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Lobster House
The newly opened seafood takeout restaurant LobsterHouse + studio at the Frederiksplein 6-8 in Amsterdam really pleases our senses, both aesthetically ànd what we tasted when we dropped by. The seafood takeout restaurant, which is the latest project of Steven Pooters who also founded Café George, has a menu consisting of whole and half lobsters, three different kinds of oysters, lobster- or crab burgers, but also a pasta Vongolo, and Niçoise or Bouillabaise salads. All the takeout meals are prepared daily. read more…
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Tenue de Nîmes Haarlemmerstraat
After months of hard work, designing, building, creating new collections of vintage photographs, frame antique pressed flowers from my grandparents, putting together a diverse collections of boxing memorabilia, we are super proud with the official opening of the second Tenue de Nîmes store in Amsterdam! Housed in Amsterdam’s Haarlemmerstraat the store is divided into a separate men’s and women’s world, referred to as Tenue de Nîmes ‘Mesdames’ and ‘Messieurs’. read more…
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Unseen
A new photo fair in Amsterdam named Unseen will have it’s grande opening for selected guests next wednesday the 19th of September 2012. The following day the fair will be open for public as well. The ambitious project, a joint operation of FOAM, Platform A and Vandejong and directed by Marloes Krijnen, who is also the director of FOAM, has the vision of read more…
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Carolein Smit at Flatland Gallery
On the 8th of September the incredible Dutch ceramic artist Carolein Smit will open her exhibition ‘Death and the Maiden’ at the newly opened Flatland Gallery in Amsterdam. The work of the Academy of fine arts, St. Joost graduate is known for its evocative postures which inhabit at the same time a certain vulnerability. Much of her attention in her statues goes to read more…
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Clemens en August
This weekend, Clemens en August will hit Amsterdam again. The very exclusive collection is only available on tour, for just three days in every city. In Amsterdam the 14th till the 16th of October at White Space, M.J. Kosterstraat 18 between 11 am and 8 pm. Expect some classic, sharp cuts and a beautiful color read more…
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Coup
The last 24 hours of the very inspiring exhibition Antiphotojournalism, an exhibition on the change in photojournalism today in the Amsterdam museum for photography Foam, will be taken over by a group of speakers, bloggers and artists. Coup is an event organized by Foam Lab and will give a new spin to the exhibition. From read more…
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String Gardens
Love these String Gardens by Dutchmen Fedor van der Falk. He started 3 years ago with a three dimensional crochet filled with plaster, soil, moss and grass to continue with small plants resulting in a combination of kokedama and a Japanese botanic style like the real Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It’s truly amazing how he’s read more…
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Somewhere Place
Next month Galerie Gabriel Rolt will host a new show by Ryan McGinley – Somewhere Place. It will be his second solo exhibition in the Netherlands (the first one was at Foam). ‘McGinley’s elaborate and rigorous process of photo-making creates moments of breathtaking beauty: naked feral kids poised in ecstatic abandon. The lack of clothing read more…
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Property Of…
Maurice Ajanaku made this lovely short movie introducing Hendrik Stroscher of Property Of.. in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he shares his thoughts on Amsterdam, the Flagship Store, and the brand Property Of…
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Sophie
Dutch artist Anouk Griffioen and photographer Annemarieke van Drimmelen worked together on a project called Sophie. Transparent and fragile images, collages in black and white, an exploration between the parallels of photography and illustration resulted in Sophie, a beautiful series of portraits. The images will be exhibited in Magazijn 153 (Oudezijds Voorburgwal 153, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) the 27th and 28th of November. Together with the exhibition a special cassette with signed prints will be available in a limited edition of 50. More images after the click >
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Clemens en August
Prior to the interview we did with Alexander Brenninkmeijer from Clemens en August, here’s a little invitation to the upcoming event in Amsterdam. This weekend Clemens en August will open its temporary store at SMBA, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, Rozenstraat 50, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Don’t miss it!
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Martien Mulder
Dutch born and New York based photographer Martien Mulder will open her new solo exhibition at Kahmann Gallery in Amsterdam today. The exhibition is called “From Blue To Blue” and includes highlights of 10 years of personal work. ‘Martien Mulder’s photographs reflect her travels, her movements and her life. Her images are a search for read more…
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Shoes store
I am very proud to announce the opening of the first Red Wing Shoes store in the Netherlands. Together with denim boutique Tenue de Nîmes Red Wing Shoes set up shop in the distinctive Reestraat, carrying a substantial assortment of Red Wing shoes as well as various accessories.
It was such a great joy to be part of the design team and to source all the little details, like the old US 48 stars flag dating back to WWII, the original miners canary cage, a collection of vintage boot hooks and all the other tools we found along the way.
Enjoy some more pictures after the click, or the big selection at Flickr.
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Clemens en August
For the first time visiting the Netherlands Clemens en August, the label which is only available on tour, will hit Amsterdam this weekend. I’m really looking forward to see the new collection with ‘classic suits cut in a rich array of lightweight luxurious wool/silk blends and cotton, as well as the signature Clemens en August read more…
