Life skills at Luzac: personal development is also a profession

Wednesday morning, half past eleven. In a classroom at Luzac College on Oranjestraat, teacher Sanna Gutjahr paces nervously back and forth. "Euh, I lost my text. Just repacking here, guys." The 12 students in her class look at her suspiciously. "Is this serious, ma'am?",...

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InsingerGilissen has everything in place to realise ambitions

So at InsingerGilissen, no fleeting video calls with a new face every time. "Our people often assist many generations. As a result, they are closely intertwined with the family as confidants - they even know the names of pets. Clients are therefore always welcome here; some...

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BOIDR raises 14,000 euros to improve reading skills for preschoolers in Moerwijk district

Bij Ons In De Residentie (BOIDR) today (Thursday 29 February) handed over a cheque for 14,000 euros to director Mariska Wubben and a number of pre-schoolers from P. Oosterleeschool, a primary school in Moerwijk. The money will be used to improve the reading skills of these children - who...

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BOIDR Maasstede Sanitary066 With Flairlow Res

Maasstede conquers the world with sanitaryware and kitchens

 Tim Nederlof, with partner Robert-Jan Smid and project manager Olivier Wessing Jager, is plunging into the world of sanitaryware, kitchens and flooring under the name Maasstede Projects. "We focus purely on construction projects, with no brokering. That didn't exist yet," Nederlof explained in the...

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Young generation Pelger wants to engage new target group

The passion for the tailoring trade that started it all in 1860 still flows through Eduard Pelger's veins too. "I have a weakness for jackets and suits. Lovely to fiddle with beautiful fabrics and select the nicest things from them," sums up the...

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Manon from The Hague Real Estate Services takes care of everything

Where do you want to sit?" Manon de Lange of The Hague Real Estate Services, who has just completed a phone call, shows some rooms. "Feel whatever is most comfortable." At the back of the long pipe bay are all kinds of cosy rooms, each with its own style. But...

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High-end residential project Mares overlooks North Sea

The sea stretches out before you, with dunes on one side and the harbour on the other. In front, the beach opens up to the endless panorama of the North Sea. While luxury living by the sea can be found in various parts of the Netherlands, no other urban location is so uniquely surrounded by spectacular nature along the Dutch coast.

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annerieke simeone, arie alderliesen, sassaia vrolijk and marcel van er kleijn at Lema Flagshipstore on Kneuterdijk in The Hague. Launch At Our Residence

This is how the launch party of Bij Ons In De Residentie

"We thought: we'll do things a little differently this year. We are not choosing hospitality, we are having our party at the very exclusive Italian design brand Lema. With very exclusive furniture. On which chef Marcel van der Kleijn's drinks and appetisers ab-so-lutely won't spill on...

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Holland Casino Scheveningen Noël Leise started as a croupier and still feels the thrill of the game.

The exciting world of Holland Casino

When we were still in the basement of the Kurhaus, we already had a fantastic restaurant," says Noël Leise. And he should know. The director of operations started at Holland Casino in the mid-1980s, more than a decade before the current, iconic gaming palace designed by architect Pi...

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The plantation seen from the air.

Maasstede produces best Brazilian teak imaginable

Coen Kerkhoven, managing director and co-owner of Brazilian forestry company Soroteca, shows a black-and-white picture on his phone of a feline beast caught by a camera at night on the teak plantation. "This is quite nice though, a result I got when we were here...

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