Albert Heijn introduces packaging-free shopping at Argonautenweg
Albert Heijn is launching a new sustainable concept. Customers fill a reusable bag or jar with a product – for example, muesli, pasta, sandwich filling, tea and nuts – and go home with a lot less disposable packaging. AH Verpakkingsvrij is introduced at the recently renovated AH XL at the Argounatenweg in Hillegersberg. The new […]
Borrel BV opens a pop-up in Coolhaven
Borrelen is a typical Dutch affair. It’s an informal social gathering of a select (invited) group with drinks and fingerfood. Rozemarijn Rischen is a graduated architect but prefers to design and construct borrels. She started the catering company Borrel BV and now hosts a pop-up at Coolhavenstraat 3. Borrel BV already provides charcuterie boards and […]
Art Rotterdam 2022 also presents outdoor artworks and installations
The 23rd edition of Art Rotterdam will be a special spring edition. Outside the Van Nelle Factory visitors find seventeen large-scale works and installations, most specially designed for this Art Rotterdam 2022. Of course, there is plenty to see indoors during this regarded art fair. On a floor space of 10,000 m2 over a hundred […]
Beats & Bites at the Foodhallen
Foodhallen regularly organises afterwork drinks. On April 14 there is a special edition of Beats & Bites with local heroes Perry de Man, Bobby’s Dry Gin, Brouwerij Noordt and DJs. From 5 PM tot 11 PM the Foodhallen will offer a kind of festival with local food, drinks and music. Provided by DJs like Ofnoh, […]
RotterdamseKost 2022 takes place next to SS Rotterdam
After editions at the Museumpark, the Kralingse Bos and the park at the Euromast the regarded culinary festival will take place next to the ss Rotterdam. From Thursday June 30 to Saturday July 2, RotterdamseKost 2022 once again serves food, drink and culture. After a three-year break, the organization is very proud and enthusiastic about […]
International Conducting Competition Rotterdam starts
The International Conducting Competition Rotterdam (ICCR) gives young conductors a chance to work with numerous orchestras. The selection rounds were in 2021 when six participants were selected for the final. This begins Thursday, May 26 with an open-air concert at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. The new exciting event focuses on different genres and […]
Roodkapje presents a redesigned cultural space
Roodkapje is a local laboratory for art, music, food, and everything in between in an old anti-squat building at Delftseplein. Following the appointment of Marloes de Vries as the new director of Roodkapje on August 1st and a transforming refurbishment of the building, Roodkapje reopens its doors to her audience on April 8 and 9. During […]
Portrait of a Sculpture focuses on Naum Gabo’s artwork
Naum Gabo is one of the pioneers of modern sculpture. His striking three-dimensional construction that has flanked De Bijenkorf department store on the Coolsingel since 1957 is now the subject of a new book: Gabo – Portrait Of A Sculpture. The history of this untitled sculpture by Gabo is interwoven with the history of the […]
Carhartt WIP is now open at the Meent
Rotterdam now has its own Carhartt WIP store. The popular streetwear brand opened a location on Meent 24-26. The new shop pays homage to Rotterdam’s iconic architecture and music scene through unique, contemporary design elements. A thick, translucent glass wall on the right side of the shop adds depth but also acts as a display area. […]
Floating Office Rotterdam, Depot and Little C can be best building
The Royal Institute of Dutch Architects has presented 10 nominations for the Building of the year. There are three contenders from Rotterdam: Floating Office Rotterdam, Depot and Little C. With the announcement of the nominees, the public can now vote at this site. In the category Private Living Experience the Trudo Tower in Eindhoven, Stories […]
