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First glance at our first edition

First glance at our first edition

Our new format magazine will be hitting a shelf near you on April 8. Here's the first sneak peek: a graveyard for army gear

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Onda Sonora’s 5 year birthday mix

Onda Sonora’s 5 year birthday mix

"People should dance to it in a dark, sweaty basement. Those not dancing should make out." - Onda Sonora's homage to Black

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The throwaway project: Thomas Bayrle at Wiels

The throwaway project: Thomas Bayrle at Wiels

Wiels curator Devrim Bayar documents the installation of a Thomas Bayrle retrospective with one of our throwaways...

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Fear Not, James Pants, We Are Open. This weekend in Belgium.

Fear Not, James Pants, We Are Open. This weekend in Belgium.

...plus Dirk Braeckmans pays his respects to Antoine Watteau at Bozar while David Altmejd holds sway over Xavier Hufkens.

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Belgium’s best art bookshops

Belgium’s best art bookshops

We found the hottest spots for the best and most beautiful art and photo books, all for the bibliophiles who covet them...

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King of Pop and Works on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

King of Pop and Works on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Feast on Found Footage and the overlooked lyrics of Pop's overlord, Michael Jackson.

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Run Tell Secrecy for The Word Magazine’s 5th birthday

Run Tell Secrecy for The Word Magazine’s 5th birthday

Run Tell Secrecy record an exclusive mix of quick peaks and twitchy beats designed to get under your skin...

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Sleeve notes

Sleeve notes

Bart Sibiel examines Rock Rally ’82, the album that best showcases the skills of album artwork aficionado Ever Meulen.

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Ignatz, Antilux and art therapy. This weekend in Belgium.

Ignatz, Antilux and art therapy. This weekend in Belgium.

Check out our hand-picked collection of delectable concerts and cultural happenings, ripe for your weekend calendar.

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The Word Magazine turns 5!

The Word Magazine turns 5!

Belgian beats, photography treats and future foundations. We turns five on 22nd February and we're throwing ourselves a party to celebrate.

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Hip-hoppers and showstoppers.This weekend in Belgium.

Hip-hoppers and showstoppers.This weekend in Belgium.

Get all rapped up with Mykki Blanco in Liège and Sessions Urbaines hip-hop happening in Brussels, and lots lots more...

Art

Interview: New York star curator Clarissa Dalrymple

Interview: New York star curator Clarissa Dalrymple

The celebrated New York art guru has been let loose on Xavier Hufkens Gallery where she reveals a very personal selection

Art

Private Investigations at Beursschouwburg

Private Investigations at Beursschouwburg

Beursschouwburg plays host to a mash-up of art, music and more with an eleven week tribute to our love of salvaged stuff...

Art

Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple

Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple

An exhibition curated by Clarissa Dalrymple, “the most aristocratic bohemian on New York's contemporary art scene”.

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Fit to print

Fit to print

In a converted printing press we learn about the early days of Brussels' art activism and post-digital letterpresses.

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Bollyfood and art bonanza. This weekend in Belgium.

Bollyfood and art bonanza. This weekend in Belgium.

Belgium's weekend is bursting with exhibitionists, with Constant Permeke and Clarissa Dalrymple on the cards.

Music

The best of Belgium’s beats scene in 2012

The best of Belgium’s beats scene in 2012

2012's key releases of genre-defying, rhythmically driven choons, as chosen by Bart Sibiel.

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Future, fine art and photography. This weekend in Belgium.

Future, fine art and photography. This weekend in Belgium.

FuTure brings beats to Liége and Weegee's murderous tabloid tales hit Antwerp.

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Vlek

Vlek

The Vlek team looks back on 2012 and pick their very favourite new tracks of the year, compiling them in a Word-exclusive mix.

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Catclub, Colour One & pre-Christmas crackers. This weekend in Belgium.

Catclub, Colour One & pre-Christmas crackers. This weekend in Belgium.

Art as usual in the Belgian capital with Harry Gruyaert's colour-love & Antwerp hosts Zero Hour.

Roos Vandekerckhove and the power of colour

Roos Vandekerckhove and the power of colour

Pistachio green, bright red, indigo blue and fuchsia pink: a few of knitwear virtuoso Roos Vandekerckhove's favourite things...

Music

Jasper Wentzel’s 25 top tracks of 2012

Jasper Wentzel’s 25 top tracks of 2012

Our series of 2012 playlists continues. This time, the juke box is manned by label promoter slash music buff Jasper Wentzel.

