- Jan des Bouvrie
Jan des Bouvrie (b.
August 3 ,1942 inNaarden ) is a furniture designer, [ [http://www.design-conscious.co.uk/authors/author-5225-1.stm Jan des Bouvrie Collection - Machalke Jan des Bouvrie Collection : Machalke International
] ] who also designs the furnishings in hotels.Career
After he finished high school, he went to the
Rietveld Academy inAmsterdam at the age of sixteen. He later started his own interior design shop, and hosted the TV showTV Woonmagazine . He designed the rooms in the Floris Suite Hotel to "Dutch colonial style with Caribbean temperament". [ [http://www.designtaxi.com/news.jsp?id=15328&monthview=0&month=1&year=2008 Design News - designhotels: Floris Suite Hotel, Curacao - TAXI Design Network ] ]Personal life
His wife is ex-model/
stylist Monique des Bouvrie, [ [http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm1620482/bio Monique des Bouvrie - Biography ] ] with whom he has two children - Bo des Bouvrie and Jan Jr. des Bouvrie.References
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