21
Feb
2012

L’Artisan Electronique by Unfold

Unfold, conceptual, 3D printing, Virtual, Pottery, Clay, Digital, Z33, Design, I Love Belgium, BlogFor L’Artisan Electronique, Antwerp- based design studio Unfold created a virtual pottery wheel in collaboration with designer/artist Tim Knapen. This pottery wheel gives visitors a chance to virtually turn their own forms. At regular intervals, a selection of these designs is printed, with their DIY ceramic printer, in clay and exhibited in the space. Read the rest of this entry »

10
Sep
2011

Reading Between The Lines

Reading-between-the-Lines-by-Gijs-Van-Vaerenbergh architecture Pieterjan Gijs Arnout Van Vaerenbergh Z33 Hasselt I Love Belgium BlogWe have one certainty in Belgium: churches are all over the place. Rarely the buildings are  younger then 10 years as Christianity lost their ‘let’s hit to church every Sunday’ public. That’s why the I Love Belgium team was surprised to see this! Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, a collaboration between young Belgian architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh, have built a see-through church in the Belgian region of Haspengouw. The church is a part of the Z-OUT project of Z33, house for contemporary art based in Hasselt. Read the rest of this entry »

13
Jul
2011

For Use/Numen at Z33

Net by For Use Numen Z33 Hasselt Design Museum installation I Love Belgium BlogMaybe you remember the transparent walk-in tape installations of Austrian design office For Use/Numen…? If not, don’t worry! Hasselt based design and contemporary art house Z33 commissioned a new “climb in” installation called NET. Read the rest of this entry »

21
Mar
2010

Design by performance – Z33

Z33, the centre for contemporary art & design in Hasselt holds a showcase for performative trends in contemporary design. This is a worldwide scoop, as it is for the first time that a complete design exhibition will work around the theme of performance! More over, they are not only the first ones to bring several projects together, but they are also the first  in history name to this phenomenon! Even design authority Marcus Fairs, founder of the online design journal Dezeen, confirmed this in his latest lecture! Who are we to counter this … Read the rest of this entry »