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

Het is inmiddels geen geheim meer dat John Heitinga gasthoofdredacteur is van #42. In tijden van corona heeft Heitinga samen met hoofdredacteur Bart-Jan Brouwer het bookazine gecreërd. We geven een klein kijkje achter de schermen.Tekst: Bart-Jan Brouwer Beeld: John van Helvert Silence of the Lambs Toen tijdens de shoot door Rahi Rezvani een halve bal […]

THE TUNNEL CLUB

Op zondag 16 februari speelde Ajax thuis tegen RKC. Wat we nog niet wisten: dat zou voorlopig de een-na-laatste wedstrijd met publiek in de ArenA zijn. MASTERS was te gast in The Tunnel Club, waar members ultiem verwend worden en slechts door een doorzichtbare wand van hun helden in de spelerstunnel gescheiden zijn. “De totaalbeleving […]

DEFENDER VOOR EEN DEFENDER

Na bijna zeven decennia kwam Land Rover met een compleet vernieuwde Defender. Geen terrein is te woest voor deze Land Rover. Om dat te ondervinden, bedwongen we met John Heitinga de stadsjungle van Amsterdam.Tekst: Perry Snijders Beeld: Luuk van Kaathoven Online redactie: Mical JosephIn september 2019 presenteerde Land Rover de nieuwe Defender. De auto was […]