold — Clio Awards “Words of Welcome”
2017 Finalist — LIA “Words of Welcome”
2017 Gold — New York Festival “Words of Welcome”
“Words of Welcome”
2017 Silver — New York Festival
“Words of Welcome”
2017 Winner — The Pioneering Spirit Awards
“Words of Welcome”
2017 Merit — One Show “Words of Welcome”
2017 Merit — One Show “Words of Welcome”
2017 Bronze — Epica Awards “Words of Welcome”
2017 Gold — Golden Award of Montreux
(Miami Ad School) “Nespresso Cap Coins“
2017 Silver — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Silver — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Bronze — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Bronze — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 3rd Most Awarded Agency — ADC Germany
2017 Merit — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Merit — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Merit — ADC Germany “Words of Welcome”
2017 Bronze — Effie Deutsche Telekom
2016
2016 Eurobest Network agency of the year
2016 Gold — Eurobest “Words of Welcome”
2016 Silver — Eurobest “Words of Welcome”
2016 Campaign of the Week — Horizont
“Words of Welcome”
2016 Wood Pencil — D&AD New Blood: Global
(Miami Ad School) “Ink Brothers“
2016 The Best of D&AD — Creative Review
(Miami Ad School) “Ink Brothers”
2016 Shortlist — Bill Bernbach Awards
2016 Shortlist — Bill Bernbach Awards
2016 Gold — Effie “Deutsche Telekom”
2016 Bronze — Esprix Awards I am Nikon
2016 Gold — ADDY (Miami Ad School)
2016 Silver — ADDY (Miami Ad School)
2016 Silver — ADDY (Miami Ad School)
2015
2015 Shortlist – Cannes Lions
“The VW Recharging Project”
2015 Silver – Epica “I am Nikon”
2015 Merit — ADC “I am Nikon”
2014
2014 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide 14/15
— Luerzer's Archive “I am where I belong”
2014 Shortlist — GWA Effie Mercedes-Benz
2013
2013 Silver — GWA Effie Germany “I am Nikon”
2013 Silver — Effie Hungary “I am Nikon”
2013 Bronze — Effie Hungary “I am Nikon”
2012
2012 Silver — Euro Effie “I am Nikon”
2012 Silver — IPA Effectiveness Award
“I am Nikon”
2012 Silver — Effie France “I am Nikon”
2012 Merit — ADC “I am Nikon”
2011
2011 Gold — Euro Effie “I am Nikon”
2011 Silver — ADC “The Olympic Whopper”
2011 Silver — GWA Effie “I am Nikon”
2011 Bronze — Young Guns
“The Olympic Whopper”
2011 Winner Design Award — iF Design Awards
”I am Photokina”
2010
2010 Finalist — Luerzer's Archive Student o/t Year “Bazooka Milk“
2010 Silver — New York Festivals “Ugliest building of Belgium”
2010 Silver —CCB Awards “Ugliest building of Belgium”
2010 Shortlist Cyber — Cannes Lions “Ugliest building of Belgium”
2010 Gold — SJP Magneet “UMC Doe-Het-Zelf-Dag”
2010 Gold — SJP Magneet “UMC Doe-Het-Zelf-Dag”
2009
2009 Shortlist — Clio Awards “Faux Gras de Gaia”
2009 Gold — Eurobest “Ugliest Building of Belgium”
2009 Bronze — Eurobest “Ugliest Building of Belgium”
2009 Shortlist — Cannes Lions “Ugliest Building of Belgium”
2009 Silver — Cristal Awards “Ugliest Building of Belgium”
2009 Finalist — Drempelprijs*
*Most promising graduate of Rotterdam
2009 Finalist — Maaskantprijs*
*Most promising graduate of the Art Academy
2008
2008 Gold — ADCN & Bestyet The Netherlands “La Place”
2008 Participant BestYET pitch — Best European Talent
2008 Finalist — SJP Talent
2007
2007 Gold — SJP Magneet “UMC Doe-Het-Zelf-Dag”
2007 Gold — SJP Magneet “UMC Doe-Het-Zelf-Dag”
2007 Gold — SJP Magneet “UMC Doe-Het-Zelf-Dag”
2007 Shortlist – SJP Magneet Talent “Help de rijken“
2007 Silver — ADCN Talent “Schrijven zegt meer. TNT Post”
2007 Silver — Young Dogs Netherlands “Zeg het anders.”
2006
2006 Silver — SJP Magneet Talent “Natuurtalent m/v”
2005
2005 Gold — Spinawards “KPN Hi Bling Bling”
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Former Programmer
Former 100m and 200m athlete
Former Pizza Delivery Guy
Former Hotdog Guy
Former Ethernet Cable Guy
Intellectual Property Law Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Teacher Advertising & Design Willem de Kooning Academie
Teacher Design Software Piet Zwart Institute
Teacher Advanced Concepting Miami Ad School Berlin
Masterclass D&AD
New York Festival 2017 Online Jury
PHNX 2021 Jury Member
PHNX 2024 Jury Member
One Show Fusion Pencil Jury Member
Creative Pool 2024 Jury Member
Organising Willem de Kooning Workshops
Interview Adformatie
Interview Dag van de Audio