Founded in 2010 by Aurélie Maes, Olivier Goffin, Loïc Hermant and Jeremy Plateau, Ici has worked across all typologies and scales, developing a vision of simple, functional yet refined spaces. Projects by the tight-knit team include Acacia (pictured), the transformation and extension of a single detached family house on the edge of the Sonian Forest in Belgium. noussommesici.be
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Volvo’s quest for safety has resulted in this new, ultra-legible in-car typeface, Volvo CentumDalton Maag designs a new sans serif typeface for the Swedish carmaker, Volvo Centum, building on the brand’s strong safety ethos
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We asked six creative leaders to tell us their design predictions for the year aheadWhat will be the trends shaping the design world in 2026? Six creative leaders share their creative predictions for next year, alongside some wise advice: be present, connect, embrace AI
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10 watch and jewellery moments that dazzled us in 2025From unexpected watch collaborations to eclectic materials and offbeat designs, here are the watch and jewellery moments we enjoyed this year
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The diverse world of Belgian embassy design – 'style and class without exaggeration''Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World' offers a deep dive into the architecture representing the country across the globe – bringing context to diplomatic architecture
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How a former women’s community in Belgium became a model for adaptive reuseA Hasselt beguinage, transformed to the 21st century through smart adaptive reuse by London-based architect David Kohn and Antwerp's Dirk Somers, makes for a fitting home for the city's Interior Architecture university programme
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Woodstock House reinterprets modernist legacy through 21st-century sustainabilityLocally sourced materials and high design ambition merge in the newest residential work by Belgium’s BC Architects & Studies & Materials
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‘Landscape architecture is the queen of science’: Emanuele Coccia in conversation with Bas SmetsItalian philosopher Emanuele Coccia meets Belgian landscape architect Bas Smets to discuss nature, cities and ‘biospheric thinking’
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Explore the landscape of the future with Bas SmetsLandscape architect Bas Smets on the art, philosophy and science of his pioneering approach: ‘a site is not in a state of “being”, but in a constant state of “becoming”’
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A contemporary concrete and glass Belgian house is intertwined with its forested siteA new Belgian house, Govaert-Vanhoutte Architecten’s Residence SAB, brings refined modernist design into a sylvan setting, cleverly threading a multilayered new home between existing trees
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‘Close to solitude, but with a neighbour’: Furu’s cabins in the woods are a tranquil escapeTaking its name from the Swedish word for ‘pine tree’, creative project management studio Furu is growing against the grain
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Tour Marche Arboretum, a new 'museum' of plants in BelgiumMarche Arboretum is a joyful new green space in Belgium, dedicated to nature and science – and a Wallpaper* Design Award 2025 winner
