we both like books and newspapers maybe even more than magazines. we want lots of text, lots to read, something to share. what’s more sexy than a handsome man with a whole page of text next to him to read? —jop van bennekom
meeting at an interview
The future partners met in the late 90s when Gert interviewed Jop about Re-Magazine. By that time, Gert had worked for Nieuwe Revu magazine, had been a culture critic for left-leaning Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant and eventually became the editor-in-chief of Dutch cultural and lifestyle magazine Blvd. Jonkers ended up hiring van Bennekom as an art director for Blvd.
Cover of Re-Magazine, issue 10, spring & summer 2003. Image via arnoudholleman.nl.
Re-Magazine, issue 10, spring & summer 2003. Pages 24–25. Image via arnoudholleman.nl.
Re-Magazine, issue 10, spring & summer 2003. Pages 36–37. Image via arnoudholleman.nl.
one of the things that jop and i don’t like is this concept of lifestyle. from the beginning, we’ve tried to do the opposite and be mesmerized by people, not by things. —gert jonkers
