Bre­uninger Sea­son Open­ing 2024

Fash­ion Hot­spot Kö-Bogen: Bre­uninger kicks off the fall/winter sea­son in a new set­ting under the plane trees

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 10. Septem­ber 2024.

With the con­struc­tion site cleared, the north side of Kö-Bogen becomes the focal point of Düsseldorf’s fash­ion scene. The renowned fash­ion and life­style com­pany Bre­uninger hos­ted an impress­ive sea­son open­ing, attract­ing both fash­ion enthu­si­asts and trend­set­ters to the flag­ship store at Kö-Bogen.

With eight excit­ing fash­ion shows, numer­ous mod­els, and 600 exclus­ive front-row seats, the event was a true high­light and provided the per­fect stage for present­ing Breuninger’s new fall/winter col­lec­tion. The 195-meter-long open-air cat­walk, set against the back­drop of Daniel Libeskind’s mod­ern archi­tec­tur­al ensemble, cre­ated an ideal set­ting to show­case the latest trend looks from the premi­um and lux­ury seg­ments, adding a unique flair to the event.

Live music from the band everso and DJ beats cre­ated a vibrant atmo­sphere out­doors. The charm­ing mod­er­a­tion by Jana Azizi ensured the smooth flow of the pro­gram, while styl­ist Grazi­ano Di Cin­tio skill­fully cur­ated the shows.

An array of activ­it­ies inside the ven­ue offered guests refresh­ing treats at the cham­pagne and matcha bar, along with pam­per­ing exper­i­ences in the barber­shop and beauty lounge on the ground floor. Exten­ded hours until 10 PM allowed vis­it­ors to enjoy late-night shopping.

With this event, Bre­uninger once again demon­strated that it is not just a place for exclus­ive fash­ion but also a cen­ter for innov­at­ive exper­i­ences and styl­ish high­lights. We look for­ward to more excit­ing events at Kö-Bogen!

Archi­tec­ture in Full Glory

Finally No More Construction

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 05. Septem­ber 2024

Good­bye! Tschö! Adi­os! The long-stand­ing con­struc­tion site around the Kö-Bogen has finally become a thing of the past, and the rear part of the area is already emer­ging as a new favor­ite for many. Keyword: Düsseldorf’s new shop­ping cen­ter. Fol­low­ing the motto “Back is the new front,” numer­ous vis­it­ors are gath­er­ing at Haus Hofgarten to enjoy the last sum­mer days of the year on the steps by the water.

The build­ing ensemble, designed by inter­na­tion­ally renowned star archi­tect Daniel Libeskind—who also cre­ated the fam­ous Jew­ish Museum in Berlin—shines in full splendor. Libeskind’s green spaces along the out­er walls of the build­ing blend seam­lessly into the city­scape, com­plet­ing the icon­ic glit­ter­ing façade, which is loc­ated near the Hofgarten. This newly cre­ated oas­is of tran­quil­ity provides a wel­come retreat from the hustle and bustle along Königsallee.

The fash­ion world has also dis­covered the area: Bre­uninger is util­iz­ing the impress­ive back­drop behind the Kö-Bogen to show­case this year’s Fall/Winter col­lec­tion. After the extra­vag­ant fash­ion shows by the water in recent years, this is a refresh­ing change for vis­it­ors. Thou­sands of spec­tat­ors are enjoy­ing the open-air show right next to the flag­ship store. With live music and late-night shop­ping, the life­style com­pany is bring­ing fash­ion into an urb­an context.

With the long-awaited com­ple­tion, the back­drop now har­mo­ni­ously integ­rates into the sur­round­ing Schad­owstraße and Joachim-Erwin-Platz. These spaces not only attract fash­ion enthu­si­asts and vis­it­ors to our beau­ti­ful city on the Rhine, but also give the area a fresh, mod­ern char­ac­ter. The loc­al gast­ro­nomy has also benefited from the neighborhood’s new splendor: Pop­u­lar res­taur­ants and bars, such as Eduard’s by Bre­uninger, invite guests to unwind and enjoy relaxed even­ings with a drink in hand..

Cred­it: Sven Kubeile

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Sun, sum­mer hol­i­days, and every­one away?

