If you create the beautiful glossy JAN every week, you know what you're talking about when it comes to taste. Besides founder Marie Nanette Schaepman, there couldn't have been a more suitable person in the role of editor-in-chief. Editor-in-chief Esther Goedegebuure gets the most out of her life and shares her most beautiful finds.

Coloring outside the creative lines has almost become JAN's signature. How do you manage to surprise us time and again?

Our location is very important. We are housed in a canal house with JAN and, even though we are now part of the large Grüner und Jahr, we operate as an autonomous editorial team. We don't have boring meetings. Most of our ideas arise during lunch, where stories from our lives form the core of the stories for JAN.

I know you fought to keep the editorial office on the canal. What are the basic essentials of a good workplace for you?

When JAN was bought by Grüner und Jahr, I was the first to go to management to ask if they could lower the rent. They did. With that reduced rent, I approached our new owner and asked if we could stay in this unique workplace. That was allowed. It's such a beautiful place where we can host everyone we work with, from advertisers to famous Dutch people. The large table is the heart of our company. That's where we have lunch and drinks. In the summer, we often sit in the garden on scaffolding wood benches.

Having an office in the city means a lot of lunches and drinks outside, right?

I must honestly say that we usually stay in our own editorial office because it's such a lovely place. We sometimes have a beer at café Brandon because they have a lovely terrace. Additionally, Da Portare Via is nearby with the best takeout pizzas in the city. If we need to grab a quick bite between work and a presentation, we get it there. I also occasionally order two croquettes on a sandwich at café Van Harten in Hartenstraat. If I want to discuss something business-related, I sometimes bike to Dauphine. It's not around the corner, but I do everything by bike, really everything.

You live and work in the capital. Do you find everything you need for relaxation or inspiration there, or do you seek it elsewhere?

I find everything in Amsterdam but I am intensely happy with my beach house in IJmuiden. There you enter a wonderful nature flow, sitting with my coffee in the fatboy surrounded by lots of newspapers. Reading is a very important source of inspiration for me.

Where do you go when you need an inspiration boost?

For my work, I go to Paris twice a year, but I also always go once a year with my husband. What I enjoy most is doing the things I always do there. Like eating the best cheesecake in the world at Finkelsztajn Rue de Rosiers. Or sitting for hours on the terrace of Cave la Bourgogne on Rue Mouffetard. I do discover something new every now and then. Recently, I discovered SoPi, South of Pigalle, under Montmartre. There you find so many nice bistros and beautiful Parisiennes in a very everyday, accessible way. I waited half an hour to sit in a tiny lunch spot with four tables where you got two courses for €19. So delicious. (Cul de Poule Rue des Martyrs)

Which artist is currently at the top of your playlist?

My oldest son feeds me a lot when it comes to music. He wakes up every day to Hero by Family of the Year. I find that beautiful. What I love about Sonos and Spotify is that whatever you feel like, it exists. If you feel like bossa nova with the World Cup madness, you have bossa nova. I was completely captivated by the series Ramses and have listened to a lot of Ramses Shaffy and Liesbeth List lately. If you like French mellow music, Chérielounge is a recommendation.

What do you read and listen to in order to stay inspired?

A lot of newspapers. I have a subscription to Het Parool. The NRC, and the Financieel Dagblad, of which I really enjoy the FD Persoonlijk. On Saturdays, I read Volkskrant Magazine with great pleasure. I also really take the time to read books. For me, reading is such an important form of relaxation. Vacations only really begin when I finish my first book. In two weeks, we are going away and I already have a stack ready. Two of them, by Herman Koch and Annejet van der Zijl, I have secretly already read. Before we leave, I will just pop into the bookstore and make my move.

Where is the trip going this summer?

We are going to make a very nice trip. Via Bali to Sulawesi and then back to Bali. Usually, we go to the same spot in Andalusia where we are always very happy. But at a certain age, it's nice to create memories for your children. Repetitive vacations are nice, but memories start to blur, you no longer know exactly what happened in which year. After the summer vacation, my oldest son is going to high school, and I thought it would be a nice moment for the family to experience an adventure again.

What do you want to share with everyone for this beautiful, long summer?

I have an evangelistic urge in me. If I find something beautiful, everyone should know about it. Since I read De Vlucht by Jesus Carrasco, I want to tell everyone about it. The book colored my vacation. It was almost a sensory experience. It's just a shame that you finish it so quickly. Furthermore, I hope everyone enjoys the things you normally don't have time for. That's what summers are for.