Jan des Bouvrie (1942)

After graduating from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, Jan des Bouvrie worked in his parents' furniture business. Now he is the owner of a leading interior design institute called the Arsenaal, which has its own design studio. Over the years, Jan des Bouvrie's designs have won many awards and distinctions, including the Culture Prize in 1974, the Style Prize for his armchair 5470F in 1990 and the Furniture Prize for the seating furniture series 6430 in 1999. Jan des Bouvrie has worked for Gelderland for the past 35 years. Jan des Bouvrie: "A piece of furniture must serve people before all else, it must be comfortable, you have to feel good in it."