{"id":21320,"date":"2026-02-26T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/?p=21320"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:06:58","slug":"nathalie-stillemans-a-sensitive-approach-to-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/news-en\/nathalie-stillemans-a-sensitive-approach-to-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"A sensitive approach to the earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sommaire<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc12d910a97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc12d910a97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/news-en\/nathalie-stillemans-a-sensitive-approach-to-the-earth\/#Silence_of_the_Material\" >Silence of the Material<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/news-en\/nathalie-stillemans-a-sensitive-approach-to-the-earth\/#The_Skin_of_Stoneware\" >The Skin of Stoneware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/news-en\/nathalie-stillemans-a-sensitive-approach-to-the-earth\/#Colour\" >Colour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sparkling and luminous, Belgian ceramic artist Nathalie Stillemans has shaped a world where minimalism becomes a sensory experience. Her work explores light through sculptural lighting pieces and decorative forms that gently border on abstraction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her <em>\u00c9clipses<\/em> and <em>Empreintes<\/em> series inhabit space with elegance and quiet discretion, inviting us to slow down and enter contemplation. Conceived as wall sconces or floor lamps, they are distinguished by the delicacy of their precious gold-leaf glazing. The <em>\u00c9clipses<\/em> currently grace one of the lounges at H\u00f4tel Faubourg 21 in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NATHALIE-STILLEMANS-@Nathalie-Gabay-PORTRAIT-23-Feb-23_134091-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NATHALIE-STILLEMANS-@Nathalie-Gabay-PORTRAIT-23-Feb-23_134091-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NATHALIE-STILLEMANS-@Nathalie-Gabay-PORTRAIT-23-Feb-23_134091-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NATHALIE-STILLEMANS-@Nathalie-Gabay-PORTRAIT-23-Feb-23_134091-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NATHALIE-STILLEMANS-@Nathalie-Gabay-PORTRAIT-23-Feb-23_134091-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Nathalie Gabay<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Silence_of_the_Material\"><\/span><strong>Silence of the Material<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An artist of restraint and meditative gesture, Nathalie Stillemans does not seek to tame the earth, but to unveil its intrinsic nature \u2014 its strength as well as its vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deliberately asymmetrical silhouettes bear the subtle imprint of the hand. Organic and vibrant, they seem to breathe with a quiet, living presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1787\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Empreintes-099-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Empreintes-099-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Empreintes-099-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Empreintes-099-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Empreintes-099-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Skin_of_Stoneware\"><\/span><strong>The Skin of Stoneware<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her forms invite touch. Their surfaces unfold like skin, like bark marked by time \u2014 textured landscapes reminiscent of a life\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though a shape may be revisited, it is never repeated identically. Each piece carries infinitesimal variations, granting it a singular soul.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colour\"><\/span><strong>Colour<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through patient experimentation, the ceramicist develops her own signature glazes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From this alchemy emerge deep and vibrant hues \u2014 at times unexpected, always alive with subtle unpredictability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1787\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eclipses-097-Copie-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eclipses-097-Copie-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eclipses-097-Copie-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eclipses-097-Copie-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Eclipses-097-Copie-2048x1430.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From her charming studio on the edge of the Sonian Forest, Nathalie Stillemans generously shares her passion. She guides young audiences in particular toward the quiet virtues of working with clay, nurturing a sensitive and intuitive approach akin to a form of poetic na\u00efvet\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Instagram (art account):<\/strong> @nathalie.stillemans<br \/>\n<strong>Instagram (ceramics studio):<\/strong> @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clay.by.n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clay.by<\/a><u>.n<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00c9clipse<\/em> will be presented at the exhibition <em>\u201cPaying Tribute to Belgian Women Artists\u201d<\/em>, from 12 March 2026, at Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sparkling and luminous, Belgian ceramic artist Nathalie Stillemans has shaped a world where minimalism becomes a sensory experience. Her work explores light through sculptural lighting pieces and decorative forms that gently border on abstraction. 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