Music The music throwaway project GOAT Masks, headgear, Tintin and more masks. What happened when we handed Swedish outfit GOAT one of our throwaway cameras.
Music The music throwaway project Cocaine Piss Here's Liège queer-punk outfit Cocaine Piss acting all silly with one of our office throwaway cameras.
Art The art throwaway project The throwaway project: Jonathan Meese As throwaway adventures go, artist Jonathan Meese's one is pretty fucking bonkers.
Music The music throwaway project M.E.A.N. More backstage snap-happiness, this time courtesy of Antwerpers Middle Earth All Nighters
Art Ten things to do during Design September What to eat, see, buy, visit and listen to during this year's edition of Design September, which opens tomorrow.
Music The music throwaway project Backstage at Dour with Recorders Inside Dour festival's artist village (sort of) with Recorders
Music Music: Interview with 10 Days Off’s Jeroen Delodder He talks pop star DJs, ones to watch and choosing the lineup for one of the world's most progressive electronic music gigs.
Neighbourhood life The Throwaway project: The second best edition preview The second best edition is out on Friday. An exclusive preview...
Music The music throwaway project Great Mountain Fire The Belgian electro-pop-rock stars go forth and do their thang, equipped with one of our famed little throwaway cameras...
Art The art throwaway project The throwaway project: Design Miami with Victor Hunt Build-up, beaches and Mustang backseats all feature in this latest palm tree-themed instalment of The throwaway project...
Art Fit to print In a converted printing press we learn about the early days of Brussels' art activism and post-digital letterpresses.
The year’s three most infamous fashion industry cat fights In the second installment of our best-of list fest, we look at the ballsiest and bitchiest fashion cat fights of 2012. Meee-ow...
MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade Kaat Debo waxes fashionable about the first ten years of MoMu, Antwerp's prestigious fashion museum.
Fashion designer Christian Wijnants on his 20th collection and winning the Woolmark prize Throwing a big party to celebrate winning the Woolmark prize is not really Christian Wijnants' thing, he's saving his energies for Paris next year.
Music The music throwaway project New Build Hot Chip- side project New Build has taken one of our disposable cameras on tour with them and produced this no-holds-barred gallery of everything from delighted fans to dinner tables.
Music Booka Shade, Brodinski and Alexander Waldron about the ultimate party What makes a party memorable? Which sound system is the heaviest in the world? Which track is sure to get the crowds going? What is the planet's best club? We put these questions, and others, to some of the world's best DJs.
Music Some of the world’s best DJs about life in the DJ booth We talked to Jimmy Edgar, Boys Noize, Fur Coat and many more about what life in the DJ lane feels like, what really makes a good party and which tracks always get the crowds going.
Neighbourhood life Inside the very serious business of Belgian beauty Here’s our shoutout to the people behind Belgium’s parties for the pretty, from the Mister Belgium promoter to Belgium's Miss East Africa.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best weightlifters in Belgium Weightlifters are often (wrongly) perceived as steroid-hungry meatheads. Truth is, the discipline, resilience and mental strength needed to master this Olympic sport would make any other professional athlete run for cover.
Art Belgian interiors imprint Calcutta’s 165 years in the business Belgian interiors company Calcutta has been around since 1848, making world-famous wall coverings. Here's a glimpse at the fascinating process.
Neighbourhood life Inside Brussels’ latest hotbed of design innovation Studio With A View We dropped in on Studio With A View, an innovative artist hub that unites five designers, two photographers and an architect under one roof.
An interview with high fashion shop Smets’ buying director Pascaline Smets Glamorous style heiress Pascaline Smets uses her role in the family business to bring a cosmopolitan edge to Brussels.
Neighbourhood life The craftsmen that are the backbone of Belgium’s design industry It’s a well-known fact: behind every great designer lies a great craftsman. We've visited five specialised ateliers in Belgium to bring to the fore those that usually take a backseat.
Art A visit to upscaling design practice Atelier 4/5’s Brussels workshop With a penchant for craft, these two architects by training have been making over furniture since 2009. As part of Design September's Open Doors, they're inviting us all in for a look around.
