Mark Manders Takes Over a Post-Brutalist Masterpiece by Architect Juliaan Lampens.The Absence of Mark Manders unfolds in the Woning Van Wassenhove—a post-Brutalist house for a bachelor designed by Juliaan Lampens in 1974. In jarring contrast to prevailing depictions of clean and mostly empty Brutalist interiors, the...
Graceful Contrasts: Sint Benedictus House in Mortsel by Poot Architectuur.Embracing a push-pull force along its facades, this long and narrow townhouse in Mortsel, Belgium, seems to be almost squashed by its two neighbours and bulging at the seams. There’s something quite Gaudi-esque about this floorplan of...
A Side of Ocean: Dunas in Belgium by Grain Designoffice.Dunas could have been excavated from the briny deep. All the evidence says so. Take the organically shaped benches in prefabricated stamped concrete, or the floor emblazoned with shell fragments. Or even the transparent sand-coloured...
Earth Meets the Sky in this Antwerp Penthouse by Bruno Spaas Architectuur.Despite perching 15 floors up high, there is solid ground in the newly inaugurated Antwerp penthouse belonging to Belgian architect Bruno Spaas. With the entire 350-square-meter floor surface made from chunks of local light brown natural...
Maniera Inaugurates its New Gallery Space at Hôtel Danckaert.Maniera unveils its new gallery space, Hôtel Danckaert, a preserved art deco building in Brussels, the best way they know how—with an exhibition. For the inaugural show, fifteen new pieces by artists and architects enter into a dialogue...
Paint Mirrors Collection by Paulineplusluis.Paulineplusluis have released a collection of mirrors in collaboration with Belgian brand and manufacturer Deknutd Mirrors. The inspiration for the project came from the production process of the mirrors. “We focused on the fluid aspect...
Out of the Box Meeting Spaces at Sparks Brussels by Cobra Studios.Cobra Studios has imagined a surprising and charismatic world full of contrast in the heart of Brussels. The creative studio developed the interiors and furniture pieces for Sparks premium meeting space within the 1930s Art Deco building...
Linde Freya Tangelder’s Latest Exhibition in Antwerp Is Bold, Brutalist and Beautiful.Destroyers/Builders is an unlikely name for a design firm, but it suits its founder. After all, Linde Freya Tangelder has never been one to fit the mould. The Dutch-born, Belgium-based designer, whose first solo exhibition—titled...
Studio Cober’s Fibreglass & Resin Pieces are Individually Built by Hand.Founded in 2018 by Lukas Cober, Maastricht-based Studio Cober combines craftsmanship and a deep knowledge of materials with a unique aesthetic expression. This September, the studio’s brand new pieces, made primarily from fibreglass and...
