Art & Culture with Champagne Valentine - Amsterdam

Visionaries Geoffrey Lillemon and Anita Fontaine—a.k.a. Champagne Valentine—have created an entity evolving between commercial, fashion and luxurious realms while remaining attuned to ethical and contemporary art trends. Their MO: to embed engaging layers of beauty inside reality. Their work can be seen in commercials, print, animation, and museums, and their clientele includes the likes of Diesel, Tate Modern, Edun, Bernhard Willhelm, (RED), Tim Burton and Vh1. Get to know Amsterdam’s art and culture scene with Champagne Valentine by checking out their favorite spots in the guide below.


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Art & Culture with Champagne Valentine is a guide to all things art and culture in Amsterdam. From a quirky museum that showcases a collection of cat art, to new media destinations and a throwback to the fluorescent art scene of the ‘70s—there’s something for everyone.

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Samsung GALAXY S II presents a series of city guides across London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Sharing the coolest venues in each city, insiders let us know their favourite bars, clubs, art & culture institutions, foodie scenes and shops. Featuring places chosen by incredible chefs, writers, fashion designers and more, get to know each city from the eyes of those in the know. This is their city, so listen up.

Razmataz - Food - Amsterdam
Beurs van Berlage - Culture - Amsterdam
Estafette - Shop - Amsterdam
Greenwood's - Food - Amsterdam
The Hub - Culture - Amsterdam
Svahayoga - Escapism - Amsterdam
Anke Verhees - Amsterdam

Anke Verhees

Taken in by the more candid, no-nonsense approach of the locals, Anke Verhees moved to Amsterdam eight years ago from adorable if sleepy Maastricht...
Latei - Food - Amsterdam
Sound Garden - After Dark - Amsterdam
SPRMRKT/SPR+ - Shop - Amsterdam
Haarhemel - Shop - Amsterdam
Café Noorderlicht - Food - Amsterdam
Hotel de Goudfazant - Food - Amsterdam
Aynouk Tan - Amsterdam

Aynouk Tan

Spend 25hrs with fashion journalist, consultant and art director, Aynouk Tan, as she navigates the streets of Amsterdam. Aynouk knows her city̵...
Daryl van Wouw - Shop - Amsterdam
SPRMRKT/SPR+ - Shop - Amsterdam
Westergasfabriek - Culture - Amsterdam
Lloyd Hotel - Hotel - Amsterdam
Pathé Tuschinski - Culture - Amsterdam
De Service Garage - Culture - Amsterdam
Dutch Design for Dummies - Amsterdam

Dutch Design for Dummies

The Dutch have always had a special talent for combining practicality with innovation and beauty, and this is especially obvious in the design indu...
De Rokerij - Escapism - Amsterdam
Sanementereng - Escapism - Amsterdam
Homegrown Fantasy - Escapism - Amsterdam
Kashmir Lounge - Escapism - Amsterdam
De Dampkring - Escapism - Amsterdam
A Fusion - Food - Amsterdam
A smoker's guide to Mokum - Amsterdam

A smoker's guide to Mokum

It may be a bit clichéd to get stoned in Amsterdam, but it is still a unique experience, and one not to be missed if you're partial to the hippie l...
De Ponteneur - After Dark - Amsterdam
Boom - Food - Amsterdam
Museum Café Mokum - Food - Amsterdam
Café Schiller - Food - Amsterdam
OT301 - Culture - Amsterdam
De Balie - After Dark - Amsterdam
Bars with Dennis Duijnhouwer - Amsterdam

Bars with Dennis Duijnhouwer

Dennis Duijnhouwer is an Amsterdam-based analogue photographer who's been documenting his everyday life for the past 10 years with one camera and o...
Chicago Social Club - After Dark - Amsterdam
De Club Up - After Dark - Amsterdam
Tolhuistuin - Culture - Amsterdam
Studio 80 - After Dark - Amsterdam
Schrank8 - Culture - Amsterdam
Trouw - After Dark - Amsterdam
Clubs with Femke Dekker - Amsterdam

Clubs with Femke Dekker

Femke founded My Little Underground in 2009, an agency that provides consultancy services and concepts specialising in co-creative projects. Her re...
Small World - Food - Amsterdam
Le Garage - Food - Amsterdam
Yam Yam - Food - Amsterdam
Rosa & Rita - Food - Amsterdam
Brasserie van Baerle - Food - Amsterdam
Lof - Food - Amsterdam
Food with Niels Wouters  - Amsterdam

Food with Niels Wouters

Niels Wouters is one of the owners of the institution that is Hotel de Goudfazant, the place to be to enjoy exquisite food in an outstanding indust...
Van Ravenstein - Shop - Amsterdam
Laura Dols - Shop - Amsterdam
Episode - Shop - Amsterdam
Kabinet - Shop - Amsterdam
290 Square Meters - Shop - Amsterdam
Ennu - Shop - Amsterdam
Shops with Aynouk Tan  - Amsterdam

Shops with Aynouk Tan

Aynouk Tan is a fashion journalist, consultant and art director. She creates installations and performances for museums and art institutions. As a ...