We’re hearing the terms ‘Showrooming’ (shopping and comparing online whilst in-store); ‘Brand Journalism’ (driving content directly to customers, online and in-store) ; ‘Value of Values’ (the right choices in product quality and the right values in terms of provenance and ethics); these are being bandied about as current trends in retail but we’ve been watching … Continue reading
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In Continuum [2 of 2]_ 2014 & Beyond Event, Amsterdam
In conversation… [2 of 2] with Steve Oklyn of Not Vogue. Curated for the Second Sight ‘2014 And Beyond Event’, Amsterdam 11.12.13. Continue reading
In Continuum [1 of 2]_ 2014 & Beyond Event, Amsterdam
In conversation… [1 of 2] with Steve Oklyn of Not Vogue. Curated for the Second Sight ‘2014 And Beyond Event’, Amsterdam 11.12.13. Continue reading
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So This Just Happened_ 2014 & Beyond Event [11.12.13], Amsterdam
The auspicious date of 11.12.13 saw the staging in Amsterdam of this year’s Second Sight ‘2014 & BEYOND Event‘. Ten speakers came from all over to present ideas and findings on the steps being taken towards the future – from giants leaps to changes in pace – and that we may soon be experiencing in our day … Continue reading
Would Like To Meet_ UXUS, Amsterdam
A long-time admirer of their transcendent mindset, UXUS the multidisciplinary design company first caught my eye across a crowded London high street whilst on a retail recce, happening upon their store design for House of Kipling the label which designs chic, feminine and fashionable bags for women. A girl whose head is easily turned by quirky detailing and razor-sharp visual merchandising, I was hooked by the fun … Continue reading
Cheeky Brit Invasion In The ‘Dam
Anyone else spot these, scattered all over the city promoting the new Marks & Spencer store which opened in Kalverstraat last week? Cheeky little bit of contextualized promo-ing going on… indeed! Continue reading
The Word On The Street_ Raw Materials Home Store, Amsterdam
‘The Word On The Street_’ is a new feature where we get out and about in our local neighbourhood(s) and explore the spaces and places, be it here and now or in the making, that we want to hang out in, whether for work or play, eating and drinking, shopping, resting and thinking… This week … Continue reading
Albert Heijnstein + Equation = Every Little Helps… NOT!
So This Just Happened_ The Opening Of The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
After queuing in the rain on this cold April night, we made our way inside the Rijksmuseum just before midnight, along with several hundred or so other art lovers. Celebrating the opening of this national monument after it had been closed for 10 years for renovation, we were happy to be part of this … Continue reading
Spicing Up Community Currency
There is an unrest, a revolt happening in the market place; a demonatisation, right under the very noses of the governing institutions of what is surely becoming an ‘old world’ money system, gripping hold of our current economies as they roller-coaster ever dangerously close to, if not over, the edge. But no apple carts are … Continue reading
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