KS1 is a meeting place and 'play space' for the creative network of K•Swiss, rather than just a concept store. In the context of the presentation of the new K-Swiss Ariake parkour shoe for example, local party crew Ontfront and photographer Empresita Seria collaborated in the exhibition ‘Bir-Hakeim’ and threw an opening party presenting Parisian based DJ Detect to the Amsterdam scene. The reportage is shot at the surroundings of the Bir Hakeim metro station in Paris and features Holland's top parcour star Monkey (Unleashed). more pictures >
Together with Catharina Groeninx van Zoelen, heiress of the Huys ten Donck estate, Best Company developed the Creative Challenge Call winning concept The Donck Sessions. Reinstating the original function of the Rococo style estate –a casual but elegant meeting place for decision makers- The Donck Sessions invites innovators from various disciplines (business, creative industry, government and science) to share and develop ideas on the hot topic of sustainability.
inside + insight, the quarterly publication we make togehter with design studio Mannschaft, for management training center De Baak won the 'Silver Feather' for best design, and came in second for best visual concept at the Grandprix Business Publications 2007. A big cheers for our client (for putting up with our hard nosed concept quality control)
Best Company was selected for the job of communicating the 2007 edition of Arnhem Fashion Biennale. Together with designers Daniel van der Velden and Maureen Mooren we finetuned this edition's theme to HAPPY and developped loads of fun tools to tell a broad audience all about this fab international 'art of fashion' event.
Best Company collaborates with K•Swiss on the implementation of their Amsterdam connection store KS1. The first ‘connection project’ kicked off in March 2007 with Parisian cultural agency Platforme Bureau who invaded the space with its itinerant urban In-Store bringing a handpicked selection of t-shirts, toys, cd's, records, magazines, bags and other wearables and accessories from their network. PB held an exhibition with Paris based artists Simon Bernheim and Event10, a showcase by cool Parisian indie band Stuck In The Sound, performing live at KS1, and launched their own Fake/Real magazine #2 featuring their custom K•Swiss campaign >.
KS1 Amsterdam
The first ‘post-concept store’ we helped K•Swiss Europe conceive, called ‘KS1 Amsterdam’, just had it’s pre-opening for intimi before holiday breaks. While the final finishing touch is being made for a true kick off first thing come January 2007, we didn’t want to keep these first look-pics from you.
The first ‘post-concept store’ we helped K•Swiss Europe conceive, called ‘KS1 Amsterdam’, just had it’s pre-opening for intimi before holiday breaks. While the final finishing touch is being made for a true kick off first thing come January 2007, we didn’t want to keep these first look-pics from you.
ArtBeat 2006
For Red Bull we developed an event concept around 'street art' that integrates, guerilla style, with the annual 'Museum Night' in Amsterdam. This year's second edition of ArtBeat brings together a selection of the best and most innovative street artists - the line up is guest-curated by celebrated graffiti artists Zedz (Amsterdam) and Esher (Berlin) - who will collectively produce a giant 3D, interactive & multi media art project. With ArtBeat Red Bull brings an international action platform for the latest street art related innovations rimmed with a matching 'Beat' line up to guide you through the night in style.
For Red Bull we developed an event concept around 'street art' that integrates, guerilla style, with the annual 'Museum Night' in Amsterdam. This year's second edition of ArtBeat brings together a selection of the best and most innovative street artists - the line up is guest-curated by celebrated graffiti artists Zedz (Amsterdam) and Esher (Berlin) - who will collectively produce a giant 3D, interactive & multi media art project. With ArtBeat Red Bull brings an international action platform for the latest street art related innovations rimmed with a matching 'Beat' line up to guide you through the night in style.
For Life - inspirational publication for ABN AMRO private banking clients
Best Company was recruited by advertising agency PPGH to help fine-tune the concept of this unique publication and manage the content of six in-depth interviews with high profile entrepreneurs like Eckart Wintzen, Willem van Kooten and Robert-Jan van Ogtrop about ‘putting your money where your heart is’, be it in nature, durability, ethics, sharing knowledge, cultural heritage or modern art. We would never have made the crazy 'drop-deadline' on this quality job without the amazing help of star-writers Yoeri Albrecht and Binnert de Beaufort.
Best Company was recruited by advertising agency PPGH to help fine-tune the concept of this unique publication and manage the content of six in-depth interviews with high profile entrepreneurs like Eckart Wintzen, Willem van Kooten and Robert-Jan van Ogtrop about ‘putting your money where your heart is’, be it in nature, durability, ethics, sharing knowledge, cultural heritage or modern art. We would never have made the crazy 'drop-deadline' on this quality job without the amazing help of star-writers Yoeri Albrecht and Binnert de Beaufort.
