Some photos get an extra dimension if you know the story behind. Like the story behind this childhood photo, that Marianne van Slooten (1950) showed me. It was the second time I met her, I photographed her before for Zin magazine. Marianne: “In this picture, I...
The designer During Sieraad Art Fair in Amsterdam, I saw her work for the first time. Striking necklaces and brooches designed by Xenia Walschikow. I was immediately impressed by her special collection and wanted to know more about it. Xenia: “I was born in...
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....
Highlights of December A new month, so time for a retrospective of December. Inspiring women (and men) I encounter everywhere. In Amsterdam I interviewed artist Ans Markus, she told me all about her style. And showed me her huge wardrobe. Jacqueline Hoiting from...
Inspiration It’s really getting colder, so now it’s time for a cap or hat. For me it’s necessity by now, because I’m a bit of a shivery. At this time of the year I will not go out without a hat, cap or headband. I like it because it’s...