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Belgium’s best record shops

Belgium’s best record shops

Record-hunter Bart Sibiel honours Belgium's remaining legion of well-stocked vinyl emporiums with a list of Belgium's best record shops.

Art

Friederike von Rauch’s Sleeping Beauties in Antwerp

Friederike von Rauch’s Sleeping Beauties in Antwerp

German photographer Friederike von Rauch deploys her trademark aesthetic in a study of after-hours art.

Holiday gift guide: The Word’s Christmas wishlist

Holiday gift guide: The Word’s Christmas wishlist

We help you keep the holiday season's shopping stress levels down with this hand-picked, carefully-selected gift guide.

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Five discoveries that made 2012 better

Five discoveries that made 2012 better

Five welcome discoveries - from Discogs stores to badman magazines - that for better or for worse, left their mark on 2012.

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Hives, Harmonie and art a la carte.This weekend in Belgium.

Hives, Harmonie and art a la carte.This weekend in Belgium.

AB hosts the Hives, Harmonie turns two in Antwerp and the Nationa(al) Pop Up Store pops up in Brussels.

Music

25 tracks for 2012 by Disco Naïveté + Exclusive mix

25 tracks for 2012 by Disco Naïveté + Exclusive mix

Our very own pop pundit Disco Naïveté counts down his 25 favourite tracks of 2012.

Stephan Schneider on curating the Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Stephan Schneider on curating the Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

We spoke with the German designer about his selection, the new generation and why a strong product is always key.

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The fashion world of London-based Belgian photographer Gael Delhaye

The fashion world of London-based Belgian photographer Gael Delhaye

London-based Belgian fashion snapper Gael Delhaye shot this series exclusively for The Word. Lucky us.

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The month of November in numbers

The month of November in numbers

We're counting cards and tallying-up our numbers this month for the first of many monthly crunch sessions.

Art

An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

As Le Salon turns one year old, its founder and Wiels curator Devrim Bayar fills us in on the Brussels' premier go-to art guide.

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Jazz Neversleeps

Jazz Neversleeps

Kicking off a month of selections, Belgian DJ and producer Jazz Neversleeps selects then mixes 25 of the year's hottest tracks.

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Errorism

Errorism

Brussels' sound shapers Errorism whip up a jazzy and slow-burning mix for your ears only.

CEO Marco Probst takes Belgian luxury leathergood house Delvaux into the future

CEO Marco Probst takes Belgian luxury leathergood house Delvaux into the future

"We don't need a star designer. Our product is the star": New Delvaux CEO Marco Probst talks strategy.

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Music festival Autumn Falls and exhibitions galore: This weekend in Belgium

Music festival Autumn Falls and exhibitions galore: This weekend in Belgium

Ghent's Museum Night does art in the dark and Autumn Falls in Brussels.

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Meet AME, Funky Bompa and DJ SoFa: Belgium’s biggest crate diggers

Meet AME, Funky Bompa and DJ SoFa: Belgium’s biggest crate diggers

Bart Sibiel's shout-out to three dedicated Belgian record collectors.

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Adeline and Alexandre on the opening of Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Adeline and Alexandre on the opening of Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Cousins Adeline and Alexandre's blink-and you'll-miss-it one stop shop for Belgian creative entrepreneurs sets up in Brussels.

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Group shows and guitar heroes. This weekend in Belgium.

Group shows and guitar heroes. This weekend in Belgium.

Cheap Time and the Bots buzz Brussels while Kissinger turns three in Antwerp.

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The standout booths and prints at this year’s edition of Paris Photo

The standout booths and prints at this year’s edition of Paris Photo

We spent the better part of last Sunday doing the rounds at Paris Photo, capturing the fair's vibrant atmosphere in all its glory.

Annemie Verbeke on Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Annemie Verbeke on Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store

Womenswear designer Annemie Verbeke gets involved in the Nationa(a)l Pop Up Store in Brussels' Châtelain neighbourhood.

Art

Photographer Nicolas Karakatsanis ‘Adjusting Infinity’ at Alice

Photographer Nicolas Karakatsanis ‘Adjusting Infinity’ at Alice

Nicolas Karakatsanis' characteristic emotional intensity is back for an exhibition at the Alice Gallery

Art

Doing the rounds at Paris’ independent publishing fair Offprint

Doing the rounds at Paris’ independent publishing fair Offprint

Paris' Offprint, a three-day gathering of publishing purists, took place over the weekend alongside Paris Photo. We were there.