There’s some­thing hap­pen­ing at Kö-Bogen in every season

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 05. August 2024

At Kö-Bogen, vaca­tions don’t mat­ter because there’s always some­thing hap­pen­ing here, no mat­ter the sea­son. It’s the all-weath­er hub of urb­an hot­spots, so to speak. Why is that? It’s not just the weath­er – it’s more about a dif­fer­ent kind of meas­ure that can­’t be quan­ti­fied but can be felt: passion!

We’ve seen a tango group dan­cing in nasty, dreary rain – incred­ible, those images. Dur­ing intense heat, there have been fash­ion shows with large audi­ences; they might have pre­ferred the pool, but Düs­sel­dor­fi­ans don’t miss fash­ion shows at the Kö-Bogen because they are pas­sion­ately well done. The events are usu­ally a beau­ti­fully wrapped love let­ter to Ins­tagram, because in front of the glit­ter­ing facade by star archi­tect Daniel Libe­s­kind, even a potato sack looks fantastic.

That’s why, in the sum­mer, vin­tage cars roll in – vehicles that have aged beau­ti­fully and take their anti-aging tour to the Kö-Bogen. It’s still young, just 11 years old. Pub­lic events are very pop­u­lar, like Sun­set & Net­work­ing by Kö-Bogen (among oth­ers, on the occa­sion of DFD), archi­tec­ture tours, salsa nights, clas­sic car exhib­i­tions, large fash­ion events by Bre­uninger, cook­ing classes by the Miele Exper­i­ence Cen­ter, and much more. The hunt­ing sea­son will soon be open again when Bre­uninger shows its next new col­lec­tion, when all the win­dows are filled with new trends, and the place becomes a source of inspir­a­tion. It takes me about 10 minutes to circle the Kö-Bogen, make a round and see what’s hap­pen­ing. It usu­ally takes longer, and I quickly grab a gelato or some­thing else. The pas­sion with which people fill the Kö-Bogen with life always has dif­fer­ent col­ors, dif­fer­ent facets, new inspir­a­tion. And in the end, it’s just like the first big break: every­one meets up – and every­one knows each oth­er. Wheth­er it’s sum­mer or winter.

Fotos: Andreas Endermann 

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Sum­mer at Kö-Bogen

A Look Back and a Glimpse Ahead at the 2024 Event Highlights

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 17. Juni 2024.

Sum­mer at Kö-Bogen in Düs­sel­dorf is in full swing and has already delighted numer­ous vis­it­ors. The event series, tak­ing place from April to Septem­ber 2024, offers a diverse pro­gram of cul­ture, dance, music, and enjoy­ment. Here is a look back at the high­lights so far and a glimpse ahead at the upcom­ing events.

The kick­off for the open-air sea­son came in April with “Hanami at Kö-Bogen by Little Tokyo.” In col­lab­or­a­tion with Japan­ese food spe­cial­ists Tak­umi, vis­it­ors exper­i­enced a culin­ary high­light with tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese food and drinks. The ensemble WAGAKU MIY­ABI provided authen­t­ic east­ern sounds with Koto and Shinobue. A spe­cial high­light was the pho­to­graphy work­shop with pro­fes­sion­al pho­to­graph­er Andreas Ender­mann, who shared valu­able tips on per­spect­ives and techniques.

In May, the pop­u­lar open-air dance events “Salsa at Kö-Bogen” and “Tango at Kö-Bogen” began. Dance enthu­si­asts could, weath­er per­mit­ting, first attend free intro­duct­ory courses and then enjoy the dance nights with all the exper­i­enced dance enthu­si­asts. The open-air dance events con­tin­ue: In August and Septem­ber, vis­it­ors can once again dance to Salsa and Tango rhythms.

Anoth­er high­light in May was the launch of the new event format “Sun­set & Net­work­ing by Kö-Bogen.” In this format, Kö-Bogen trans­forms into an after-work lounge with deck chairs, stalls, drinks, and chil­lout sounds from pop­u­lar DJs. A photo booth allows vis­it­ors to cap­ture spe­cial moments. The next dates are August 15 and Septem­ber 19.

An addi­tion­al “Sun­set & Net­work­ing by Kö-Bogen” event will take place as part of the Fash­ion Days on July 27, start­ing at 12:00 PM.

