Amsterdam: From factory to fashion
February 6th, 2007
by sara bertoni
Amsterdam Fashion Week kicked off with official opening party that included a martini bar with the unforgettable cocktails. A waitress in a petticoat served champagne and white chocolate strawberries. Then, at the end of the evening, she did the rounds again with French fries for everybody. Well, I was pretty shocked about this, but hey, we are in Holland, don’t forget!
But I’m not going talk about the cocktails… What I would like to tell you about is about the location - the Westergasfabrik - because I think it’s absolutely stunning!
The Westergasfabriek was constructed in 1883 by the British Imperial Continental Gas Association. At the time it was the largest gas works in Amsterdam. Most of the Westergasfabriek buildings were designed by Isaac Gosschalk, in a variation on the ‘Dutch Renaissance’ style. Te Gashouder was designed by engineer Klönne.
After the discovery of natural gas in the 1960s […]
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