Belgian art + design

Dees De Bruyne - Milano Vallon (1986)

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:20:20 +0200

Dees De Bruyne - Milano Vallon (1986)

felinedeconinck: “Final installation of ‘DRAPER’. A...

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:17 +0200

“Final installation of ‘DRAPER’.
A construction of a 8x12M PVC canvas sail that breaths new air in the reconversion of unused dockside gravel pits (by ROTOR).

On the outside the pale white canvas dynamically relives the original purpose of the gravel pit: a salt mine.
The interior interacts with the spectator. Revolving around you the sail gives you new perspectives with every blow of wind. Light particles bounce off the floor (with water on top due to occasional rain) and wall, coated with epoxy. Salt, inside and out.”

Bert De Backer

Oscar Jespers - De kapmantel (1922) He was a friend of the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:30 +0200

Oscar Jespers - De kapmantel (1922)

He was a friend of the Belgian painter Paul Joostens and of the poet Paul Van Ostaijen. He made his first direct carvings in 1917 in a tentative Cubist style. His Constructivism began to assert itself in 1921, while he was finding a balance between material and technique, but later in the decade he moved towards Expressionism.

Titi + The German Kid SS 2013 Mixing hard, soft, whimsical,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:29 +0200

Titi + The German Kid SS 2013

Mixing hard, soft, whimsical, fashion forward and everything in between together, Hasselt based designer Kristien Follon started her creative career in 2007 with drawing her unique designs onto other people’s tops and bags. She has come a long way since then and opened her first public showroom & studio in january.

(howitfits)

Tine Lejeune - Entree > Exit (2011)

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:08 +0200

Tine Lejeune - Entree > Exit (2011)

Henk Willems - Icon design for Exact Software (2012)

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:40:08 +0200

Henk Willems - Icon design for Exact Software (2012)

Dieter De Schutter - Trip (2013)

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:20:12 +0200

Dieter De Schutter - Trip (2013)

Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Tijl & Indra (2011) More structures...

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:40:09 +0200

Atelier Vens Vanbelle - Tijl & Indra (2011)

More structures within structures, this time a house times 2 located in Gent, Belgium. Designed by Atelier Vens Vanbelle, rough, wooden planks create a separate ‘home’ for the kitchen, this unusual material chosen to differentiate between House 1 and House 2. Stairs lead above the cooking area to a viewing balcony looking down on to the living and dining areas below. It also serves as a small desk nook and offers a view over the garden. Beautiful midcentury furniture throughout, the house feels truly lived in as opposed to the usual polished interiors. Plus you get to say you own two homes.

(selectism)

James Van Vossel - Invert (2010) This 33-year old won himself...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:20:21 +0200

James Van Vossel - Invert (2010)

This 33-year old won himself several prices including an IMM and Interieur Design award. And we guess his work “Invert” can easily add others to the list. Invert is a design existing out of 50 pillows, which create your sofa. These 50 pillows can be pushed in the main frame, creating a support wherever needed.

(I Love Belgium)

STVN/STRM - CROIX, TRIANGLES, CARRÉ, RECTANGLES (2010)

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:18 +0200

STVN/STRM - CROIX, TRIANGLES, CARRÉ, RECTANGLES (2010)

Marie Charlot - Untitled (2012)

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:20:08 +0200

Marie Charlot - Untitled (2012)

Charles Corbet - Melancholia (1910)

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:40:34 +0200

Charles Corbet - Melancholia (1910)

maudinbrussels: Maud Le Cozannet - Serres Royales...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:15:55 +0200

maudinbrussels:

Maud Le Cozannet - Serres Royales (2013)

Laeken - Brussels - Belgium nikon D50

Michaël Borremans - Red Hand, Green Hand (2010) I only started...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:30:26 +0200

Michaël Borremans - Red Hand, Green Hand (2010)

I only started painting at the age of thirty but I have always worked with images. It was simply the way it was, I never asked any questions. Everything starts with the imagination. I could also have been a writer, I can also work with language, but I never applied myself. I drew. With a pencil and a sheet of paper you can evoke a suggestion you could not express in language.

Wheel lock mechanism (1599) Arms and armour are rarely...

Sun, 12 May 2013 05:45:29 +0200

Wheel lock mechanism (1599)

Arms and armour are rarely associated with art. However, they were influenced by the same design sources as other art forms including architecture, sculpture, goldsmiths’ work, stained glass and ceramics. These sources had to be adapted to awkwardly shaped devices required to perform complicated technical functions.

(V&A)

Benoit Mintiens - Type 1004 (2011) One of the things people...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:15:57 +0200

Benoit Mintiens - Type 1004 (2011)

One of the things people notice about the Series One is its distinctive way of measuring time. Instead of hands, these Ressence watches use four rotating dials equipped with applied white pointers, which rotate inside chapter rings. In the fashion of the Biblical Ezekiel’s vision of wheels within wheels, there are dials within dials. The largest dial contains a pointer for the minutes, which sits as a comet’s tail underneath the hours sub-dial, and the pointer tracks along the watch face’s circumference. Inside the larger dial are one larger hour sub-dial and two smaller sub-dials. Highly polished steel chapter rings respectively etched with the hours, seconds and 24-hour indications surround each sub-dial. As the dials move, the steel chapter rings remain in a stationary orientation and orbit around the watch face.

(monochrome)

Marius Janusauskas - Sleeping Beauties (2012) ‘The...

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:30:22 +0200

Marius Janusauskas - Sleeping Beauties (2012)

‘The collection is based upon the idea of deference: A girl is willing to make a sacrifice by falling into an eternal sleep in order that a woman may be awoken. This perfectly passive woman remains still throughout an era. Her vital colors are vanishing; she is turning into the undead. The only sign of life is her blood running through the stitches of her garments – she is trapped in time; time that is pleated into the front of her dresses. Her back is cold, minimal, clinical.’

(soundsandstyle interview)

Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali - Cogels Osylei (2012) The...

Sat, 11 May 2013 05:45:22 +0200

Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali - Cogels Osylei (2012)

The domain of Zurenborg was owned by the family Cogels-Osy who had their own construction business and shared the idea to turn the area into a flourishing economic center, with factories, offices and shops. Their plans however, were met with little enthusiasm and soon the company merged with another construction company. The idea now was to build houses for the upper class and the company was appropriately called Société Anonyme pour la Construction de Maisons Bourgeoises.

By the end of the 19th century the main avenue was named ‘COGELS-OSY’ Lei and it became the heart of the new ‘rich area’ of Antwerp. Louis Luyckx was made director of the company and he considered supervising the building sites as his main job. According to him, the houses had to impress. The quality had to be of the highest standards, but more importantly the way they looked had to be unique.

The architects he hired never quite managed to make a name for themselves nationally. Therefore they knew it was important to please Mr Luyckx if they wanted to keep getting contracts. And although they were given complete artistic freedom, they soon realized that the more ornate details they added, the more praise they got. So the results were eclectic, from Flemish Renaissance, Byzantine, Gothic, Classical to Art Nouveau.

(All Items Loaded)

Louise Mertens

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:15:34 +0200

Louise Mertens

Sywawa - Breezer (2009) The sunshade Breezer is the result of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:30:07 +0200

Sywawa - Breezer (2009)

The sunshade Breezer is the result of the combination of the concept of common laundry-carousels and the artwork “The Gates” from Christo.

Breezer is an exceptional sunshade that does not only protect from external sun radiation, but also spreads airy easiness with its numerous flags under the shade. The flags move with every breeze. Thereby they visualize the summer refreshment that comes along with a pleasant wind breeze as well as they simultaneously express freshness and easiness.

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