Next up is Poppositions founder and director Liv Vaisberg. Conceived as an experiment with the art fair format, Poppositions is a pop-up fair changing location for each edition and featuring artists proposed by galleries and organisations working with site-specific exhibitions. They want to provide an alternative to the white cube environment of standard fairs while nurturing high artistic standard. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2013
Apr
2013
Five questions for Liv Vaisberg
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Apr
2013
Apr
2013
Beautiful Decay
We played their as kids, spooked the hell out of our little sister or even stole our first kiss behind a wall overgrown with ivy. Empty buildings can be found everywhere. Sometimes they’re there because they belong to a noble family who cannot decide what to do with it, or they belong to a promoter not getting the right permissions to renovate, or they belong to the city who can’t find the funding or can’t decide what to do with it. But let’s be honest, they’re beautiful in their emptiness so why change them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mar
2013
Mar
2013
Cabinets Of Curiosities
A cabinet of curiosities is an encyclopedic collection in Renaissance Europe of types of objects whose categorial boundaries were yet to be defined. Modern terminology would categorize the objects included as belonging to natural history, geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious or historical relics, art works and antiquities. Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb
2013
Feb
2013
Kanal Art
It’s all about art! Or at least in Belgium. Enter a small village and an artwork will welcome you, enter a small house and a piece of art will be hanging from the wall. Probably it wont be a Magritte, but at least the art loving DNA is embedded in our culture! One more reason to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the canal Roeselare-Leie in West-Flanders with an artistic collaboration project. The idea? What do you get when several artists get in contact with local industrial companies who thrive throug the waterway? Read the rest of this entry »
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Feb
2013
Feb
2013
Julien Renault’s Inventory
Belgian based French designer Julien Renault is an emotional designer. In a world where’s there’s already too much design made just for the sake of it, he’s part of the new generation redefining both the material and technique of everyday products and furniture. After graduating at the ESAD Design & Art School in Reims and ECAL in Lausanne he moved to Brussels to assist Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz while working simultaneously worked for an antique design dealer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan
2013
Jan
2013
Fred and the Belgians
Iconic British fashion brand Fred Perry is celebrating its sixtieth year of existence. And what do you do when its your birthday? You invite a select group of friend to go wild! And that’s what Fred did. He invited sixty of his most loyal and distinguished fans, designers, musicians and sports people to customise a 1952 reproduction shirt. And guess what, five of those friends are Belgians! Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct
2012
Oct
2012
An Interieur state of mind
Belgium is in a design state of mind at this very moment. The design biennial Interieur 2012 in the city of Kortrijk is in full course and will go on till next weekend. The ideals that lay behind the establishment of the Interieur Foundation in 1967 were closely related to the motives and ideals behind the student and worker rebellions of the late sixties in France, then in Europe and the US. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sep
2012
Sep
2012
Little Brit.. Belgium, I Love Belgium for The Guardian
What do you do when the UK’s leading quality newspaper The Guardian asks you to write an article for them about what’s going on in Ghent? You say yes of course! Ghent is hosting the 2012 Guardian Travel Awards and The Guardian’s Travel Editor Gemma Bowes hit up the I Love Belgium team to find out what’s happening in Belgium’s hipster capital. Curious what we wrote about? You can read the full article here, but we’ve decided to list up our picks for The Guardian about the latest openings in Ghent here: Read the rest of this entry »
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Sep
2012
Sep
2012
Atelier Solarshop Forever
We’ve been following Piëtro and Jan-Jan from the beginning with their pop-up concept Atelier Solarshop. Their selection of vintage pieces and young designers always made our heart beat faster. So when we got the message that they blew up the pop-up concept to install a permanent creative platform for creatives and a gallery for young artists and designers, we immediately had butterflies in our stomachs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sep
