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.
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[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] In March 2010, he was allegedly arrested in connection with real estate development tax fraud accusations, as the Dutch press had reported.[3][4][5][6][7]
[edit] Personal life
His wife is ex-model/stylist Monique des Bouvrie,[8] with whom he has two children - Bo des Bouvrie and Jan Jr. des Bouvrie.
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[edit] References
- ^ Jan des Bouvrie Collection - Machalke Jan des Bouvrie Collection : Machalke International
- ^ Design News - designhotels: Floris Suite Hotel, Curacao - TAXI Design Network
- ^ "Justice ministry silent on designer arrest"
- ^ "Society designer arrested for tax fraud"
- ^ (Dutch)"Des Bouvrie verdacht van belastingfraude"
- ^ (Dutch)"Des Bouvrie gearresteerd"
- ^ (Dutch)"'Jan des Bouvrie opgepakt wegens fraude'"
- ^ Monique des Bouvrie - Biography
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