The Koningsveldestraat 14 studio building was opened at the end of 2017 by alderman Pex Langenberg.
The ground floor is open to the public: Gallery Untitled is located there, the gallery of Lenny Oosterwijk, with a selection of interesting artists. Also located on the ground floor is breakfast and lunch restaurant De kok en de tuinman (The cook and the gardener). Over 20 studios are in use on the upper floors.
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Artists Marcelo Gimenes and Jaap Snijder have revived a traditional Dutch craft after more than 200 years.
Their painted wallpaper is made entirely by hand. "Our wallpaper is a contemporary version of its historical predecessors. Of primary importance is that it must fit into the space for which it is made".
Just like, for example, the best-known Dutch wallpaper painter Jurriaan Andriessen (1742-1819), Snijder&CO make detailed sketches and sometimes a model in advance to give the customer a good insight into the end product. "That is very important, painting wallpaper is a very precise process where colours, shapes and light have to match each other well. It is above all a labour-intensive craft".
"After completing our gardens of paper, we see time and again how the whole space undergoes a metamorphosis. The atmosphere and ambiance
that the rooms get through painted wallpaper is breathtaking. Even for us, the end result is always a special moment. Light, colour and shape come together to transform the walls and give the interior a history of its own".
