Jan des Bouvrie

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Jan des Bouvrie (b. August 3, 1942 in Naarden) is a furniture designer,[1] who also designs the furnishings in hotels.

[edit] Career

After he finished high school, he went to the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam at the age of sixteen. He later started his own interior design shop, and hosted the TV show TV Woonmagazine. He designed the rooms in the Floris Suite Hotel to "Dutch colonial style with Caribbean temperament".[2]

[edit] Personal life

His wife is ex-model/stylist Monique des Bouvrie,[3] with whom he has two children - Bo des Bouvrie and Jan Jr. des Bouvrie.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jan des Bouvrie Collection - Machalke Jan des Bouvrie Collection : Machalke International
  2. ^ Design News - designhotels: Floris Suite Hotel, Curacao - TAXI Design Network
  3. ^ Monique des Bouvrie - Biography
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