WHO WE ARE
We are Mark and Kim. We are happy to welcome you here! Our passion is creating concepts and memorable guest experiences with meaningful content. To this end, we founded The Hospitality Studio early in 2017, which allows us to combine our strengths to give your idea form. But we don’t do this alone, connecting, cooperation and sharing is what we are all about – it’s the DNA of our studio.
MARK: A passionate storyteller, and for more than 25 years the creator of guest experiences of distinction; curious and creative with a real feeling for hospitality. Before I set up SEVERS+JANSEN, I was a co-developer of the international boutique hotel concepts Max Brown Hotels and SIR hotels and I worked as brand director at Europe Hotels Private Collection.
KIM: a globetrotter with a unique knowledge of hotels derived from organizing many international events. More than 25 years’ experience in B2B and B2C markets and a specialist in the creation of distinctive concepts such as a successful glamping concept in the South of France. I also cooperated with Piet Boon in the development of the Piet Boon villa portfolio on Bonaire, member of Design Hotels ™.
THE STRENGTH OF A STORY
Tomorrow can look completely different from today. Creativity and curiosity are our most important driving forces. They draw us into unique collectives, creating interesting and inspirational connections.
Together we have more than fifty years’ experience of working in hospitality and events. That makes us experienced storytellers. Translating concepts to unique guest experiences – or even to an independent brand – with passion, dedication, and a strong commercial focus is in our soul.
STRONGER TOGETHER
Although we have a strong band with the city of Amsterdam, travelling is in our DNA and we draw on all parts of the globe for our inspiration. Athens in 2015 provided the backdrop to the idea of founding SEVERS+JANSEN. A year later, a brilliant Design Hotels conference in Barcelona is where the idea started taking shape….
Passionate discussions about hospitality, in raptures over small details which have a massive influence on maximising the guest experience. Call it freaky, call it an addiction – for us, this is what it’s all about! At the beginning of 2017, we joined forces and SEVERS+JANSEN, The Hospitality Studio was a fact!
A MEMORABLE CONCEPT
Our aim is always to work with you to create experiences which evoke emotions, and are distinctive and memorable – regardless of the size or complexity of the project.
COLLECTIVE
We may be ‘just’ a two-person band, but we are backed by an extensive network of experts at home and abroad. This means we can take on almost any challenge. We are pleased to introduce you to some of the people we enjoy working with in order to produce the ultimate solution to your request.
Wilhelmine van Aerssen from Wilhelmine van Aerssen Agenturen
Christine Boland from Trends & Mindsets
Jacobine Jonker and Rosita Kleine Deters from The Interior Archives
Jantien Nunnikhoven from Nunnikhoven Interiors
Florian Seyd and Ueli Signer from The Wunderkammer
Karin Meyn from Studio Piet Boon
Jeroen Oude Sogtoen from ZENOLOGY
Christoph Maes from Maes and More
Brendan de Clercq Photography
Kim Logchies-Prins from MOCO museum