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Inside The New Shopping Bag – Mick Johan
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our current art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several people from the...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Mick Johan
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our current art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several people from the...

Clean-Up Walk & relaunch SUSAN BIJL ♥ Rotterdam
The New Shopping Bag in ‘Wena & Rotte’ will relaunch on November 15th. After so many requests we just had to! The follow-up is also our first collection made from...
Clean-Up Walk & relaunch SUSAN BIJL ♥ Rotterdam
The New Shopping Bag in ‘Wena & Rotte’ will relaunch on November 15th. After so many requests we just had to! The follow-up is also our first collection made from...

New collection: the many faces of Grey
We are excited to launch our new ‘Grey’ collection on September 13th. This special collection celebrates the versatility and complexity of the achromatic shades that sit between black and white....
New collection: the many faces of Grey
We are excited to launch our new ‘Grey’ collection on September 13th. This special collection celebrates the versatility and complexity of the achromatic shades that sit between black and white....

Flying carbon neutral with FairClimateFund
As we produce our bluesign certified products in Asia, we sometimes cannot escape from flying over there to meet our suppliers and see how we can improve the production process....
Flying carbon neutral with FairClimateFund
As we produce our bluesign certified products in Asia, we sometimes cannot escape from flying over there to meet our suppliers and see how we can improve the production process....

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Mette Hay
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. For this edition we reached out to Mette Hay. Together with her partner Rolf she...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Mette Hay
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. For this edition we reached out to Mette Hay. Together with her partner Rolf she...

Hooray! Our flagship store turns 5!
At SUSAN BIJL, we are always looking for a reason to celebrate. A new collection, a new product, waste reduced, or simply just an anniversary. Well here is one: our...
Hooray! Our flagship store turns 5!
At SUSAN BIJL, we are always looking for a reason to celebrate. A new collection, a new product, waste reduced, or simply just an anniversary. Well here is one: our...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Sofía Hernández C...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several people from the...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Sofía Hernández C...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several people from the...

Coming soon: SUSAN BIJL ♥ ROTTERDAM
You can find them in all the colours of the rainbow, but not in a Rotterdam version in the colours green and white. That is about to change! The New...
Coming soon: SUSAN BIJL ♥ ROTTERDAM
You can find them in all the colours of the rainbow, but not in a Rotterdam version in the colours green and white. That is about to change! The New...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Marijke Appelman
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Marijke Appelman
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – V&B
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – V&B
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...

The colours of David Hockney
Our newest collection ‘Untitled‘ is an homage to the art that has continuously inspired Susan Bijl in her design work. One of these inspirations recently had an enormous overview exhibition...
The colours of David Hockney
Our newest collection ‘Untitled‘ is an homage to the art that has continuously inspired Susan Bijl in her design work. One of these inspirations recently had an enormous overview exhibition...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Laura Schurink
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Laura Schurink
From time to time we ask users of The New Shopping Bag about their life. In light of our new art inspired collection ‘Untitled’, we’ve approached several fantastic artists to...

SUSAN BIJL celebrates her love for art with new...
This Friday, February 22nd, we will launch ‘Untitled’, our new collection. ‘Untitled’ is a feast of colour and composition, giving a nod to the art that has inspired Susan.
SUSAN BIJL celebrates her love for art with new...
This Friday, February 22nd, we will launch ‘Untitled’, our new collection. ‘Untitled’ is a feast of colour and composition, giving a nod to the art that has inspired Susan.

Coming soon: 4 new SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot des...
This Friday the renowned Danish design house HAY will release the Six-Colour bag. These four new colourful versions of The New Shopping Bag will be available in HAY stores all...
Coming soon: 4 new SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot des...
This Friday the renowned Danish design house HAY will release the Six-Colour bag. These four new colourful versions of The New Shopping Bag will be available in HAY stores all...

Marc Ribot: art guitarist extraordinaire
It’s been more than a year since we posted an article about music. The upcoming concert of Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog in Rotterdam on February 16th is a fantastic reason...
Marc Ribot: art guitarist extraordinaire
It’s been more than a year since we posted an article about music. The upcoming concert of Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog in Rotterdam on February 16th is a fantastic reason...

Inside The New Shoppingbag – Ellie Uyttenbroek
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with Rotterdam artist Ellie Uyttenbroek. Ellie is a close...
Inside The New Shoppingbag – Ellie Uyttenbroek
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with Rotterdam artist Ellie Uyttenbroek. Ellie is a close...

Our annual Christmas recipe: Jack Bean’s spiced...
Can we already call this a tradition? For the third year in a row, we present you a delicious Christmas recipe, courtesy of a chef or restaurant that we frequent,...
Our annual Christmas recipe: Jack Bean’s spiced...
Can we already call this a tradition? For the third year in a row, we present you a delicious Christmas recipe, courtesy of a chef or restaurant that we frequent,...

Brand new by SUSAN BIJL: The New Bum Bag
This autumn SUSAN BIJL broadens the horizon of colourful and sustainable alternatives with the versatile The New Bum Bag. The New Bum Bag is the product that we ourselves were...
Brand new by SUSAN BIJL: The New Bum Bag
This autumn SUSAN BIJL broadens the horizon of colourful and sustainable alternatives with the versatile The New Bum Bag. The New Bum Bag is the product that we ourselves were...

