Construction has started on stilwerk Rotterdam
Stilwerk is a German enterprise operating in quality design. At its locations in Hamburg and Düsseldorf customers will find 800 premium brands. Rotterdam will be home to a new design destination from 2023. The historic Santos building – a listed brick building on the Katendrecht peninsula – offers the perfect conditions for this. The former […]
Thousands of lights make Rotterdam Central Station sparkle
The NS (the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands) really went all out with lightning Rotterdam Central Station. Thousands of lights Station give the station a winter makeover. With this, NS wants to make the dark days more pleasant for travellers and visitors. Station manager Marijke Ris. “We have placed a large gift in […]
Microlab is looking for entrepreneurs on a sustainable mission
In Rotterdam there is a famous saying: ‘Niet lullen maar poetsen’. The literal translation is: ‘Don’t blab on, just clean’ and it of course means: ‘Don’t just talk about something, but just do it.’ Coworking space Microlab is searching for companies with this mentality. Start-ups can win the Poetsprijs and a residence in the building. Interested participants […]
It’s A Soulful Christmas with Michelle David & The True-tones
Michelle David grew up on gospel music. The North Carolina-born artist may have been singing all her life, but it was only in the 90’s when she toured the Netherlands, that her career really took off. She met the Dutch funk legends Lefties Soul Connection and together they recorded four Gospel flavored albums. As time […]
Kunsthal Rotterdam proudly presents Calder Now
Calder Now presents twenty sculptures by Alexander Calder, alongside works by ten prominent contemporary artists. Expect Olafur Eliasson, Ernesto Neto, Aki Sasamoto, Monika Sosnowska, Sarah Sze, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. Alexander Calder (United States, 1898-1976) innovated a lot. He added a large number of pioneering artistic innovations the fourth dimension of time as a prominent and […]
Villa Zebra expands with new imaginative installations
With exhibitions and art workshops Villa Zebra has marveled children between the ages of 2 and 12 years old for over twenty years. In a striking building at the Stieltjesstraat, the young are challenged to play with their imagination by creating a world where the unexpected can and may happen. The two current exhibitions are […]
Watching the Sport Film Festival Rotterdam
Sport Film Festival Rotterdam is a festival showing sports films and documentaries. The upcoming edition from 7 to 10 December is a 4-day online film festival and a physical event at LantarenVenster in Rotterdam on December 9. Among the selected movies are several that compete for 7 international awards and the Rotterdam Sport Film Award. […]
Rotterdam rapper Hef presents a streetwear collection by Zeeman
The renowned rapper Hef hails from Hoogvliet, a rather unknown district of Rotterdam. He now is a famous artist, but he with nothing. His mother took him to Zeeman for affordable clothing. The retailer asked the rapper to promote their new SKEER collection. Zeeman operates some 1300 shops in the Netherlands, with almost 20 shops […]
Palette is a Temporary Culinary Gallery inspired by food
Palette is serving art inspired by local restaurants. Joren Joshua took inspiration from restaurants in his hometown of Rotterdam. His works of art are shown exclusively in a pop-up gallery at Schiekade 185 in Rotterdam. Palette is an initiative of Thuisbezorgd.nl. Palette – Temporary Culinary Gallery is open to the public on 18 and 19 […]
Chef Rotterdam shares the stories and images of 25 Rotterdam chefs
Rotterdam knows how to play itself into the international spotlight in the field of gastronomy. There are a lot of successful chefs in this city. A new book shares their stories and images. Chef Rotterdam will be launched on 29 November 2021. The book is an initiative by Nicole Buissing of NB Business Solutions and […]
