Soloflyer - Aimed at the promotion of Animal Welfare

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Eppo Harbrink Numan - at age 48 jaar - Stornoway Schotland 1989

ENTREPRENEUR - ARTIST / DESIGNER - AUTHOR - AVIATION PIONEER

Short Introduction

A multi-talented and colourful personality, who at a very young age tenaciously kept looking for solutions where others stopped looking, at times temperamental, rebellious and emotional, for some hectic and headstrong; for friends and those who know him practical and extremely creative, possesses an uninhibited imagination and philosophies in depth about all aspects of life and beyond. A strong willed visionary and one hundred percent straight forward.

Most of the time, while clowning around, talks way too much! Does however hear your every word, and besides is on to you as well. Gallantly takes all the time in the world to council you with your problems, or encouraging you to start your first business that you’ve dreamt about for so long.

A lazy bones, loafing around and seemingly an absolute good for nothing? At times! Still never ever underestimate the man. Once out of the starting gate he’ll still show most people his back side. But age is catching up with him. Does he accept it? Not really, though grudgingly at times! This charismatic gent still runs around, as always, with the next wild plan or adventurous scheme, even now!

Perfectionist? That ghastly word was invented by sloppy and lazy folk. Oh, and please don’t ever say: “don’t be such a restless busybody!” Our gent isn’t restless, our gent is lively! So watch your step!

Knocked about by life? You bet, like most of us. Did he recuperate? Not completely! He’s working on it.

There you go, the man in a nutshell!

Does he have a motto? - Absolutely!

It is of no importance what an individual or society in a given situation specifically wants or does not want!

It is of importance, considering the reality of a situation, what they should have done or avoided doing!

Eppo in 2007

Curriculum Vitae:

Born: 20-2-1941 in ‘s Graveland Netherlands / Dutch nationality

Fluent in: Dutch, English, French, German and some basic Swedish

Education:

High schools in Holland and Scotland - Oxford O-level in:

·         Mathematics

·         German

·         History of Art

1959 – 1961

· Artist in Paris / model / Street musician - bagpipes

1962 - 1965

· Artist in Stockholm

· Night time job, cleaning the Munich pavements of ice and snow

· Stage manager in Munich (Theater an der Leopoldstrasse)

· Artist in The Hague

1966 - 1966

· Tutor of English and Dutch at the Berlitz Institute of Languages

· Night time job, cleaning streetcars and a many other odd jobs in The Hague

1967 - 1968

· Manager of the ASO cleaning company – Rotterdam

· Studies for his Hotel, Restaurant en Café diplomas

1969 - 1970

Designed and built Charcoal, the first barbecue café in The Netherlands
Inventor of the first barbecue where the fire-pit could move up and down, in order to keep
the grill at a comfortable working height

CHARCOAL OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC FROM 1970 UNTIL 1994

Charcoal hit The Netherlands like a bombshell. In a very short time it became nationally and interna-

tionally renowned. Because of its atmosphere, oddest of events happening, the mix of all social levels and

international clientele, it broke all turnover records. Anything imaginable, you name it, that absolutely

should NOT happen in a restaurant did! Anything imaginable that SHOULD happen in a restaurant also did.

It was as if FELLINI himself orchestrated the place hour by hour and day by day! For decades, it was

the busiest and most sought after place in the country. Charcoal wrote and rewrote history! .

Owner and manager from 1970 till 1990

C H A R C O A L

View as seen from the entry

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The intimate and cosy garden terrace right in the middle of the City

1971 - 1972

Designed and built Borsalino, the first 24 hour Mini Soup Bistro in The Netherlands. It had a unique

DOUBLE BOILER, completely made out of glass – the only one in the world!

This is the only remaining photograph of the Double Boiler

The Double-Boiler: was made out of four glass spheres filled with boiling hot water, wherein

four glass soup containers with brass lids lined up and displayed in the shop window.

Owner and manager till the end of 1973

1975 - 1978

Designed and built the notorious restaurant Bajazzo, where he introduced Nouvelle Cuisine to

The Netherlands. The culinary guidebook “Le Gault-Millault”, referred to Bajazzo as the Maxime of the Lowlands.

