Jan Ewoud Vos is the owner of Puredistance Master Perfumes, one of the most exclusive Perfume Houses in the world. He is the artistic director of the company and is responsible for all concepts, design of flacons and packaging, photography and video.
He was born in 1962 in the North of the Netherlands in Leeuwarden and has lived and (shortly) studied in the Hague and Amsterdam. Currently he lives in the city of Groningen. Since the age of twenty he has been a successful entrepreneur – starting up companies in the world of specialised travel and in digital stock photography. In 2002 he got the idea for Puredistance and the first Puredistance perfume was launched in 2007.
His passions are photography, design, product development, travelling and tennis, and through everything he does, he tries to capture the essence of natural and elegant beauty. Apart from creative work he loves to spend quality time with his wife and three daughters.
His motto’s are: ‘Small is beautiful’ – ‘Less is more’ – and ‘Mens sana in corpore sano’. You can reach him at jevos@puredistance.com