Senz Umbrella: Finally an Umbrella that Makes Sense

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Parapluies de Cherbourg made famous by Catherine Deneuve in 1964

 

There is no need to re-invent the wheel. We all know that.

But re-invent umbrella?

Why not? Think out of the box. And that’s exactly what the three friends Gerwin, Gerard and Philip did during their student days at the TU Delft University.

Familiar with the rain in the Netherlands and the gale winds that come with it? And how then umbrella starts acting up -going inside out, twisting, breaking, etc. When during a rainy week like that Gerwin Hoogendorn, industrial design engineering student,  had to bury three umbrellas, he got so fed up that he decided to design the ultimate umbrella and make it his graduation project. Continue reading →

Beaute Totale: Promise Delivered

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Nina owner of Beaute Totale

 

Having spent many years moving countries and continents I always made sure to find a skin therapist and a hairdresser in my new country. In some strange way once the right ones are found you transition from no-man’s-land feeling you have on arrival to a new place to the feeling of belonging.

 

Last year when I moved to the Hague I have tried many places before I found Nina. After my first appointment I knew this is where I would stay. Not because she impressed me with all the fancy equipment and terminology she used. But because she genuinely exudes love for what she does. She literally lights up when she talks about her vision of total beauty on the inside and out.

 

Nina specialises in anti-age treatments of all sorts, is very thorough and does deliver results. Also she is great with permanent make up.

 

So if you are  new to The Hague and are looking for a proper skin therapist Nina will not disappoint.

 

Beaute Totale  is in Willem Witsenplein 7

 

The Hague, November 2011: Fashion Takes Over The City

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Magazin de la mode, Passage No 40

 

Move over politics and diplomacy. It is fashion time in The Hague.

Political concerns, Greek crisis and the fate of the euro seemed far away as on the night of November 4th the city’s fashion finest got together to celebrate the start of The Hague fashion month at the epicentre of it all – Magazin de la mode, in the historic glass-roofed Passage.

The public in attendance swapped the usual formal and “proper” Hague attire for glamorous outfits befitting the occasion, some bordering on the outrageously colourful, or shockingly short, or sweepingly long. The male audience was less adventurous spotting black ties and tuxedoes accessorised by a smattering of facial hair in all shapes and forms. Facial hair for men is a persistent trend, I notice.

 

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