Masters of Luxury
World's Leading Luxury Event
A few
months ago, I was contacted by the organizing committee of Masters of Luxury in
Amsterdam (previously known as the Millionaire Fair). They inquired if I was
interested in participating in this illustrious event.
I told
them that, while I do give demonstrations on a regular basis, when it comes to
fairs and other events, I mostly participate as a member of “Pearls of Craftsmanship”.
I
introduced them to “Pearls of Craftsmanship”, a “Quality Label” for
craftsmanship of the highest standard and explained how this group of
passionate craftsmen shared their trades and techniques in the form of
demonstrations during cultural and commercial events.
“Pearls of Craftsmanship” is best compared to
the interesting articles in a glossy magazine; it’s namely these articles that
make the magazine interesting.” Inadvertently, I had made an educational as
well as an instructive remark.
In the meantime,
I paid a little visit to the website of Masters of LXRY and made it clear to them
that, although I saw a lot of luxury, the term “Masters”, for me personally,
didn’t really apply to what I saw. I explained to them that high standard
craftsmen, the actual manufacturers of the “luxury”, are all too often left out
of the limelight and undeservedly so.
The
organizing committee of Masters of LXRY was open to the idea of having
craftsmen present and approximately two months later, I was contacted again
with the joyful news that they had decided to invite our “Quality Label” to
their event. 7 of our members were selected to demonstrate their trade on “The
Market” of Masters of LXRY. Unfortunately, in a later stage, we had to decline
their generous offer, seeing as we just couldn’t agree with their plans and
ideas.
The
problem we were facing was comparable to that of a master chef of a 3 star
restaurant who is allowed to show how he cuts the vegetables, but who isn’t
allowed to show/have people taste the end result; a wonderful opportunity gone
begging for our Quality Label and an unfortunate development for the visitors
of Masters of Luxury as well. I’m certain that we would have been a great
addition to this event.
…but the
story doesn’t stop there.
A few
weeks ago I had a chance encounter with a top company from Amsterdam. And
believe it or not, this company turned out to be one of the participants of Masters
of LXRY. The manager had visited my website a few times before in the past and
he was pleasantly surprised by the quality of my work. He informed me of the
fact that he was going to be present at the event and let me know that he would
be delighted to show some of my work to the visitors of Masters of Luxury. This
offer was impossible to refuse. It just goes to show, it is a small world
indeed.
Below you can find a small impression of his stand.
Below you can find a small impression of his stand.
This exclusive
fair takes place in the RAI in Amsterdam
between 12 and 16 December 2013.
between 12 and 16 December 2013.
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