 | De Passage, strolling through 140 years of historyAn imposing glass and steel roof, repeating neo-Renaissance facades and gleaming terrazzo floors with sumptuous decorations. The Passage still exudes the grandeur envisioned by its founders - gentlemen in top hats - at the end of the nineteenth century. 'The Hague has from... Read more |
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 | Mayor Jan van Zanen on The Hague as an international city"Did you hear that? Jan van Zanen, just finishing the photo opportunity on the Turfmarkt, in The Hague, makes his way through the crowd on his way to City Hall."In that short stretch we just walked, I already heard four different languages. Nice for the... Read more |
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 | Everything has a gold edge at the Walloon ChurchWhile most houses of worship are struggling with shrinkage, the Waalse Kerk on Noordeinde is thriving almost as never before. The secret could well be the champagne that flows richly there. "We remain Huguenots, Protestants that is, but we are a generous church. There should be a... Read more |
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 | Igluu on Zeestraat has lovely workspaces with a beautiful gardenOf course, things always turn out differently than you think. Also for Michiel Morks, who once studied IT and worked for fifteen years as a consultant for major banks. In 2008, he moved into his own office in Utrecht with two IT friends. They furnished the space to their own taste... Read more |
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 | At Secrid, a better future starts with designThe world of the pocket is also changing. René van Geer, one of the two founders of Secrid, became aware of the tipping point when he held the first iPhone in his hands in 2007. For a long time, next to the wallet you would find a BIC lighter and a... Read more |
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 | 'DB Events is in the capillaries of the city'Without DB Events, The Hague would just be a boring place. Whether it is production support for 'The Life I Live', Vlaggetjesdag, the arrival of Sinterklaas or the National Countdown: this 'oldest events agency in town' contributes to everything... Read more |
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 | 'Growing a better world' in South West"That is where around the corner I grew up," Harry Wientjens (48) points out from the window of a classroom of ROC Mondriaan on Meppelweg. "We lived among beautiful wide avenues and lots of trees." That space and that greenery are still there, otherwise there is a lot of... Read more |
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 | Divorce expats: offering help and setting boundariesA more beautiful place in The Hague to have an office is almost unthinkable. From the meeting room, Marjet Groenleer (46) has a view of the Mali Bridge over the Smidswater. The pastel shades give the stately space something soft. "Not aloof, but calm: exactly how I set up in my... Read more |
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 | MaXXus is building the workplace of the future"If you want to bind young people to you, you have to offer work the way they envisage it: independent of time and place." Speaking, not a trend guru, but down-to-earth Ron Raaphorst, managing director of the Hague-based company. "Who could have thought that when... Read more |
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 | Secrid supports homeless people and refugees through SheltersuitThat good design is much more than colour and shape for the product designers at Secrid is obvious. With the people- and nature-loving philosophy behind their ingenious pocketwear, they have been making the world a little better every day since 2009. Proudly walking co-founder Marianne van Sasse... Read more |
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