MARK ROTHKO AT GEMEENTEMUSEUM DEN HAAG

COLORBLOCK ART First I considered Rothko’s work as colored blocks, painted on top of one another. I never saw any of Rothko’s work in real life obviously… In fact the paintings are everything but static, dull or ‘just colors’. This is why...

TENUE DE NIMES AMSTERDAM

DENIM PARADISE A perfect pair of jeans is pretty hard to find. The right color, the right fit. A blue friend that lasts a lifetime. It’s an everlasting struggle. To make this just a little easier and more fun, TENUE DE NIMES came to town. A store where you can...

Marlene Dumas at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

LET THE MAGIC BEGIN The paintings of Marlene Dumas need your undivided attention. If not, they may be insignificant to you. If so, you couldn’t be more wrong! Magic happens when you just look at those eyes a tiny little longer… With almost two hundred...

BARBERSHOP: FIGARO’S LISBON

AUTHENTIC SHAVE & CUT I feel kind of odd writing about a barbershop, being a girl. I am not even allowed in the store. There are a few things about this barbershop that make me want to be a guy for a day though. First of all, the ambience. The weathered walls, the...

PLASTIC PERFECT BY RACHEL LEE HOVNANIAN

PICTURE PERFECT – PLASTIC PERFECT? Today’s society is getting more and more dependent on phones, ipads, laptops etc. It feels like we can not live without them. It has become your most valueable object. Is there a human being that knows more about you than...