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The best of 2012

The best of 2012

We're about to begin publishing our end of year lists, and here's a quick run down of what you can expect.

Art

A retrospective of Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman in Germany

A retrospective of Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman in Germany

Dirk Braeckman opens his first solo show at Kunsthalle Erfurt, a retrospective spanning twenty years

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Our round-up of standout booths at this year’s nofound fair in Paris

Our round-up of standout booths at this year’s nofound fair in Paris

We spent the better part of our weekend scouring the aisles at Paris' nofound photography fair, taking the temperature of contemporary photography as it stands today.

Quentin De Wispelaere’s fashion photography

Quentin De Wispelaere’s fashion photography

We kick off our bi-monthly fashion series with Belgian photography talent Quentin De Wispelaere and his slightly eerie images.

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Slow journalism, fast medium:Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Slow journalism, fast medium:Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Bart and Magali visit interesting Belgian people in their homes, ask questions, drink coffee, and put it all on Coffeeklatch...

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American Dreams and Pink Screens. This weekend in Belgium.

American Dreams and Pink Screens. This weekend in Belgium.

Kaiser Chiefs, queer flicks and a weekend art fix for Brussels, while Ghent gets Digitalism.

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

MoMu director Kaat Debo on its first decade

Kaat Debo waxes fashionable about the first ten years of MoMu, Antwerp's prestigious fashion museum.

Art

Photographer Frieke Janssens takes your last shot before you die

Photographer Frieke Janssens takes your last shot before you die

The Belgian photographer is embarking on a sort-of-morbid mission to make you immortal.

Music

Chrome Brulée, or how the cassette came to be reborn in Belgium

Chrome Brulée, or how the cassette came to be reborn in Belgium

Compact cassettes are staging a renaissance. Bart Sibiel explores a shabbily-made music medium well-suited to Belgium's surreal self.

Fashion photographer Zeb Daemen on androgyny and the search for timelessness

Fashion photographer Zeb Daemen on androgyny and the search for timelessness

Industry wunderkind Zeb Daemen talks timeless images and the appeal of shiny-skinned, alien-like women.

Illustrator Valentine De Cort teams up with Belgian fashion giant Delvaux

Illustrator Valentine De Cort teams up with Belgian fashion giant Delvaux

Valentine De Cort draws the story of Delvaux's very fashionable leading lady to celebrate the revamped Le Madame bag.

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A digital day out in Namur and a dissident in Brussels. This weekend in Belgium.

A digital day out in Namur and a dissident in Brussels. This weekend in Belgium.

Oh My Garden moves indoors and Optimo moves cities while Ai Weiwei gets filmed and FIFI and KIKK kick off.

Art

Group show We do not remember the Berlin Wall opens tomorrow in Brussels

Group show We do not remember the Berlin Wall opens tomorrow in Brussels

The 12 multidiscipline artists that make up Emilie Pischedda & Barthélémy Schöller's group show bring new blood to an old city.

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Looking for fashion photographers, artists with day jobs and more…

Looking for fashion photographers, artists with day jobs and more…

We're knee-deep in editorial research for our next print edition, and there's a few things we're hoping you might be able to help us with.

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Ten years of Catclub flyers

Ten years of Catclub flyers

Celebrating 10 years of Catclub dance floor goodness with a big birthday bash tomorrow night at Brussels' Wild Gallery, we caught up with founder Lady Jane to talk early beginnings, memorable nights and having the best flyers in the world.

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An interview with the creative minds behind Belgian fashion label Percy Stone

An interview with the creative minds behind Belgian fashion label Percy Stone

Percy Stone are yet another creative city-side couple in the early days of their joint enterprise. They answer our questions about their two's company.

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Belgian modern art and Catclub’s birthday bash. This weekend in Belgium.

Belgian modern art and Catclub’s birthday bash. This weekend in Belgium.

Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, M83 and Liars plug in their amps, while Catclub celebrates ten years in the city.

Fashion designer Christian Wijnants on his 20th collection and winning the Woolmark prize

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.

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Photographer Serge Leblon on his Paris show and the demise of fashion photography

Photographer Serge Leblon on his Paris show and the demise of fashion photography

Serge Leblon's personal collection has nothing to do with fashion. His exhibition Composite just opened in Paris.

