Interieurarchitect Bernard Kuipers, one person with 5 important skills for the yacht design industry.
1. Yachtdesign above the waterline.
2. Yacht interior design.
3. 3D computer modelling: hull | superstructure | exterior items | construction | insulation | boxdrawings | interior.
4. Visuals.
5. Elevation-, plan- shopdrawings yacht interior.
Martine Kuipers
1. Partner
2. Personal & creative assistant of Bernard Kuipers.
Objective:
Enhancing Living comfort and Acoustics.
Integration of Functionality and Aesthetics.
Policy is to use sustainable materials in interior design & furniture design.
Continious Professional Development.
Professional Registrations:
•Registered with the Architects Register under number 4.150115.005.
•Member of the Association of Dutch Interior Architects (Beroepsvereniging Nederlandse Interieurarchitecten).
Education:
• Diploma in Architecture from the Utrecht School of the Arts (Hoge School voor de Kunsten Utrecht), 1998-2002.
• Preliminary program diploma from the Utrecht School of the Arts, 1997-1998.
• Diploma in Advertising & Presentation Techniques from Nimeto Utrecht, 1990-1994.
Thesis:
• Solar Energy in Residential Construction (2002).
Graduation Project:
• Design of a self-supporting house that generates its own energy (2002).
Sailing Experience:
• Between 1996 and 1997, I sailed with my landlord, who had built a 12-meter ketch sailboat. Our journey covered Southern Europe, West Africa, South America, navigating the Amazon rainforest, Suriname, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Due to engine trouble caused by contaminated diesel fuel obtained in Venezuela, we were unable to dock in Bermuda. We continued sailing across the North Atlantic Ocean, reaching the Azores, and finally returned home via IJmuiden.