Portrait of Ruben Verhagen in sunglasses and a black leather jacket, outdoors
Rotterdam, 2026 · Photo SHOTBYSE7EN

Biography

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Short · 25 words

Ruben Verhagen is a designer and maker from Rotterdam. In April 2013, at sixteen, he founded GEKKO Agency, a clothing and merchandise company in Rotterdam.

Medium · 75 words

Ruben Verhagen is a designer and maker from Rotterdam. In April 2013, at sixteen, he founded GEKKO Agency. The company designs, develops, produces, sells and ships clothing and merchandise. Since 2013 it has worked for more than 500 clients, among them Martin Garrix, Swedish House Mafia and Jägermeister, runs more than 140 webshops and ships over 100,000 parcels a year to more than 36 countries. Outside the company, Ruben draws and works with spray paint.