Versatile Forever is Alone in the Crowd

Versatile-Forever Alone in the crowd Roffa-Tribute

Rotterdam-based Versatile Forever aims to warp the design- and production process of fashion and make upcycling the new norm. The designs are created from existing textile. The fall/winter collection Alone in the Crowd is inspired by fandom subculture. With raw images of real supporters, dressed in unique balaclavas and one-of-a-kind sweaters and spencers made from upcycled […]

Rotterdam Pride provides an in depth conference at Kunsthal

Rotterdam Pride march and conference

Besides the very cool celebration of Roze Zaterdag at the Coolsingel, Rotterdam Pride also remains a protest. Because the LGBTQIA+ community still has a long way to go towards full acceptance and equal rights. The Rotterdam Pride foundation emphasizes the protest with the Rotterdam Pride Conference in the Kunsthal.  From Wednesday, June 22 to Saturday, […]

5 x Watch Feyenoord play the Conference League Final

Feyenoord Final Paul Martens

Feyenoord will take on AS Roma in the final of the Conference League on May 25. The final will be played in Tirana in Albania. Support the team at these five spots with big screens and plenty of atmosphere. Make Rotterdam shudder. Willemsplein The biggest screen in the city will be erected at the Willemsplein, […]

Explore the city by bike during Rotterdam Rides

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Rotterdam Rides is a cycling festival. The first edition is on May 22 and offers nine themed routes. Biergarten is the central spot of the new event, with fun activities for young and old. Rotterdam Rides celebrate all the beauty of the city by bike. Beginner and avid cyclists can enter different rides. From racing […]

Versatile Forever is a winner of the DOEN Textile Call 2022

Versatile forever_Willem_de_Kam

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 […]

Versatile Forever created a unique Feyenoord-jacket

Versatlie Forever Feyenoord Depot Justin Bijlow Willem_de_Kam

Feyenoord goalie Justin Bijlow has unveiled a unique jacket made out of memorabilia at the Depot. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Feyenoord football club and Rotterdam-based designer Inez Naomi (Versatile Forever) collaborated on this work of art. The extraordinary jacket consists of fabrics such as scarves, tickets, pennants and other collectibles. Supporters and the club provided […]

Unique images from the Feyenoord history are auctioned off

A picture of Eddy Treijtel is also part of the Feyenoord Auction

The highest Feyenoord exhibition ever has come to an end. Now the unique signed pictures are auctioned off for the Dirk Kuyt Foundation. On 8 September 2021 Jens Toornstra, captain of Feyenoord and ambassador of the Dirk Kuyt Foundation, opened the Feyenoord exhibition at the Euromast. This exhibition was the highest outdoor Feyenoord exhibition ever […]

How does Rotterdam cope with Corona?

Rotterdam Corona - Marja Suur

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 […]

Walk in the shoes of Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie Florsi van Bommel ByVP

Robin van Persie is a true football legend. The Rotterdam native is one of the best strikers of his generation, scoring goals for Arsenal, Manchester United, Fenerbahçe and of course Feyenoord. He ended his impressive career two years ago. He now found time to team up with shoemaker Floris van Bommel to design a collection. […]

Feyenoord on top

Feyenoord Euromast

Jens Toornstra is the proud captain of Feyenoord. He has opened a unique Feyenoord-exhibition on Rotterdam’s famous landmark the Euromast. 20 unique images from the club’s history  are exhibited at a height of 100 meters until the end of this year.  The exposition of celebrates the historic franchise and pays homage to generations of Feyenoord’s […]