Belgium
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Belgium - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Belgium.
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This centuries-old Belgian farmhouse is hiding a 1920s-style nightclub beneath itVan Damme-Vandeputte Architects has transformed a historic, rural home into a deeply sophisticated space of colour and detail – with a Parisian-inspired cabaret in the basement
By Anna Solomon Published
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Go avant-garde in Antwerp, the design hotspot to knowA visit to ‘the diamond capital of the world’ will stimulate and inspire your senses in the best way. Here’s what we recommend
By Sofia de la Cruz Last updated
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A former artist’s home in Belgium is redesigned with a retro-cool aestheticPreviously the home of the late artist Antoon De Clerc, Painter's House, renovated by Atelier Vens Vanbelle, blends contemporary touches with Bauhaus colours and a 1950s midcentury design
By Tianna Williams Published
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Brusk, a new cultural destination in Bruges, is everything an exhibition hall should be and moreWelcome to the Brusk exhibition hall, designed by Robbrecht en Daem and Olivier Salens architecten, the latest addition to the Bruges Museum Quarter
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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Hotel Julien reworks the familiar in AntwerpInterior designer Bea Mombaers and architect Peter Ivens use custom furniture, low lighting and timeworn materials to shape the next chapter of a beloved Belgian stay
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in AprilFrom a pyramid-inspired home in Milton Keynes to a Belgian villa of sinuous concrete curves – these are the finest examples of residential architecture to cross our desks this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour a curvy concrete seaside villa moored in the North Sea dunesMagalie Munters' concrete villa on the Belgian coast features curving concrete walls and pristine seashell-like interiors
By Léa Teuscher Published
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This renovated Belgian townhouse remembers its bourgeois roots with exquisite, layered detailingFor a family of five, designer Victoria-Maria Geyer transformed a historic Brussels home into a warm, elegant residence that blends global craftsmanship with vintage-modern furnishings
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour this Flemish house, a designer’s own haven, anchored to life and landscapeA new Flemish house by architect Pascal Bilquin and interior designer Julie Thiers expands the living experience from its carefully curated interiors to the green Belgian countryside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘It’s about reality’: at Maison Margiela, Glenn Martens is creating clothes to live inThe house’s new creative director is bringing his own signature irreverence to the avant-garde brand, finding inspiration in moments of quotidian beauty
By Jack Moss Published
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The diverse world of Belgian embassy design – 'style and class without exaggeration''Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World' offers a deep dive into the architecture representing the country across the globe – bringing context to diplomatic architecture
By David Plaisant Published
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How a former women’s community in Belgium became a model for adaptive reuseA Hasselt beguinage, transformed to the 21st century through smart adaptive reuse by London-based architect David Kohn and Antwerp's Dirk Somers, makes for a fitting home for the city's Interior Architecture university programme
By Ellen Himelfarb Published
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Woodstock House reinterprets modernist legacy through 21st-century sustainabilityLocally sourced materials and high design ambition merge in the newest residential work by Belgium’s BC Architects & Studies & Materials
By Malaika Byng Published
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The cultural weight of girlhood is complex and beautiful at MoMuA new Antwerp exhibition, ‘Girls. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between’, frames girlhood as both archetype and subversion, featuring works by Sofia Coppola, Louise Bourgeois, and more
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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‘Landscape architecture is the queen of science’: Emanuele Coccia in conversation with Bas SmetsItalian philosopher Emanuele Coccia meets Belgian landscape architect Bas Smets to discuss nature, cities and ‘biospheric thinking’
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Explore the landscape of the future with Bas SmetsLandscape architect Bas Smets on the art, philosophy and science of his pioneering approach: ‘a site is not in a state of “being”, but in a constant state of “becoming”’
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Stuff That Surrounds You, episode three: Inside the home of architect Glenn SestigIn The Stuff That Surrounds You, Wallpaper* explores a life through objects. This episode, we’re invited inside an architectural gem – just what you'd expect from one of the most distinctive voices in the field today
By Anna Solomon Published
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The Standard, Brussels makes a stylish case for work-life balanceThis playful yet polished city escape blends global flair, local flavour, and rooftop views worth lingering over
By Giovanna Dunmall Published
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Tour Eurostar’s sleek new lounges in Paris and BrusselsLondon-based Chris Bagot Architects has designed a stylish environment in which to work or unwind prior to high-speed rail travel
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Postcard from Brussels: a maverick design scene has taken root in the Belgian capitalBrussels has emerged as one of the best places for creatives to live, operate and even sell. Wallpaper* paid a visit during the annual Collectible fair to see how it's coming into its own
By Adrian Madlener Published
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Guiding lights: Maarten De Ceulaer stacks stones into sculptural lampsDebuting at Brussels’ Collectible design fair in March 2025, Maarten De Ceulaer's Cairn Lights balance craftsmanship and connection to the natural world
By Ali Morris Published
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‘Close to solitude, but with a neighbour’: Furu’s cabins in the woods are a tranquil escapeTaking its name from the Swedish word for ‘pine tree’, creative project management studio Furu is growing against the grain
By Siska Lyssens Published
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Tour Marche Arboretum, a new 'museum' of plants in BelgiumMarche Arboretum is a joyful new green space in Belgium, dedicated to nature and science – and a Wallpaper* Design Award 2025 winner
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: celebrating architectural projects that restore, rebalance and renewAs we welcome 2025, the Wallpaper* Architecture Awards look back, and to the future, on how our attitudes change; and celebrate how nature, wellbeing and sustainability take centre stage
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step through Rubenshuis’ new architectural gateway to the world of the Flemish painterArchitects Robbrecht en Daem’s new building at Rubenshuis, Antwerp, frames Rubens’ private universe, weaving a modern library and offices into the master’s historic axis of art and nature
By Tim Abrahams Published
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Inside ‘M&OTHERS’, the experimental exhibition dissecting the relationship between fashion and motherhoodA new exhibition at Modemuseum Hasselt, Belgium explores the rarely examined link between fashion and motherhood, in all its forms
By Dal Chodha Published
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‘Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor’ at MoMu celebrates the artistry of Pat McGrath, Cindy Sherman and more‘Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor’ is a newly opened multimedia exhibition at MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp, celebrating the craft of make-up and hair; Zoe Whitfield reports
By Zoe Whitfield Published


