Amsterbike

05/09/2026

I don't think I'm ready to let it go...
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28/08/2026

If you're anything like me, you are tired of finding bad quality Shein clothes at Amsterdam vintage stores that still sell for over €20!!! Therefore, we here at Amsterbike have assembled our favorite truly cheap and truly funky thrifts in the city. Most importantly, many of these organizations go above and beyond for their neighborhoods, making your purchase that much more impactful. Follow us for more local tips 👠

27/08/2026

Just a day in Amsterdam. Which one are you and what did I miss? tag your maatjes

21/08/2026

19/08/2026

Summer in Amsterdam, by boat 💗

07/08/2026

Introducing our next guide, the lovely Peter! Check back next week for more!

06/08/2026

Enjoyed our city’s amazing canal pride parade?  Still in town for the week, or have lived here your whole life? Either way, when it comes to Amsterdam’s q***r history, there is always more to learn!

We have created this free off-the-beaten-path self-guided q***r history tour (that’s a mouthful!) to give both visitors and residents a way to explore it for themselves. We’d of course love it if you rented a bike from us and followed the route that way 🚲, but you can just as easily use this as a free self-guided walking tour.

More than anything, we just want to share a little more of the history that helped shape the city we love. 🌈

Photo credit:
Slide 4: Peter de Wit, “Facemepls”, Wikimedia Commons
Slides 7 + 8: Paul2, Wikimedia Commons

30/07/2026

As a tried-and-true Amsterdammer, and even as a visiting tourist, you’ve definitely seen this tiny, slightly strange house sitting behind Amsterdam Central - but do you know what it is?

Our resident urbanists and fantastic tour guides Christiaan and Katie have just written a new blog about the unassuming NACO-huisje. Built in 1919 by architect Guillaume la Croix (1877-1923), its dramatic roofing and intricate detailing reveal a concealed story, one that residents and architecture enthusiastics alike often miss.

Amsterdam School is an expressionist architectural style that is often celebrated as “distinctly Dutch”. You can spot heaps of it around the Netherlands, noted for its dramatic brickwork and hidden joyful details, like motifs of animals or human figurines. However, what is often ignored in popular discourse is that many of its forms were influenced (aka: often replicated without credit) from Indonesian tribal architecture, crafts and design during the Dutch colonial period.

It was no secret that some of the school’s greatest designers looked to Indonesia for inspiration – Amsterdamse School journal Wendingen sometimes featured Indonesian and more broadly Asian designs. Yet recognition is, of course, not the same as equal authorship or meaningful credit. Indonesian architecture, objects, motifs and knowledge were filtered through colonial exhibitions and then transformed into a movement celebrated mainly under Dutch architects’ names.

At the Scheepvaarthuis, for example, a stained-glass image was copied from a Balinese ‘Parba’ taken during the Dutch military expedition to Bali in 1906, while the original maker was erased from the object’s history. The NACO-huisje is a good reminder that architectural styles do not emerge in innocent isolation.

Want to learn more about the Indonesian influence on Amsterdamse School? You can read our blog and join our 3 hour Amsterdam city highlights tour. Otherwise, you can rent a bike from us here at Amsterbike and visit and , the best places to learn about this design style.

30/07/2026

As a tried-and-true Amsterdammer, and even as a visiting tourist, you’ve definitely seen this tiny, slightly strange house sitting behind Amsterdam Central - but do you know what it is?

Our resident urbanists and fantastic tour guides Christiaan and Katie have just written a new blog about the unassuming NACO-huisje. Built in 1919 by architect Guillaume la Croix (1877-1923), its dramatic roofing and intricate detailing reveal a concealed story, one that residents and architecture enthusiastics alike often miss.

Amsterdam School is an expressionist architectural style that is often celebrated as “distinctly Dutch”. You can spot heaps of it around the Netherlands, noted for its dramatic brickwork and hidden joyful details, like motifs of animals or human figurines. However, what is often ignored in popular discourse is that many of its forms were influenced (aka: often replicated without credit) from Indonesian tribal architecture, crafts and design during the Dutch colonial period.

It was no secret that some of the school’s greatest designers looked to Indonesia for inspiration – Amsterdamse School journal Wendingen sometimes featured Indonesian and more broadly Asian designs. Yet recognition is, of course, not the same as equal authorship or meaningful credit. Indonesian architecture, objects, motifs and knowledge were filtered through colonial exhibitions and then transformed into a movement celebrated mainly under Dutch architects’ names.

At the Scheepvaarthuis, for example, a stained-glass image was copied from a Balinese ‘Parba’ taken during the Dutch military expedition to Bali in 1906, while the original maker was erased from the object’s history. The NACO-huisje is a good reminder that architectural styles do not emerge in innocent isolation.

Want to learn more about the Indonesian influence on Amsterdamse School? You can join our 3 hour Amsterdam city highlights tour. Otherwise, you can rent a bike from us here at Amsterbike and visit and , the best places to learn more about this design style.

16/05/2026

Our today countryside e-bike tour with cheese farm