Dudok welcomes Depot Boijmans van Beuningen
The world’s first art depot is now accessible. The Depot displays the entire collection of Boijmans van Beuningen consisting of 151,000 works of art. Ten prints of these works are on display at Dudok Rotterdam at the Meent. The connection with the city has always been important to Dudok, and art & culture obviously plays […]
A striking homage to jazz and Jules Deelder
On the yellow wall of the former C5 Jazz Club at the Schiehaven, there is now an homage to a true icon: Jules Deelder. This famous poet and writer covered topics such as life in his hometown Rotterdam, drug use, and jazz. Construction company VORM asked artist Marcel Labrie to make a fitting tribute. Since 2018, […]
Fresh ’n Rebel launches audio for home
The Rotterdam-based audio brand Fresh ‘n Rebel is already known for headphones, earphones, Bluetooth speakers and mobile accessories. It recently launched a new line with famous local singer Davina Michelle and now also presents a home line. Fresh ‘n Rebel chooses to be bold. It was born out of the lack of variation in what was […]
Depot and Villa West win Architectenweb Awards
There is no other platform that is so intensively used by Dutch architects as Architectenweb. Every year Architectenweb Awards are given in several categories. This year Depot has won the Best Public Building and Villa West is awarded as Interior of the Year. Villa West is designed by MASA architects. They converted a former Unilever […]
The Huidenclub is a new experimental platform for contemporary culture
The Huidenclub is a new cultural hotspot in Rotterdam. It’s located in an industrial building from 1914. It takes its name from its predecessor, the tannery De Coöperatieve Vereniging Rotterdamsche Huidenclub at Pelgrimstraat 5c. The platform temporarily opened its door during the summer edition of Art Rotterdam and it was starting point of Momo Fabrique last […]
Wester Paviljoen pays tribute to Nieuwe Binnenweg
The Nieuwe Binnenweg and its surroundings once were filled with record shops and clubs. To honor these funky times Wester Paviljoen is launching a weekly session on Sunday. Local DJ’s play vinyl as a tribute to those times. The Nieuwe Binnenweg determined the musical climate of the city. Clubs like Otto, Full Moon, Tudor, Sunshine […]
Winne curates talent for Virgil van Dijk’s Mixtape
The famous local rapper Winne is a busy guy. He recently opened VondelGym and he now helps international football star Virgil van Dijk create a mixtape. JBL took the initiative to bring the two together for a collaboration. Unknown hip-hop talent – who is not affiliated with a music label – can submit his or […]
Relay opens a new reading and gift shop concept
Lagardère Travel Retail introduces Relay, a new international reading and gift store concept at Central Station. The global leader in the travel retail industry already operates Smullers and Yo! at the station. Relay will be open 7 days a week near platform 15. Twan Vissers, director food and travel essentials Lagardère: “We are proud that […]
Sugo lets Star Chef Patrick ’t Hart create a pizza
Patrick ‘t Hart is at the helm of Zeezout for 23 years already. Just this year he received his first Michelin Star. Local pizza-franchise Sugo has asked him to create a pizza. It will be available from November 16th. Zeezout is a well-known name in Rotterdam. The restaurant, specialising in fish, is located on the […]
How does Rotterdam cope with Corona?
Marja Suur is co-owner of Suur & Company, a leading executive search firm in the healthcare sector. But she is also an avid photographer. She photographed more than 190 people from Rotterdam during Corona. Those pictures are now collected in a historical and impressive photo book about Rotterdam in corona time. The title is Rotterdam […]
