IMAGINIF, a Leading European Retail Design Agency that Specialises in Retail Design Support
We are a retail design agency that provides design support, such as architectural drawings and retail graphic design to retailers and retail design agencies.
We help our clients with store design roll-outs, guidelines manuals and graphic design related projects. All done remotely worldwide.
Our Story and History
Our retail design agency was founded in 1989 by Jean-Pierre Bobbaers, serving Belgian retail clients with 100’s of design projects from Brussels.
From 2000 onwards IMAGINIF expanded its clients base towards international retailers. Eastpak, Disney, Levi’s, Coca-Cola…and more.
In 2011, Jean-Pierre decided to let his international team work from home.
Since then IMAGINIF has executed projects in Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark, Kuwait, Japan and Indonesia all delivered remotely.
IMAGINIF focusses on realising projects seamlessly and economically over the internet.
The International Team
Our success is our people.
The RetaiI Design Agency MAGINIF team is an integrated, multicultural gathering of experienced retail design experts, with just the right amount of zeal when it comes to delivering client projects.
For two decades, our team has bridged the boundaries and time zones, operating between Europe, the Middle East and South-East Asia.
Wanted to be an astronaut
Dian Efendi
Creative Director
The Creative Director. With a degree in Graphic Design from the Banding Institute of Technology in Indonesia, Dian is an expert in his field. His skills range from brand building and design to creating social media video content with his recording studio. Born in Indonesia, Dian has specific knowledge and interest in Indonesian studies, history, and culture. Not only does he have technical expertise, Dian’s unique specialties, and relationship with founder Jean-Pierre, make him an instrumental part of the IMAGINIF team.
Languages: Indonesian Bahasa – English
Wanted to be a helicopter pilot
Jean-Pierre Bobbaers
Founder – Omni Architect
The Founder. As an interior & industrial designer, Jean-Pierre’s expertise ranges from consumer strategy to brand and business design. He has professional experience in design, retail analysis, business models, technology, digital marketing, and online presence. Born in Brussels to traveling world-wide, Jean-Pierre has a unique passion and knowledge of various cultures and international market strategies. He enjoys from to time to time to work as a digital nomad.
Languages: Dutch – English – French – German
Wanted to be a cook
Filip Prpic
Architect
Filip is an architectural technician and Civil Engineer of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek in Croatia. He has 7+ years experience in AutoCad drawings, 5+ years in SketchUp and a few years in 3DS max. He is our specialist in conceptual thinking, professional executed drawings and renderings. He is also very well informed with blockchain technology (he is a miner).
Languages: Croatian – English
Wanted to be a fish-farmer
David Mccairley
Story Teller - Creative
David has worked with IMAGINIF since 2001 alongside a career in the creative industries spanning two decades in London, Paris and Brussels.
Providing IMAGINIF with copy-writing, image creation and conceptual development ( aka sparring with Jean-Pierre)
He has a degree in Philosophy and a masters in the Psychology of compulsive behaviour.
Languages: English – French
Wanted to be a tourist guide
Ognjen Petrovic
Engineer - Photoshop Expert
Ognjen is a mechanical engineer, with focus on design. His photography business, which he has run for the past two years, specialises in image creation and manipulation from portraiture to building complete mock-ups and everything in between. His company is building an international client base and reputation alongside his work for IMAGINIF.
Languages: Serbian – English
Wanted to be a taxi driver
Dimitrije Kojić
Architect
An architect graduated from Belgrade University, with a master’s degree in architectural constructions. Proficient in CAAD software and 3D modeling. Enjoys travelling and experiencing different cultures, and has a working experience from various countries, like Ghana and Indonesia to name a few. Likes to read books and gathers peculiar useful/useless facts.
Languages: Serbian – English – German (basic)
What We Offer You
Flexibility, Speed and Quality.
We assist your retail roll-outs, store design manuals and facade design roll-outs. We help you with the complete range of necessary drawings to build stores: floorplans, views, sections or 3D renderings.
For graphic design you can count on us for your different in-store communication projects, and guideline manuals.
Who We Work With
We assist national and international retailers around the globe.
We also cooperate with other retail design agencies in joint working projects ensuring rapid efficient results.
We believe in remote working
Since 2011 we have worked remotely.
Thanks to this long experience we have acquired the techniques and work practices to do this efficiently and well-organised.
We utilise the latest project management software and can work 24/7 when necessary, thanks in part to the different time zones our team members inhabit.
We believe in remote work, this is why our team is always happy (and awesome).