No one taught you the order that built the world you live in…

But Heritage Standard does… and then helps you restore it!

For centuries, visible craft, material truth, liturgical rhythm, architectural proportion, and ordered comportment held life in Europe together. We had guild laws, workshop disciplines, Catholic social dutch, and Dutch civic order that created durable beauty, order and identity. We built the greatest continent in history…

But today, much of that has been replaced by homogenisation, marketing, slop, rootless design, and hollow cosplay of culture by the one who say they protect it…

This publication speaks on heritage in 3 layers:

Diagnosis — naming exactly what and where it died
Framework — providing the historical standard that once worked
Restoration — what you (or your brand, workshop, or city) can do in this day and age


When you sign up you receive:

  • Wednesday: A free essay on what we lost, or are losing momentarily

  • Saturday: A paid essay on how to restore order and tradition in your life

  • Occassional Sundays: A lost tradition of the Catholic Church, the Netherlands or Europe


What my readers are saying…

‘Awesome publication. That has growing potential. Robbert writes about interesting topics, such as Dutch history and culture or higher European culture in general. I learned interesting facts from many articles.’
— Nanne, NL 🇳🇱

‘Thank you Robbert. I enjoy your essays and your notes. They help me better understand the world and my place in it.’
— Fr. Bailey C.s.s.R., USA 🇺🇸

‘It’s clear the author is a man who understands quality when he sees it.’
— Kar, UK 🇬🇧

‘I’d read a book about all of this if you made one.’
— Mauro, DE 🇩🇪



Work with me on your brand’s story…

In the years I inside heritage retail: Hermans Schoenen, Edward Green, Crockett & Jones, Zegna, and Montblanc — I learned how to separate real heritage from performed quality. This lens now helps me position luxury (heritage) brands in today’s struggling luxury market with identity crises.

I help your brand with social media, email marketing and branding strategy.

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