8
Jan
2013

Them Sculptures

I Love Belgium, Belgian Blog, sculptures, them, Tom Dekyvere, light, festival, Ghent, Amsterdam, Han van der TolThe Christmas and New Year’s Eve period is best know for its bright lights and musical abundance! Yet this winter something with the same elements but with a whole different outcome drew our attention. We’re talking about the work of Them Sculptures. Belgian-Dutch artist duo Tom Dekyvere and Han van der Tol are the masterminds behind light, form and sound projects which they’ve been designing for several European light festivals. Read the rest of this entry »

30
May
2012

The Factory

Stein Van Rossem, architecture, factory, Steel, plates, wall, light, Contemporary, I Love Belgium, Blog, BelgianStorage capacity is one of the key elements when you are a kitchen and bathroom manufacturer. So what do you do when you’re in need of additional space? You construct some, there was only one problem: the large mixture in material, construction and roof typology on the manufacturing site created a mix-match of buildings. Brussels-based architect Stein Van Rossem came up with an inventive way to harmonize and create an unique identity for the site. Read the rest of this entry »

4
Mar
2012

The Shadow Master

Fred Eerdekens, linguestic games, light, shadow, art, artist, manipulating, materials, fun, I Love Belgium, BlogPut linguistic games and the intelligent use of light together and you end up with the work of artist Fred Eerdekens. He mastered the art of twisting and turning materials in such a way that they directly communicate an idea towards the spectator. Read the rest of this entry »

22
Feb
2012

0509 by Pascal François

Pascal Francois, Black, Contemporary, Architecture, Light, Tim Van de Velde, I Love Belgium, BlogPascal François is an architect who starts designing from inside out. Light, functionality, materialisation and detail are the fundamental basics for his architecture. The I Love Belgium team selected house 0509 to illustrate this way of conceptualization. A black saw toothed factory roof building with a bright white interior. Read the rest of this entry »

15
Sep
2010

LAb|au|

LAb(au) art graphic technology dexia building light installation brussels I Love Belgium BlogTechnology surrounds our daily lives, we embrace it and (let’s be honest) we can’t live without! This new way of being also influenced the current art scene. A perfect example is the Brussels based artist group LAb[au]. This group has been founded with the aim to examine the influence of advanced technologies in the forms, methods and content of art.

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