Month: August 2023

ACME STUDIOS in The Hague

Acme Studios, Frederikstraat 943 The Hague info@acmesudios.nl ‎ ACME STUDIOS opened in The Hague on 25th August with an exhibition by the renowned Dutch photographer, Jan Banning. Acme Studios is a new gallery of art and design that merges contemporary visual art with the functional beauty of vintage typewriters. Acme Studios is the only physical typewriter…

DE DUTCH DON’T DANCE DIVISION

Studio De Gheijnstraat 51, 2562 NL Den Haag The Dutch Don’t Dance Division (DeDDDD) was created twenty years ago in the living room of Thom Stuart and Rinus Sprong. A solid community has now been built up to a community; introduce young children to the stage; dancers in training and recent graduates learn to spread their wings;…

Dominican Bookstore in Maastricht

In December 2006 a bookstore was established for the first time in Maastricht’s 13th century Dominican Church, right in the centre of town. After the intensive restoration of the monument, architectural firm Merkx & Girod designed the interior of the bookstore with 1200m2 of retail space – in spite of the fact that there was only 850m2 of floor space available. The architects wanted to emphasize the height and space of Gothic architecture. They saw the solution for this in a monumental walk-in bookcase with multiple floors, placed asymmetrically in the church.

STRAAT Amsterdam

STRAAT NDSM Square 1 1033 WC   Amsterdam From Keith Haring to Banksy, street art has made tons of headlines in recent history. Its impact on art, fashion, design, advertising and culture at large is stronger than ever. Enter STRAAT: the museum for street art and graffiti. We aim to share our passion for this radical…