Claessens Erdmann architects & designers

What Claessens Erdmann architects & designers does

Claessens Erdmann architects & designers, operating as 'Ce.', is a private Dutch design bureau founded in 1984 and headquartered at Kruithuisstraat 19 in Amsterdam. The firm specializes in branded spaces: strategy, design, and implementation of interior environments, products, and graphics that translate client brand identities into physical retail, office, hospitality, leisure, and cultural-institution settings. Its core offering combines interior architecture with experience design, and through the 2023 NieuweVaart joint initiative with WT Interactive it has added interactive storytelling capabilities and shared office space at the same Amsterdam address.

Ce. generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements with enterprise clients. There are no publicly disclosed pricing models; engagements are scope-driven and tied to brand-environment design, interior architecture, experience centers, retail concepts, and exhibition stands. The customer base is enterprise across multiple verticals: athletic retail (Foot Locker EMEA with 150+ projects over three years, Nike), casinos and hospitality (Holland Casino with multiple locations), software (AFAS Software), banking (Mizuho European HQ), maritime (Feadship/De Voogt, Boskalis), agriculture (Rijk Zwaan, FruitMasters), museums (Frans Hals), and convenience retail (REWE To Go in Germany). Geographic delivery spans the Netherlands, Belgium, and the DACH region.

The firm is small (11–50 employees), privately held as a Dutch B.V., and operates without disclosed funding, parent companies, or subsidiaries. Strategic growth levers include the NieuweVaart partnership, annual thought-leadership events such as GLUE Amsterdam, international trade-show projects (e.g., Quooker at Eurocucina 2026 in Milan), and new-vertical entry into luxury hospitality (Amstel 111). Sustainability is integrated via circular-design principles. There are no disclosed revenue figures, AI-native products, or technology platform offerings; AI is referenced only as an internal design-tooling competency in recent hiring materials.

Name

Claessens Erdmann architects & designers

Legal name

Claessens Erdmann architects & designers B.V.

Website

https://c-e.design

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Claessens Erdmann architects & designers (Ce.) is a private Amsterdam-based design bureau founded in 1984 that creates branded retail, office, hospitality, and leisure environments for enterprise clients across EMEA, including Foot Locker, Nike, Holland Casino, AFAS Software, and Mizuho.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Graphic Design Services (54143), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Branded space design
• Interior architecture services
• Retail environment design
• Corporate office design
• Experience design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Design and Architecture Services: Project-based professional services revenue from interior design, space branding, branded environment design, and architecture services for corporate clients across retail, office, hospitality, and leisure sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Claessens Erdmann architects & designers is a strategic design bureau specializing in branded spaces — delivering strategy, design, and implementation of interior environments for work, retail, hospitality, and leisure clients. The firm combines interior architecture with brand-driven experiential design and partners with specialists (e.g., NieuweVaart, WT Interactive) to extend services into interactive storytelling and brand activation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Branded Space Design Services End-to-end branded space design service covering strategy, design, and implementation for work environments, retail, hospitality, and leisure clients. Delivered to enterprise clients seeking brand-driven interior environments.
• Retail Environment Design Design and implementation of branded retail interiors for consumer-facing brands such as Nike, translating brand identity into physical retail and flagship environments.
• Corporate Office Design Design and implementation of branded corporate work environments for enterprise clients such as AFAS Software, aligning office interiors with corporate identity and culture.
• Hospitality & Leisure Venue Design Design and implementation of branded interiors for hospitality and leisure operators such as Holland Casino, creating differentiated guest experiences in venues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Foot Locker store visitor numbers increased from 7,500 to approximately 17,000 per week after redesign
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WeltevreeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 September 2025Co-organizers of GLUE'25 Amsterdam event on wellbeing as design principle, bringing together design, psychology, and practice perspectives.
• FacilitylinQminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 September 2025Co-organizers of GLUE'25 Amsterdam event on wellbeing as design principle.
• WT InteractivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2023Strategic partnership under 'NieuweVaart' brand combining Claessens Erdmann's space branding expertise with WT Interactive's interactive storytelling capabilities. Jointly developing experience centers and branded environments for clients. Both firms share office space at Nieuwe Vaart canal in Amsterdam.
• Rijk ZwaancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on Seed Connect Centre and ongoing headquarters interior design. Rijk Zwaan is one of the world's largest vegetable seed producers.
• RoosRos ArchitectencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Rijk Zwaan Seed Connect Centre project, with Ce. designing interior.
• GielissenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for THUIS de Showroom project with Dura Vermeer.
• NextonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical installation partner for THUIS de Showroom project.
• BAMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Schiphol Noord bicycle service point project.
• Schiphol GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership on Schiphol projects including bicycle service point, bus station, and TestLab.
• Vervoerregio AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in GoinGDutch program and Schiphol Noord bicycle service point development.
• GenslercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational design and architecture firm collaborating with Ce. on Holland Casino Enschede renovation, adapting Gensler's Las Vegas designs to Dutch building regulations.
• Roman and WilliamscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNew York-based design studio collaborating on 5-star hotel Amstel 111 project in Amsterdam.
• Studio IlsecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLondon-based design studio collaborating on 5-star hotel Amstel 111 project in Amsterdam.
• NicemakersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAmsterdam-based design studio collaborating on 5-star hotel Amstel 111 project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm that already partners with Ce. on Holland Casino Enschede. Represents the broader incumbent scale that Ce. complements but cannot match for multi-region enterprise rollouts.
• MVRDV: Dutch architecture and design firm with global reach across architecture, interiors, and urban design. Comparable in Dutch origin and design-led approach but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• UNStudio: Amsterdam-headquartered global architecture and design firm. Operates broadly in the same design services market as Ce. but at much larger scale and broader project scope.

Direct peers

• D/Dock: Amsterdam-based strategic design firm focused on retail, hospitality, and workplace environments. Directly comparable boutique in size and specialism to Ce., with similar brand-experience positioning and international client base.
• Storey Studio: Amsterdam-based experience and brand-environment design studio. Directly comparable in scale and specialism to Ce.'s space-branding focus, serving similar enterprise clients across retail and hospitality.
• Studio Piet Boon: Dutch design and architecture firm covering interiors, products, and branded spaces. Comparable Dutch design bureau with multi-disciplinary design services including interiors and product design.
• Studio Ilse: London-based industrial and brand design studio collaborating with Ce. on the Amstel 111 hotel project. Comparable boutique design studio with brand-interior and product design overlap.
• Concrete Architectural Associates: Amsterdam interior architecture firm designing hotels, restaurants, retail, and offices. Comparable boutique competing in the same Benelux market with overlapping brand-interior design capabilities.
• Roman and Williams: New York-based design studio collaborating with Ce. on Amstel 111 hotel. Comparable boutique with brand-environment and hospitality interior design specialism similar to Ce.'s work for Holland Casino and Quooker.
• Kossmann.dejong: Dutch experience design firm specializing in museums, branded environments, and storytelling spaces. Highly comparable to Ce.'s work on the Rijk Zwaan Seed Connect Centre and Frans Hals Museum, both narrative-driven physical environments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ce_achitects_designers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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