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The Recollection Archives – 2017: Repair

The Recollection Archives – 2017: Repair

Our 2020 collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark...

The Recollection Archives – 2017: Repair

Our 2020 collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark...

The Recollection Archives – 2015: Reshape

The Recollection Archives – 2015: Reshape

Our 2020 collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark...

The Recollection Archives – 2015: Reshape

Our 2020 collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark...

The Recollection Archives – 2014: Redistribute

The Recollection Archives – 2014: Redistribute

Our collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark important...

The Recollection Archives – 2014: Redistribute

Our collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. We are looking back at milestones that mark important...

The Recollection Archives – 2012: Rethink

The Recollection Archives – 2012: Rethink

Our collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. This year we are be looking back at milestones...

The Recollection Archives – 2012: Rethink

Our collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. This year we are be looking back at milestones...

NEW store: SUSAN BIJL store and office

NEW store: SUSAN BIJL store and office

This summer we quietly opened up our second official store in Rotterdam. In this store, we expanded the collection with items by interior and product designers. A place to shop...

NEW store: SUSAN BIJL store and office

This summer we quietly opened up our second official store in Rotterdam. In this store, we expanded the collection with items by interior and product designers. A place to shop...

The Recollection Archives – 2008: Reorganize

The Recollection Archives – 2008: Reorganize

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

The Recollection Archives – 2008: Reorganize

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

The Mirror Shopping Bag with Depot Boijmans van Beuningen

The Mirror Shopping Bag with Depot Boijmans van...

Just around the corner from our flagship store, a monumental building takes form. The reflection from more than a thousand mirrors catches our attention whenever we walk past the construction...

The Mirror Shopping Bag with Depot Boijmans van...

Just around the corner from our flagship store, a monumental building takes form. The reflection from more than a thousand mirrors catches our attention whenever we walk past the construction...

More colourful than ever: the new SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot

More colourful than ever: the new SUSAN BIJL x ...

Three years after our first collaboration, we’ve teamed up again with Bertjan Pot. The result is a collection that is even more colourful than the 2 we did together before....

More colourful than ever: the new SUSAN BIJL x ...

Three years after our first collaboration, we’ve teamed up again with Bertjan Pot. The result is a collection that is even more colourful than the 2 we did together before....

The Recollection Archives – 2006: Revolution

The Recollection Archives – 2006: Revolution

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In a series of blogs, we’re looking back...

The Recollection Archives – 2006: Revolution

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In a series of blogs, we’re looking back...

The 700+ SUSAN BIJL colouring pages you sent us (and the winners)

The 700+ SUSAN BIJL colouring pages you sent us...

In these dark days of staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis, we thought it would be fun to add some entertainment and colour to your lives by offering colouring...

The 700+ SUSAN BIJL colouring pages you sent us...

In these dark days of staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis, we thought it would be fun to add some entertainment and colour to your lives by offering colouring...

The Recollection Archives – 2005: Reconsider

The Recollection Archives – 2005: Reconsider

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

The Recollection Archives – 2005: Reconsider

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

The Recollection Archives – 2003: Reproduction

The Recollection Archives – 2003: Reproduction

Crafting the bags was taking up most of her daytime. To be honest, she didn’t have a very technical background in sewing and therefore spent many hours of frustration and...

The Recollection Archives – 2003: Reproduction

Crafting the bags was taking up most of her daytime. To be honest, she didn’t have a very technical background in sewing and therefore spent many hours of frustration and...

The Recollection archives – 2000: Reduction

The Recollection archives – 2000: Reduction

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

The Recollection archives – 2000: Reduction

Our new collection ‘Recollection’ is a celebration of 20 years of reducing waste in a colourful way: 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. In the months to come, we’ll be looking...

Recollection: celebrating 20 years of SUSAN BIJL

Recollection: celebrating 20 years of SUSAN BIJL

2020 marks 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. Therefore our new collection ‘Recollection’ will offer you 24 of our favourite The New Shopping Bag colour combinations of those 2 decades, as...

