Rebirth from the earth
Under the impulse of his son Joseph, the studio of the Belgian master ceramist Pierre Culot (1938 - 2011) is getting a huge boost: the production has been restarted and an …
A hedonist playground
Winemaking, architecture, and nature join forces to form an epicurean escape from reality at Valke Vleug, a cool climate wine estate in Belgium founded by entrepreneur Jan Van …
Melancholy
When our modern society emphasises happiness as the most desirable of emotions, we want to make a case for melancholy. Instead of an affliction, perhaps melancholy is a state of …
Soul of substance
Labordery’s work is about framing the beauty of material. It is the material itself that articulates a shape or boundary, which she intuitively frames into an object. I …
Best kept secret
The Italian city and its surrounding region has numerous operative quarries. While interior designers jet off to Tuscany to take their personal pick, we decided to stay North to …
Lying low
KAAN Architecten’s design for Siesegem crematorium in Aalst embraces its role as a humble servant to humanity through its form and feel. Minimalism is where its power lies, …
Tales of the Unexpected
Élise’s interventions are very much informed by contextual finds, and she has a great talent for gentle reappropriation. Her own home is in the final stages of reconversion. It …
Cutting The Context
In the tranquil Flemish village of Hooglede, located in the scarred landscape that was once a battleground of the First World War, architects Gijs Van Vaerenbergh have created …
Beauty in the ephemeral
I feel that it’s impossible to express what is going on around us, by using the same materials, or the same themes as I did before. Take the human body for instance, which I have …
From the roots up
Designer Kaspar Hamacher’s roots are firmly settled in the green and wooded ‘East Cantons’ of the German speaking territory of Belgium, an often-forgotten part of the country, but …