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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1960s bungalow renovation cuts cinematic dash in Belgium
House BPB, created by Belgian architect David Bulckaen, is the imaginative reintepretation of a 1960s bungalow into a dark, mysterious, contemporary house inspired by the movie A Single Man
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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South side: Wallonia’s contemporary architecture is surveyed at the Sicli Pavilion
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Rachel Eulena Williams weaves poetry and abstraction in Brussels
In ‘Joy & Rain’ at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, New York-based artist Rachel Eulena Williams presents new hybrid works that are bold, subversive and steeped in complex histories
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Contemporary architecture blossoms in Brussels
In our latest architectural exploration, we turn to the Belgian capital of Brussels, where a balance is being struck between new projects and the city’s time-tested 20th-century gems
By Jason Sayer Last updated
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In Brussels, Collectible is a hotbed of multidisciplinary collaboration
Inside the Vanderborght building in Brussels, Collectible design fair (5-8 March) invites experimentation in food, interior architecture and furniture
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Govaert & Vanhoutte unveils brutalist villa in the Belgian woods
A brutalist concrete villa, nestled in its terrain in the Belgian woods outside Brussels, is the latest residential offering by Bruges-based architecture studio Govaert & Vanhoutte
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Ann Demeulemeester’s first foray into homeware ‘returns to the essence of things’
The Belgian fashion designer collaborates with Serax for a collection launching at Maison et Objet this week
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Friedrich Kunath on pushing paint and why he loves the ‘empty promise’ of Los Angeles
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Magic circle: Arjaan De Feyter casts a spell over a silo in Antwerp
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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A former printworks makes an impression as a gallery and home for designer Xavier Lust
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Antwerp retail and dining destination Graanmarkt 13 opens The Apartment
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Studio MOTO and Hans Op de Beeck clad a villa in rubber
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Belgian modern: we explore the brick curves of Renaat Braem’s Maison Alsteens
By Adam Štěch Last updated
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Ground up: the much-anticipated Kanaal development completes in Antwerp
By Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Fosbury & Sons Boitsfort in Brussels brings home comforts into the workplace
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen’s Low Countries home is perfectly balanced
A monolithic and modernist house clad in Grandina limestone near Ghent creates a tranquil atmosphere
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Belgian Brutalist: Van Wassenhove House by Juliaan Lampens opens its doors
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Xavier Hufkens' new gallery space bolsters Brussels' art scene
Designed by Bernard Dubois, who takes over the @wallpapermag IGTV channel today with an architecture tour, the new home of Xavier Hufkens gallery opened last week with a bold new show by Sterling Ruby
By Diane Theunissen Last updated
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Amsterdam gains the first Fosbury & Sons venue outside Belgium
Co-working brand Fosbury & Sons launches Prinsengracht, its first ever venue outside of its home country of Belgium, in Amsterdam, located in a historic, redesigned hospital courtesy of interiors studio Going East
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Step inside Chiharu Shiota’s doll’s house
In ‘Living Inside’ at Galerie Templon, Brussels, the Japanese artist cocoons dolls houses and miniature furniture in her signature thread
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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The magic mushrooms of ceramic artist Jos Devriendt offer a sculptural trip
By Yoko Choy Last updated
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Hé Architectuur’s home transformation is a triumph of reuse
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. From our 2022 list, meet Belgian studio Hé Architectuur and explore its house in Molenbeek that is a triumph of reuse
By Martha Elliott Last updated
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In memoriam: Juliaan Lampens (1926-2019)
At the age of 93, Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens, a masterful builder in concrete, wood and glass, has passed away in Ghent
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Behind closed doors: an introverted Belgian house is the perfect hideaway
By Philippine Wright Last updated
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KAAN Architecten transforms a military school into a meditative library in Belgium
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Dirk Engelen tours his restored Antwerp home – a 1970s architectural masterpiece
Belgian architect Dirk Engelen was surprised to find a John Lautner look-a-like house in suburban Antwerp. Drawn to its unique concrete and brick design, his curiosity got the better of him and he bought the house and renovated it, not without bringing some architectural abstractions of his own to the design
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Concrete poetry: the architectural sculptures of David Umemoto
Canadian artist David Umemoto's new Folded Stone series – on view at Modern Shapes Gallery, Antwerp – uses Japanese kirigami to evoke postmodernist dreams
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