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Gunpowderstudio

Gunpowderstudio · Gallery — studio and gallery at Hembrug, Zaandam near Amsterdam

Candles by the large window and warm punch, Christmas High Tea at Gunpowderstudio
Christmas High Tea · december

Five afternoons in December: warm punch, scones and design biscuits by the wood stove.

6 · 13 · 20 · 24 · 27 DECEMBERSee the Christmas High Tea
Someone in the rattan chair by the large window on the first floor

A 1938 carbide building, tucked away on the Hembrug site near Amsterdam. Work by designers and artists from the site hangs and stands here, and here things get made: shoots, meet-ups and workshops.

From the first floor you look down through the mezzanine to the long table on the ground floor
Studio

Two floors, 130 m², north light. For shoots, meet-ups and workshops.

Rent the studio
The large window with the rattan chairLong table set under the mezzanine, with the stairs and tall doors
Studio

A space that takes part

North light, concrete walls and one long table. For shoots, meet-ups and workshops.

130 m² · two floors and a mezzanine · north light · kitchen · shower · wifi
Day rate from € 895 excl. VAT
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In the studio

Rent the studio
ONE Magazine cover with Isa Hoes and Merlijn Kamerling
ONE Magazine — cover 2026 · photo Mark Uyl · styling Inge de Ridder
Full-length portrait by the large studio window, for Harper's Bazaar NL
Harper’s Bazaar NL — 2022 · Hanna Bervoets and Lieke Marsman · photo Violaine Chapallaz · styling Tricja Cotterrill
Knack Weekend cover, shot in the studio
Knack Weekend — cover 2022, also Le Vif Weekend · model Riva · photo Violaine Chapallaz · styling Astrid Schilders
Portrait of actress Malou Gorter for Mezza
Mezza (AD) — cover February 2025 · actress Malou Gorter · photo Annabel Oosteweeghel · text Anniek van den Brand · blankets For the Love of Blankets
Vans showroom in the studio
Vans — five visits since 2019 · FW26 sell-in · Nov 2025 · Off The Wall installation by Freeter Studio
823 tealights on the tiled floor in front of the concrete wall
Advent event — 2019 · 823 tealights, music Nicolas Jaar

Also: FD Persoonlijk · They Are Gutting A Body Of Water · editorials, portraits, film and music videos

The Gunpowderstudio in the evening, with the fire outside
Outside — by the fire, at the door
The wood stove inside the studio
Inside — by the stove

Join us

The long table set for guests, seen from aboveBreakfast & Lunch ClubOn Wednesdays, bookable for groups of 6 or more. Breakfast € 22.50 · lunch € 32.50 · a working day at the long table (9am–5pm, lunch included) € 49.50 p.p. Picnic bag with bread and bottles on a blanketPicnic at HembrugA basket with blanket and lunch, to collect at the studio. Long table set with brass candlesticks and carafes in front of the orange and yellow canvasesHosted Supper ClubA private dinner for 6 to 20 guests. Three to four courses € 75 p.p., wine pairing € 35. You do the inviting.
Picnic at Hembrug

Take a basket, explore the site

A bag with lunch and a blanket, plus a map of our favourite spots on the site.

Grab & Go · light, also for onefrom € 27.50 p.p.
Noon · brunchfrom € 37.50 p.p.
Afternoon · drinksfrom € 42.50 p.p.
Collect at the studio · reusable bag and tableware, deposit returned · groups of 8+ on request
Book your picnic
Picnic on a blanket in the grassCarafe of Gunpowder iced tea with mint and lemon on the outdoor table
The carbide building with the large window
Carbide building · 1938
The front of the carbide building in the sun, with chairs and fire bowlThe fire bowl outside at dusk
Visit

Twenty minutes from Amsterdam

Tucked away on the Hembrug site in Zaandam. By appointment or reservation.

Kardoes 12, 1505 RG Zaandam · train to Zaandam, then bus or bike · loading at the door · free parking nearby
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