Breaking in Sherlocked’s The Vault
In today’s technologically advanced, high paced lifestyle, many of life’s mysteries have ceased to captivate us. The answers have been found and we live in digital clarity. All of the smoke and mirrors can be rendered into a binary, explainable format. B.o.r.i.n.g! How can we suspend enchantment? An escape room is a good start. (..more)
Imagine Film Festival is back at EYE
Film has this incredible immersive ability that allows us to get lost in imagined worlds. Sometimes so real it’s heartbreaking; so fantastical it’s mesmerising; so twisted it’s terrifying. Rosy romances. Extraordinary scenarios. Subtle nuances. Comical. Dramatic. Action packed. Dreamlike. Or downright nightmarish. The Imagine Film festival is back at EYE film institute to celebrate worlds in film. (..more)
The Spirit of Amsterdam whisky festival roundup
Whisky enthusiasts gathered at the Zuiderkerk last Saturday, for the third edition of The Spirit Of Amsterdam International whisky festival. Armed with a nose and tasting glass; the whisky world was every guests oyster. The festival showcased over 500 different whiskies from some of the powerhouse distilleries in Scotland to lesser-known distilleries from around the globe. (..more)
The whisky way of living at The Spirit Of Amsterdam
This coming Saturday plays host to the international whisky festival The Spirit Of Amsterdam. An event aimed to celebrate, deepen our knowledge and passion and taste whisky in all its glorious forms. (..more)
New winter collection available from Laauw
Stay warm this winter with the new casual-chic collection from Laauw, a new-to-the-scene lifestyle brand. They’re inspired by forgotten influences and Scandinavian simplicity to bring the retro back. I had a chance to sit down for a coffee with one of the founders of Laauw, Rob Ravenstein and discover about their journey so far into the fast growing trend of unisex fashion. (..more)
Ethics and aesthetics at Strawberry Earth Fair
Strawberry Earth Fair: a coming together of the academy’s most eco-conscious developers of innovation at Roest. They’re paving the way in product design that’s not just sustainable, but super creative and pretty damn sexy looking. (..more)
The chemistry begun at ClinkNOORD Hostel launch
What had been a tricky start for the Irish family founders and the Mayor of Amsterdam has ended in a success story at the official launch of ClinkNoord Hostel. Opened with an explosion of culinary experiences, cocktail chemistry and live music that left no one standing still. (..more)
Happy Smugglers are here in time for festival season
Keep an eye out for Gunther and his Happy Smugglers; they’re launching this summer. What's a Happy Smuggler, I hear you cry? It’s an ingenious new line of underwear that has a handy pocket at the front to keep all your little secrets in. (..more)
The Club De Cantineros cocktail collective opens in Amsterdam
It’s an exciting road ahead for the Dutch cocktail scene. The original club began in Cuba of handpicked bartending talent, during the American prohibition era, to propagate exceptional industry knowledge, finesse in bartending and fairer working conditions. It went on to greatly influence bartenders globally. The Club proudly lives by the ethos 'for bartenders by bartenders’, striving to elevate and celebrate cocktail skill, recipes and service. (..more)
New Gamegrounds festival for gamers and theater lovers
There’s a boundary-pushing mini-festival in town, combining two profoundly different arts on each end of the spectrum. The New Gamegrounds festival aims to bring together the world of gamers and theater performers. It’s a fun exploration of crossovers and interdisciplinary innovation between computer games and contemporary theater performance. (..more)