Art Open doors at Brussels’ design, architecture and film production hub L’Amicale A bunch of seasoned Brussels designers of different stripes are throwing open the doors of their shared St. Gilles studio as part of Design September this weekend. Pleaseletmedesign's Damien Aresta tells us why we should visit L'Amicale.
Art Studio visits An interview with hot and up-and-coming Brussels design practice Hopop Studio These two architecture graduates set up shop in Brussels' St. Gilles neighbourhood last September and they've been renovating, renewing and recycling furniture ever since. Their atelier, Hopop Studio, is open to the public for one weekend only.
Art Studio visits Textile design practice No More Twist opens the doors to its Brussels studio Brussels' design studios fling open their doors to the public this weekend as part of Design September. We've selected a few that are worth a visit. First stop: Brussels textile design team No More Twist.
Art Brazilian design celebrated at stunning Brussels venue Ampersand House We made ourselves at home at Ampersand's very homely gallery to contemplate the Brazilian Modern exhibition, an insightful showcase of Brazilian furniture worthy of extra special attention this Design September.
Art Graphic design exhibition Eat symbols opens at Pimpinelle in Brussels We paid a visit to Rue de Flandre's Pimpinelle, a unique concept store that will play host to its very first art exhibition this weekend as part of Design September. We found a unique cooking class replete with graphics and sound.
Art Sylvain Willenz’s Glassworks exhibition opens at design dealer Victor Hunt in Brussels Probably the most exciting glass-based design expo you're likely to see in a while, we got a sneak preview of local boy Sylvain Willenz's tables and vases at Victor Hunt in the lead up to Design September.
Art A wide-eyed interview with homegrown up-and-coming artist Gideon Kiefer We're bringing our art special to a close with a conversation with Belgian artist Gideon Kiefer about his new Indian adventure, nightly terrors and ego's place in the life and death of an artist.
Canadian fashion designer David Szeto Yes, you can build a successful career as a designer without the usual exposure. In an atelier in Saint-Gilles, we catch up with David Szeto, one of fashion's best kept secrets.
Art Studio visits The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio A final nose around the inspiring interiors of Belgium's artist spaces with a visit to visual artist Caroline Coolen's studio.
Art Studio visits Inside artist Sara Bjarland’s Ghent studio Finnish artist Sara Bjarland has set up a temporary digs in Ghent's HISK, which we took as our cue to have a nose around at her nature-inspired work...
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new faces in Belgian fashion With the new fashion season upon us, we review agencies' books, sifting through their pages for the new faces of tomorrow.
Art Studio visits A walk around up-and-coming Belgian painter Matthieu Ronsse’s house-come-studio We visit Matthieu Ronsse's studio, which also doubles up as his home to discover this promising artist's eclectic and fascinating body of work.
Art Studio visits Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio The next instalment in our peeping tom series on artists' studios, we let ourselves in to Ghent-based Sofie Muller's workspace.
Art A conversation with artist Sophie Kuijken We sit down with Belgian painter Sophie Kuijken to talk about random internet searches, escaping artistic trends and painting people.
Art The role of death and depression in photographer Anne De Gelas’ work In a frank conversation about death, legacies and the trials and tribulations of life, photographer Anne De Gelas opens up to reveal a little more about her work.
Art Studio visits Inside Brussels painter Karen Vermeren’s studio In part three of our series on artists' spaces, we pay a visit to Brussels-based painter Karen Vermeren's studio.
Art Studio visits Tom Liekens In our second studio visit of the month, we drop in on Belgian painter Tom Liekens, who let us into his Antwerp studio for an exclusive peak around.
Art An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde We sit down with Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde to talk about his working process, living in a fake reality and why the world doesn’t really need art.
Art Studio visits Inside the studio of Belgian painting royalty Sam Dillemans We continue this month's art special by dropping in on Belgian painter Sam Dillemans in his studio.
Neighbourhood life A conversation with Antwerp fashion designer Jan-Jan Van Essche We sit down with menswear designer Jan-Jan Van Essche to talk about the pleasure of comfort, putting seasonal cycles aside and why less is always more.
