You are most welcome to visit us in Hattem to explore the By Mölle collection. You’ll find us in the heart of the town center at Kruisstraat 3, in a beautiful spot right next to the Markt with its cozy terraces. Our building is a national monument with a remarkable history. It dates back to 1350 and is, after the church, the oldest building in Hattem. Originally, it housed the Heilige Geest hospital, which provided food, shelter, and care to beggars, the sick, and poor travelers. In 1658, it became a residence, later a local primary school, and from 1913, it housed a bakery and a greengrocer. The distinctive Jugendstil storefront dates from that period.
Despite centuries of changes, the original architectural style remains beautifully intact. The building underwent restoration, carefully preserving the medieval columns and historical features. Recently, we have transform this monument, ushering it into a new chapter of its history. We invite you to explore our By Mölle store, spread over three floors, complete with a charming café and terrace. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with organic coffee, tea, drinks, and homemade treats.
opening hours
You can visit us every Wednesday to Saturday to view the collection, and you are also welcome for personal interior design advice. Are you looking for linen curtains, do you want styling advice or are you unsure about color combinations? Book a 1:1 consult so we can help you even better with tips and inspiration. This can be done in Hattem, but also online via Zoom or by telephone. 

a rich history
For those who don't know Hattem yet. Hattem is a charming old Dutch fortified town on the IJssel, just below Zwolle on the edge of the Veluwe. The historic center has many monumental buildings and cosy terraces, and has been a source of inspiration for painters for centuries. There are three museums in the centuries-old city center: the Dutch Bakery Museum, Voerman City Museum and the Anton Pieck Museum. From Hattem you can walk straight into nature. You walk alternately along the floodplains of the IJssel with meadows, dikes and fields through the forests of the Veluwe with stately beech avenues, drifting sand, heath and juniper groves.

Hanseatic city of Hattem 
Hattem is one of the nine Hanseatic cities. In the 14th to 17th centuries, Zwolle, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesburg, Elburg, Harderwijk, Hasselt, Kampen and Hattem were part of the Hanseatic League, the powerful Medieval trade network that brought activity and wealth to the cities. While Amsterdam and Rotterdam were small villages in the Middle Ages, trade flourished in the east of the Netherlands. Crucial trade routes ran from the Baltic Sea to Western Europe and Italy to Norway via Cologne and the IJssel. Transport was by sea with the first cargo ships of the Middle Ages. The trade consisted mainly of: salt, fish, grains, wood, beer, wine, cloth and furs. The wealth of Hattem as a trading and fortified city can still be seen in the old city center with merchant houses. Parts of the original city wall have also been preserved, just like the fourteenth-century Dijkpoort at the beginning of our street. In 1908, the dilapidated Dijkpoort was restored, the turrets that now sit on it were designed by architect Pierre Cuypers, following the example of other city gates in the Netherlands

By Mölle studio store & café
Kruisstraat 3 in Hattem 

opening hours
Wed-Fri       10am –  5.30pm
Sat              10am –  5pm     

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 More information www.rijkmonumenten.nl vml. Heilige Geestgasthuis and Hanzestad Hattem