Music

My fascination with music Made in Belgium, by Onda Sonora’s Bart Sibiel

My fascination with music Made in Belgium, by Onda Sonora’s Bart Sibiel

In the first instalment of a twice-monthly series celebrating his love of music 'Made in Belgium', Onda Sonora's Bart Siebel - radio host, DJ and promoter - takes a closer look at what, exactly, defines Belgium's DIY ethos.

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A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

Another installment in our series on dynamic duos going it fifty-fifty sees us drop in on Damien and Bénédicte, the creative minds behind Brussels restaurant Bouchery.

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Untitled! at Trix and birthday candles for Caillou Bleu. This weekend in Belgium.

Untitled! at Trix and birthday candles for Caillou Bleu. This weekend in Belgium.

Brussels is abandoned by Philippe Van Wolputte and throws a birthday party for publisher Le Caillou Bleu while Antwerp plays emcee to art by Takis, Tomasz Kowalski and the future of music at Untitled!

Art

Imitating amateurs: Dutch photographer Michiel Burger

Imitating amateurs: Dutch photographer Michiel Burger

We sat down with the photographer in Brussels to talk about why he chooses to ignore common aesthetics and instead imitates the amateurs... and what his dad's underpants have to do with it.

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An interview with Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen

An interview with Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen

Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen took time out to chat to us about subjects close to his heart, like the textures and imperfections of a well-spun yarn

Music

Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian two-piece Joy Wellboy talk about sharing the stage, sharing a bed and being mirrors for each other...

Art

An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

Barbara Cuglietta and Lilou Vidal: a pair of Brussels-based gallery owners share the reasons for their mutual appreciation in our series on winsome twosomes.

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Mezzdub

Mezzdub

Number nine in our exclusive mix series has Brussels-based 23 year old DJ-producer Mezzdub get behind the decks for a one-hour plus long-player of house music at its best.

Art

Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima’s Polaroids at Brussels’ Bozar

Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima’s Polaroids at Brussels’ Bozar

His solo show of Polaroids having just opened at Brussels' Bozar, we take a closer look at Belgian photographer Charif Benhelima's work.

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Snap happy Elisabeth Ouni’s Polaroid tales

Snap happy Elisabeth Ouni’s Polaroid tales

Elisabeth Ouni moves out of the blogosphere for the first time with A Polaroid Story, a celebrated series of stolen moments with the stars.

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Five reasons why we deserve a week off

Five reasons why we deserve a week off

We'll be taking a couple of days off until Monday 22nd October and here's five reasons why you won't make us feel bad about it.

Antwerp-based girl DJ duo Soren on gigs and good looks

Antwerp-based girl DJ duo Soren on gigs and good looks

We met up at Antwerp's Café Normo with Amélie Lens and Rosalie De Meyer to talk about Søren, the DJ act they launched together last year.

Belgian stylist Benoît Béthume on the launch of Mémoire Universelle, his new bookazine

Belgian stylist Benoît Béthume on the launch of Mémoire Universelle, his new bookazine

Stylist Benoît Béthume's bookazine Mémoire Universelle is more book than magazine. The first issue's about love, and it's about to hit a shelf near you.

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Robot photography, Polaroids and fashion walks. This weekend in Belgium.

Robot photography, Polaroids and fashion walks. This weekend in Belgium.

Modo Brussels sets up shop and Ixelles/Elsene gears up for a Walk #1 while Breton roll into town for a Botanique gig.

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Inside the very serious business of Belgian beauty

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.

Art Curator talks

An interview with Belgian photographer Maroeskja Lavigne

An interview with Belgian photographer Maroeskja Lavigne

Maroeskja Lavigne's series on Iceland resulted in her being the only Belgian photographer to be nominated for Foam's Talent Issue. We caught up with the 22 year old to talk David Lynch and the relationship between humans and the natural world.

An interview with fashion designer Joanne Vanden Avenne

An interview with fashion designer Joanne Vanden Avenne

Designer Joanne Vanden Avenne is mixing architectural shapes with luxurious fabrics and dreaming of a flagship store in Paris.

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The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

We asked the founding father of legendary Brussels club Fuse and the creative mind behind I Love Techno to select a couple of party tracks for us.

Art

The meat you eat, from start to finish

The meat you eat, from start to finish

How does the meat you eat actually end up on your dinner plate? Who farms it, slaughters it, transports it, treats it, processes it and sells it? We've visited five essential places from the deboning factory to the slaughterhouse.