Inside The New Shoppingbag – Chris Kabel
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with the inspiring fellow designer Chris Kabel. His works...
Inside The New Shoppingbag – Chris Kabel
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with the inspiring fellow designer Chris Kabel. His works...

New special collection: ETNOMANIE by Ellie Uytt...
Next week we will release a special collaboration with ETNOMANIE by Ellie Uyttenbroek. ETNOMANIE is a wordplay capturing the modern-life hysteria of globalization. Along with our celebrated shopping bags and...
New special collection: ETNOMANIE by Ellie Uytt...
Next week we will release a special collaboration with ETNOMANIE by Ellie Uyttenbroek. ETNOMANIE is a wordplay capturing the modern-life hysteria of globalization. Along with our celebrated shopping bags and...

1975: Growing up in Vinex
In March we launched our new collection ‘1975’, which celebrates Susan Bijl’s year of birth. Most of the names of the collection’s colours speak for themselves, like Volvo, Cleese, Jaws...
1975: Growing up in Vinex
In March we launched our new collection ‘1975’, which celebrates Susan Bijl’s year of birth. Most of the names of the collection’s colours speak for themselves, like Volvo, Cleese, Jaws...

Don’t miss the first ever Rotterdam Vegan Food ...
Next weekend, May 26th and 27th, the first ever Rotterdam Vegan Food & Drink Festival will take place just around the corner from our flagship store.
Don’t miss the first ever Rotterdam Vegan Food ...
Next weekend, May 26th and 27th, the first ever Rotterdam Vegan Food & Drink Festival will take place just around the corner from our flagship store.

New collection ‘1975’ celebrates Susan Bijl’s y...
We recently launched our new collection ‘1975’. With colour names as Volvo, Oak, Vinex, Cleese, Jaws, Zappa, Oranda and Floyd, ‘1975’ is a colourful celebration of Susan Bijl’s year of...
New collection ‘1975’ celebrates Susan Bijl’s y...
We recently launched our new collection ‘1975’. With colour names as Volvo, Oak, Vinex, Cleese, Jaws, Zappa, Oranda and Floyd, ‘1975’ is a colourful celebration of Susan Bijl’s year of...

How to dress to impress Wes
A new Wes Anderson movie is definitely one of the biggest events among film freaks all over the world. Back in 2014, when his previous movie The Grand Budapest Hotel...
How to dress to impress Wes
A new Wes Anderson movie is definitely one of the biggest events among film freaks all over the world. Back in 2014, when his previous movie The Grand Budapest Hotel...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Maya Roest & Misc...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with the lovely couple Maya Roest and Mischa van...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Maya Roest & Misc...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we got in touch with the lovely couple Maya Roest and Mischa van...

The New Backpack: a colourful and strong backpa...
Ahead of our new collection, we will release a new SUSAN BIJL product on February 16th: The New Backpack. Just like The New Shoppingbag we were looking to create a...
The New Backpack: a colourful and strong backpa...
Ahead of our new collection, we will release a new SUSAN BIJL product on February 16th: The New Backpack. Just like The New Shoppingbag we were looking to create a...

Passionately excited about curb your enthusiasm
Reunions are rare for television series. Shows tend to run for a couple of years and then they’re done, never to be seen again. This must be a rule, because...
Passionately excited about curb your enthusiasm
Reunions are rare for television series. Shows tend to run for a couple of years and then they’re done, never to be seen again. This must be a rule, because...

Back by popular demand: IFFR x SUSAN BIJL
Oh, what a joy! The annual International Film Festival Rotterdam is upon us. From January 24th till February 4th Rotterdam will be the worldwide center in the best of contemporary...
Back by popular demand: IFFR x SUSAN BIJL
Oh, what a joy! The annual International Film Festival Rotterdam is upon us. From January 24th till February 4th Rotterdam will be the worldwide center in the best of contemporary...

Kaapse Maria, an appreciation and a recipe
The end of the year is upon us and that basically means we’ve arrived in the annual period of reflection and appreciation. Our loyal readers will acknowledge that for SUSAN...
Kaapse Maria, an appreciation and a recipe
The end of the year is upon us and that basically means we’ve arrived in the annual period of reflection and appreciation. Our loyal readers will acknowledge that for SUSAN...

Inside The New Shopping Bag – Ruochen Wang
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we opened up with Ruochen Wang, dancer at the great Scapino Ballet Rotterdam...
Inside The New Shopping Bag – Ruochen Wang
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. For this edition we opened up with Ruochen Wang, dancer at the great Scapino Ballet Rotterdam...

Inside The New Shopping Bag: The Leftover serie...
In this edition we enter the creative world of C.Cruden, the Rotterdam fashion designer that makes beautiful garments out of recycled fabrics.
Inside The New Shopping Bag: The Leftover serie...
In this edition we enter the creative world of C.Cruden, the Rotterdam fashion designer that makes beautiful garments out of recycled fabrics.

Inside The New Shopping Bag: The Leftover serie...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. In the light of our new ‘Leftover’ collection, a collection entirely made of leftover fabric from...
Inside The New Shopping Bag: The Leftover serie...
From time to time we ask users of The New Shoppingbag about their life. In the light of our new ‘Leftover’ collection, a collection entirely made of leftover fabric from...