de Doelen Studio reopens
De Doelen is a regarded concert hall and convention center. It’s mainly known as a venue for classical music, as it’s the home of The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. But the monumental building is also a vibrant inner-city meeting place because of de Doelen Studio. It reopens Friday, April 22. De Doelen Studio is the smallest […]
Design District showcases the newest products
Design District is a regarded interior design trade event in the Netherlands. For 3 days, the Van Nelle factory is filled with presentations from the finest 200 interior brands. Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th June are exclusively accessible to interior professionals. Friday 10th June general public can enjoy the fair. Manufacturers, importers, agents and designers […]
Quinteto Irreal presents their first album in de Doelen
Quinteto Irreal is an international, new urban tango project based in Rotterdam. On April 23, the ensemble presents Volver, its first album with a concert in De Doelen. With a full set of original arrangements written by the Argentinian pianist and composer Aleksandra Tonelli, the repertoire of this quintet is inspired by the Guardia Vieja-style. […]
Kazuma Eekman, Maria Fraaije and Marcel Herkelman visualise gentrification in Rotterdam
Every year, CBK Rotterdam and the City Archives go in search of artists who observe the city and depict their reflections in drawings, They are the Stadstekenaars! This year Kazuma Eekman, Maria Fraaije and Marcel Herkelman made the cut. For the past two years, the Stadstekenaars have been recording the consequences of the corona pandemic […]
Photo Rotterdam shows photography in over 100 containers
An annual photo fair with a festival flair. Photo Rotterdam celebrates the wide spectrum of photography as it presents itself in our contemporary image culture. It takes place during Rotterdam Art Week at Willemsplein so art lovers have the opportunity to visit numerous art and design events. The event is held from May 18 to May […]
Versatile Forever is a winner of the DOEN Textile Call 2022
DOEN Foundation has awarded five startups that are accelerating the transition to a circular and fair textile industry with their business models. Versatile Forever from Rotterdam is one of the selected companies and gets 50,000 euros to help grow the business. It’s located at The Wasserij and aims to warp the design- and production process […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]