Street Art … Epic Mural by “The London Police” Artist Duo in Amsterdam
2014-01-24
Epic street art mural by the international renowned street-artist duo known as the London Police (TLP) in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood. The artwork features the circle-headed, smiley-faced TLP graphic character called “the Lad.”
Design … Man + Woman Symbols at Ij Kantine Amsterdam
2014-01-14
The international symbols for man and woman often used on signage for restrooms at airports, museums, restaurants and public places, etc., throughout the world are sometimes reinterpreted by designers. We noticed a lot of variations on the symbols at various places in Amsterdam on our recent visit there. Pictured hereContinue Reading
Puma Stencil Street Art in Amsterdam …
2014-01-03
We love this large stencil street art image of a black puma in Amsterdam Centrum, along Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal street with lots of street art that connect Centraal Station to the Western Canals District.
Design & Style … “Journal de Nimes” in Amsterdam
2013-12-30
The clothing store Tenue de Nimes is among Amsterdam’s most influential purveyors of denim, clothing and style, if not its foremost. The shop reliably stocks an impeccably curated selection of well-made clothing, jeans, shoes and accessories, including a lot of limited edition items. The shop also publishes a popular tabloid-formatContinue Reading
In Amsterdam … Graffiti Art by Mick La Rock at Stedelijk Museum
2013-12-29
The introduction wall at a show of works by contemporary Polish artist Polina Olowska at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum displays the exhibition’s title “Au Bonheur des Dames” written as classic, early “wild style”-era graffiti by Mick La Rock along with some tags by other prominent graffiti artists from the international scene,Continue Reading
On the Scene … At Lot 61 Coffee Roasters in Amsterdam
2013-12-28
We paid a visit to Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters’s espresso bar and roastery on Amsterdam’s Kinkerstraat street. Lot 61 was opened in early 2013 by Australian coffee connoissuer and entrepreneur Adam Craig, who used to live in New York City, where he had opened and run the acclaimed CultureContinue Reading
The 13 Essential Travel Contents in Our Pockets
2013-12-27
Pictured below are the contents of my coat and jeans pockets spread out on a table following my arrival in Amsterdam. Looking at these I realize that aside from my iPhone (not pictured since I used it to take the photo) it’s pretty much all (and perhaps more than) IContinue Reading
From Amsterdam with Love
2013-12-27
We just arrived in Amsterdam, and now, after settling into our hotel and freshening up from the flight from NYC, we’re enjoying a coffee in front of the Christmas tree in the lobby, pictured below. We’ll be spending a few days here hanging out with old friends, collaborators and creators,Continue Reading
In Amsterdam … “Sweepers” Street Art in The Jordaan District
2013-09-17
We like this large street art painting in Amsterdam’s Jordaan neighborhood of a man and a woman holding brooms, as if waiting to sweep up the mess of graffiti on the wall below them. We don’t know who the artist(s), but there a small “FUMS” tag in the lower rightContinue Reading
In Amsterdam … Street Art at Sid Lee Ad Agency
2013-09-09
Street art and graffiti on a roller shutter at the Amsterdam offices of Sid Lee, a hip Canadian advertising agency, which occupy a sprawling warren of adjacent townhouses and storefronts in the trendy De Pijp neighborhood.
Buddha Watching Himself on CCTV
2013-08-03
Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum has an excellent modern and contemporary art collection, which includes “Something Pacific,” the cheeky and literally meditative artwork by pioneering Korean-American video artist Nam June Paik. The installation (pictured below) is of a classical, somber Buddha statue facing a closed circuit video camera and television set displayingContinue Reading
In Amsterdam … Street Art by TONA in Centrum
2013-07-23
Here’s a nice piece of photo-based stencil street art by the artist TONA in Amsterdam’s Centrum neighborhood. The artwork is wheat-pasted and shows a small, blonde child holding an aluminum can (perhaps a can of beer?)
The Notebook with First VW Sketches
2013-06-26
This is one of the more interesting things we’ve seen in a museum lately. It’s the notebook of the man who originally conceived the iconic Volkswagen van, which eventually became the basis for the more popularly known VW bus. The notebook contains his initial sketches of the vehicle, and it’sContinue Reading
Our Skull & Bones Denim Espadrilles
2013-06-22
Now that we’re finally getting some real summer weather here in New York City, we’ve busted out a pair of denim espadrilles with an awesome skull-and-bones sewn into each shoe. The skulls are wearing hats, though — look closely — and you’ll notice that the hats are different for theContinue Reading
Amsterdam … Street Art in De Pijp
2013-06-12
De Pijp is a popular — if overplayed — Amsterdam neighborhood among hipsters, tourists, and expats locals alike. Not that these are mutually exclusive tribes, mind you. It’s home to a huge, famous street market, cool advertising agency offices, great cafes and lots and lots of street art, including theseContinue Reading
Amsterdam Street Art … DJ with Headphones Stencil in Centrum
2013-06-10
We love this multi-layered stencil street art image of this DJ dude wearing a baseball cap in the area of Amsterdam’s Centrum near the trendy De Pijp neighborhhood. The artwork is on the side of a corner building on Fokke Simonzstraat street that’s home to the popular Boulangerie Mortier cafeContinue Reading
Awesome Hand-Drawn Headfirst Espresso Packaging
2013-06-02
A few months ago we posted about the really great espresso cafe in Amsterdam called Headfirst. We recently re-visited Headfirst and picked up a bag of their rich, heady-flavorful espresso beans, which came in a bag with hand-drawn labeling (“Costa Rica, Los Robles, Cup of Excellence #2”) by one ofContinue Reading
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