„MARU ASMELLASH IS THE FOUNDER OF KAZERNE REIGERSBOS, SMIBU, AND THE NEW ORIGINALS. KAZERNE REIGERSBOS IS A CULTURAL BREEDING GROUND FOR YOUNG CREATIVES AND CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS IN REIGERSBOS, AMSTERDAM. AS THE FOUNDER OF THIS SPACE, ASMELLASH AIMED TO BRING A CREATIVE HOTSPOT TO AN AREA OF THE CITY WHERE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT AS COMMON, GIVING LOCAL YOUTH A PLACE WHERE THEY FEEL FREE TO PURSUE THEIR CREATIVITY.“