Music An interview with Berlin rap outfit Puppetmastaz at Dour We tried to interview Berlin's Puppetmastaz in Dour's press tent last weekend but all our grown-up questions got drowned out in expletives and absurdity. But that's what you get when you interview soft toys.
Music An interview with French indie rockers Stuck in the Sound at Dour We got stuck in the mud with Stuck in the Sound at Dour last weekend, a bunch of DIY-minded Paris rockers in the midst of their second foray into Belgium this year. Nice lads.
Neighbourhood life Visionary Paris-based Belgian designer Bruno Pieters on sustainable fashion Graced with an interview with designer Bruno Pieters, we discuss 'Honest by.', a new concept that focuses on high-end, sustainable clothing. Transparency is the new black.
Music Poliça at Dour The charming Channy Leaneagh of Poliça loves festivals, hates porta-loos. Her band, a favourite of Bon Iver, were born of the Minneapolis music scene and she was with the Word at Dour to tell us about it.
Music Dour Knee deep in dirt, our own Joke De Wilde went down to Dour festival at the weekend to capture all the fun on film.
Music Backstage at Dour Get a load of our backstage polaroid adventures at Belgium's premiere field fiesta at the weekend: the legendary Dour, now in its 24th year.
Music BRNS at Les Ardentes Four young Belgian lads who go by the name of BRNS are currently braving their very first summer festival season. We caught up with them at Les Ardentes at the weekend and pestered them with questions.
Art Reeling in the years Martin Scorsese called it one of the most important film collections in the world: We profile Belgium's Royal Film Archive.
Pablo Henrard Pablo Henrard, a talented fashion student we spotted last year, opens up to fill us in on his 4th year womenswear collection, getting the girls for his last show and interning with the "family" at Gaultier Couture in Paris.
Art Photographers…and everyone around them Photographers need a whole team of specialists behind them, from framers and printers to airbrushers. In a bid to shine a light on those professions essential to the photographic process, we profile four of these artisans.
The middleman We sat down with Marc Gysemans to talk about his collaboration with industry darling Raf Simons and his profession as a producer in general.
Art Man vs. machine Saturo Toma, Michel Mazzoni and Frederik Heyman talk about their weapons of choice: We profile three Belgian photographers' cameras.
A taste for paradox We sat down with Paris-based Belgian Kris Van Assche - who designs Dior menswear as well as his own line - to talk about his style, avoiding sartorial clichés and why having fun with clothes is so important.
Neighbourhood life Truck drivers Belgium is an obligatory pit stop on most truckers’ itineraries. Here, we hitch a ride with some of the local boys, capturing the loneliness that comes with having chosen life on the road.
Christian Astuguevieille On the eve of one of his biggest auctions in Belgium, we chatted to French wunderkind Christian Astuguevieille about his relationship with Rei Kawakubo, his unusual career path and his contagious passion for tactile objects.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best graffiti writers in Belgium We hunted down six legendary Belgian graffiti writers, each with their own speciality, and got them talking about their nighttime obsessions.
When Patrick met Nigel We sat down with Bellerose boss man Patrick van Heurck and British designer Nigel Cabourn to discuss the fruits of their first team-up, a sleek duffle coat for next season.
Welcome to the jungle We invited a number of fashion experts including American style icon Diane Pernet to discuss the industry and what it takes for young designers to make it.
Art Fifteen questions to Caroline Van Hoek Here's us chatting with Brussels-based gallery founder Caroline Van Hoek about her take on the artist-as-jewellery-maker, why she expanded her space upwards and talent-scouting.
Art The art throwaway project Art Brussels with Aeroplastics gallery Brussels-based gallery Aeroplastics continues our series of throwaway projects today. Kitted out with their very own plastic snap box for Art Brussels, here's their staff's behind-the-scenes diary at Belgium's biggest art fair.
Music Orange amps We talked to three Belgian musicians about their 'thing' for Orange amps. One of them is Wallace Vanborns frontman Ian Clement, who made it onto the cover of our orange album.
