MAKING CITIES MORE HUMAN
We are a creative studio on a mission of making today’s cities more human. Find here our offering, services and how we like to make an impact through creativity.
We are a creative studio on a mission of making today’s cities more human.
Founded and ran by Robin Cox since 2012, it’s his drive to use creativity, experiences, and conversations, as the tools to bring people together.
Capturing stories and facilitating meaningful connections between people + places is what we thrive on. Both within the concepts we launch and in collaborative projects with like-minded partners. What is the story you like to share?
STORYTELLING AS A FORCE FOR GOOD
Capturing stories, programming experiences and learning from our community of what’s happening in cities, is what we live by and that defines our services:
Creative concepts + Research -
We craft concepts that evoke conversation and stories, based on research, insights, and creativity.Photography/ Film/ Interviews -
We capture human-interest stories, which is what we love doing most, sharing valuable insights and narratives that touch citizens.Events & Explorations -
We produce & host community events/ explorations to facilitate connections and experiences, probably the most valuable of all.Community - Quality over quantity, we’re here to get to know everyone and build a strong solid base of like-minded citizens around the world, that we can mobilize for our projects.
FROM I TO WE
It all started in 2012, in Amsterdam, when launching
A City Made By People as a meet-a-local service. Travelers could ‘book’ a local, to get a local perspective of the city they were visiting. Why?
Because cities are a lot more than a list of hotspots and attractions that you visit, tick off your list and leave again to never call back. Right? We want to show cities how we live in them, what’s trending but also what has changed over time.
Throughout the years, the local service disappeared and we started sharing the same insights through publishing content in 2016 with an international network of correspondents. Beautiful stories that we shared here online, via printed publications, and across hosted speaker events.
At one point we had 25+ city chapters with 100+ correspondents. Crazy! But the content game is a tough one and it costed me more than I would have wished for. Then the pandemic forced us to take a break for a while and rethink the positioning.
Which has led to other amazing projects like the Good Place interview series and the People Place & Photography explorations.
For 2026, A City Made By People will continue as a creative studio, with the same mission, but with multiple different projects and collaborations under its wing. Such as with the Good Place platform, helping citizens find their and cities become a good place.
Together with like-minded people, it’s our collective aim to make our cities more human and create a shift from I to WE.
Wanna join?
BEHIND THE BRAND & STUDIO
A City Made By People is founded by me,
Robin Cox, and I’ve made it my mission to connect citizens through creativity, storytelling, enthusiasm and building a global network of creative citizens.
I’m a cultural explorer and photographer, always looking for new ideas and a good story.
What’s your story that you want to share?
Best
Robin
BETTER TOGETHER
Over the past decade we have surrounded ourselves with a network of amazing individuals, initiatives, organizations, that support the way we think. To name a few:
Plot Twist Placemaking
Nature Desks/ Outdoor Office Day
Homeunbound
Cities Reimagined
Ruimtemakers Den Haag
Rambler Studios