2012
Sep
2012
Brazilian Modern at Ampersandhouse
Ampersand House is a gallery of art and design located in a maison de maître in central Brussels. Owners Kathryn Smith and Ike Udechuku, an Australian-British couple curate the gallery as a constantly evolving living environment mixing vintage, contemporary and prototype work to inspire a dialogue with and between collectors and creatives. The I Love Belgium team discovered this beauty awhile ago. It’s a shame that we didn’t post about it sooner. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sep
2012
Sep
2012
Weaving Colour
The first Monday in September : summer holidays are officially over and a new social season is ushered in with a crowded agenda! If you have still some blank pages, then Design September Brussels will help you fill the gaps. Out of the 80 events around the city, the I Love Belgium team highlights “Colour./Kleur.“. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jun
2012
Jun
2012
Beaufort # 3
Over the past few days the Belgian weather abruptly changed (we’re quite used to it now). So we said goodbye to the sun and welcomed back our raincoat. That’s why we continue our Beaufort series with a … colourful, partly human, Big Coat on Zeebrugge’s St. George’s Day Promenade Read the rest of this entry »
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May
2012
May
2012
Beaufort # 2
We continue with our Beaufort04 series with these playfull benches of Danish artist Jeppe Hein. This time we’re on the dyke of coastal village De Haan where you can find his ‘Modified Social Benches L-U’. Making a bridge between street furniture/design and art, Jeppe’s work speaks to all of us, even if we haven’t asked it to. Read the rest of this entry »
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May
2012
May
2012
The Verbeke Foundation
Where do you find a private art domain where culture, nature and ecology go hand in hand? In Kemzeke (yes, it’s in the middle of nowhere) The Verbeke Foundation offers all of this, since 2007, when it first opened its doors. They give chances to young artist while holding an impressive collection of modern and contemporary art. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2012
Apr
2012
I Love Belgium for (Design) President
Before we start this article we want to thank someone and that someone is you. Thank you! Why? Well, all your voting assured us a nomination for a Weekend Blog Award in the category Design. As you might assume, there were some happy dances going on at the I Love Belgium headquarters! But don’t worry, we’ll keep our focus and fulfill our task on delivering your daily portion of Belgian creativity.
And now it’s up to you again. Go the the Flemish part of the Weekend Blog Awards page and vote for us (sadly we’re not present on the French site). So click the button and spread the word! Love – The I Love Belgium Team
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Apr
2012
Apr
2012
An Art-packed Weekend
It’s that time of year again, when several art galleries around the world pack up things and pay a visit to our welcoming capital. Next to the mother of all Brussels-based art fairs, Art Brussels, some new and exiting things are taking place for the first time. The I Love Belgium team is happy to help you out with a nice overview. So grab your agenda and start planning your weekend! Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2012
Apr
2012
Salone Del Mobile 2012 – ‘Spel’ by Michaël Verheyden
For the third time the Brioni Palazzo in Milan turns into the epicentre of creativity during the Salone del Mobile. You won’t see any bespoke suits there during Milan design week but specially commissioned objects, installations, furniture, fashion, food and more by some of the world’s most respected designers, artists, craftsmen, brands and manufacturers. Yes, it’s the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2012
Apr
2012
Salone Del Mobile 2012 – Objekten
The new Belgian design label Objekten will be omnipresent at the Salone Del Mobile 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2012
Apr
2012
Salone Del Mobile 2012 – Maarten De Ceulaer Mutation Series
The renown design fair Salone Del Mobile is coming up. From the 17th of April till the 22nd of April Milan will be become the Mecca of international design. Sometimes the off-events are even more interesting than the fair itself. This year Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer is presenting his Mutation Series. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mar
2012
Mar
2012
The Easter Bunny Has Arrived Early
Here is a very interesting combination of talent and creativity : Mostafa Hadi and Pol Marchandise. This duo envision intriguing and fascinating structures that are most of the time made of wood. They cultivate a certain passion for this noble material and the wood’s ecological and structural properties. Read the rest of this entry »
