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EDITORIAL Dear readers, The future is colourful – and painting is helping to make it so. The most important thing is what you do with it. We visited the next generation of young painters in Belgium and Germany, who are demonstrating just how challenging yet fantastically varied the craft can be. They are going in completely different directions, shaping the future – and their success is proof that they are on the right track. One thing that they all share is a passion for their profession and a soft spot for excellent tools that are continuously improved with every new generation. This is true...

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Focus Next Generation Ghent, Stuttgart, Dreieich Belgium, Germany While painting has a great tradition, it has always benefited from the arrival of a younger generation. While they may not do everything better, they do often take new approaches. We’ve taken a look at painters in Belgium and Germany to see what makes the next generation tick. Text: Ralf Christofori | Photography: Thomas Baumann, Simon-Paul Schempershofe, Anneke D’Hollander, WorldSkills Germany / Anja Jungnickel & Frank Erpina

Focus Next Generation Collectives. A form of collaboration with a future. ustainable, ecological, collective – when experienced painter Jan Van de Gracht founded Tintelijn in the Belgian city of Ghent some 32 years ago, he was in many respects ahead of his time. This small painting company has grown into a sizeable building firm, and what started out as a one-man operation is now a community where workers from various trades are directly involved in the company. ‘We don’t have a hierarchical structure among our workers. By collaborating with plasterers, painters and carpenters, you learn to respect...

TINTELIJN GHENT, BELGIUM › Status: Collective and ecological pioneer › Active since: 1989 › Number of employees: Approx. 25 › Profile: Shop and construction company that carries out painting, plastering and carpentry work, as well as producing floor coverings and interior fini

STITZ MALER + RAUMAUSSTATTER STUTTGART, GERMANY › Status: Family-owned company run by its third generation › Active since: 1948 › Number of employees: 12 › Profile: Painting, drywall installation, façade painting, thermal insulation, wallpapering, flooring, window decoration and upholstery ↑ New ideas: Master painter and varnisher Tobias Stitz is taking the business and the modern workshop into the future. ↓ Good advice: Interior designer Sandra Stitz advises customers; her father remains on hand to support and guide the

‘WITH US, TRADITION GOES HAND IN HAND WITH IMPORTANTLY, OUR CUSTOMERS - ENORMOUSLY.’ Sandra and Tobias Stitz Progressive.Keeping tradition alive while also exploringnew avenues. The hallmark of a family business that has been successfully passed on to the next generation is when the baton has been handed over and the younger generation is allowed to simply run with it - while still receiving words of encouragement from their predecessors, of course. That is exactly what happened at Stitz Maler + Raumausstatter in Stuttgart-Heumaden. Max Stitz founded the painting company back in 1948 and successfully...

JESSICA JÖRGES DREIEICH, GERMANY › Status: Germany’s best painter (2018) › Since 2016: Qualified / Since the end of 2020: Master › Followers: 4500 (Instagram) › Motto: It’s up to you to decide how colourful you want your life to be! ↑ Competitive: Jessica Jörges represents the WorldSkills Germany team at the international skills competition in Kazan. ← Masterfully done: The young painter masters the challenging task with complete concentration and precision at WorldSkills 2019. ‘PAINTING – AND EVERYTHING THAT IT ENTAILS – IS MY DREAM JOB: CREATIVE AND DEMANDING, EXCITING AND CHALLENGING, SOMETIMES...

Focus Next Generation Creative. For a colourful future. essica Jörges’ enthusiasm knows no bounds. When she talks about her journey into the painting profession, she can scarcely contain her excitement. ‘After my A levels, I – like most people – wanted to continue studying,’ explains the 23-year-old. ‘However, I quickly realised that it wasn’t for me.’ And so, in 2016, she decided to complete an apprenticeship as a painter – at her father Jürgen Jörges’ company. She finished her apprenticeship top of the class in 2018 and won the national competition for painters that same year. The professional...

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