Recollection: celebrating 20 years of SUSAN BIJL

2020 marks 20 years of SUSAN BIJL. Therefore our new collection ‘Recollection’ will offer you 24 of our favourite The New Shopping Bag colour combinations of those 2 decades, as...

Reintroducing Leftover, a new collection made entirely out of leftover fabric

Reintroducing Leftover, a new collection made e...

Following our 2017 ‘Leftover’ collection, we will be launching a new collection of the same name on November 22nd, that’s again made completely of leftover fabric. The ‘Leftover’ collection unites...

Reintroducing Leftover, a new collection made e...

Following our 2017 ‘Leftover’ collection, we will be launching a new collection of the same name on November 22nd, that’s again made completely of leftover fabric. The ‘Leftover’ collection unites...

Clean-Up Walk & relaunch SUSAN BIJL ♥ Rotterdam

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

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....

Hooray! Our flagship store turns 5!

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...

Coming soon: SUSAN BIJL ♥ ROTTERDAM

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...

SUSAN BIJL celebrates her love for art with new ‘Untitled’ collection

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 designs for HAY

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...

Brand new by SUSAN BIJL: The New Bum Bag

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...

New special collection: ETNOMANIE by Ellie Uyttenbroek

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

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...

New collection ‘1975’ celebrates Susan Bijl’s year of birth

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...

The New Backpack: a colourful and strong backpack for everybody

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...

Back by popular demand: IFFR x SUSAN BIJL

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...

The Leftover collection, a collection entirely made out of leftover fabric

The Leftover collection, a collection entirely ...

In a further effort to reduce waste in a colourful way, we will launch a new collection entirely made of leftover fabric. The ‘Leftover’ collection unites fabric and colours from...

The Leftover collection, a collection entirely ...

In a further effort to reduce waste in a colourful way, we will launch a new collection entirely made of leftover fabric. The ‘Leftover’ collection unites fabric and colours from...

SUSAN BIJL teams up with Michiel Schuurman for ‘No Signal’ collection

SUSAN BIJL teams up with Michiel Schuurman for ...

Titled ‘No Signal’, the series contains new versions of SUSAN BIJL classics The New Shoppingbag (medium and large), The New Pouch (medium) and The Long Strap, that – typically for...

SUSAN BIJL teams up with Michiel Schuurman for ...

Titled ‘No Signal’, the series contains new versions of SUSAN BIJL classics The New Shoppingbag (medium and large), The New Pouch (medium) and The Long Strap, that – typically for...

Cool to school with our medium backpack

Cool to school with our medium backpack

We are over the moon with the launch of the medium edition of The New Foldable Backpack next week. Having three school going kids ourselves we were looking for a...

Cool to school with our medium backpack

We are over the moon with the launch of the medium edition of The New Foldable Backpack next week. Having three school going kids ourselves we were looking for a...

SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot: more colourful than ever

SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot: more colourful than ever

We are very excited to let you know we have teamed up with Bertjan Pot for a special collection. The cooperation has resulted in 6 very colourful specials, which will...

SUSAN BIJL x Bertjan Pot: more colourful than ever

We are very excited to let you know we have teamed up with Bertjan Pot for a special collection. The cooperation has resulted in 6 very colourful specials, which will...

Our new Minerals collection pays tribute to nature’s powerful colours

Our new Minerals collection pays tribute to nat...

We are very excited to have launched our new collection ‘Minerals’ on February 17th. With the 8 new colours Rhodo, Agaat, Jade, Helio, Git, Calcite, Aqua and Tetra we offer...

Our new Minerals collection pays tribute to nat...

We are very excited to have launched our new collection ‘Minerals’ on February 17th. With the 8 new colours Rhodo, Agaat, Jade, Helio, Git, Calcite, Aqua and Tetra we offer...