Following years of experience in Investment Funding and Marketing, Mark gained the confidence and the know-how to follow his dream and start a business of his own in his hometown, Amsterdam. Since the launch of Ace & Tate in 2013, he has maintained a creative influence over all brand decisions and continues to drive its underlying philosophy: to offer high quality, thoughtfully designed glasses at a fair price.
Projects credited in
- Ace & Tate Creative Fund: Hayley Louisa BrownPhotographer Hayley Louisa Brown is a creative force to watch. As editor-in-chief of BRICK, a biannual hip-hop culture publication launched in 2015 (it sold out, as did the second), she set out to eschew all the usual clichés about the genre, such as the propensity for overtly masculine imagery seen in American titles. Her latest project Children of Graceland, supported by Ace & Tate’s Creative Fund, took her to Elvis Presley’s hometown where she photographed young Elvis fans, as a way of explor14
- Scratch That Itch: Riposte, with Tahmina BegumWe partnered with Riposte - A Smart Magazine for Women - to get under the skin of three fascinating UK-based women who are boldy and unashamedly living their lives as the people they want to be. We unravel the layers of Joey Yu, Emma Low and Tahima Begum to explore how their upbringing, heritage and careers have helped to shape the people they are today, plus how they express their multi-dimensional personalities through their experimental style choices. Photography: Rosie Matheson23
- me myself & i: ZimonWe are not one thing. We are complex creatures. Weird, yep. But wonderful. Multifaceted. Experimental. Empowered beings. Constantly evolving. The ones with the stories. Or not. Eyewear for every side of you. Zimon is a writer, filmmaker, former legendary nightclub owner, poet, musician and one of life’s true eccentrics. Lately, the multitalented Zimon has been promoting his fantastic poetry collection To Die With Horses Wouldn’t Be So Bad, and also directed a documentary on Elton John.14
- Giving GogglesAt Ace & Tate, we’re donating safety goggles to frontline medical workers and volunteers. Want to help?22
- A PRESENT FUTURE: In celebration of World Mental Health DayA comic by Freddy Carrasco, for Ace & Tate21
- WORD UPAs we dive deep into the meaning of OPTIMISM, we’re shedding light on one of the fiercest forms of self-expression: Poetry.12
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Work history
Founder & CEOAce & Tate
Amsterdam, NetherlandsFull Time
Skills
- Business
- Entrepreneur