A neighbourhood repair cart and a "Pizzeria of Promises" are among the products of Redesigning Design Weeks, a Nieuwe Instituut initiative that aims to counter the negative effects of intense tourism in design week hubs like Milan. More about Redesigning Design Weeks programme tackles downsides of event tourism
Former Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director Yesomi Umolu has been named general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum starting next year. More about Nieuwe Instituut appoints Yesomi Umolu as general and artistic director
The Netherlands' Nieuwe Instituut has opened the fourth in its series of New Store pop-up shops, this time inviting consumers to participate in the production and recycling of a clothing item made from local wool. More about New Store 4.0 at Paris Design Week explores "farm-to-closet" fashion
The first Design Biennale Rotterdam will take place across the Dutch city from 20 February to 2 March 2025 to address the "clear gap" in local events dedicated solely to design. More about "City of no nonsense" Rotterdam to host inaugural design biennale
An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. More about Nieuwe Instituut's New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan
Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut museum is rethinking the archetypal gift shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. More about Customers exchange urine for soap at Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop
On the 30th anniversary of Droog's first show in Milan, founding member Richard Hutten has curated an exhibition celebrating the Dutch design movement and its lasting influence. More about "Droog is the last movement in design" says designer Richard Hutten
An exhibition has opened at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam showcasing the design possibilities offered by the sun. We explore it as part of our Solar Revolution series. More about The Energy Show explores the past and future of solar energy
Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. More about MVRDV to install neon-pink staircase and viewing platform on Het Nieuwe Instituut
Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut is set to host the first-ever Solar Biennale in 2022, which will see creatives and scientists collaborate across disciplines to envision a future where everything is solar-powered. More about Inaugural Solar Biennale aims to mobilise designers around the "solar revolution"
Shanghai-based architecture and design curator Aric Chen has been named the new general and artistic director of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut. More about Het Nieuwe Instituut appoints Aric Chen as general and artistic director