Biography of Martin de Zoete, owner of Sand-Factory

Martin de Zoete has studied Architecture at the TU Delft, and has his Masters Degree in Science. In 1999 he came into contact with the magical world of sand at the International Sand Sculpting Festival at Scheveningen. He has been hooked ever since. In 2005 he graduated and since then he is fulltime working with sand. In 2002 he won at the (semi official) European Championships at Cervia, Italy and became Master Carvers. In 2004 Martin won in best architecture at the World Championships in Harrisand Hot Springs, Canada.

Since 2002 martin has been involved in the set-up and organization of big festivals. He has helped with the design and technical realization of the Sand Sculpture Festival Blankeberge, Belgium (2002 and 2003) and realized the technical support and planning of the Sand Sculpture Festival Zeebrugge, Belgium (2004). Since 2003 he has worked together with a German organizer and he builds many sculptures throughout Europe.

Martin has been involved with a number of companies and many people over the last few years, resulting in him traveling to various events in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Holland, China, America and Canada. In addition to sculpting he is a web designer in his free time. A couple of his websites are, of course, on sand sculpting for the various festivals. He is also the webmaster of GlobalSand, a site which reunites sand sculptors from across the globe.

2008
Dutch Icesculpture Festival Zwolle(NL) – Sculpture Event Factory
InIce Bremen (D) – Sculpture Event Factory
InIce Berlijn (D) – Sculpture Event Factory
Zand Music Festival Almere (NL) – Sand-Factory.com – Project Leiding, Ontwerp & Design
Bremen (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Marktredwitz (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Rorcharch (CH) – Compitition (3de price with Michel de Kok)
Harrisand (CA) – Compitition (5de price with Helena Bangert)
Leipzig (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design

2007
Boekarest – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Duren (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
InIce Madrid – Sculpture Event Factory
Freiburg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Magdeburg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Mulheim (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Zandvoort (NL) – Inaxi – Theme Ierland

2006
Sandsculpture Festival Brugge – Inaxi – Theme Brugge
Cottbus (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Dresden (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Freiburg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Hagen (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Halle (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Hamburg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Harrisand (CA) Compitition
Cervia (IT) Compitition
Jena (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Magdenburg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Neuropin (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Rostock (D) – SandCity -Project Leading & Design

2005
Chavannes (CH) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Hainan Sandsculpture Festival (China) – Theme; De Wereld
Monthey (CH) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Sierre (CH) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
Travemunde (D) – Inaxi – Theme: FairyTales

2004
Bocholt (D) – SandCity – Thema: Europa – Project Leading & Design
Harrisand (CA) Wedstrijd (Price: Beste Architecture with Helena Bangert)
Ludwigsberg (D) – SandCity – Project Leading & Design
ZeeBrugge Sandsculpture Festival – Sandaholics – Theme; Hollywood – Design

2003
Sandsculpture Festival Blankenberge – Sculpta – Theme: South-America – Project Leading & Design

2002
Sandsculpture Festival Blankenberge – Sculpta – Theme: Egypte – Project Leading, & Design
Sandsculpture Festival Thorn – Inaxi – Theme: de Bibel

2001
Zeebrugge Zandsculpturen Festival (B)- Inaxi
Holland Sandsculpture Park Almere (NL)- Inaxi
Zhousan Scandsculpture Festival (China) – Inaxi

2000
Zeebrugge Sandsculpture Festival(B) – Inaxi
Holland Sandsculpture Park Almere(NL) – Inaxi
Wijnighem (B) – Sandaholics

1999
Zeerugge Sandsculpture Festival(B) – Inaxi
Holland Sandsculpture Park Almere(NL) – Inaxi
Int. Sandsculpture Festival Scheveningen(NL) – Inaxi