Home improvement gets easier with new Gamma and Praxis
During the pandemic, a lot of people went to do chores around the house. They frequented several home improvement retailers in the city. Two new stores have opened. Gamma moved from Koperslagerstraat to Noorderhelling. Praxis opened its 11th City Store at Nieuwe Binnenweg 190. After the success of the other two locations in Rotterdam, residents […]
Rotterdam Ahoy will get an ibis Styles Hotel
Foruminvest will start the construction of an ibis Styles hotel with 250 rooms next to Rotterdam Ahoy this April. The hotel opens in the autumn of 2023. A hotel has always been a dream of Ahoy. Jolanda Jansen, CEO Rotterdam Ahoy, explains: “We are extremely pleased that after a long start-up process, we can finally […]
Hardt Hyperloop moves headquarters to Rotterdam
Hardt is developing a hyperloop. A team of students at TU Delft started the company in 2017. The scale-up will move from Delft to the Rotterdam Science Tower this June. The move will enable the tech company to further realize its growth ambitions and the realization of the hyperloop. A hyperloop is basically a tube […]
Love is in the air at the Laurenskerk
Countless marriages have already taken place in the Laurenskerk. This 550-year-old building exudes the ideal atmosphere for a wedding ceremony. As it is Valentinesday the Laurenskerk Rotterdam organises a unique giveaway for future brides and grooms in love. From 14 February to 1 March, engaged couples can win the Laurenskerk as their wedding location by […]
Historic sculpture from Dudok’s Bijenkorf comes back to the Coolsingel
The famous architect Willem Marinus Dudok designed the first Bijenkorf in Rotterdam. It opened in 1930 and was the largest and most modern department store in Europe. In May 1940, the building was largely destroyed by the German bombings of Rotterdam. The department store was located near where the Maritime Museum is now. A sculpture […]
Michael van Valkenburgh designs Rijnhavenpark
In the coming years, the harbor basin between the Wilhelminapier and Katendrecht will transform into a park with a beach. The Rijnhavenpark will be a versatile and inviting spot in the middle of Rotterdam city center, designed by renowned New York landscape architecture firm Michael van Valkenburgh Associates. Alderman Kurvers (Building and Housing) explains: “Once, […]
Four educational institutions initiate a new cultural campus
To significantly boost arts education in Rotterdam the administrators of Willem de Kooning Academy, Codarts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, and Erasmus University Rotterdam signed a declaration of intent to achieve their ambition. The four educational institutions will open a new cultural campus in the Southern part of Rotterdam. The new university of the arts aims […]
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen wins Rotterdam Marketing Award
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the winner of the 20th Rotterdam Marketing Award. The jury praised the Depot for its unique and daring character, which will be an inspiration for similar projects all over the world. Menno van Gorp gets the Marketing Award for Upcoming Talent went to and Mario Kadiks wins the oeuvre prize. […]
Akkerman Eye Fashion has relocated at Kruiskade
The regarded Akkerman Eye Fashion was already located at the Kruiskade. But they moved to a bigger store in the same street. The famous optician sells the latest fashions in spectacles and sunglasses. The store, which has been selling eyewear for more than 40 years, was a pioneer in its field. Famous stars like Elton […]
A Matter of Concrete is the new specialty coffee roastery in Rotterdam
Rob Clarijs is an all-round coffee professional. He’s a trained barista and roaster and even won the highly regarded Coffee Masters London 2019. In the historic Van Nelle Factory he opens A Matter of Concrete, a specialty coffee roastery. Clarijs: “In 2012 I was in Copenhagen for an internship. Coffee was nothing more than a morning […]
