Raimond Puts Born in the Netherlands in 1937, Raimond Puts spent most of the first part of his life working on machines and tools before becoming a designer. Completely self-taught, Puts had a natural talent for constructing complex forms. He spent most of his days on his houseboat on Amsterdam’s canals where he worked and lived experimenting with different materials. LED lighting technology and stainless steel were two things in which truly fascinated him towards the end of his career.