Lilian Prins.

WERK // PASSIE // DIVERSITEIT // SAMEN // EMPATHIE // GROEI // REIZEN // POSITIVITEIT Vroeger benijde ik mijn vriendjes en vriendinnetjes die van jongs af aan al wisten wat ze wilden worden. Zij hadden een helder doel voor ogen en inspireerde mij met hun passie. Ik bleef mezelf pushen om ook dat gene te vinden wat “echt mijn ding” was. Dus ik wilde prinses worden! Waarschijnlijk hoort het bij…

De werkvloer voor de Amersfoortse Millennial Op het moment ben ik vierdejaars International Lifestyle Studente waar ik dus wordt opgeleid tot trendwatcher en concept ontwikkelaar. Eenmaal aangekomen in mijn afstudeerperiode heb ik gekozen mijn scriptie te schrijven over ‘de werkvloer voor de Amersfoortse Millennial’. De Amersfoortse Millennial woont en/of werkt in Amersfoort én is geboren tussen…

Together with a classmate I’ve visited Matrial Xperience on tour at Building Holland. The exhibition was themed ‘Biobased Future’ and several partners of the event showed innovative materials. The event was meant for stakeholders in the construction sector, but for us as Lifestyle Professionals it was a signal that got us excited. In many sectors new materials are created due to technological…

Food is one of the most important, if not the most important, human needs. We need food as human beings, we make food as chefs and cooks and we enjoy food as culinary lovers. The realization has come to many people that, if we want to continue enjoying food, we need to be conscious in how we produce it, make it, cook it, eat it. This growing consciousness is seen in a lot of places and…

We live in a society that takes place both online and offline. Personal information is about us is gathered and stored and if anyone would like to know a thing or two about you, they will always find a way to get tot his information. This is so due to the fact that, most of the time, you wear something on you which is traceable. Some devices, like your smartphone and computer save everything you…

Almost everyone is known with the senses we are born with; there is sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. But not everyone is blessed with these five senses. Do you remember the game you played when you were little, where you were questioned what would be worse: not seeing or not hearing. The option to never smell again, never came to mind. What happens when you can’t smell a thing anymore? Not…

Noise is something that directly affects your health, but this also has long-term effects. In particular, it’s the lower tones which are most disturbing due to the vibrations. Especially in the city there is a continuous stream of sounds, which finds its effects in health. People leave city centers. Since the prices in the housing market are rising again, people re-find the courage to sell their…

Cities grow and deflate. The reasons why this happens vary. Innovation is of great importance when it gets to human mobility. Think about the origin of the assembly line, the steam engine, automobiles and the Internet and what all this has brought us. We now live in a knowledge economy, which makes it of great value for highly educated people to have equals with the same intelligence around. The…

Through Social media we see more and more films that visualize what the fashion industry is actually like. Alexa Chung, former model and current fashion designer, has her own documentary about this through Vogue. This documentary shows several big names and lets you know the future fashion industry. But there are also documentaries that show you all the horrible consequences the industry has…

In Bhutan, the GNP (gross national product) was officially replaced by the index of GNH = gross national happiness. On the basis of this, economic development and happiness of the population are mapped. Despite Bhutan being one of the world’s poorest countries, one can still speak of happiness. In 1972, GNH was launched and that has caused a series of measurements. There is thought that the…

Love, friends, relationships and Internet

When you look back in time, you’ll see that relationships have changed considerably over time. Where fathers usually sat at the head of the table and provided for the family, mothers barely came out of the kitchen and a dozen children would hop around the house, while they shared a common surname. Such family constructions are hardly recognizable anymore. Nowadays Mom and Dad both work, the kids…

A part of society that always captures my attention are transvestites, transgenders and drag queens. I have been working for many years as a makeup artist and hair stylist and on this road I have encountered with a bunch of lovely ladies. As a makeup artist I’ve been working at T-Style. This is a party where style and class are of great value and it’s held in a castle with a beautiful setting.…

Tech meets nature and appearance

The ideal of what beauty is varies by country, but also the effort people make to pursue this can vary. Often people blame the media of creating this image. In TV shows and fashion magazines awfully thin models are seen. This can be the cause of a negative self-image, but this doesn’t influences everyone. But the thing that is of even greater impact on our self-image, are our immediate contacts.…