June brought the “Love­bird Fest­iv­al,” where vari­ous music genres were presen­ted on an open-air stage. The fest­iv­al was organ­ized by Petra Schli­eter-Gropp and Nils Gropp, sup­por­ted by the Sparda-Bank West Found­a­tion for Art, Cul­ture, and Social Affairs, and offered a won­der­ful music­al high­light. On June 13, “Kö-Bogen – Live on Stage” cel­eb­rated its premiere, with loc­al musi­cians and bands per­form­ing at the “Ueck­er Nagel” artwork.

Sum­mer at Kö-Bogen is far from over! With a diverse pro­gram of dance, archi­tec­tur­al tours, enjoy­ment, and cul­ture, Kö-Bogen will con­tin­ue to offer numer­ous high­lights in the com­ing months. Mark the dates in your cal­en­dar and be there when Kö-Bogen becomes the stage for unfor­get­table moments.

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Calv­in Klein Opens at Kö-Bogen

Influ­en­cer and Fash­ion Enthu­si­asts at the Grand Open­ing of the Styl­ish New Store

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 27. Mai 2024

Last Thursday, Calv­in Klein cel­eb­rated the offi­cial open­ing of its new Calv­in Klein store in Kö-Bogen. Along with around 200 invited guests, the fash­ion com­pany also wel­comed sev­er­al renowned influ­en­cers, includ­ing Aleandra Frerk, Anthony Felice, Tobi­as Reu­ter, Fil­iz, Jonas Kauten­bur­ger, Den­nis Boeer, Emil Larsen, and oth­er prom­in­ent fig­ures from the social media scene.

The spa­cious, 474 square meter store, filled with nat­ur­al light, show­cases the latest women’s and men’s col­lec­tions, accessor­ies, and under­wear in a styl­ish and mod­ern set­ting. With the Chalk design concept, Calv­in Klein focuses on mod­ern, min­im­al­ist archi­tec­ture, high­lighted by con­tem­por­ary sur­faces and mono­chrome tones. The fit­ting rooms, accen­ted with Douglas fir wood and soft light­ing, cre­ate a relaxed and styl­ish shop­ping atmosphere.

Fotos: Annika Yanura

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Hanami at Kö-Bogen

Exper­i­en­cing the Beauty of Cherry Blos­soms in Düsseldorf

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 25. April 2024

Spring is the per­fect time to cel­eb­rate the tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese fest­iv­al of Hanami and admire the splendor of bloom­ing cherry blos­soms. You can also wit­ness this breath­tak­ing spec­tacle at Kö-Bogen in Düs­sel­dorf. The glass facades of the build­ing and the green sur­round­ings provide the per­fect back­drop for a Hanami picnic.

Des­pite the unpre­dict­able weath­er and the early bloom of the trees, we kicked off the open-air sea­son with a new format called “Hanami at Kö-Bogen by Little Tokyo,” in col­lab­or­a­tion with the pop­u­lar Japan-Food spe­cial­ist Tak­umi. They spe­cially cre­ated tra­di­tion­al dishes such as Dan­gos, Bento­boxes, and vari­ous Ramen for this event at Kö-Bogen.

The ensemble WAGAKU MIY­ABI, with their tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese instru­ments, provided the per­fect music­al accom­pani­ment, while DJ Fuse played relax­ing tunes. To enhance the Hanami exper­i­ence, we also organ­ized a Japan­ese “Cherry Blos­som” pro­mo­tion cam­paign, where sus­tain­ably pro­duced place mats in the Japan­ese style (hand­made in Ger­many) were giv­en away to the visitors.

