artist Flavio Pons

artist Flavio Pons

Brazil Flavio Pons (1947): “I was born in southern Brazil. After graduating from the Art Academy in Rio de Janeiro I won the annual prize for young artists, quite unexpectedly. A sort of ‘Salon de Jeune’, granted by the Museum of Modern Art of Rio....
Striking jewelry

Striking jewelry

Anniversary Galerie Ra in Amsterdam specializes in contemporary jewelry. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the gallery, I was asked by owner (and designer) Paul Derrez, to make a photo series of 12 personalities. For each of them, Paul chose a piece of...
Snapshots from ‘Masterful Design & Craft’

Snapshots from ‘Masterful Design & Craft’

Masterful Design & Craft Masterful is a vibrant pop-up mini-city where self-producing designers, fashion designers, food artists and craftsmen share their passion for design and craft with a large audience. This year, there was again much to see: such as wooden...
street style snap shots during Sieraad Art Fair 2016

street style snap shots during Sieraad Art Fair 2016

  Jewelery fair in Amsterdam Some snap shots of the visitors of this fair. For instance from this lady with her new brooche. Daniela Boni, lives in Turijn and in London. Daniela is a jewelry designer herself, on this photo with her new brooche by Christine Jalio,...
Steven Oprinsen, visual artist

Steven Oprinsen, visual artist

Visual artist Steven Oprinsen (1961) lives in Amsterdam. Steven: “I am a visual artist for more than 20 years. Until about 5 years ago, I gave lectures in business as well. I see art as a kind of peacemaker. In museums people talk softly, they look at beautiful...
Vogue Fashion Night Out

Vogue Fashion Night Out

Vogue Fashion Night Out in Amsterdam The PC Hooftstraat was September the 9th totally ‘en vogue’. Vogue Magazine organised the yearly Vogue’s Fashion Night Out. Visited by a lot of, most young fashionables. But I spotted also some, slightly older...