Art The art throwaway project Art Brussels with Bodson-Emelinckx gallery As part of our Art Brussels coverage, we've craftily equipped three Belgian galleries with nifty little throwaway cameras for a behind the scenes gander at the country's biggest art fair. Today: Brussels-based Bodson-Emelinckx.
Art Xavier Hufkens In the very last installment of our interview series with Belgian gallery owners, we have a chat with Brussels-based Xavier Hufkens about this year's Art Brussels gig and art fairs in general.
Art Rodolphe Janssen Art is in the air in Brussels today as the city's big art bash kicks off. We had a sit down with gallery owner Rodolphe Janssen to speak about his show at the prestigious Art Brussels fair and his job as juror.
Art Tim Van Laere This weekend sees Belgium's art event of the year roll into Brussels, and we've sat down to get the view from gallery owner Tim Van Laere on his upcoming show at Art Brussels.
Art Baronian Francey In the second part of our ongoing interview series with Belgian gallery owners, we speak to Baronian Francey founder Albert Baronian about his plans for Art Brussels.
Art Alice Gallery We kick off a week of Art Brussels coverage with an interview with Alice van den Abeele and Raphaël Cruyt, the creative geniuses behind Brussels' Alice Gallery.
Music New Build Brit band New Build partake in a bit of a Word-exclusive Q&A about constant references to Hot Chip (which they don't mind), their tour, and a brand new album.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new female models in Belgian fashion We've selected our favourite Belgian cover boys and girls for spring, eight fashion forward faces that'll soon be gracing a glossy cover near you, if not already. Here's the ladies.
Music Decap organs Decap organs have been a family business since 1902, even though they look more like something from Bladerunner. We found an Antwerp producer who's equipped this old-timer organ with a midi interface, bringing it to life again.
Music The music throwaway project Casiokids The Word's throwaway project whisks you backstage for a peek at Norway's Casiokids doing their thang on their latest tour.
Music New name, new game We're talking band re-baptisms as part of our series on new beginnings, with Belgian musos The Glimmers, MonkeyRobot, New Bleeders and BRNS on why they did it and how it changed things (or not).
Music The music throwaway project M O N E Y After their gig in Paris' Point Ephémère last month, M O N E Y, Mancunian band on their way up, strip down naked for our throwaway project. Literally.
Music Sei A We sat down with Scottish producer Sei A AKA Andy Graham in London to talk about his music and how moving to the big smoke has affected it.
Fifteen questions to Alice Knackfuss We talk to the designer about feminism, the "freedom" of menswear and why she ultimately refuses to believe in fast fashion.
Art The International Biennal of Photography and Visual Arts in Liège The 8th edition of Liège/Luik's BIP kicked off on Saturday and our contributor Damien Aresta was given an exclusive preview.
Neighbourhood life It’s a new day Starting Friday 16th March, our website's editorial theme will be 'New beginnings'. Read on to find out how you can contribute...
Art Christian Aschman You wait and you wait for a book by Christian Aschman and then two come all at once... the photographer sits down with the Word and opens up about opening up.
Neighbourhood life Our new website A few words on our freshly re-launched website, the team behind it and the writers and photographers whose contributions we've enlisted.
Neighbourhood life PLMD’s Pierre and Damien We polish off our series on creative and enterprising two-pieces with the delightful duo Pierre and Damien from graphic design studio pleaseletmedesign.
Music The Big Pink Last month, English twosome The Big Pink released a second album called 'Future This'. We spoke to them about their new record, skateboarding and being a couple (but not in that way).
Music Exclusive mixes Jazz Neversleeps Here comes Valentine's mix number five, and this time it's Brussels' DJ Jazz Neversleeps, signed to the renowned On-point label. With 'Hard On Your Love' he proves once more that there's nothing wrong with genre-hopping.
Art Pierre Besson We have a sit down with French artist Pierre Besson whose works are currently on show at Brussels' Joye Gallery. We talk about technologic excess, the beauty of everyday things and Brian Eno's minimalist appeal.
Neighbourhood life Hunting and Collecting’s Niels and Aude Niels and Aude are the creative geniuses behind Hunting and Collecting, a Brussels-based concept store that's made a name for itself in Belgium and beyond.
