Evy Present graduated in 2010 as a bachelor in nursing (KdG Hogeschool) and additionally obtained a Master of Science degree in nursing and midwifery (UGent) in 2012. Later she also obtained the postgraduate degree in pediatrics/neonatology as well as an educational master in health sciences (UGent). Evy started her professional career as a nurse in the NICU at GZA Sint-Augustinus. In this job she was responsible for the medical care of the smallest patients. She was able to combine the high-tech medical applications with a warm heart, both towards the young patients and the parents.

Visual storyteller. Collector with respect for the planet. Fascinated by branding and why we love specific brands and despise others. Studied graphic design and Dutch. Lived in Manchester and Amsterdam. Loves art education and fashion. Used to create specific guided tours and workshops for MOMU Antwerp for all ages. Has a great passion for design, preferably not on classic paper. She loves to experience the design in real life. Digital images are great teasers, but she wants to feel the structure of the material and see the interaction with the viewer.

Eva Faes finished her master’s degree in Dutch and English literature and linguistics in 2003. She also graduated as a teacher of English, Dutch and Dutch as a second language. 

She then taught Dutch as a second language, Dutch as a first language and English as a foreign language in secondary and adult education. She also taught project-based general subjects in adult education.

Since 2016, she has been working as a teacher educator at AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts.