Welcome to the Strangelove blog.

Be it advertising or design, film or creating innovative spaces – our desire is to explore and develop new frontiers. And we love to share our ideas with you...

Strangelove is an independent creative agency based in Amsterdam. Started in early 2009, we aim to create ideas that stand out and move our clients forward. Integrated concepts, from a no-nonsense attitude. We connect people, brands and businesses, online and offline. That is what communication these days is all about. We passionately deconstruct the obvious and initiate new perspectives with our team of multi-talented people. Communication rocks, creativity is the bomb, but it should be effective as well! In other words, we like to 'add things up' and bring brands to their true potential!

Interested in our agency? Contact us, +31 (0)20 470 05 33 / mail@strangelove.nl / www.strangelove.nl
 
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N.A.P. bar @museumn8
Tijdens museumnacht 2011 staan we met de N.A.P. bar in de Pop-in van FOAM, op het museumplein. Naast ‘s Amsterdams enige en echte water, tref je hier ook de Moonshine bar.
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02-Nov-2011
We moved!
Inderdaad! De verhuizing is achter de rug en wij zitten als koningen op hun kamelen, kijken uit over wateren en lopen als hinden door onze eigen savanne…

Nieuwsgierig?
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01-Nov-2011
Mixed Tape #100 is coming...
This monday Mixed Tapes will present tape #100. And we promise, it's going to be a big bang. Stay up to date through twitter or facebook and don't miss out!
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30-Sep-2011
Amsterdam is all in
We love Amsterdam. And we love Ajax. So, together with production company Bananaz, we made them a little video.
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11-Aug-2011
Work at Strangelove
Do you want to work at Strangelove? We are constantly looking for talents in design, interactive development and projectmanagement.
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21-Jul-2011
Ahoy?
Shipping company Lovers has changed Amsterdam's landscape forever. Driving from Schiphol right into the canals in the city centre. What's next?
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14-Jul-2011
Music@ Design
Tonight we are attending Music@Design at Pakhuis de Zwijger See you all there!
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06-Jun-2011
Viva Mixed-Tapes!
You can find an article about Mixed-Tapes.nl in the Dutch magazine Viva!
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27-Mei-2011
Tape Along
Tape update..again!
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29-Apr-2011
Coachella on Youtube
No need to head all the way to the desert of California to see all your favorite bans perform.. switching on your computer was enough this weekend!

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21-Apr-2011
Latest Tapes
you naughty blog... getting a bit behind with all the tape releases!
Find out here who are the makers of the newest mixed tapes...
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18-Apr-2011
Vintage Tomato Box
An old tomato case full of vintage mixed tapes!
Who knows this box full of memories one day can be yours...

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17-Apr-2011
Signed LP Bettie Serveert
Slightly wrinkled and scratched but this afternoon Peter from Bettie Serveert came to Strangelove to give us the signed LP of Bettie Serveert...
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07-Apr-2011
the new tapes
#46 & #47 already! Time flies when you're listening to new music!
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05-Apr-2011
IJhallen fun
It's more or less official; Vincent is addicted to gum..to keep costs a bit under control we suggest him getting a big stock at the IJhallen :)
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04-Apr-2011
Dutch Cowgirls
This morning we had the great suprise of a Mixed Tape blogpost on Dutch Cowgirls!
Thanks Marieke!
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31-Mar-2011
Strangelove's 2th Birthday!
Waddayathink! It's our two year anniversary! Wow... Two years ago, KPN was so kind to give us acces to the world wide web: we're online therefore we exist!
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21-Mar-2011
New Mixed Tape site!
So much excitement, today we launched the new website of Mixed Tapes!!!
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18-Mar-2011
Are you happy
Life can be this simple...
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14-Mar-2011
The new tapes
This weeks tapes come from techno ambassador Kabale und Liebe and Jungle by Night, a young and swinging, promising band from Amsterdam
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11-Mar-2011
Added-Up
Where will you find the Strangelove + tomorrow..
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02-Mar-2011
what did you use to be?
Soulkikkers, New-Wavers, Gabbers and Nerds, big confusion over lunch..
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28-Feb-2011
a mixed tape in 22tracks
Mixed Tapes + 22tracks = a mixed-tape in 22 tracks..
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28-Feb-2011
We Generate
Strangelove produced this animation for Stichting Doen to promote their briliant sustainable energy concept!
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24-Feb-2011
De Nieuwe Liefde
The last 3 months Strangelove has been involved with developing the 'brand identity' for this unique new cultural centre for debate, culture, reflection, arts and poetry. Publicated in Adformatie..
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21-Feb-2011
Meet dr. Design
The Hogeschool Amsterdam (University Amsterdam) visited Strangelove HQ together with the Deputy Director of the Kyushu University Japan.
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21-Feb-2011
Boris Werner's Unmixed Tape
Known as an enfant terrible, a radiant light in every after hour and for his mercyless productions; Boris Werner is a thrillseeker of his generation.

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21-Feb-2011
Opnieuw koninklijke titel Royal Asscher
Hare Majesteit de Koningin verlengt de titel 'Koninklijk' voor onze opdrachtgever Koninklijke Asscher Diamant Maatschappij!
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17-Feb-2011
Some More Casual Sex
..And some more rock & punk! check www.mixed-tapes.nl...
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15-Feb-2011
Opening De Nieuwe Liefde
We worked hard, really hard, but last Friday Her Majesty Queen Beatrix officially opened the doors of 'De Nieuwe Liefde',
A center for culture, debate, reflection and arts is born!
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14-Feb-2011
Red lips, peace & jazz
Listen to our newest Mixed-tape coming from Jazz-woman Cathelijne Beijn..
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11-Feb-2011
HENK in TROUW
Together with a bunch of artist and musicians he is preparing an utopian edition in Club Trouw...
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09-Feb-2011
UnHyped
Yorick van Norden from The Hype looks like he walked straigt out of the sixties! Mixed-Tape #30 we can describe as sixties/seventies + something old and new..
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07-Feb-2011
Lust for Life
The Mixed-Tapes are rockin' hard! The boys from Go Back To The Zoo put their Rock n Roll hits together for Mixed-Tape #29..
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03-Feb-2011
Partou
After a strategic-creative pitch childcare organization Partou chose Strangelove  to be their communication partner, publicated in Adformatie..
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03-Feb-2011
Kris Kuksi
Instead of stones and shells Kris Kuksi uses screaming plastic soldiers, miniature engine blocks, towering spires and assorted debris to form his landscapes.
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02-Feb-2011
overdose.am & mixed-tapes
Overdose.am is an Amsterdam based online magazine that shares and curates the cultural world as they experience it in our their little bubble of reality.
For Strangelove they made Mixed-tape #28..
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01-Feb-2011
The Dead Pirates
Looks like music with great video's are making a come back...
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31-Jan-2011
De Wondere Weg
Last Friday during our Strangelove party, Marlies van der Steeg presented her book 'De Wondere Weg'....
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31-Jan-2011
the horses are coming
A new mixed-tape on a wednesday evening..
#27 made by Hidde Pluymert...
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26-Jan-2011
Agnes Obel in Concert
Coming monday at Paradiso..you coming?
we know we are...
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26-Jan-2011
Our vision on Advertising..
The essentials of Marketing-communication, campaigns we like and the Strangelove method, you can read it all on You Ad Daily....

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24-Jan-2011
New Tape by Nalden 'Lost In The World'
Loves to awaken possibilities in other people. Started WeTransfer, shops at TheFoundation and is living in the present plus...
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21-Jan-2011
'Trouw' & free will
Trouw did an interview with Strangelove to contribute to an article on the free will and advertising! Check saturdays newspaper (Trouw) to read it!
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21-Jan-2011
and that was the thursday lunch
delicious and nutritious!  Ready for an afternoon of hard work...
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20-Jan-2011
Crazy Birds
crazy birds recently did a post on mixed-tapes, if you like us we LOVE you..
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19-Jan-2011
LITE/DARK
spotted by GOELE in NL...

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18-Jan-2011
Amateur & Strangelove
Former singer/keyboardplayer and founder of MeloManics now transformed as producer and dj Amateur presents his list of memories to good to be true...
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18-Jan-2011
Who says the Dog days are over..?
Dog Day Disco 28 januari Paradiso...

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17-Jan-2011
lets get this party started right
HQ party #11 is coming up...
(invites only)
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16-Jan-2011
New year, new art director
Recently the Strangelove team has been strengthened by Valentine Kreykamp, our brand new art director.
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13-Jan-2011
the new tapes
have a listen to our latest mixed-tapes!
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13-Jan-2011
Strangelove @streetlab's
Strangelove will be in the panel @streetlab's "new talent portfolio night"... If you want either Valentine or Jeroen to judge your work... Do drop in!
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06-Jan-2011
WeTransfer alot!
From now on Strangelove has their own WeTransfer page!
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20-Dec-2010
Tapes #18 #19 #20 en.. #21
Check out the latest mixed-tapes!

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20-Dec-2010
Something is not right
by Rutger Hoedemaekers

Producer Rutger Hoedemaekers (About, Voicst, Lucky Fonz III) is currently living and working in Berlin.

› Get mixed tape now!
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23-Nov-2010
Op weg voor een wens
Marlies van der Steeg, 36 years old, walked a pilgrims route to Santiago with a length of 3.200 kilometers  for 'Stichting Doe een Wens' and with that she raised more than 20.000 euro's!






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23-Nov-2010
Fiber Festival
FIBER is a brand new audiovisual festival in Amsterdam, where electronic music, audiovisual art, interaction and technology join forces to create a cohesive audiovisual experience.
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27-Okt-2010
Vanmoof No. 5 wins dutch design award!
Congratulations to Vanmoof, winner of the dutch design award 2010! We are proud that we have had a (very) tiny contribution in this award since we brought this bike alive in an brand image...
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27-Okt-2010
Museum of the future
Adobe has opened a museum. A digital one that is. In this museum groundbreaking digital work is preserved and showcased here.
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27-Okt-2010
HQ#10 - Much more than this
After a summer filled with new ideas and projects, it's time for another HQ party! And because our friends of the Amsterdam Dance Event are in town, we feel like kicking off an early weekend!
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12-Okt-2010
Philosophy unplugged...
In remembrance of Marga Jager the Association of Philosophy The Hague published a collection of her articles.

Marga Jager, chairwoman of the association herself, was a well-known expert on the field of Ancient Philosophy.

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07-Okt-2010
MIXED TAPE #9
wouldn't be strangelove if we didn't start the week with a fresh Mixed Tape!

Listen to KinkFM's Flip van der Enden (2 Meter de Lucht In, Kink ClassX, Droomlijst)
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04-Okt-2010
Golden oldie
Marty Neumeier wrote Zag in 2007. In this publication he explains the worth of branding by a poster. Brilliant and still very up-to-date!
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23-Sep-2010
Another Mixed Tape
It's a girl!!!!  And a very, very happy one! Check out Kirby's Mixed Tape... @Strangelove we are smiling and singing and dancing-on-the-table and love-is-in-the-air and sweet-sweet-alabama and we-are-all-wearing-sunglasses and... and...


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21-Sep-2010
Lite/Dark: 100% energy, 100% temptation
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10-Sep-2010
Promised premisses.
The art of advertising is transforming very fast! Adequate customer service is no longer the minimum for fundamental relationships.
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09-Sep-2010
MIXED TAPE 05
Another mixed tape has been published on Strangelove's site! A former VJ collected some songs he used to listen on the road when he was mashed down by techno all night...
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07-Sep-2010
A typical case of....
This weekend during the Uitmarkt, Vereniging Nederlandse Muziekensembles (VNME) will present a selection of the finest Dutch ensembles in the three venues of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. 
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26-Aug-2010
mixed tape 04
Fall is coming early this year!

Dream on while listening to the fourth Strangelove mixed tape made by Ruurt Staverman (Sizzer Amsterdam, Silent Sounds)

Check out the playlist »


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24-Aug-2010
Let's say you have a great business idea...
Nowadays building winning brands depends on many variables. So there's a lot to consider when you are in the process of starting or refreshing an ambitious company!
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17-Aug-2010
Simplicity for President!
The art of simplicity sounds very Asian. And since this emerging continent is taking over the world, we “The West”  better start focussing on this 'state of mind' and see if we can learn something from it....
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12-Aug-2010
I had a font time with you...
As a 2.0 branding agency, design is a big predilection of ours! Good communication, needs the right font! A good agency, deserves his own type-design...;0
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11-Aug-2010
mixed tape 03
The next tape arrived... this weeks mix is made possible by our musical genius friend 'Auxiliary tha Masterfader'.
Yeah baby... check it out...!
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02-Aug-2010
Don't you dare touching my No.5
'Dude, is that a crocodile in front of your bike?'
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30-Jul-2010
Watch out for Evil Rabbit
Improvised music and contemporary jazz. Hell yeah! An independent record label Strangelove supports. By musicians, for musicians...
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26-Jul-2010
Mixed Tape 02
This weeks Mixed Tape is available for subscription!
Please enjoy 'A tribute to johnny L.' by David Kleijwegt!
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16-Jul-2010
Mommy, where are our sand molds?
Somewhere between the ancient Egypt and Machu Picchu, they built the Sandcanyon. Awesome!
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15-Jul-2010
New: Mixed Tapes
Do you remember those days? Recording tapes on your young boys room? Those days were wicked...
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09-Jul-2010
Europe bans illegal timber out of the EU market
Which is great news after helping Friends of the Earth setting up an online campaign to remind the European Parliament of voting for this proposal!
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07-Jul-2010
Finding the right perspective...
...is quite the challenge. In the vision of Strangelove, your chances of success will grow when you add the power of creative commercial ideas to the mix. In other words, creating an outstanding brand which is relevant, unique and trustworthy!
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17-Jun-2010
Our nationwide campaign...is live!
What is culture? What is art? What do they mean for a society? Who defines what is ugly and not done or top notch? Institutions? Or we? You? Exactly.
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17-Jun-2010
Reflections on an agency...
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16-Jun-2010
And the color is...Green!
We have become quite experienced with corporate social responsibility projects. We are working together with a lot of sustainable partners on different 'green' projects. This however, requires a special set of communication skills...
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27-Mei-2010
HQ#9 Coming up!
One year... Alive and kicking!
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24-Mei-2010
JCA wins Audience Award
Strangelove has assembled a wide and ambitious network, with a great variety of talent. Jan Couwenberg is part of this great team! And he won!
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22-Mei-2010
Friends of the Earth
Strangelove joined forces with Friends of the Earth to campaign against the illigal timber trade by the European Union.
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13-Mei-2010
Manitoba
A short film of a friend of Strangelove is selected to show at the Short film corner in Cannes! Congratulations Mirka!
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20-Apr-2010
Wir lieben autos
And we eat them for breakfast...
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26-Mar-2010
Spring @ Ruysdael
It's SPRING!!!

And we love it...
Wir lieben es!
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21-Mar-2010
Family, Love and Dreams
Khandaan is an unique theater and television project, in which six Hindu and 4 Dutch amateur players tell a story about family, love and dreams.
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18-Mar-2010
Stars of Africa
You like looking at the stars? Well, Amsterdam based juweler just won the 2010 Best Ring Design award for the new concept: Stars of Africa...
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09-Mar-2010
SHOWREEL 2010
We thought, why not give a little impression of the things we love to do and some of our work so far!?! And so we did. Dive into the tunnel and check out our showreel!
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08-Mar-2010
New website Strangelove
Strangelove has a new website! Nice overview, lots of work and possibilties to update and upgrade, and built by our berlin friends. Find your favourite reclamebureau in Amsterdam easily via google, thanx to 'Goedgevondenworden'.
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05-Mar-2010
creative commercial ideas
A successful business depends on the complex interaction of many variables...
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25-Feb-2010
Tetzepi invites Der Rote Bereich
An exciting double concert by two contemporary ensembles, playing with fire.
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13-Feb-2010
There's room at the top!
If your website does not show up in googles listings, Goedgevondenworden.nl can help you! Goedgevondenworden is not an online marketeer, helping you out to adjust your google adwords, but helps you out to get that top 10 rank in google.
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12-Feb-2010
Show your colour
In The Netherlands, elections are comming up in March. Each municipality will elect for its city council. "De Cultuurwijzer" helps you out to search for that political vision that fits your ideas on your cities cultural environment.
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10-Feb-2010
Launch of BOMAN
Construction and development are becoming more and more complex these days. To cover all different perspectives that the process of constructing conquers, there is a need for an overarching vision. The management team of BOMAN takes the lead in processes like this. Their expertise is managing complex projects, political processes and social driven organisations.
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28-Jan-2010
HQ#8 - tropical winter
Friday 22th, Tropical winter @ strangelove.

Quartier Mustache and Vedett beer...
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20-Jan-2010
End times
Djeez... Eels. Another record and this time one that could become a musical milestone in pop history.

Tears.
Misery.
Solitude.
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19-Jan-2010
Launch 'housewine of the year' @Horecava
You're in the pub ordering a glass of wine for you and your love. After a toast to love and health, you both take a drink. Nice is different. Sound Familiar? Form monday 11th till January 14th at the Horecava in the RAI in Amsterdam, the new wine concept 'House Wine of the Year' was launched.

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15-Jan-2010
Viral 'Vrolijkheid'
At the end of 2009, Strangelove made a viral for 'Stichting de Vrolijkheid'.
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10-Jan-2010
LAUNCH MINE DIAMONDS
MINE laboratory grown diamonds... Expanding possibilities for diamond lovers all over the world.

Make nature's most beautiful miracle available at an affordable price.

MINE Diamonds is seductive by nature




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29-Dec-2009
Communication 'SLAGWERK DEN HAAG'
Bring in the drums.....and the communication!
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27-Dec-2009
SASKIA KROL
Saskia is a great voice-over / actrice who started her career at the National Ballet in Amsterdam. This is her new website which reflects who she is and what she does best!
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24-Dec-2009
Delete 2009
December 2009. Time for favourite lists, time reflection...What do you look out for in 2010 and what would you prefer to withdraw from the collective memory of humanity...

The latter can be done publicly:

www.delete2009.nl/ »
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13-Dec-2009
"One-Armed Bandit"
The nine piece Norwegian jazz-rock-experimental behemoth that is Jaga Jazzist return to the fray with their stunning new album, “One Armed Bandit”...
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10-Dec-2009
@ SL HQ#7...
... Was wonderfull again! Many thanx to Louis for serving cold bottles of Vedett!



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07-Dec-2009
Not a magazine...
Our magazine is on its way… the issue will be set up around 'creative viruses'.
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07-Dec-2009
Nieuwe Jonge
Mark joined our team! A talented copywriter, also known from the "brok hap slik weg" news...
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07-Dec-2009
We invite you to...
After evaluating the beer at our HQ 'meet & greets' (which get more busy and interesting each time) we decided to drink something that fits our company profile… loving the strange and different, and all.. ;-) So from on next party and onwards, we will drink Vedett beer (www.vedett.com)… so you know!

 See you soon at our HQ!
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07-Dec-2009
Carolina Breuer
A great designer with beautiful high class products, has a new website. When the products speak for themselves, why complicate the brand… see the result at www.carolinabreuer.com.
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07-Dec-2009
Is there any light in the darkness?
Recently Strangelove started working on Lite & Dark… a fabulous new 'health food' concept… It is just that little bit(e) different. We have been asked to realize an integrated brand concept for this very special take-a-way idea.


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07-Dec-2009
Strangelove surgery
It is October and after researching the main brand, its hierarchy, the corporate ambitions, communication objectives and design directions, we are very happy to introduce Login Education. Login's brand new training centre. The website will be online soon. At this point we are shaping the parameters for the training programs.
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07-Dec-2009
@ HQ #6
Another great HQ Party…. the Robot Rock DJ's made sure we blew the roof of. And of course with special thanks to Jameson Wishkey… for the sponsoring… those cocktails are just to sweeeeeeeet! (and for all who were present; Jameson loves the strange so much; they will keep sponsoring our HQ parties till further notice.
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07-Dec-2009
How did we start… anyway…?
Well without telling you the 'inside outs', you could say we love to do the things we love to do… which is creating great new concepts either for brands, either for networks… people, society, or just....




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01-Dec-2009