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First of August
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We get inspiration out of ‘moments’ in daily life, which is why First of August isn’t just a date. First of August is the ‘moment’ our creative brains decided to share thoughts and inspiration with you.
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First of August in Berlin | Inspiration

This time I was in Berlin during the spring. For the first time I saw the city in full bloom. I was already in love with this city, but the blossoming trees in front of and against the beautiful hous...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Handmade Watches from Tokyo for FoA

Last weekend I had a very special encounter in the FoA.studio. Sayuri, an independent creative artist from Tokyo stopped by together with her friend Rieka. I got in contact with Sayuri a little while...

5 days ago

First of August in Berlin | H’Otello K’80

During my trip to Berlin I stayed in a very nice design hotel in Charlottenberg. It may not be the most popular neighborhood of Berlin at the moment and its not my favorite, however, this hotel is am...

23 may 12

First of August in Berlin | Schöneberg

Two weeks ago I (re)discovered different areas of Berlin on a bicycle. One of the neighborhoods most tourists skip during their trip in Berlin is Schöneberg. I decided to cross this area on my way to...

19 may 12 2 people like this

First of August | Style Inspiration

I think these images prove that style isn’t just a combination of the perfect fashion items, but comes together with a sense of effortlessness and imperfection of beauty. For example the first ...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

People and their vehicles

A Puch MV50 , Honda SS50 or Zundapp CS50 from 1967: After the nostalgic trends in clothing and food, now our vehicles, in particular the motorbikes our fathers drove during the Sixties and Seventies,...

09 may 12

Hanna’s Chateau

Hanna (25) calls her life ‘a piece of art’. She is an illustrator, artist or maybe even better; producer of all kind of things. Her home, a very cute studio with a void in the heart of Amsterdam, is ...

03 may 12 2 people like this

First of August | JEFFREY CAMPBELL giveaway!

From Wednesday the 2nd of May, my selection of Jeffrey Campbell shoes will be available in the FoA.Webshop. After long waiting, I thought this would be a good reason for a celebration and therefore I...

20 apr 12

FoA. Webshop NEWS | Jeffrey Campbell Shoes

A few years ago I visited New York City and during one of my many shopping sessions in this city I discovered the shoebrand ‘Jeffrey Campbell’, which I fell in love with right away! How g...

18 apr 12

First of August | Style Inspiration

The change of season always makes me have a closer look at my wardrobe, don’t you? You wear items that you haven’t seen for a few months or try out new outfits. A few weeks ago I’v...

15 apr 12

‘by FoA’ SS12 | Production

Last week I went to Budapest to refine my clothing line ‘by FoA’. We did a lot of work in a few days; buying fabrics for production, refining the samples, organizing labels, packaging and so on...

11 apr 12 1 person likes this

Culture of Authenticity | Sociology

The call for authenticity – to purity, originality – is ubiquitous in Western society. Foodstores promise ‘real food’ or ‘original products’ without unnecessary ad...

07 apr 12

FoA. People | Roxanne Dekker

Artist Roxanne Dekker (29) is working on a series of portraits with aquarelle paint when I visit her in her home in Amsterdam. After opening the big suitcase (which also serves as a coffee table) in ...

03 apr 12

by FoA. Accessories in the webshop!

Just now I updated the very First items from my collection ‘by FoA’! My own clothing collection will follow soon. Let me introduce the concept behind ‘by FoA’. The ‘by FoA’ collection is ...

30 mar 12

WE HAVE NEWS!

From today on the webshop of First of August goes through changes! Besides the current vintage collection, the webshop will fill up with new designer collections and contemporary handmade jewelry and...

23 mar 12

People and their Plants | Rachelle

Big or small, with or without flowers, thorny or soft, though one thing in common; unwanted. All are welcome at Rachelle Klaassen’s home turned into a plant shelter in the western part of Amsterdam. ...

20 mar 12

Photography Inspiration | Kent Andreasen

Kent Andreasen from Cape Town is another young photographer whose work intrigues me. The color balances and compositions of his photographs are beautiful I think! I’ve made a selection of a cou...

18 mar 12 1 person likes this

Paris | Le marche d’ enfant rouge

The FoA webshop is a work in progress and I must say that it’s a great adventure searching for the brands and designers that suit FoA’s style. Last weekend I went to Paris to buy a couple...

14 mar 12

Sara en Erwan’s Château

Sara is one of my dearest friends who I know since we started our studies at the Fashion Institute in Amsterdam. She works as a visual merchandiser at Levi’s and lives together with her French boyfri...

09 mar 12

First of August | Style Inspiration

At the beginning of the spring season, I have to admit this style post may be a bit winterly. But whether they fit the season or not, I just love the appearances of these people. They show that a vin...

28 feb 12

Cultural Omnivorism debate | Sociology

Your taste of music or the programs you watch on television may tell more about you than you think. One of the sociological debates that intrigues me is the one about ‘cultural omnivorism’. This long...

23 feb 12

Interior Inspiration | FoA. studio and apartment

In the last couple of weeks I’m busy searching for interior for FoA’s new studio as well as for the apartment in Budapest I’ve told about before. I’m really thrilled with the ...

18 feb 12

The Exchange Hotel | Department Store

After my early-morning guided tour through The Exchange hotel last week, I had a cup of coffee in the hotels restaurant ‘Stock’ and popped into the department store ‘Options!’...

14 feb 12

First of August at The Exchange Hotel

When planning a citytrip, for me it’s not always easy to find a nice hotel. Maybe for that reason this new hotel in Amsterdam caught my attention when I walked by a little while ago. The Exchan...

10 feb 12

Authentic & handmade products | Trend

I notice how anything that appears whimsically or uniquely handcrafted, whether it’s jewelry, fashion or wrapping paper, is popular and finding a market nowadays. Sites like Etsy are gaining po...

07 feb 12 1 person likes this

Photography Inspiration | Ryan Furbush

I came across the work of Ryan Furbush, a young amateur photographer from Seattle. I love his photographer’s eye with the random, daily captures and his use of colors. Together with the charact...

03 feb 12

First of August | Style Inspiration

‘As the global and local penetrate one another, style and fashion afford strategies for articulating the contradictory necessity and impossibility of identities . . . in the messiness of everyd...

31 jan 12 1 person likes this

Modefabriek | Young Designers

For me, the nicest area at ‘De Modefabriek’ was the section where young designers, like Hien Le (fifth image), showed their F/W collection ’12. Together with my visit to Berlin Fashion Week I g...

27 jan 12 1 person likes this

First of August | Modefabriek

A lot is happening in Dutch fashionworld this week! Amsterdam International Fashion Week is up and last Monday I went to this year’s edition of ‘De Modefabriek’, the biggest fashion fair ...

25 jan 12

Metamodern Architecture | Sociology

Have you heard about the term ‘metamodernism’? This term is initiated by two academics of the webzine, ‘Notes on Metamodernism’, that documents an interesting view on today’s trends and tendencies ac...

21 jan 12 2 people like this

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