PLACE
FRESH COTTON
T-shirts have always been a great medium for expression. With the advent of digital design and printing, the opportunities for the smaller organizations or even individuals to create their own limited run of t-shirts ...
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HAPPENING
HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, 10 YEARS’ WORK
Being a Londoner living abroad, I couldn't miss the opportunity to promote a exhibition celebrates the work of Hussein Chalayan, twice-crowned British Designer Of The Year currently on in the Netherlands. I've alwa...
HAPPENING
“MADE IN BRITAIN: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHY”
Closer to home, this time at Huis Marseilles located on Amsterdam's Keizersgracht. "Made in Britain" is a collaboration with Addie Vassie of HUG gallery and presents a selection of recent work by twelve British photog...
HAPPENING
EXACTITUDES
One of the most memorable shop window displays I have ever seen was the one for the book, Exactitudes. The Atheneaum book store in Amsterdam had a stunningly simple idea of images from the book decorating their window...
THINGS
THE QUARANTINE SERIES BOOK
© Quarantine Series This month sees the publication of 'The Quarantine Series Book' published in association with the Quarantine Series exhibitions programme, held between June 2003 and June 2004 in Amsterdam. An...
PEOPLE
MENNO WITTEBROOD
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
DROOG DESIGN
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
A10 MAGAZINE
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
YOMAR AUGUSTO
When you live in a country this damp, it never ceases to amaze the locals that the Netherlands is such a strong magnet for people living all across the world. Many of us 'buitenlanders' (foreigners) move here for a va...
PEOPLE
KIRSTY ANNE POWELL
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
THAT DAM! MAGAZINE
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...
PEOPLE
MARTYN OVERWEEL
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...
