Meet the designers
Meet our designers. Behind every single design there is a beautiful and creative mind. At Safretti we work with a brilliant stable of talented designers.
Jan des Bouvrie
Jan des Bouvrie (1942 – 2020). After completing his education at the Rietveld Academy, Jan des Bouvrie worked in his parents’ furniture- business. Now, he owns a leading interior design institute with its own design studio. Des Bouvrie’s designs have earned countless prices and decorations.
Designed fireplaces
Roderick Vos
Roderick Vos (1965). Studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Gained work experience at Ingo Maurer in Munich and Kenji Ekuan in Tokyo. Since 2004 he has focussed entirely on product design in the fortified city of Heusden in Brabant.
Designed fireplaces
Jort Mercuur
Jort Mercuur (1967). After finishing his education, Jort started his own company Mercuursteen. Jort Mercuur was also responsible for the furnishing of the museum Belvedere in Heerenveen (the Netherlands) with self-designed aluminium furniture.
Designed fireplaces
Frans Schrofer
Frans Schrofer (1956). Graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. His international trademark is designing contemporary furniture with a twist. “Hands-on Design creates Tools for Living” remains the guiding principle for the way in which Studio Schrofer operates.
Designed fireplaces
Henk Heres
Henk Heres (1960). After his studies at the Academy of Arts in Utrecht (1984), Henk Heres worked as a teacher and founded his own design bureau Henk Heres Design. He designed sofas, box springs, cabinets, dining tables and chairs, carpets and fabrics for national and international manufacturers.
Designed fireplaces