Ode Magazine
the online community for intelligent optimists
Ode is a print and online publication about positive news, about the
people and ideas that are changing our world for the better. Ode was
founded in the spring of 1995 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands by
Jurriaan Kamp and Helene de Puy. Kamp, a former editor and
correspondent with the leading Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, and
de Puy wanted to create an alternative to mainstream publications,
a magazine that was open to new inspirations and new visions from
around the world. The cover of the first issue - a close-up image of a
radiant woman laughing out loud - captured the joy and spontaneity
they wanted Ode to embody.