PATRICK ADVENTURE

Patrick Avontuur, director of Avontuur-Blachere, is a Master to Watch this week. Avontuur-Blachere creates the ultimate Christmas atmosphere for clients such as De Bijenkorf, for example. These can be businesses, stores, streets or healthcare facilities. The dark, cold winter months are coming again. Which together with lighting creates a good ambiance.Text: Mical Joseph Image: Adventure-Blachere Patrick "I [...]

GERTJAN HOFFER, DIRECTOR ECOCABINS

With a wealth of experience, a dose of perseverance and a great passion for entrepreneurship, Gertjan Hoffer steps off the beaten path to make his dream come true. Gertjan, director at EcoCabins, is this week's Master to Watch and talks about his extraordinary journey through time and how he started his business.Text: Inge [...]

MAARTEN SCHALKWIJK, MANAGING DIRECTOR PRINCESS YACHTS

"Princess Yachts' unique selling point is that it is a member of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy family. This creates beautiful collaborations with sister companies such as Fendi Casa, Missoni and Armani." Maarten Schalkwijk, director of Princess Yachts Benelux tells where his passion for boats and how the company has been able to grow into the market leader in luxury yachts.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Image: [...]

CHRISTIAN KUZATKO, HUIS DE VOORST

Christian Kuzatko of Huis de Voorst talks about the beautiful "Versailles of the Achterhoek. And who made sure he ended up on this beautiful estate.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Image: John van Helvert Palace "After the Hotel School in Munich, I gained experience in Singapore, Australia and the US. In America, I was recruited by a [...]

REYER & LIEZEL LAFEBER

In early 2018, Liezel and Reyer Lafeber sold their 10 well-run optical stores to focus on one new store here in Utrecht's Stadscentrum Leidsche Rijn. And it's not just any store... they themselves like to think of it as a society.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Image: John van Helvert Online Editor: Mical Joseph Sociëteit "27 years [...]

KITTY VAN DER SLUIS

For Kitty van der Sluis, managing director of Babor Cosmetics Netherlands, entrepreneurship runs in her blood. With a large family of an enterprising father, five brothers and a sister, getting into business has been instilled in her. We talk to Kitty about Babor.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Image: John van Helvert Online editing: Mical Joseph Creativity [...]

MARCEL VON ROTZ, REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES

Rotterdam native Marcel von Rotz is Senior Sales Manager at Regent Seven Seas Cruises of Northern Europe, Benelux, Russia and Africa: "The cruise line focuses on the premium segment: the experience of a boutique hotel, but at sea." And of course the necessary measures are taken to ensure everyone's health... Read along?Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Online [...]

MAKING OF MASTERS #42

By now it is no secret that John Heitinga is guest editor-in-chief of #42. In times of corona, Heitinga created the bookazine together with editor-in-chief Bart-Jan Brouwer. We give a little peek behind the scenes.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Image: John van Helvert Silence of the Lambs When during the shoot by Rahi Rezvani half a ball [...]

THE TUNNEL CLUB

On Sunday, February 16, Ajax played at home against RKC. What we didn't know yet: that would be the second-to-last match with an audience in the ArenA for the time being. MASTERS was a guest at The Tunnel Club, where members are ultimately pampered and separated from their heroes in the players' tunnel only by a see-through wall. "The total experience [...]

DEFENDER FOR A DEFENDER

After nearly seven decades, Land Rover came out with a completely updated Defender. No terrain is too rugged for this Land Rover. To experience that, we conquered the urban jungle of Amsterdam with John Heitinga.Text: Perry Snijders Image: Luuk van Kaathoven Online Editor: Mical JosephIn September 2019, Land Rover presented the new Defender. The car was [...]