Some places feel like an arrival. Not because of where they sit on a map, but because of how they open themselves to you. Ibiza Campo is one of those places.
It was here, in the Atelier of Ibiza Campo, that we recorded the second season of Passie als Kompas. Inside the Atelier, we spoke with twelve makers, founders, and creatives about what it means to build something meaningful from passion. The atmosphere of Ibiza Campo was not just a backdrop; it became part of the dialogue. The silence, the light, the rhythm of the island — all of it shaped the tone of our conversations.
At the heart of Ibiza Campo stands Selina van Hulzen. Together with her partner Jurjen, she envisioned a place that is less about offering accommodation and more about creating conditions for restoration. Campo means “field,” she explains, but for them it also means space — for ideas, for rest, for new energy.
When they first discovered the finca, it was overgrown and neglected, its walls crumbling and the land hidden beneath wild growth. Yet they saw possibility where others might have turned away. What followed was not simply a renovation but a restoration — repairing old stone, opening dark rooms to the valley’s light, and preserving the character that was already there. In her words: “We didn’t want to build something new on top, but to uncover what was already here and let it breathe again.”
Selina’s own path led her here through a search for balance. Having moved through faster, more commercial environments, she longed for a rhythm that allowed both creativity and care. Ibiza Campo became that rhythm. “We wanted people not just to stay here, but to arrive here,” she shares. Arrival in her sense is not geographical but emotional — a shift into presence.
That vision is visible in every corner. The way the buildings rise from the land with quiet confidence. The materials that feel both raw and refined, chosen for how they touch the senses as much as how they look. The gardens that are not manicured to perfection but left free enough to breathe. Selina sees design as a conversation with nature rather than control over it. The result is a place that doesn’t ask to be consumed quickly, but to be experienced slowly.
“Our hope is that people leave with more clarity and energy than they arrived with.”
That was clear in conversations with makers like Renu Kashyap, who after a career at Vogue built her own creative production house on the island while continuing to dream up new worlds. Or Bas Wit, who after two decades in the music industry now curates soundscapes with the human touch of MOODSENSE. We met Liza Bot, who followed her passion for education by starting a Montessori pre-school on Ibiza, and Nelleke Strijkers, once the mind behind Amsterdam’s first concept store, who now shapes a new venture on the island with House of WOW.
Every guest had a different journey, but all shared the same sense of passion, and the way Ibiza has shaped their work and life.
In speaking with Selina, it became clear that Ibiza Campo is not just a project, nor even just a retreat. It is a philosophy of life: to build with respect, to invite balance, to give space for others to find their own way. And that philosophy extends beyond the present moment. Their vision is for Ibiza Campo to continue growing as a place where people can find restoration and inspiration, a place that offers clarity and energy to take back into their lives.
Looking back, we realize that what Selina and Jurjen have built is more than architecture. It is an ecology of attention. A field where presence is cultivated, where slowing down is not a loss of time but a deepening of it. For us, it shaped not only the recordings but also the way we listened — to others, to the environment, to ourselves.
Ibiza Campo reminded us that creativity is never separate from where it unfolds. Places matter. And when they are built with care, they become part of the story themselves.