When walking down the street in Antwerp, It was not the first time we were perplexed by the beauty of the building in the Volkstraat in Antwerp. Looking all mysterious, we took a closer look and discovered this building is a school, more specifically a Steiner school. Aside from what we think about their methodology, we thought it was an interesting take on an educational environment. Would the ideology of these schools have something to do with the choice for this type of building? Read the rest of this entry »
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May
2012
May
2012
Organic architecture
30
Mar
2012
Mar
2012
Urban Landscape Installations
Site-specific interventions, installations and constructions that generate a mutual reaction with their environment… That’s what we’re talking about! Gijs Van Vaerenbergh exists out of two creative minds: Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout van Vaerenbergh whose artistic practice is devoted to a research into the fundaments of construction and their impact on the spectator. The I Love Belgium team selected two projects so you can see what we’re talking about! Read the rest of this entry »
7
Mar
2012
Mar
2012
Ray Gilles, The Forgotten Illustrator
Although we love our illustrators, established names even have a museum, sometimes one falls into oblivion. That’s why it’s up to the I Love Belgium team to re-establish a forgotten talent. Ray Gilles is one of those cartoonists that were active in Belgium in the 1960′s, but whose name seems to have faded in the mists of time. Read the rest of this entry »
11
Aug
2010
Aug
2010
Materialise Me
Don’t we all love a new and intriguing technology? Being hailed as the technology to revolutionize the production process, Rapid Prototyping has to live up to its promise! With the help of the Leuven based Materialise Group, this technology is on its way to change everything. Through its unique .MGX by Materialise division for design products, Materialise has opened the market for customized Rapid Manufacturing. Recently the company launched a new service called i.materialise. This on-line service offeres customized 3D creation and 3D printing service to you. The start of a consumers revolution? Why driving to Ikea if you can design your one-of-a-kind lampshade or picture frame from your sofa? Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul
2010
Jul
2010
Rosas Danst Rosas
In 1983 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was a revelation in the modern dance scene because of her repetitive, minimalistic choreography. Her extremely powerful composition, Rosas danst Rosas was also the start of the Rosas group; the four female dancers – Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Michèle Anne De Mey, Fumiyo Ikeda and Nadine Ganase – were the first members of the new dance company. Read the rest of this entry »
