Located on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the Van Nelle factory is a very impressive feat of architecture. The Van Nelle business started in 1782, with an intimate local shop selling the much-in-demand products of tea, coffee, and tobacco. Back in those days, you couldn’t simply go to a supermarket for your produce. As with many businesses selling such products, the Van Nelle’s thrived back in those days. They established trade across the world and founded multiple plantations in India. Piggelmee and Tureluur, were the company mascots, two dwarfs who went…
