Tim Smits

Hey 👋 �I’m hosting a new (spring edition) nature experience in the Kralingse Bos next Saturday morning. Breathwork, Conscious walking, Being among the trees. Two hours to slow down and reconnect with your inner nature and the living world. Would love to have you there 🌳 📅 Saturday 9 May ⏰ 11:00–13:00 📍 Boshut, Kralingse Plas, Rotterdam 💚 €5–25, pay what feels right 🔗 Sign up link in my bio

I'm hosting a new (spring edition) nature experience in the Kralingse Bos next Saturday morning. Breathwork, Conscious walking, Being among the trees. Two hours to slow down and reconnect with your inner nature and the living world. Would love to have you there 🌳 📅 Saturday 9 May ⏰ 11:00–13:00 📍 Boshut, Kralingse Plas, Rotterdam 💚 €5–25, pay what feels right 🔗 Sign up link in my bio

Co-Creation in Flow The First Principle of Conscious Design: "Each project is a true collaboration. I explore ideas with you, listen deeply, share and ask for feedback. I let intuition guide the process and work together in flow." Read the full article on my substack if you're curious!

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲 I just published something I've been working on for a while. It started with a simple realization at a river in Costa Rica: I felt myself as being nature. Not as an idea, but as a lived experience. Deeply connected. Deeply alive. Deeply human. But most of my life, I couldn't access that feeling. I had forgotten something fundamental. Most of us have... This essay is about remembering what we are. Not as an abstract idea, but as a lived truth. It's about humanity's necessary separation from nature (what I call our "puberty phase"), and why we're now being called to return. Not by rejecting progress, but by placing it back into relationship. I explore this through my own journey: building Unpluq while staring at screens for 8 hours a day. Living in community in Costa Rica, then returning to Rotterdam's isolation. Starting to garden. Creating projects like @techgnosis_collective Collective and De Groene Mannen. If you've ever felt the tension between modern life and something deeper calling you, this might resonate. Curious? the link is in my bio & story.

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿. 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻. Design has always been about problem-solving, clarity, and aesthetics. Now I explore it in a way that is guided by presence, intuition and connection with you and your deeper purpose. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻? Conscious Design is creating with intention. It begins with a true connection to you, your story, your vision, and the essence of what wants to be expressed through your initiative.
It’s design from awareness: tuning in and letting the process unfold naturally. Every choice is made with intention, so the outcome resonates deeply with both you and your audience. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 1. Co-creation in flow
Each project is a true collaboration. I explore ideas with you, listen deeply, share and ask for feedback. I let intuition guide the process and work in flow. 2. Presence before creation
Before I start, I take a moment to tune in to you, your story, and what wants to be expressed. This quiet attention shapes everything that follows. 3. Essence informs aesthetics
I design from a clear vision, defined at the start of the project. Every choice (from colors and fonts to structure and imagery) flows from that vision, creating work that is authentic, alive, and meaningful. 4. Tools as extensions of creativity
I use technology consciously, including generative AI, to support and amplify the creative spark. Tools help bring ideas to life, but they never replace the human touch. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼? Conscious Design is for entrepreneurs, creators, and change makers who want their work to reflect its deeper layers. If your project has a story, a purpose, or a soul that you want to reveal, this is a new unique approach that is made for you. 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁! If you feel called to create something meaningful, I am curious to explore it together. Let's bring your idea to life!

Hey, I’m Tim 👋 Maybe we’ve met, but I want to reintroduce myself! I’ve often felt that what we share online only shows a small part of who we really are. A highlight, a lens, a curated slice of a much bigger story. But life (and creation) is rarely that linear or polished. It’s layered, cyclical, and sometimes beautifully messy. With my new website, I wanted to bring those layers together. Not just my work, but the philosophy, process, and lived experience behind it. A space that reflects my full way of being and creating. Nothing left behind. You’ll find my projects, but also the deeper story: how I explore what I call Conscious Design, where creativity and awareness meet. This new design philosophy is also what I applied in my own new branding and logo (but I will save that story for a different time). I Am. Conscious Human Being. Creative Designer. Curious Artist. Experimental Initiator & Inner Explorer. From The Netherlands. Creating Worldwide. Take a look if you’re curious ❊ (find the link on my profile)

I Am. Conscious Human Being. Creative Designer. Curious Artist. Experimental Initiator & Inner Explorer. From The Netherlands. Creating Worldwide. After months of designing, refining, and experimenting, my website is finally live. It’s a living digital space, meant to grow, change, and evolve just like the work I do. Here’s what you’ll discover: * Projects that reflect my most proud creations * My design philosophy: Conscious Design: a way of creating that connects purpose, beauty, and awareness * A sense of how curiosity and conscious exploration guide my work Every detail has been shaped to feel unique, alive and yet aligned. I hope it sparks your curiosity and inspires new ways of seeing and doing. Find the link in my bio 🙌

The Act of Creation is Magical.

‘Unpluq is a phone habit tool that helps you stop mindless scrolling and start reclaiming your time.’ @unpluq.technology Co-Created by designer and Techgnosis co-founder Tim Smits @timsmitsdesign Unpluq works by adding intentional friction to your phone use. To access distracting apps, you need to tap your phone with the Unpluq Tag, a physical NFC key, or complete a customizable challenge like shaking your phone or scanning a QR code. This break in autopilot gives you space to choose consciously, helping reduce screen time and increase focus. Unpluq empowers people to reclaim their attention in a world of digital distraction. With over 100k downloads and 3k+ physical Tags sold, it blends thoughtful design with real-world impact. Tim co-founded Unpluq in 2019 and was responsible for everything from concept development, product design, UI/UX, and branding to marketing, logistics, customer research, and building the e-commerce webshop. He also set up the full production and supply chain for the Unpluq Tag - a small device that disrupts default scrolling habits and puts your attention back in your hands. Unpluq is a powerful example of how technology can be reimagined to support digital well-being and intentional living. Explore more at unpluq.com Follow: @unpluq.technology [Swipe to explore the product] Photos: unpluq website #unpluq #screenfreedom #mindfultech #techforgood #digitalwellbeing #techgnosiscollective #visualdiet

Youniverse, I am You I am in You, You are in me You Are The Universe Experiencing Itself

We are excited to launch the Techgnosis Collective – a hybrid entity at the intersection of digital and non-digital realities. Our mission is to explore the evolving relationship between technology, culture, and spirituality. As society faces the rapid shifts of the Anthropocene and the rise of AI, we believe it is essential to protect the integrity and potential of the human mind, body, and spirit. We are focused on fostering international collaborations that bridge virtual and physical spaces through art, workshops, and retreats, we aim to explore digital wellbeing, mysticism, and the deeper connection between what it means to be human in the age of disruption. Read our full manifesto in the link in my Bio!

Mysterious Vortex - a portal into the unknown. Stepping into the unknown is the best way to explore the (inner) Youniverse. You’ll never know what you find there, which is both exciting and scary. Curiosity always leads you there. #art #vortex #youniverse #space #lowpoly #unknown