An artist of excess in search of universal beauty and a master of open-air wrapping, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff created many large-scale works in the course of his life. But what would Christo be without Jeanne-Claude, his alter ego, his eternal accomplice or artistic double? As the brains behind the prodigious duo, Jeanne-Claude participated in the […]
With its emblematic buildings ranging in style from Art Nouveau to Post-Modernism, not forgetting forays into Art Deco and Modernism, Belgium has become something of an architectural benchmark. Today’s architects are the heirs of the masters of functionality and rationality who developed a certain idea of minimalism and an ability to impose a strong architectural […]
Belgium has everything a designer needs to be happy: the history and culture associated with the discipline, people to collaborate with and space to work in. Created in 2018, the Collectible fair launched a design trend that is still going strong. The Design Market, offers a vision of vintage creation, while the For The Now […]
The ideal table must be welcoming yet practical, designed to meet the tastes and requirements of its users as closely as possible, in terms of shape, materials, dimensions, style and extendibility. Round and oval tables have emerged as the latest trend, winning over fans with their soft, flowing lines and encouraging interaction and dialogue between […]
On 23 and 24 September, there were two major presentations at the Brussels Design September festival, which brought together more than 100 events. The Brussels Design Market at the former Gare Maritime had 130 exhibitors from all over Europe. At the heart of this vintage market, interest in historic design, anchored for several decades in […]
It is still the largest vintage market in Europe, with emblematic pieces signed by the big names of design, but also productions by anonymous designers, unearthed and selected by the eye of professionals and more than 100 dealers. This year the Brussels Design Market took place on 18 and 19 March and, like last year, […]
Architecture, or the art of designing a building, whether it be private or public, whose restrictions and limitations are the main creative resources for an architect. These restrictions include empirical construction or scientific rules, the aesthetic concepts of form and space planning, and the social and environmental considerations associated with the function of the structure […]
Are you an architecture and design enthusiast looking to add to your collection of books on this art? Villas is now showcasing 16 beautiful architecture and interior design books, to give as gifts or as presents. 1. Visions by Jean-Dominique Burton 50 years of photographs on 4 continents. The book Visions is a retrospective of […]
Overlooking the town of Cannes, with a breathtaking view of the Lérins islands, the Villa Odaya is an ode to the blue hues of the Mediterranean. The villa was nothing more than a concrete block when interior designers Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet first set eyes on it and were tasked with designing its layout. […]
In a chic district of the French capital, Hélène Guillon-Lempereur and Olivier Lempereur have restored this Parisian residence to its former glory. The Brussels and Paris-based architect-decorator duo, who specialise in the design and renovation of villas, houses, flats and penthouses with custom-made furnishings, have delivered a sober and bold private residence in response to […]
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