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Gezellig shoppen in Oud-Beijerland

Wij geloven in kwaliteit en in de toegevoegde waarde van gepassioneerde lokale ondernemers die zich in alles onderscheiden van de onpersoonlijke eenheidsworst benadering van de grote winkelketens. Het kan ook anders. Kijk maar mee…

Die winkelketens en de algoritmes van sociale media stoppen ons het liefst in hokjes zodat we gewillig doen wat de influencers willen dat we doen. Het kan ook anders en dat bewijzen de opticiens op deze website. En juist omdat dat vaak lekker eigenwijze ondernemers zijn, vragen we ze soms of ze bij hen in de buurt nog andere leuke winkels kunnen aanbevelen. Dit keer nemen we op advies van Paul van Schaik van Van der Ham Optometristen een kijkje in Oud Beijerland….

Oud-Beijerland ligt onder de rook van Rotterdam in de Hoeksche Waard en is de moeite van een bezoek meer dan waard. Alleen al bij Van der Ham Optometristen kan je urenlang doorbrengen. Ze schenken heerlijke koffie en thee die je ook mee kunt nemen voor thuis en in de winkel zijn verschillende zitjes die uitnodigen om er even te blijven hangen. Gezelligheid troef hier. Geen wonder dat juist die gezelligheid en persoonlijke aandacht bij Paul’s favorieten ook een grote rol speelt.

Om te beginnen de buurman aan de Oost-Voorstraat. Op nummer 4 vind je Gentlemen met een fantastisch aanbod aan kleding voor de man die zich graag goed kleedt. Druk verkeer vaak tussen nummer 4 en nummer 8 want diezelfde man draagt ook graag een mooie bril of zonnebril.

Een stukje verderop lopen we binnen bij Bazz Casual dat niet alleen veel goede jeans maar bijvoorbeeld ook een prachtige collectie lingerie in huis heeft.

Op de Oostdijk vinden we vlak bij elkaar Ezra Cosmetics dat in niets lijkt op de grote standaard parfumerie winkels en waar je nog een echt goed en gedegen advies kunt verwachten én een vestiging van WAAR waar je terecht kunt voor duurzame cadeaus.

Als echte man kan Paul niet om debarbershop van Pomade-Online heen. De hang-out voor mannen met en zonder baard en de best place in town om je baard te laten verzorgen.

Tussendoor willen we natuurlijk ook iets eten en dat doen we bij Soffree on 54 van Dennie Soffree. Dit kleine restaurant won in 2017 op de Horecava wel even de prijs voor de Beste Hamburger van Nederland. Mooi ook om te zien dat Dennie heel veel waarde hecht aan lokale producten en op zijn website graag vermeldt waar hij ze allemaal vandaan haalt. 

Paul komt trouwens ook graag bij De Garage die hij als zijn huis traiteur beschouwt. Regelmatig werken de twee bedrijven samen en dat resulteert niet zelden in spraakmakende avonden en evenementen dus hou het in de gaten!

Als de spreekwoordelijke 'cherry on the pie' ga je niet uit Oud-Beijerland weg zonder heerlijke taart van de Meiden van de Keuken die je heel misschien ook wel kent van bijvoorbeeld het Westerpaviljoen in Rotterdam. Moeder en dochter maken allesbehalve standaard taarten en leggen op de website heel aantrekkelijk uit wat ze allemaal anders doen. Geen slagroom bijvoorbeeld maar wel Oosterse invloeden. Bekijk de website en je plant direct een tripje naar Oud-Beijerland.

Veel plezier in Oud-Beijerland!



Limited editions by Porsche Design, Cazal and Brett Eyewear

Limited editions by Porsche Design, Cazal and Brett Eyewear

On another page on this website we give you 7 reasons to always buy your new glasses, sunglasses or contact lenses from an independent optician. One of these is the collection with a lot of beautiful distinctive fashion and design brands.

And it becomes even more fun if you can get your hands on a limited edition from such a brand. At the end of last year and if you are quick, even now, it is possible.

 The Iconic Machined by Porsche Design, the three remakes of just as many iconic designs by Cazal to celebrate 50 years of hip hop and Peter Auto's collaboration with Brett Eyewear that resulted in a beautiful gift box on the occasion of the Estoril Classics 2023 are all unique sunglasses of which very few are for sale worldwide. Of course we know where in the Benelux, so click on the photos below, read all about these very special sunglasses and easily find a selling point.

 

NanaWoody&John and Orange Babies together against HIV in Africa

NanaWoody&John and Orange Babies together against HIV in Africa

Amsterdam-based Orange Babies was founded 25 years ago by Baba Sylla and two friends with the aim of preventing mothers with HIV in South Africa from infecting their unborn children.

