VANMOKUM was founded in 2011 by Arno Ruijzenaars. Joined by his brother Dennis Ruijzenaars in charge of Sales and product engineer Erwin Termaat handling Product Development in the same year. For over a decade the three of them would be working on several product lines in collaboration with known designers like Joost van Veldhuizen, Piet Hein Eek and Seth Grizzle. In 2021, Mathijs de Roos completes the team as Financial Director. In 2023 VANMOKUM’s team consists of 20 members spread between their Dutch, German and US offices.