290 Square Meters Explained

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290 Square Meters
Type:Retail shop
Foundation:2001
Founder:Ido de Voos
Location:
1011 Amsterdam, NL
Website:290sqm.com

290 Square Meters was a retail shop in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It offered men's and women's fashion as well as limited edition books, jewelry and scents.[1] 290 Square Meters was best known for being the only retail location in the world where one could buy customized NikeID shoes for a number of years.[2] It also carried a number of other unique items by Levi's, Freitag and Arc'teryx Veilance.

Founded by Ido de Voos in 2001,[3] it originally started as 90 Square meters on KNSM Island.[4] Its new location right off Waterlooplein in a former bank vault.

Both the stores original name, 90 Square Meters, and its new name, 290 Square Meters, are derived from the shop's size.[5] [6] The company opened stores in Zürich and Istanbul.[7]

In late 2012 it launched a web shop.[8] It shut down in 2019. The Istanbul shop continued as 1290sqm.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 290 Square Meters. high snobiety. January 22, 2013. https://archive.today/20130216050404/http://storeguide.highsnobiety.com/amsterdam-290-square-meters/. February 16, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: 290 Square Meters review. TimeOut. January 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123131444/http://www.timeout.com/amsterdam/shops/venue/1:23061/290-square-meters. January 23, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Hip Shops. Hip Shops. January 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120075254/http://hipshops.com/amsterdam/shops/161/290-square-meters. January 20, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: 90 Square Meters. Ania Markham. March 6, 2003. Shift Japan. January 22, 2013.
  5. Web site: 290 Square Meters Interview. April 19, 2008. Sneaker Freaker. January 22, 2013.
  6. Web site: 290 Square Meters. Leah Satlin. February 8, 2009. Formatmag. January 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Tamer Koseli - 290 SQM . 2023-10-18 . tamerkoseli.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: New Online Store Launches. Rognvaldr Nalden Hansson. September 12, 2012. Nalden.net. January 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: 1290 Square Meters established 2001. . 2023-10-18 . 1290SQM.

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