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HOTEL BLOG 9. Music
20-03-2021 – I really love music. When I was at secondary school in Amsterdam, I went home every day via the Utrechtsestraat, past the ‘Concerto’ record shop. I looked it up and they are still... »
HOTEL BLOG 8. Hotel collection
27-02-2021 – When we first started thinking about our hotel, we had not yet thought about the almost certain creation of a hotel collection. A large proportion of my designs are born when I cannot... »
HOTEL BLOG 7. Party. Immersed in our and your own world!
11-02-2021 – A small hotel, which circumstances dictate will open its doors at an as yet undefined moment, has its pros and cons. One advantage of not knowing when you will be able to open... »
HOTEL BLOG 6. Ideas: restaurant in the lobby
22-01-2021 – The very first plan was to move the Wonder Room down one floor and to have the hotel only on the top floor. This floor would then house both the lobby and the... »
HOTEL BLOG 5. DAKBAR
14-01-2021 – If there is one thing that has become clear to me through writing these pieces, it is that I actually do whatever I like. Or rather, that my way of working inevitably involves... »
HOTEL BLOG 4. Crisis proof
22-12-2020 – I remember that, a few years after we had moved into our new premises, I very optimistically thought that all crises would pass us by. After all, even the credit crisis had not... »
HOTEL BLOG 3. Drawing
11-12-2020 – Instead of gathering piles of paper, I now immediately tidy away all my drawings in a carousel of files in my office. These carousels are really beautiful, and visitors often express their envy,... »
HOTEL BLOG 2. Stupid I haven’t thought of it!
05-12-2020 – The question is, is it smart to do a little bit of everything instead of concentrating on what you are really good at? I have been dedicated to the entire process, from idea... »
HOTEL BLOG 1. ROOM 13
28-11-2020 – For a while now, we have been thinking about how to communicate that we are working really hard to complete our hotel and what an unbelievable effort it is demanding from us all,... »
