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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Food, sexuality and domesticity: Anthea Hamilton reconsiders the familiar in AntwerpSubversive and playful, Anthea Hamilton’s first survey exhibition, ‘Mash Up’ has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Everything Architecture: OFFICE KGDVS stages ambitious retrospectiveBy Sara Sturges Last updated
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Brussels gallery opens art bar for experimental parties1b is a new art bar designed by Koenraad Dedobbeleer, hosting a series of art-filled, drink-fulled evenings curated by a roster of acclaimed artists
By Mary Cleary Last updated
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1960s bungalow renovation cuts cinematic dash in BelgiumHouse 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 PavilionBy Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Rachel Eulena Williams weaves poetry and abstraction in BrusselsIn ‘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 BrusselsIn 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 collaborationInside 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 woodsA 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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Friedrich Kunath on pushing paint and why he loves the ‘empty promise’ of Los AngelesBy Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Magic circle: Arjaan De Feyter casts a spell over a silo in AntwerpBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Mario Botta and Koen Vanmechelen are behind Labiomista, a studio and biodiversity projectBy Giovanna Dunmall Last updated
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A former printworks makes an impression as a gallery and home for designer Xavier LustBy Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Antwerp retail and dining destination Graanmarkt 13 opens The ApartmentBy Henrietta Thompson Last updated
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Studio MOTO and Hans Op de Beeck clad a villa in rubberBy Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Belgian modern: we explore the brick curves of Renaat Braem’s Maison AlsteensBy Adam Štěch Last updated
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Ground up: the much-anticipated Kanaal development completes in AntwerpBy Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Fosbury & Sons Boitsfort in Brussels brings home comforts into the workplaceBy Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Belgian Brutalist: Van Wassenhove House by Juliaan Lampens opens its doorsBy Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Xavier Hufkens' new gallery space bolsters Brussels' art sceneDesigned 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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Contemporary artists find a common thread with 1970s and 1980s Belgian textile artBy Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Amsterdam gains the first Fosbury & Sons venue outside BelgiumCo-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 houseIn ‘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 tripBy Yoko Choy Last updated
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Hé Architectuur’s home transformation is a triumph of reuseWallpaper* 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 hideawayBy Philippine Wright Last updated


