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Booming business

14 October 2014

A flurry of promising start-ups in innovative spaces has created a buzz in Rotterdam. Monocle visits the sprawling port where disused sites have been redeveloped and meets the entrepreneurs making the most of the opportu…

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The next best thing

17 October 2007

In the Netherlands’ crowded and sophisticated newspaper market, a new launch might seem foolhardy, but this Dutch daily has found an untapped market with its wit, analysis and opinion. And all for a euro. Is this the role…

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Contain yourself

17 March 2007

The Nieuwe Waterweg in Rotterdam is Europe’s main port and the world’s fifth-largest, employing 58,000 people. The Europe Container Terminal (ECT), owned by Hong Kong-based Hutchinson Port Holdings Group, was built here in…

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Hope floats

19 January 2023

On the waters of the North Sea is Floating Office Rotterdam, an carbon-neutral structure that embodies the need to build better.

Radio

Monocle on Design - OMA's Rotterdam debut

18 June 2013

We road-test OMA’s debut furniture range in Rotterdam, talk bespoke fragrances in Singapore and get a preview tour of the new Heathrow Terminal 2 with architect Luis Vidal.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Design Biennale Rotterdam

25 February 2025

Highlights from the inaugural edition of the Design Biennale Rotterdam, featuring experimental and collectible design from local and international designers. Across the city, participants have responded to the overarching…

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Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam

5 November 2013

Cityscapes surround us and inspire us. Architecture speaks to our eyes and our minds. Monocle heads to Rotterdam's own Architecture Film Festival, to investigate the complex alchemy between real and invisible cities.

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Diplomacy

17 August 2017

How the Dutch manage their waterways and a chat with Johannes Hahn, the European commissioner in charge of enlargement.

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Culture: Global

2 November 2021

Finds from the worlds of museums, publishing and K-pop, plus a popular podcast festival.

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The new brigade

15 May 2015

Across a broad spectrum of industries we bring you an insight into the gamechangers that we expect to see pushing the envelope over the coming months and years.

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The coast is cleared

17 January 2008

Is your country too small? Make it bigger. As nations reclaim record amounts of land from the sea, Monocle reports from Singapore (20 per cent larger than a century ago) and the Netherlands (around 25 per cent reclaimed…

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Europe

21 November 2013

Challenges for Turkey, a new lease of life for Rotterdam and a rising star of Italian politics.

Monocle Minute

On the up

20 May 2016

With its psychedelic market hall, angular central station and glass-encased Timmerhuis complex, Rotterdam has acquired a clutch of striking public monuments in the past couple of years and cemented its status as the leading…

Radio

Monocle on Design - Powerhouse, Tej Chauhan and a ‘Konfekt’ preview

25 March 2025

We visit a floating office in Rotterdam and meet industrial designer Tej Chauhan in Helsinki. Plus, a preview of some of the design stories in the latest issue of ‘Konfekt’ magazine.

Radio

The Briefing, episode 720

13 August 2014

We discuss whether the US is about to launch a ground operation in Iraq, hear about Pope Francis’s trip to Asia, and catch a wave with Rotterdam’s new surf project.

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The Stack, episode 52

24 August 2013

We meet principal of the Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design Susie Forbes, delve into the magazine archive of collector James Hyman, and we get on our bikes with Soigneur magazine in Rotterdam.