things we think you should know.
Creating meaningful places in 2019
The 2019 edition of our new Claessens Erdmann notebook is launched!
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Opening new bookshop Van Gogh Museum
The new bookshop at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum will be opened by the museum's director, Axel Rüger, on Monday 28 January. We took care of the design of the bookshop.
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German Gem
A brand new Ace & Tate store opened recently its doors on the Hauptstrasse in Heidelberg, Germany, Claessens Erdmann proudly presents the design for this beautiful little gem.
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A premium pop- up Casino in Groningen
The first premium pop up casino in the world, Holland Casino Groningen, was opened monday, the 17th of december 2018."Premium" because it has become a casino with allure....
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Hong Kong branch
Five guys opened their first store in Hong Kong on Johnston road. Claessens Erdmann was (proud) part of this historic project.
From the market, with love
The latest Pilot Project of Rewe’s Freshmarket “Marktliebe”, makes its debut in Meerbusch Büderich, Germany.
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Design of user space, read our personal reflection for the new Handboek Projectontwikkeling
On Tuesday 16 October the completely amended and updated Project Development Manual of the Neprom was officially presented. Sander and Hans wrote a chapter about the design of users space in which the role of the interior architect in the real estate development process is central.
The Project Development Handbook is a completely rewritten edition of the well-known handbook that provides guidance and insight into the land of real estate. The book gives (future) professionals an enthusiastic and accessible introduction to the essence of this field and the methods and tools that lead to successful projects. Practical examples illustrate the dynamics and complexity of the development process.
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new partnership
Creative Heroes Awards is a celebration of exceptional creative concepts with vision, entrepreneurship and craftsmanship in architecture, interior and product design.
Entries will be judged on social, economic and environmental aspects, such as the degree of impact, innovation and added value.
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Holland Casino future proof!
In order to be and remain an attractive gaming and entertainment environment, Holland Casino is constantly working on creating such an environment, especially when you also consider the ever changing market.
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Color Refreshment
“Color is important. It becomes part of the architecture. It is not just something that is applied, it is central to the creative concept"
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On track
Claessens Erdmann is teaming up with Julia's. Freshly prepared pasta, foccacia's and top Italian espresso to go make Julia's a tried and tested concept at many station locations in the Netherlands. After more than 10 years of Julia's, we are very excited to renew this formula together with NS.
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Schiphol Testlab
Together with Schiphol, we are developing and designing a new concept, Schiphol TestLab.
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Van Gogh chooses for Claessens Erdmann again!
We are incredibly happy with the outcome of the exciting design pitch for the design and construction of the new bookshop in the Van Gogh Museum.
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Focussing on Ace & Tate
We are working with Ace & Tate. We will start with bringing our focus into their flagship store in the Van Woustraat in Amsterdam. Besides that we will design their new stores in Heidelberg and Haarlem.
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Rob Erdmann's Artwork in the Amsterdam Jewish quarter
Designer and colleague Rob Erdmann has made a graphic translation of a poem and mentions the names of all the victims in his work of art.
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Millennial perspective
In "Millenial Perspective" our junior team member Tycho Knobbout gives his specific Millenial view on different subjects. Tycho is a 23 year old, 3rd grade student of International Lifestyle Studies in Tilburg. During his internship he writes about trends and how these relate to his generation. Read his second column; 'Shifting identities'
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Mauriks Solutions sneak preview
Mauriks Solutions is an international trading company brand of premium quality products, systems and services to the installation and processing industry.
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Our ‘CE inspiration trip’ once every few years has silently become a tradition, and it is a good one.
We enjoyed a number of highlights of Porto city and region.
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Opening Soon: Holland Casino Amsterdam West
A completely new and modern casino is being built In Amsterdam West.
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Millenial Perspective
In "Millenial Perspective" our junior team member Tycho Knobbout gives his specific Millenial view on different subjects. Tycho is a 23 year old, 3rd grade student of International Lifestyle Studies in Tilburg. During his internship he writes about trends and how these relate to his generation. Read his first column; "Give me a break"
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High Limit Area in Holland Casino Amsterdam
An exclusive area with a varied range of games including VIP treatment (an abundancy in personal attention and service of course).
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New signing in Jan Linders Supermarkets
Wednesday 21st of February, the first Jan Linders Supermarket opened its doors with the new in-store communication concept developed by Claessens Erdmann.
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Freek Claessens and Lieke Genten about the Stedelijk Museum Breda
The new interior of the Stedelijk Museum Breda and how we combined history and modernity. Freek and Lieke wrote about it for the online platform MMNieuws.
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Amsterdam Light Festival 2017 | 2018
Since November 30st 2017 “ the lights are turned on” during the Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018. As proud design partner of the festival we were again closely involved in the creative interpretation of this special light event during the darkest days in Amsterdam.
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Store Check - Rundschau
German supermarket magazine Rundschau (www.rundschau.de) analyses their regularly supermarket visits in their item: "Store Checks". The results of the most recent round trip in the REWE Pilotstores in Berlin last year, confirms the high "shoppers" quality and the impressive customer experiences.
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Work in progress: dynamic geometries in Holland Casino Amsterdam West
This coming November, the newest branche of Holland Casino will open in Amsterdam Sloterdijk. Over the past two years, we have worked with Holland Casino on the concept of 'dynamic geometry'...
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How we merged two museums in Breda
The 17th of June the new Stedelijk Museum Breda opened its doors. The museum is the result of a merge between the MOTI (Museum Of The Image) and the Breda’s Museum and houses in the former Oudemannenhuis...
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How we did it in Utrecht: twice
In the renewed shopping center Hoog Catharijne in Utrecht two of our projects opened in September. On top of each other...
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Creating meaningful spaces
Read our vision about 'value & positive experiences' and our role as designers.
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Why Billa Austria chooses us
We will develop and design a new Billa supermarket concept for the Austrian market....
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The Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018: we’ve already started
As a proud structural branding and design partner of the Amsterdam Light Festival since the start in 2011 we have started the preparations for the 2017-2018 edition...
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ACTION and Claessens Erdmann: now available as a team
ACTION is working on an update of their store format and asked us to be part of their multidisciplinary team...
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Sligro ZiN, behind the scenes
Gastronomically speaking, wouldn't it be great if there was a place where all aspects of the hospitality world come together? Sligro's ZiN inspiration-lab is precisely such a place. We designed it. Luis Monteiro and Stefan van de Weele tell you all about it in this video.
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Same same but different
You might have noticed (and if you didn’t, please come by and experience it) that we refreshed our office...
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A ‘nearly flawless’ Albert Heijn XL
The Canadian Grocer praised our Albert Heijn XL in Eindhoven for the combination of visual merchandising and design. Watch the video and experience it yourself.