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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Magic circle: Arjaan De Feyter casts a spell over a silo in Antwerp
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Mario Botta and Koen Vanmechelen are behind Labiomista, a studio and biodiversity project
By Giovanna Dunmall 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
By Henrietta Thompson Last updated
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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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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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Contemporary artists find a common thread with 1970s and 1980s Belgian textile art
By Siska Lyssens 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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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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Meryll Rogge is rethinking classic fashion from a remote Belgian barn
‘The brand is open to everything, everybody, and to interpretation,' says founder Meryll Rogge, of her democratic approach to design
By Laura Hawkins 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