Crazy Sexy Cool is back in Zuiderpark

Crazy Sexy Cool Martin Hols

This year’s edition of the Crazy Sexy Cool Festival, which as always takes place in the Zuiderpark, will be bigger than ever. Amongst local artists like Ronnie Flex & The Fam, Broederliefde and Karim Soliman, Frenna, Emma Heesters, The Partysquad, and Gregor Salto are on the line-up coming August 6. Just like every year, Crazy […]

The first Rotterdam Beerfest is at Brewpub Reijngoud

rotterdam beerfest

LocalCraftbeer Agency is a specialized agency that wants to promote independent Dutch breweries. It represents several Rotterdam-based breweries as the agency is also located in this region. To present these breweries, LocalCraftbeer Agency organizes Rotterdam Beerfest at Brewpub Reijngoud at the end of May. On Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 (from 1 PM […]

Catchy 2 takes up the fight with trash in the Nieuwe Maas River

Catchy 2

Allseas is a world-leading contractor in the offshore energy market. In Rotterdam, the Bluemarine Offshore Yard Service is the logistics center for project materials and vessel consumables and provides storage and maintenance of the equipment used in projects. It also presented its latest waste collection system here. Catchy 2  accumulates plastics and other trash from […]

Eendracht Festival showcases the coolest up-and-coming acts from Rotterdam

De Likt at Eendracht Festival by Niek Hage

On Thursday July 21 Eendracht Festival will once again present local talent from all different scenes. The last time, during a successful anniversary edition in 2019, there were more than 140 acts at 19 different locations. Local artists can apply for a spot on one of the stages until May 29. Musicians, poets, visual artists, […]

Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival goes Brutus

Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival at Brutus PH.GJ.vanROOIJ

Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary! From August 3 to 14, the public can enjoy a diverse programme of exceptional films from all over the world, with introductions, fringe events and Q&As at Brutus. During this anniversary year, Roffa Mon Amour presents a series of exciting events at cool locations leading to […]

Metropolis Festival announces Fat Dog, The Lathums, Dragonfruit and Tramhaus

Metropolis festival photo Marco de Swart

Metropolis Festival always offers a free line-up with upcoming names. For its 33rd edition on Sunday July 3 in Zuiderpark Fat Dog, The Lathums, The Vices and They Hate Change are announced. In collaboration with Popunie Live, Metropolis also presents the Rotterdam-based bands Dragonfruit and Tramhaus.  Earlier Everyone You Know, Hang Youth, Horsegirl, Mourning [A] […]

Building the city with the paper models of STRM

De Rotterdam by STRM

The Rotterdam Architecture Month is almost upon us. The whole month of June is dedicated to architecture. Ever since Rotterdam began promoting itself as ‘The architecture city of the Netherlands’ STRM started producing DIY models of Rotterdam buildings. The company started with the Robeco tower, Willemswerf, Van Nelle factory, Montevideo, Toren op Zuid and the […]

Historic Rotterdam-based design brand Atelier Artiforte is relaunched at OBJECT

atelier artiforte

Henk Fillekes founded Atelier Artiforte in 1930 in Rotterdam. His innovative designs for lighting made the company famous. Last year RSGA Design acquired the rights to bring the collection back into production. Atelier Artiforte is relaunched at OBJECT Rotterdam. RSGA Design already develops and manages interior and design brands with a special origin. They already […]

Powerhouse Company and Lensvelt present the Coquille Chair

Coquille chair Hans Lensvelt Nanne De Ru Maarten Diederix 500WATT ph CasperRila

Powerhouse Company is an award-winning architecture office based in Rotterdam. Known for some striking buildings and initiatives in the city. But the firm also designs on a smaller scale. Together with Lensvelt the Coquille Chair was developed. A new indoor-outdoor sustainable chair. The launch has taken place at the Floating Office Rotterdam. Headquarters of Powerhouse […]

These Rotterdam-based companies have been awarded

Walhalla companies

During a spectacular award show in the monumental Citrusveiling, the winners of the 37th Rotterdamse Ondernemersprijs were announced. The award for companies and entrepreneurship in the region of Rotterdam originated with the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce and the City of Rotterdam. They set up a platform to stimulate entrepreneurship in the city.  Van Gelder Ridderkerk […]