Belgium Art, architecture and travel
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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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
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Antwerp gains a sanctuary of silence inside a 19th century cove
Design practice Studio Corkinho launches Still Room, a multi-purpose space inside Noorderpershuis, a 19th century piece of colossal brick architecture. We delve into inspiration behind its design with co-founder Cedric Etienne
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Fosbury & Sons opens third Brussels co-working space
Brazil meets Wall Street at the sumptuous Fosbury & Sons Albert co-working space in Brussels, where spiral staircases, plants-a-plenty and dark bamboo surfaces enhance office life through comfort and areas that help users focus
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Colourful office design in Belgium ‘stands out from the crowd'
The new Heydays office building in Deinze, Belgium, is defined by its colourful approach, created by architects Vens Vanbelle
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Sterling Ruby on seeing red in his visceral new paintings and collages
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Conversation and community: Independent art fair lands in Brussels
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Concrete curves: this free-flowing Belgian villa goes against the grain
By Sara Sturges Last updated
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New Hope is Brussels’ treasure trove of 20th century design
Olivier Dwek creates gallery New Hope, a treasure trove of 20th-century design in Brussels
By Amy Serafin Last updated
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‘My brain is my studio': Kris Martin creates space for thought
From hot air balloons to silver-plated skulls, the conceptual artist's deft anthological ideas are history in the making
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Shinique Smith makes her mark on the UBS Lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach
Los Angeles-based artist Shinique Smith makes her mark on the UBS Lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach
By Harriet Lloyd Smith Last updated
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Concrete and glass house on Belgian coast designed as a minimal canvas
By An Michiels Last updated
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Politics, popularity and painting: Katerina Gregos provides us with some new perspectives at Art Brussels
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Office KGDVS’s Tim van Laere Gallery prepares for April opening in Antwerp
By Tom Seymour Last updated
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Deep in dunes: Belgian firm OOA creates a seaside shelter with a secret
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Cast in stone: Ado Chale’s lifetime of alchemy and artistry goes on show in Brussels
By Adam Štěch Last updated
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Home office: a Flanders stable is transformed by Studio Farris
By Shonquis Moreno Last updated
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Celebrating the old: La Boverie breathes new life to Liège’s Fine Arts Museum
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Take off: a book celebrates the architecture of Julien De Smedt
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Revisiting the concrete architecture of Belgian icon Juliaan Lampens
Once the lonely passion of a few devotees, the concrete architecture of Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens is a revelation; just don't call him a brutalist
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Roman ruins inspire these tables from Brussels-based Cobra Studios
Cobra Studios' breakthrough collection of roman-inspired tables
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Equal rights: a new tome celebrates AF Vandevorst’s 20 year partnership
By Ana Kinsella Last updated
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Child’s play: Robbrecht en Daem designs a modern puppet theatre for Valerie Objects
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Office KGDVS's Tim van Laere Gallery prepares for April opening in Antwerp
By Tom Seymour Last updated
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Brussels’ newest hotel boasts the only rooftop pool in the city
By Guy Dittrich Last updated
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Meininger Hotel — Brussels, Belgium
By Debbie Pappyn Last updated