Note:

During a period of four years, Eppo collected a warehouse full of antiques and rarities, and designed one of

the most remarkable restaurants interiors of its time! He spent one year behind the drawing board, worked

during two years from eight in the morning till nine o’clock in the evening including the weekends to accom-

plish the construction.

Unfortunately, not all of his original design is left to be admired. Too many out of tune changes were made

by consecutive owners.

Owner and manager until the end of 1979

B A J A Z Z O

The with Victorian pillars supported awning, the swinging doors and the terrace were introduced to the building by Eppo

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In 1977 Eppo decided to become a vegetarian, stopped: smoking, sugar,

coffee, alcohol. Meditated himself into a state of sheer numbness (clarity)
and read about all the spiritual books he could get hold of.

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Entry and cloakroom – Marble staircase to the basement – The cast iron pillars are from an old Dutch railway station

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CURRICULUM VITAE CONTINUED :

1980 - 1980

Designed the party centre De Bataaf for Wolfgang Bartos en Willem van Hanegem the soccer player

1980 - 1981

Austrian qualified ski instructor in Saalbach

Saalbach - Eppo with a children’s class Saalbach - Eppo instructing a class of adults

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The Austrian ski instructors instructing programme consisted of a two week intense round the clock training programme, one

first became Kindershilehrer or Anwärter, then Landesshilehrer and later after an intensified training course of 2 times 3 Months

one could become Staatlich geprüfter. Eppo made one slight mistake during his Landes free skiing, it cost him the Diploma.

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1983 - 1984

Clientele received ski instruction plus room board, France: Héri sur Urgine

Winter 1981/82 – Eppo’s daughter Lucinda in front of his Ski pension. Inside? Super comfortable and cosy!

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1984/85/86/87/88/89
Preparations for the first crossing of the Atlantic in an ultralight aircraft.

1985 - 1986
Ski instruction plus room and board, Morzine, France.

Winter 1985/86

1984 – 1989/90

Voorbereiding en uitvoering van de eerste oversteek van de Atlantische Oceaan met een Ultralight vliegtuig

1987 – 1987

Participated in the following three major air shows:

· LE BOURGET 1987

During the entire event Eppo was the one to open the flying part of the air show.

Muriel en Rozemarijn pushing Eppo to the start

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· THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW 1987

EMERY WORLD WIDE sponsored the return trip for Eppo, his machine and his assistant Muriel

Muriel Landberg and Eppo posing in the cargo door

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Static display and demo flying at the Dayton International Airshow 1987

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· OSHKOSH CONVENTION 1987

Ten days of static display and demo flying, followed by a flying promotional tour through

parts of the US

1989 - 1990

· Established The Atlantic Windmaster Foundation

· Author of the article 31 proposal to the UN

· Began writing Dutch and English prose and poetry

· The first successful crossing of the Atlantic in an ultralight aircraft.

1991 - 1992

Spent five months on the isle of Corsica in a 10 x 7 foot wooden shack on top of a dune including a forty day fast!

1990 - 1993

· Aerial photography in the Southwest US

· Under the guidance of John Milton did a 40 day solo retreat at 8500 feet in
the forests of Colorado (Crestone)

1994 - 1996

· Marine estate agent (houseboats).

· Invented, together with Olaf van Velzen, the water trampoline

1997 - 1999

Format author of the 33 episode English spoken TV-series The Chameleon Nomad The continuing story

of a flying philosopher going on a Discovery tour through nature and the human mind. The series was never made.

1999 - ~

Initiated the SoloFlyer powered paramotor flight around the world project.

2001 - 2001

Commissioned to design plus construction surveyor of Het verdriet van België,
a charming petite restaurant in The Hague.

Eppo worked 1100 hours without pay to design and survey the construction of this restaurant.

Coloured prints from which Dutch school children learned in the 1900’s stood at the base of

the design. Unfortunately, this little jewel was demolished.

H E T V E R D R I E T V A N B E L G I Ë

A design novelty, an arch and bottle display in one

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2001 - 2007

· Worked on Dutch and English prose

· Ongoing lobby to raise corporate sponsoring for the SoloFlyer powered paraglider project

2007 – 2007

· Continuing work on Dutch and English prose

· Designing the website to raise the necessary funding for the SoloFlyer project