Neighbourhood life Projet Digilence’s Emilie and Valentin Emilie Pischedda and Valentin Souquet are a duo in lots of ways: they are artists, lovers, parents and founders of Brussels-based art production hub Project Digilence.
Neighbourhood life SteytPeña’s Luis and Laurence Luis Peña and Laurence Steyt met while assisting the same photographer in Paris back in 2004. These days, they're busy with their venture, SteytPeña, and their very own Brussels studio.
Neighbourhood life Felicia Atkinson and Bartolomé Sanson In the fourth part of our series on illuminating couple-collaborators, we introduce multi-talents Felicia and Bartholomé whose pooled resources include books and records.
Art Fifteen questions to Ingrid Baars We sit down with Antwerp-based Dutch photographer Ingrid Baars to discuss the creative process, her love of the female form and feedback from older men at gallery openings.
Neighbourhood life Onda Sonora’s Bart and Yoeri More superstar soulmates. DJs Yoeri Bellemans and Bart Sibiel make up two halves of Onda Sonora Soundsystem. They traffic their soulful sound at their own trademarked shindigs but also through a cool weekly slot on FM Brussel.
Neighbourhood life Memymom’s Lisa and Marilène Part II of our fascination-feature on outstanding Belgian two-pieces. Drumroll please for Memymom, a photography venture concocted by mother and daughter duo Marilène and Lisa.
Neighbourhood life Face to Face’s Delphine and Flore On a total love buzz, we've begun harvesting some of February's Valentine spirit. We've decided to while away the month by introducing you to some inseparable Belgian two-pieces. Some are musicians. Others photographers. The odd DJ-duo, even. We kick off our series with Brussels-based graphic design team Face to Face.
The Beautiful Fall A fascinating read about the bitter rivalry between iconic fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.
Stockman dummy In the third part of our designer survival kit we introduce you to the Stockman dummy - an essential no future fashion maker will be able to do without.
Music The music throwaway project Is Tropical London three-piece Is Tropical takes you backstage with our disposable camera project.
Music Casiokids We talk to the quirky Norwegian outfit Casiokids about their new record ‘Aabenbaringen over Aaskammen’, getting sponsored by a-ha and playing gigs in lighthouses.
Art Christopher Coppers With his exhibition at Bodson Emelinckx Gallery having just opened, we sit down with Brussels-based cut-up artist Christopher Coppers to talk about his biggest show to date, the state of TV and Belgian politicians singing the wrong national anthem.
Neighbourhood life Delvaux and Wouters & Hendrix collaboration We sit down with jewellery designers Wouters & Hendrix to get the lowdown on their Delvaux collaboration.
Neighbourhood life Fifteen questions to Pablo Piatti We sit down with fashion illustrator Pablo Piatti in Antwerp to discuss his craft, drawing faces and viewing illustration as a complement to photography.
Music Nosedrip We sit down with Ghent-based DJ Nosedrip to ask him what's missing in his life and what songs he'd play on a first date. Scroll down to the bottom of the interview for a free mix.
Art Seeing right through you A campaigner, a law enforcer, a lawyer and a investigative journalist. We profile four local heroes that strive towards making your society a more honest and transparent one.
Neighbourhood life The smooth operator We speak to a Belgian hostage negotiator about handling crisis situations, parallels to the movie 'The Negotiator' and how a little lie can undermine an entire operation.
Art When Hedgren met Sonny Belgium bag maker Hedgren teams up with happy snapper Sonny Vandevelde for the launch of their capsule collection.
Neighbourhood life The king of clean Eddy Beaurain's Pressing No1 is an institution amongst Brussels' fashion folk. We pay him a visit days before he closes shop for good.
Art White coats: The cheesemonger Meet cheesemaker Walschot in the second instalment of our series on professions that still cherish the white coat as working wear.
Art Facing the blank canvas: Vadim Vosters "It is not the moment one stands before a new canvas that I start thinking about what to paint; when I order the canvas I already know what to do with it", says Belgian artist Vadim Vosters.