K•Swiss
For K•Swiss Europe we do various research and consulting jobs, like for an international chain of image stores to be opened soon. The first store will open in the fall of 2006 in Amsterdam, in the former Fanclub building on the corner of Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal and Wijdesteeg to be exact. During the construction period we invited local artists Rafael Rosendaal and Simon Wald-Lasowski to do a window project. more pictures >>
For K•Swiss Europe we do various research and consulting jobs, like for an international chain of image stores to be opened soon. The first store will open in the fall of 2006 in Amsterdam, in the former Fanclub building on the corner of Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal and Wijdesteeg to be exact. During the construction period we invited local artists Rafael Rosendaal and Simon Wald-Lasowski to do a window project. more pictures >>
Absolut Label 2006 - The 1879 Collection
For this third and final edition of Absolut Label, Best Company once again researched and selected the best up & coming fashion talent from countries all over the world. read more>>
For this third and final edition of Absolut Label, Best Company once again researched and selected the best up & coming fashion talent from countries all over the world. read more>>
Inside/Insight - quarterly publication for management center de Baak
After Best Company’s workshop “Anti to Zen, the ABC of innovative marketing” at a Special Baak Event in the summer of 2005, we were asked to develop a brand new ‘edgy’ concept for de Baak’s quarterly publication. read more »
After Best Company’s workshop “Anti to Zen, the ABC of innovative marketing” at a Special Baak Event in the summer of 2005, we were asked to develop a brand new ‘edgy’ concept for de Baak’s quarterly publication. read more »
Our friends at Odd Magazine invited us up to Stockholm for the Odd Heroes symposium they put together on December 7th, 2005. Together with fashion innovators ShowStudio from London and the truely ‘odd’ new kids on the block Vänskap from Finland we had the honour of presenting our Best cases in front of a lovely audience of Swedish art, design, fashion and communication professionals and students. read more »
Amsterdam Index 2006 Launch PartyFor Amsterdam Index, a new annual magazine featuring an inside scope on Amsterdam’s finest creative phenomena, Vandejong designers asked Best Company to help conceive a suitable launch party. read more »
Art Beat - Red Bull street art event during the Amsterdam Museumn8 2005With Art Beat Red Bull made a fresh 'guerilla' contribution to the official Museumn8, bringing a wide range of national and international street art and club culture to the young public read more »
Amsterdam Nikes by ParraOne of the finest results of our influencer strategy for Nike Energy & Trend was the realisation of an actual shoe designed by Parra. Amsterdam based graphic designer and illustrator Pieter 'Parra' Janssen is one of the key players in Amsterdam's contemporary youth culture read more »
Capital Exchange PARISExperimental recreation with the creme brulee of Parisian counterculture read more »
Absolut label 2005 - The Famous Collection
MuseumN8 Afterparty November 6 2004Felix Meritis, Amsterdam - For the third time, we curated and produced the afterparty for the Museumnacht Amsterdam. This year the Museumnacht celebrated its fifth anniversary and - hey, you know us - we wanted to honour this in style read more »
Nike football-fan video June 22 2004
For the Nike influencer opening night on June 22nd at the FOAM photography museum in Amsterdam - where Nike contributed a series of fine arts photography on the subject of the Dutch national team by Claudio Hils to the Sports! exhibition - we invited Yamandu Roos to make a short film about some of our Very Important Nike Fans and their unconditional love for the football game read more »
Absolut Label, the first Absolut that you can actually wear (2004)Absolut Label is a limited edition fashion series inspired by the famous Absolut bottle. Every year Absolut Label invites a group of the best new designers from around the world to make a piece for the Absolut Label collection. At the same time each Absolut Label collection will take inspiration from a single word from the Absolut bottle read more »
Pretty Perfect Party April 17 2004Presentation of Capricious Magazine, a new magazine about new photography with DJ Sugarfree, contributing photographer Melanie Bonajo. DJs: Crack Granny, Gerd Jonkers, David Gilmore Girls, Femke Dekker, and Jessi K. »
Dutch Masters Jan. 29 & 30 2004Immerging Lever Fabergé marketeers into Dutch innovative youth culture. During two days, marketeers from the Lever Fabergé innovation centre in London were told and taught about inspirational Dutch youngster initiatives, trends and phenomena »
On Postmodernmisms - Unavoidable End Column by Jessica Gysel & Mo Veld »
Nike Hit ‘n’ Run Feb. 28 2004For our Nike Energy & Trend account we developped an ongoing influencer strategy which includes occasional product placement events. For our latest event we rented an old truck to Hit & Run on several obscure spots in Amsterdam, loaded with hot new Nike goodies »
‘Afterism’ Nov. 8 2003
Eclectic partying in the most beautiful building of Amsterdam!
Best Company curated and produced this after party, assigned by the Museumn8 Foundation