Art, architecture and travel in 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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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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Belgian Brutalist: Van Wassenhove House by Juliaan Lampens opens its doors
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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
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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
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The magic mushrooms of ceramic artist Jos Devriendt offer a sculptural trip
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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
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KAAN Architecten transforms a military school into a meditative library in Belgium
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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
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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
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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
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Sterling Ruby on seeing red in his visceral new paintings and collages
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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
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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
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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
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Concrete and glass house on Belgian coast designed as a minimal canvas
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Interieur 08, Kortrijk Belgium
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Politics, popularity and painting: Katerina Gregos provides us with some new perspectives at Art Brussels
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Office KGDVS’s Tim van Laere Gallery prepares for April opening in Antwerp
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Deep in dunes: Belgian firm OOA creates a seaside shelter with a secret
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Cast in stone: Ado Chale’s lifetime of alchemy and artistry goes on show in Brussels
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