Andreas Stolz in the Busi­ness Pod­cast Unplugged

From Real Estate to Brand: Sus­tain­able Urb­an Devel­op­ment at Kö-Bogen

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 17. April 2024

Kö-Bogen: More Than Just a Build­ing – the Dynam­ic Heart of Düsseldorf

The real estate land­scape is marked by a mul­ti­tude of remark­able pro­jects, yet few have man­aged to become the icon of a city. The Kö-Bogen in Düs­sel­dorf is one of these phe­nom­ena – a prop­erty that has grown bey­ond its phys­ic­al bound­ar­ies to become a brand and a vibrant focal point in urb­an devel­op­ment. In the epis­ode “Busi­ness Düs­sel­dorf Unplugged,” hos­ted by Andrea Gre­u­ner and presen­ted in col­lab­or­a­tion with the Rotonda Busi­ness Club, the IHK, and the Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ment Düs­sel­dorf, Andreas Stolz, Head of Asset Man­age­ment NRW at Art-Invest Real Estate, provides deep insights into the pro­ject that has pro­foundly changed the Düs­sel­dorf city­scape. With over 30 years of exper­i­ence in the real estate mar­ket, Andreas Stolz embod­ies solid­ity, foresight, and fairness.

The Kö-Bogen shines like a pre­cious jew­el in the European port­fo­lio of Art-Invest Real Estate. How­ever, its sig­ni­fic­ance goes far bey­ond the role of a mere asset. Rather, it is a driver of urb­an devel­op­ment in Düsseldorf.

With a clear vis­ion for the future and a strategy focused on sus­tain­ab­il­ity and cit­izen par­ti­cip­a­tion, this pro­ject has evolved into a vibrant mar­ket­place that serves as a meet­ing point and exper­i­en­tial space. Diverse events and ini­ti­at­ives, such as the involve­ment of the loc­al Asi­an com­munity or part­ner­ships with the Tan­zhaus NRW, give the Kö-Bogen a spe­cial char­ac­ter and under­score its com­mit­ment to being an access­ible and appeal­ing place for all.

The Kö-Bogen rep­res­ents a suc­cess­ful syn­thes­is of mod­ern archi­tec­ture and vibrant use that appeals to and integ­rates all cit­izens and vis­it­ors alike. It is thus much more than an address – it is a suc­cess story that pro­foundly shapes the face of Düs­sel­dorf and reflects the spir­it of the city.

For more, tune in to the pod­cast:  #176 über Immob­i­li­en im Allge­mein­en und den Kö Bogen, als eines der Wahrzeichen von Düs­sel­dorf, im Beson­der­en: mit Andreas Stolz (Head of Asset Man­age­ment der Art-Invest Real Estate) von Wirtschaft Düs­sel­dorf unplugged (spotify.com)

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Culin­ary Delights with Laura Koerv­er at the Miele Exper­i­ence Cen­ter in Kö-Bogen

“Keep It Easy”

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 15. April 2024

On April 9th, the Miele Exper­i­ence Cen­ter in Kö-Bogen was trans­formed into a stage of culin­ary inspir­a­tion and con­scious enjoy­ment. Under the motto of her newly released cook­book “Keep It Easy”, Laura Koerv­er, a pion­eer of simple yet extraordin­ary cuisine, led an even­ing that allowed guests to exper­i­ence the import­ance of healthy eat­ing with all their senses.

Laura Koerv­er, author and food entre­pren­eur, shared her under­stand­ing of culin­ary trends and her per­son­al insights into the integ­ra­tion of high-qual­ity nutri­tion into a dynam­ic life­style. Her exper­i­ence as a busi­ness­wo­man and moth­er, who incor­por­ates healthy eat­ing habits into a busy daily routine, sparked lively dis­cus­sions among the 53 guests in attendance.

Along­side these inspir­ing dia­logues, the Miele team metic­u­lously presen­ted healthy delights selec­ted from Laura’s new cook­book “Keep It Easy”. These sig­na­ture dishes high­lighted that qual­ity and taste go hand in hand and raised aware­ness of how essen­tial good and nutri­ent-rich food is for our well-being. In times when there is a high rate of nutri­tion-related health prob­lems like dia­betes or car­di­ovas­cu­lar dis­eases, this even­ing demon­strated that a switch to a nutri­ent-rich diet – plen­ti­ful in veget­ables, fruits, and whole grains – is key to a health­i­er life.

This event delight­fully illus­trated the grow­ing demand for sus­tain­able and healthy nutrition.

As the per­fect host, the Miele Exper­i­ence Cen­ter in Kö-Bogen, with its top-notch con­sult­ing and innov­at­ive product present­a­tions, provided the ideal set­ting to exper­i­ence Laura Koerver’s philo­sophies. An even­ing full of inspir­a­tion, exchange, and culin­ary dis­cov­er­ies that will res­on­ate for a long time. It was a night that showed healthy cuisine can be simple, tasty, and an integ­ral part of an act­ive lifestyle.

