On friday night YOUR:OWN gallery opened it’s doors for the first time with a great show from Dutch artist Gijs Kast. His exhibition simply titled ‘SHOW’ sees portraits of people he encountered at various events through-out the Netherlands and Belgium, like a dog show and a ’strongest’ man contest in Antwerp. With his raw and confronting portrayals he has won the Dutch Design Award in 2009 for Best Illustration. The exhibition is only up until 7 April so make sure you check it out.

We have an internship available for a kick ass developer. You’ll be a part of our awesome family. We’re based in Amsterdam but you can be from Timbuktu, anyone is welcome to apply. We’re just after right person with an anything is possible attitude. So hit us with an email if you want to know more.

The DR crew was out to see the latest exhibition at Societeit de Sauna on Kerkstraat. The young duo Nana Prins + Ninamounah Langestraat presented a large selection of works including photographs, drawings, short-films and an intimate fashion show. The atmosphere of this one day exhibition conjured up all sorts of mixed feelings of reckless youth packaged as a kind of diary in which cross-trash images collide with innocent poetry. You can’t help but appreciate the generosity and truth in their productions, which is slightly reminiscent of the works of Larry Clark or Dash Snow.

The best thing about having a snowboarding client is that you have to go snowboarding! Catchin’ a plane at 7 am is not really our cup of tea but to go the Swiss Alps for a weekend in the snow, we’ll make an exception. Dolly Rogers and friends packed their bags for the ultimate snow experience crammed into 3 days. So that means skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, curling, fondue, saunas and a helicopter tour of the Alps for one unlucky rider. The highlight was the expedition from Switzerland into France and back again, stopping off  for “un verre de vin” in Avoriaz. With some cool french words, one broken wrist and a healthy tan we’re back in Amsterdam!
We’re now busy looking for a client in Brazil.

I’m Paul Orzoni, 23 years old, from Paris and the newest addition to Dolly Rogers!
I’ve just graduated in multimedia and interactive design from Gobelins, l’ecole de l’image. I’m here to improve my design and communication skills and share my talents with the coolest studio in town. I’m also a DJ and music composer and can’t wait to spin some tunes in this city! You can check my tracks here and download my last mix there.
Ps: By the way I’m also looking for a room, can anyone help?