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A testament to preserving industrial heritage in the Dutch countryside with the De Grijze Silo

root — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:33:17 +0000

Finding a new purpose for these concrete giants isn’t easy, but tearing them down would mean stripping an entire area of its distinct industrial and cultural heritage. In Deventer, about a one and a half hour drive east of Amsterdam, we find De Grijze Silo, or Grey Silo, rising from the town’s newly revitalized Harbor

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Menno van Meurs, a love of denim, and the pull of personalized retail

root — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 23:28:24 +0000

From jeans to vintage Eames chairs, slow drip coffee to suede Red Wing boots, Menno embraces “the good things in life.” It’s no coincidence that all of these objects take time to make — and that they’re crafted to last. When stepping into Tenue de Nîmes’ studio space in the west of Amsterdam, it feels

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A Family Affair: Bart & Romy de Vries

root — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 23:30:39 +0000

Their large rural home of pale brick feels sheltered and remote behind an umbrous grove of roses and apples trees. As a former mill and farmhouse, its simple lines and stoic exterior now house the extraordinarily liberal and diverse expressions of Bart, Diana, and Romy de Vries. Bart and his wife Diana bought the property

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Head of women’s design at G-Star RAW, Rebekka Bach

root — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:30:52 +0000

Nobody’s perfect, we all know that. But Rebekka Bach is not too far from the definition. You can already tell from the warm welcome she gives us on this Monday morning – smiling and waving to us from across the street as we arrive. Rebekka is the type of person that seems flawless, the type

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Mick Johan

root — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:30:49 +0000

It gives slightly under his weight, its silver neck slouching. The ground, littered with leaves and sticks and the dismembered limbs of toppled trees, glistens with rain. The sky glows gray and the air is still – but only briefly. “Welcome to Noord!” says Mick, whose voice, time and again, seems on the verge of

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Beatrice Clarke and Alessandro Raschellà

root — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:30:22 +0000

A profusion of visual stimuli that could spark even the most indifferent visitor’s curiosity: A miniature woman leisurely sitting on a ceramic bowl’s rim; a pack of fabric fries mounted on the fridge; salvaged textiles adorning windows and pillows. Meticulous details, some more inconspicuous than others, pop up in every nook. Let’s just say that

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Jordy van den Nieuwendijk

root — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:17:26 +0000

“Do you like dogs?” Jordy van den Nieuwendijk asks when we enter his apartment in a quiet, but central street in Holland’s governmental capital The Hague. Before I can answer, an excited black terrier starts jumping on my leg. The honest answer is ‘not really’, but it’s hard not to love Jordy’s dog, Bell –

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FvF Explores: Rotterdam Rising

root — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:57:14 +0000

Still, it takes an insider to discover the real gems of “Roffa,” as locals like to call their hometown. “It’s quite a challenge capturing this city,” photographer and Amsterdam native Daniel remarks after walking around the center for an hour. “There are plenty of beautiful things to see, but there’s always something ugly blocking the

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Pjotr de Jong

root — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 02:08:06 +0000

“Creating your own work is the ultimate satisfaction.” Moving almost effortlessly with the changing times, creative entrepreneur Pjotr de Jong founded Vandejong, the creative agency that asks the greater questions. He was integral in the development of Foam, the magazine that pushes the boundaries of not only the medium but the photography industry as well,

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FvF Explores: The Schorem Haarsnijder En Barbier in Rotterdam

root — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:10:16 +0000

As part of our ongoing FvF Explores series our contributor and photographer Marco Annunziata recently took a trip to Rotterdam and uncovered a hidden gem. Taking us on a tour of an authentic barber shop – The Schorem Haarsnijder En Barbier – we meet the large personality Bertus of Schorem as he discusses his aesthetic

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