citizenM says:always take something back from your travels, even if it’s just a story

Our editorial mission is simple: we follow our own line of interest, and yours. At the end of the day we want to be inspired and inspire others. We are explorers, searching for genuine information, and have fun doing it! At citizenM, our hotels are full of inspiring citizens, 365 days in a row. Thanks for your inspiration!

Basically, citizenM is interested in expanding the concept of a ‘hotel’. We’d like to think of our hotel and magazine as a connected road story. Just like our rooms and citizens around the world represent several story-lines. (From one room to the other in no more than six steps). We feel connected. And would like to inspire the creative minds of whom we feel connected to.

Our editors are the worldly citizens who contribute. Whether writing in hammocks, sitting on design chairs or lying down on grass. They are observers and recognize significant moments in the life of a city. How it looks by candlelight, how it looks in the daytime.

Chances are you want to join the conversation. We’re working on that. Creating a platform where you can add your global view. Meet fellow citizens, interact and speak up. Even if you’re living in the outskirts of some obscure city with language signs we don’t understand, we hear you. Because online, we’re all neighbours. Fellow citizens, welcome to our world online.

Before going to sleep, while traveling, during a coffee break,we write down what’s on our mind. citizenM believes that writing is the best way to understand yourself. Our online magazine was born out of a desire to share inspiration, thus we try not to bore our citizens with needless stuff. The world is already packed with that.

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The best time to read this is while travelling (on a bus, a train, a plane or a camel), so we designed a very flexible template that fits on all your mobile, digital devices. Just resize your browserscreen to re-align the desirable magazine lay-out. Please, take a grand tour and surf, slide and stroll through our content and bloglike mini-chapters. And change your mood to business, cultural, exploring and shopping.

citizenM says:we’d like to attract new residents, so please forward this. Much appreciated. Please return regularly to our online magazine HQ.

citizenM says:we’d like to attract new residents, so please forward this. Much appreciated. Please return regularly to our online magazine HQ.

Vincent Reinders is the founder of 22tracks.com, a jukebox consisting of 22 playlists of different genres. Each playlist is filled with 22 tracks, selected by specialized DJs from Amsterdam. 22tracks provides a quick overview of the latest music, promotes new artists and lets you discover new genres. No registration, no hassle. New music, the easy way.

MENDO is a spectacular bookstore. They sell books on photography, fashion, architecture, interior and graphic design. The store was designed by Concrete Architectural Associates – yep, there’s a link with CitizenM here! The walls are not made of bricks, but of thousands of black MENDO books. With a well-balanced selection of creative books and an exclusive interior, MENDO is definitely one of the most inspiring stores in The Netherlands. For this reason, there is no online store. Taking the time to explore the shelves and browse through the books are an essential part of the book buying experience.

Joachim Baan is creative director and the founder of Anothercompany (a creative company who serves a wide range of clients in the art, fashion and communication industry), Anothersomething (a weblog reporting the beauty of cultures) and creative director and partner at Tenue de Nîmes (a denim inspired boutique in Amsterdam).

Maurice Ajanaku is a creative of many fields. As a practicing brand designer, he expanded is creative talents to becoming Editor in Chief of the International Online Magazine, Ajanaku. With an international collective of writers and photographers scouring the globe to unearth the latest in fashion, design, art, music, trends, and more, each story is told in the words of each individual. Maurice Ajanaku is also busy off-line, as a consultant to brands, PR and communication companies. In the end Maurice Ajanaku believes that it is all about the experience one has, and how the story is told.

Yolande Kolstee runs the Dutch AR Lab in The Hague: a group of artists, designers, scientist, technologists and students, who share the love to explore and research the strange and exiting bond of virtuality and reality. She helds the post of Lector (researcher) in the field of Innovative Visualisation Techniques in Art Education at the Royal Academy of Art.

Jan Willem Bakker has been in the field of mineral water for 20 years. He owns De Waterwinkel (Watershop) in Amsterdam and promotes the knowledge and consumption of mineral water.