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For all of you familiar with the Netherlands, you may not be so familiar with this location. The GEM gallery is situated on the outskirts of The Hague (Den Haag to the locals). It's damn hard to find for the first tim...
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A long-established name in Den Haag, Concrete opened its new Amsterdam store back in May. Situated on Spuistraat, the store also provides an excellent additional space for TAG, the platform for contemporary visual cul...
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Amsterdam has a long tradition of supporting contemporary artists in all shapes and sizes, and no-where is this more evident than at the annual Kunstvlaai, held in the Westerpark. This year's Kunstvlaai 6 ran between ...
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The annual arrival of SonicActs in Amsterdam is always greeted with anticipation and this year was no exception. Held between the 23rd and 26th February at the Paradiso and De Balie, the international computer arts fe...
HAPPENING
Landing the incredible Ray Caeser (London, 1958) as the first artist to exhibit at your new gallery, is no mean feat. Esther Koch and Hans Bos are the couple behind the new addition to the Amsterdam gallery scene and...
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There have been a few very successful examples of the guerilla store concept, most notably the Comme de Garcons stores in places such as Warsaw and Berlin, but also Vacant in the US. 60daysofspace is a new Dutch chal...
PEOPLE
We first met Menno Wittebrood during a Playstation football tournament here at PostPanic. He didn't look like the kind who could kick arse at computer games but we were wrong. We decided to find out more about the man...
PEOPLE
If you were to think of a Dutch brand that is synonymous with contemporary product design, then Droog Design would most certainly be top of your list. Founded in 1993, the design platform has developed an outstanding ...
THINGS
Down a flight of stairs in a former butcher's shop and situated in the Pijp district of Amsterdam, lives Europe's first straight-talking and affordable architectural magazine, A10. The launch issue, which hit the shop...
PEOPLE
I wanted to feature textile designer, Kirsty Anne Powell, because this month she'll be representing Amsterdam and exhibiting at Tokyo's extraordinary Designers Block Show. Not only that but she'll be there as the gues...
THINGS
It's a bold move to have your first ever issue with a cover that simply says, 'This is not a music magazine'. But That Dam! magazine is exactly the sort of publication to be able to get away with it. The independent b...
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Martyn is blonde, cheeky looking and has a twinkle in his eye. First impressions are of a Bjorn Borg flashback into the seventies. His humour and personality shine strongly through in both Martyn's illustrative work a...
