Warm wishes from Dias Schouwen
By: Jasper Gramsma |
10 May, 2026 Exactly 30 years ago, the Portuguese born plunged into a natural stone adventure with her father Alexander. They had been approached by a Portuguese fireplace maker asking if they would represent the company in the Netherlands, and not much later the birth of Dias... Read more |
Frederik Premier has mastered every style
By: Jasper Gramsma |
24 April, 2026 The new showroom in Javastraat is Frederik Premier's epicentre. From here, Ronald Nijssen and Charlotte Nijssen-Weeink supervise projects in the areas of interior advice, customisation and complete renovation. “That's actually because we've always said ‘yes’ to everything,” laughs Ronald - tree-length,... Read more |
8 x beautiful interior design shops in The Hague
By: Leontine van der Elst |
24 March, 2026 1. Frederik Premier Frederik Premier is one of those places where an interior rarely stops at just curtains. What starts with a colour recommendation or a new fabric often grows into something much bigger. Owners Ronald and Charlotte Nijssen themselves say that they always say ‘yes’ to everything,... Read more |
Xandres brings timeless style from the south
By: Jasper Gramsma |
2 March, 2026 In home country Belgium, women's fashion brand Xandres has been a household name for decades. “It started in 1968 under the name Andres with the development of trousers with the perfect fit. That was our first feat and still wearing comfort and quality are in our DNA,” says... Read more |
Dealer Breeland offers everything your heart desires
By: Mick van Biezen |
3 February, 2026 Verhagen looks out over the showroom full of Land Rovers and a big smile appears on his face. “Breeland took over this branch from the Romijn family business, a well-known name in Forepark, the Leidschendam-Den Haag location. The family feeling remains. Breeland has been a dealer since 1997 Read more |
Everyone wants a pre-loved item from My Lima Lima
By: Annerieke Simeone | 5 January, 2026 “Good afternoon, nice to see you. Have you heard of My Lima Lima yet?” We have barely crossed the threshold when we are greeted by an elderly, impeccably dressed lady who calls herself a ‘topper’. “There are more toppers here,… Read more |
New international health centre We Care on Lange Voorhout
By: Annerieke Simeone | 5 January, 2026 When Mayla Badloe started her first year of medical school, she felt like ‘a monkey out of the cage’. Having grown up in Suriname, she was confronted with a world she barely knew. Amsterdam, with all its possibilities and temptations, was overwhelming. “I went out night after night...' Read more |
Kasteel de Wittenburg is livelier than ever
By: Jasper Gramsma | 2 December, 2025 “The façade bears the date 1899, but it wasn't actually completed until 1901,” he explains in the conservatory overlooking the water feature at Wassenaar Castle. “When I first came to work here as a student, it was a private gentlemen's club. Now we're working on... Read more |
Fave Medical Aesthetics assumes its own beauty
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 In the front house of the monumental farmhouse near star restaurant 't Ganzenest in Rijswijk, cosmetic doctor Magali van der Made opened her clinic Fave Medical Aesthetics. "It felt right away," the 39-year-old doctor explains. "Once I philosophised with Erik Tas, chef of 't Ganzenest, about... Read more |
F.G. van den Heuvel sees a future in tradition
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 But appearances can be deceiving. After a quarter-century of loyal service, Edwin Schimmer (52) narrowly saved the business from collapse in late 2023. Among the 'friends of this institution', he found some investors and now he is at the helm. "I immediately took up the tradition... Read more |