To crown the even­ing, the Miele team dis­trib­uted Laura Koerver’s new cook­book “Keep It Easy” as a last­ing memento, which guests could have per­son­ally signed by her.

Hanami at Kö-Bogen

The count­down is on!

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 06. März 2024

I have them firmly in sight, the won­der­ful, hap­pi­ness-indu­cing Japan­ese cherry trees at Kö-Bogen. We love the awaken­ing of spring – and eagerly await the first signs! Hanami is one of them! When people gath­er in parks and gar­dens in spring to admire the stun­ning full bloom of cherry blos­soms, the tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese Hanami fest­iv­al is cel­eb­rated. The arrival of the cherry blos­soms, also known as “Sak­ura,” marks the begin­ning of spring and is often seen as a sym­bol of beauty and tran­si­ence. Hanami is a tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese prac­tice that ori­gin­ated in the 8th cen­tury, when the Japan­ese nobil­ity began to appre­ci­ate the beauty of cherry blos­soms and pic­nic togeth­er under the bloom­ing trees. The word con­sists of the two Japan­ese terms “Hana” (flower) and “Mi” (view­ing). The events range from small fam­ily pic­nics to large fest­ivals with tra­di­tion­al music, dance, and culin­ary delights. View­ing the cherry blos­soms and cel­eb­rat­ing spring are thus integ­ral parts of Japan­ese cul­ture and are passed down from gen­er­a­tion to gen­er­a­tion. But Hanami is not only a visu­al delight, it also has deep cul­tur­al sig­ni­fic­ance: it reminds people to appre­ci­ate the beauty of the moment and accept the tran­si­ence of life, a philo­sophy known as “Mono no Aware.” Hanami is there­fore not only an annu­al tra­di­tion but also an expres­sion of Japan­ese appre­ci­ation for nature and aes­thet­ics. And that’s exactly what fits with Kö-Bogen and the inter­na­tion­al, cos­mo­pol­it­an city of Düsseldorf.

Fol­low us on Ins­tagram, where there will be more news about our events soon!

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Kö-Bogen is one of the des­tin­a­tions of the city walk on the top­ic of cli­mate change with Vis­it Düsseldorf

City walk around the climate

POS­TED BY ALEX IWAN, 28. Feb­ru­ar 2024

Cli­mate change is one of the greatest glob­al chal­lenges of our time, with its impacts being diverse and far-reach­ing. Cli­mate change is not only an envir­on­ment­al issue but also has social, eco­nom­ic, and polit­ic­al dimen­sions. Dur­ing the 2‑hour city walk Cli­mate (Change), Vis­it Düs­sel­dorf com­bines the major sights of our city with inform­a­tion about the cli­mate along the Rhine and how it affects our city. Dur­ing the tour, not only are his­tor­ic­al facts nar­rated inter­est­ingly, but also bridges are repeatedly built to today’s chal­lenges of cli­mate change – from urb­an plan­ning meas­ures of the past and future to mod­ern cli­mate-friendly build­ings and the role of green spaces and con­tem­por­ary tree stock.

The Kö-Bogen is a sus­tain­able high­light of the city and the walk. The build­ing ensemble is not only an archi­tec­tur­al mas­ter­piece but also con­trib­utes to envir­on­ment­al pro­tec­tion with its LEED cer­ti­fic­a­tion. The extens­ively greened roof houses five insect hotels and 24 nest­ing boxes for vari­ous anim­al spe­cies, includ­ing endangered spe­cies such as kestrels and bats, which were developed in col­lab­or­a­tion with the NABU. The facade of the build­ing is ver­tic­ally struc­tured through incisions, in which green­ing is integ­rated. This brings the adja­cent court­yard garden into the build­ing. The Kö-Bogen is an inspir­ing example of sus­tain­able con­struc­tion in the city and deserves to be explored.  Join us on Sunday, March 10th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, meet­ing point is the Tour­ist Inform­a­tion — Vis­it Düs­sel­dorf Rhein­straße 3, 40213 Düsseldorf. 

You can find more inform­a­tion about this in this Link!