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Netherlands

A testament to preserving industrial heritage in the Dutch countryside with the De Grijze Silo
Finding a new purpose for these concrete giants isn’t easy, but tearing them down would mean stripping an entire area...
Menno van Meurs, a love of denim, and the pull of personalized retail
From jeans to vintage Eames chairs, slow drip coffee to suede Red Wing boots, Menno embraces “the good things in...
A Family Affair: Bart & Romy de Vries
Their large rural home of pale brick feels sheltered and remote behind an umbrous grove of roses and apples trees....
Head of women's design at G-Star RAW, Rebekka Bach
Nobody’s perfect, we all know that. But Rebekka Bach is not too far from the definition. You can already tell...
Mick Johan
It gives slightly under his weight, its silver neck slouching. The ground, littered with leaves and sticks and the dismembered...
Beatrice Clarke and Alessandro Raschellà
A profusion of visual stimuli that could spark even the most indifferent visitor’s curiosity: A miniature woman leisurely sitting on...
Jordy van den Nieuwendijk
“Do you like dogs?” Jordy van den Nieuwendijk asks when we enter his apartment in a quiet, but central street...
FvF Explores: Rotterdam Rising
Still, it takes an insider to discover the real gems of “Roffa,” as locals like to call their hometown. “It’s...
Pjotr de Jong
“Creating your own work is the ultimate satisfaction.” Moving almost effortlessly with the changing times, creative entrepreneur Pjotr de Jong...
FvF Explores: The Schorem Haarsnijder En Barbier in Rotterdam
As part of our ongoing FvF Explores series our contributor and photographer Marco Annunziata recently took a trip to Rotterdam...
Doug Perkul
It’s still early when we head out to meet Doug Perkul, illustrator and artist in his home. It is here...
Gisèle d'Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht
Gisèle d’Ailly van Waterschoot van der Gracht is a woman of the castle. She never learned how to use a...