Henk Jan Beltman: ‘Met een bedrijf kun je de wereld mooier maken’

After you studied Business Administration, you held positions mainly in the food industry. Why exactly that sector? "My parents had a clothing store, a kind of Oger of the East. When I was sixteen I indicated that I did not intend to take over the business. That was a tough choice, because I would be the fourth [....]

'I confess color, I confess sound'

Donate to Giro555 now. You are named after your parents' hometown, Karsu Köyü. Do you ever come there? "We used to spend every summer vacation there. My parents did that very consciously. They wanted to show us what it could have been like: living in a village, where you have to go to the farmer when [...]

In conversation with John Heitinga

It's official: Ajax has appointed John Heitinga as interim coach. Heitinga has come a long way: grabbed awards with Ajax, been named Footballer of the Year, played in three major soccer countries, participated in five final tournaments, and with 87 caps and 7,031 playing minutes, he is in the top tier of Orange players with the most international games. MASTERS previously went [...]

Cooking for a better world

Emile van der Staak (Sint-Michielsgestel, 1976) is a chef with a mission: to change food culture as an initiative against climate change and loss of biodiversity. That's why he cooks with plants and vegetables that he sources from the food forest. With success: last year, De Nieuwe Winkel was named the second best vegetable restaurant in the world. And [...]

LXRY Department: and then there was art

Get out in your own country: let your senses be stimulated and visit various (art) performances, exhibitions and (photo) shows. MASTERS takes you to the digital art center Fabrique des Lumières, the BredaPhoto Festival and the NDT tour on the occasion of Jiří Kylián's birthday.Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Online Editor: Mical Joseph Fabrique des Lumières Since April, Amsterdam, in [...]

Starting a new career

He is Holland's most successful speed skater and Olympian. He was 9 times world all-round champion, took 21 titles at the World Distance Championships and won 9 Olympic medals, including 4 gold. Now 36 years old, Sven Kramer has put a point behind his active sports career and is now pursuing the highest outside the track. In [...]

MASTERS art: physical adventure

Suzanne Swarts travels the world in search of the most amazing museums and works of art and shares her adventures in MASTERS. This time the museum director stays closer to home and talks about the special exhibition that is now on display in and on 'her' Voorlinden. Of course, I don't have to travel far to [...]

The MASTERS Car Report: Bugatti Chiron Super Sport

A Bugatti is regarded by many in the automotive world as the ultimate in automobiles. Not only in the past, when Ettore Bugatti handed cars from a Molsheim castle to the rich and famous, but also after the renaissance by Volkswagen in 1998. And so in 2022 cars will also be handed over to rich and famous earthlings [...].

LXRY Department: durable, stylish & nice to have

Global warming, overpopulation and overconsumption: there are now 7.9 billion of us and the counter is increasing by 200,000 every day. That is why it is important to be aware of the products around you. Durable, quality and stylish design. MASTERS highlights four products that are here to stay...Text: Bart-Jan Brouwer Online editing: Mical [...]

LXRY Department: stylish design

Top designer Carole Baijings takes MASTERS world into the wonderful world of design... Oh the places you'll go and the things you'll see.Text: Carole Baijings Online Editor: Mical Joseph Divine Chair Together with architecture firm Powerhouse Company, furniture company Lensvelt developed this indoor-outdoor tubular steel chair. The Coquille, handmade in Italy, looks classic but at the same time very innovative [...]