Visit
Visitor information
Design District is an event for interior designers, architects, designers, project designers, stylists, retailers and other interior professionals. At Design District you will find over 150 top brands that showcase their newest and best products. Varying from young designers and new labels to well-known brands. You will find furniture, lighting, sanitary, tiles, flooring, acoustic panels, fabrics and other materials. The stands are small, so only the newest products are shown. That makes Design District an uncluttered trade fair: Within only one day you will be up to date about what’s happening in interior design.
Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May are exclusively accessible to interior professionals. Friday 29th May students and public are also permitted to attend.
Students
Design District is a small-scale and high-end event for trade professionals, where participants maintain relationships and establish new business contacts. The quality of visitors is more important than quantity, and this also applies to visiting students. As in previous years, students with their supervisors are welcome at Design District. To maintain the balance between professional visitors and students, the following conditions apply:
Please send an e-mail to Evelien de Leeuw e.deleeuw@designdistrict.nl for visiting with students.
Opening hours and prices
Opening hours
Wednesday 27 May 2026
10.00 – 18.00 hrs
Thursday 28 May 2026
10.00 – 19.00 hrs
Friday 29 May 2026
10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th May are exclusively accessible to interior professionals. Friday 29th May students and public are also permitted to attend.
Dogs are not allowed in the halls of the Van Nelle Factory.
With invitation
Free
Discount ticket
€ 15
At the door
€ 30
When you pre-register via this site, you will receive a 50% discount voucher. You will then pay € 15 at the entrance instead of € 30. Registration will open at the end of March 2026.
Venue and directions
Van Nelle Factory
Van Nelleweg 1
3044 BC Rotterdam
Parking (paid or free)
Paid parking is available on the Van Nelle Factory site (€ 13.50 per day). In the neighborhood you can park on the public road, for example on the Horvathweg (€ 2.16 per hour). Please note: Parking is prohibited on the Schuttevaerweg from the roundabout to the Van Nelle.
Free parking is also possible: Especially for Design District we have rented the parking lot on the other side of the railway track. You come here by following the football and P5 on the ANWB signs. The entrance to the parking lot is opposite the Sparta Stadium. After parking you walk under the railway in a few minutes to the entrance of Design District. The site is guarded until half an hour after the closing of the fair. Parking is always at your own risk.
Tickets
When you pre-register via this site, you will receive a 50% discount voucher. You will then pay € 15 at the entrance instead of € 30. Registration will open at the end of March 2026.
For professionals
Are you an interior professional who wants to be completely up to date in just one day? Register for Design District via the button below and receive a voucher for 50% discount. You’ll pay only € 15 at the door instead of € 30.
For public and students
Are you a private visitor or student and would you still like to visit the trade fair to discover the latest interior design trends? Register for Design District on Friday, 29 May, and receive a discount voucher. With this voucher, you’ll pay only €15 at the door instead of €30.
Please note: Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 May are exclusively for professionals.
Have you received an invitation?
Have you, as a professional, received an invitation by email from the organisation? Then log in via the personal link in the invitation email.
Didn’t receive an email? Click the registration button for professionals next to this message.