Housing
Simauw (51) Has Lived Near Vondelpark for 19 Years: 'I Am Grateful, Social Rent Is Rare Here Now'
Artist Tommy Hagen, known as Simauw, has lived in a social rental apartment in Oud-West near Vondelpark for 19 years. He expresses gratitude for the rare inner-city housing and describes his home filled with art, including works by Lou Loeber, César Domela, and Bob Bonies. Hagen, who identifies as Indo-Moluccan, creates abstract multidisciplinary art using colors from De Stijl and shares his space with family memories and vintage items like a Rietveld lamp.
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