“It can be satisfying to intervene in the respectable order of geometry, of settings, of faces and to imagine that we can thereby tickle Gravity”. This quote by legendary artist Pol Bury, doesn’t only capture the essence of his artworks but also reflects on the beauty of his jewellery. The first time Pol designed and made pieces of jewellery was back in 1968, until his death in 2005 he regularly designed these small treasures. Read the rest of this entry »
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2012
Sep
2012
Bury’s Beauty
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Mar
2012
Mar
2012
Park Atlantis
When built in 1967, the Habitat 67 project (a community and housing complex in Montreal, Canada) influenced and inspired a new wave of architectural structures around the world. One of those examples can be found at the Belgian seaside: Park Atlantis. Situated in the historical coastal village of De Haan, this impressive building still knows how to turn heads 40 years after construction! Read the rest of this entry »
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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 »
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Feb
2012
Feb
2012
The New Mondriaan
“It is my intention to make poetic work and to be as simple as possible.” We have to admit, he’s succeeding in his intention. A.T. Biltereyst‘s plywood paintings evoke a flashback to the Dutch master of modernism Mondriaan mixed with the Geometric Abstraction and Hard-Edge paintings of the sixties! Read the rest of this entry »
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Mar
2011
Mar
2011
The old fashion(ed) way
As we all know, we have amazing fashion designers. Every single one of them (if we’re lucky) will become an icon of their decade. And their legacy of that specific era will be passed on for a long time, under the common name of “vintage”. Something that will never be out of style.
Nowadays, vintage is très chic and a real must have for the closet. A vintage store will sell you everything of every era for a really good price. Old second hand clothes, purses, sunglasses,.. you name it! But among all these different vintage stores in Belgium, there’s one in particular: Modes Antique Textile. Read the rest of this entry »