Since then, almost 600,000 children have been born healthy thanks to information, medication and care, but unfortunately the battle is far from over and there is still a lot of work to be done. Orange Babies has the slogan 'creative in beating HIV' and lives up to that with many original and creative projects with which it raises money to do all the work. With the arrival of Fiona Hering as director, this creativity has been given new impetus since last year.

 

NanaWoody&John feels addressed by this and has taken the initiative to contribute, together with the affiliated stores and companies, to a very concrete project of Orange Babies: a new mobile clinic in Limpopo in the far north of South Africa because the current one after twelve years of service, is now really on its last legs.

 

This week the project officially started at Max voor Ogen in Schagen which donates a nice amount to Orange Babies for every pair of glasses sold this month. For this official start, Fiona Hering herself came to Schagen to buy nice new glasses. That immediately became two of course. A beautiful black frame with low spring attachment from Cazal and a beautiful elegant oversized model from Linda Farrow. Both when they are ready, of course, with the best glasses from HOYA.

 

This promotional month at Max voor Ogen iis the start of many more great promotions from suppliers and stores about which we will keep you informed this year. If you also want to contribute, you can do so with a self-chosen contribution via this link to the Orange Babies website. Please mention 'NanaWoody&John' in the 'remark' so that the money ends up in the correct fund. If you want to do a nice promotion with your brand or store, then at NanaWoody&John and Orange Babies we are happy to think with you about something original and create all publicity for your social media or other expressions, for example, at no cost.

Celebrating (eye)wear as the most important fashion accessory of our time

Celebrating (eye)wear as the most important fashion accessory of our time

Eyewear has developed from necessary vision tool to important fashion accessory. Last Monday we celebrated this amazing evolution at the NanaWoody&John Night at the Club in the trendy Harbour Club at Amsterdam.

About 180 of the best opticians and representatives of the best eyewear brands enjoyed an amazing dinner which started with a small light show.

Zeiss Vision was honoured with an Award for their amazing Convention earlier this year at Berlin and Calvin Klein got another one for a major online eyewear campaign reaching more than 4 million people.

Dutch HIPHOP legend and eyewear collectioneur Brainpower was honoured as the Spectacle Wearer of the Year and we announced a collaboration with Orange Babies which slogan is ‘creative in beating HIV’. We will support them in buying a new mobile clinic for their work in South Africa.


What a night it was! The optical branch is a very interesting one with the best opticians combining eyecare and eyefashion and making people happy with both excellent vision as well as amazing looks!

We are happy to be part of it and help shaping the developments for even better experiences in the future!

Click here to see more pictures and stay tuned for the latest trends in eyewear!

Meta launches the second generation of Ray-Ban Stories

Meta launches the second generation of Ray-Ban Stories

At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg recently launched all the news that the tech giant has in store for us. In addition to various other things, the Quest 3 and the new generation of Ray-Ban Stories received a lot of attention.

With the first you turn your environment into a virtual world. The new Ray-Ban Stories have been improved in every way. A much better camera, better audio, a battery that lasts longer, a choice of more styles in more colors and, last but not least, a direct connection to Meta AI. The question is of course whether we should be happy with all those technical gadgets full of algorithms and information that you could otherwise find out yourself. For tech enthusiasts this is of course a blessing, for others like me it is a complete disaster. Soon your smartwatch or smartglasses will ensure that you never have to discover anything yourself again because the AI technology already fills in everything for you. Imagine you are going to Paris or New York for the first time.

Instead of going on an adventure and discovering the city yourself, your smart glasses will tell you, solicited or unsolicited, just about everything you can think of. Not only information about buildings or museums, for example, but also reviews of restaurants or shops. We are increasingly becoming herd animals who are more and more guided by what Mark Zuckerberg and associates think we should do. Mankind simply becomes the dumbest species ever, completely (dis)informed by what others have already thought up and invented. I'm not looking forward to it, but others might think it's fantastic. We will see. The first version of the Ray-Ban Stories was never for sale here and this second generation is currently only available in the United States.

Trend break at Gucci

Trend break at Gucci

Gucci has a new designer and took a completely new course with the show in Milan. Alessandro Michele's opulent spectacles had made way for a sober classic show in which the models mainly showed chic designs with many references to the brand's rich archives

The designs were beautiful and, according to the experts, very skillfully made, the decorations consisted mainly of glitter and the colors were always stylishly combined into a harmonious whole that never shocked or caused big oohs and aahs. Of course, we also pay particular attention to the glasses. Frames were not shown anyway and far fewer models than before wore sunglasses and always the same, chic model. In short, Gucci opts for a completely new style and a striking trend break that we will undoubtedly also see in the (sun)glasses collections.