Art

The sweat-stench and smoke-scent of empty nightclubs

The sweat-stench and smoke-scent of empty nightclubs

When the lights go out and the bar is closed for business, nightclubs take on a whole different persona. 354 photographers and Alex Salinas look at the other side of clubbing, the one the owners and club promoters would rather you didn’t see.

Art

Girls just wanna have fun

Girls just wanna have fun

Belgian photographer JC Thonar's pink series, first published in our pink album.

Art The art throwaway project

Max Pinckers at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

Max Pinckers at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

We asked photographer-on-the-rise Max Pinckers to document the days leading up to the opening of his exhibition in Amsterdam using one of our ol' favourite throwaway cameras.

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The best weightlifters in 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.

An interview with Belgian electro rock outfit Soldout

An interview with Belgian electro rock outfit Soldout

Soldout's Charlotte and David talk to us about recording their new album, writing a movie soundtrack for the very first time and partying in Berlin.

Art

Brussels’ drawing fair Art on Paper spotlights an underrated discipline

Brussels’ drawing fair Art on Paper spotlights an underrated discipline

The annual drawing fair has booked into the White Hotel for the weekend and we've done the rounds of the best scribblers so you don't have to.

Art

French photography fair Fotofever’s inaugural Brussels edition

French photography fair Fotofever’s inaugural Brussels edition

Fotofever's inaugural Brussels edition opened to the press yesterday and we were on hand to take the room's temperature.

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Fairs, parties and Art on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Fairs, parties and Art on Paper. This weekend in Belgium.

Fill your weekend agenda with Blackout, a Kid Koala gig plus a massive photo fair at Tour & Taxis.

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Fashion designer Étienne Derœux on his American road trip-inspired collection

Fashion designer Étienne Derœux on his American road trip-inspired collection

Designer Étienne Derœux went roadtripping across the USA à la Jack Kerouac where the formality and tradition of American dress informed his third and latest collection.

Art

Rising Belgian photographer Stine Sampers on the work of a lifetime

Rising Belgian photographer Stine Sampers on the work of a lifetime

Stine Sampers, an artist whose tender years have attracted as much consideration as her thoughtful images, got a solo show at Antwerp's In Aanmaak.

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Urban development agency creates collaborations between shop owners and designers

Urban development agency creates collaborations between shop owners and designers

In a bid to spice up the design aspect of our neighbourhoods' retail landscape, urban development agency Atrium launched a contest calling on designers to jazz up the windows and displays of local independent grocery shops.

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Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

We drop-in for a browse and a chat as a new (and final?) chapter opens in the Darakan saga.

Music

Cult Belgian blog On-Point’s exclusive playlist for streaming site Juke

Cult Belgian blog On-Point’s exclusive playlist for streaming site Juke

The second instalment in our sponsored playlists feature sees us hand selection duties over to Belgian blog On-Point founder Alex Deforce for an 80-minute plus playlist of sun, smiles and soul.

Art

Belgian design by numbers

Belgian design by numbers

As part of the pink album's design special we did some research and found some interesting facts about design in Belgium.

Art

Belgian interiors imprint Calcutta’s 165 years in the business

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.

Art

An interview with Belgian design darling Thomas Lommee

An interview with Belgian design darling Thomas Lommee

Thomas Lommee is working on a Lego-meets-Wikipedia type design project in his Ixelles studio. We talk to the young designer about sensitivity and design solutions.

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Design District brings Scandinavian cool to Leuven

Design District brings Scandinavian cool to Leuven

The final installment of our series on Belgian design high street gems sees us wandering through Leuven's 'Design District', one of the country's major hotspots for Scandinavian design devotees.

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Antwerp’s Helder: a design studio and interior store all in one

Antwerp’s Helder: a design studio and interior store all in one

At the helm at Antwerp's Helder are a couple of designers whose own creations accompany those of a myriad of young international names...

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Clubs, concerts and a SMAK of raw talent. This weekend in Belgium.

Clubs, concerts and a SMAK of raw talent. This weekend in Belgium.

The end of Design September is nigh, leaving us with a monster wrap party plus a host of mouth-watering art, music and photography gigs from across the spectrum, across the country.

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Brussels design emporium Espace Bizarre

Brussels design emporium Espace Bizarre

A Japanese furniture shop turned concept store with everything from Muuto to Maroso on the shelves, Jens Rodieck transformed Espace Bizarre into the eclectic design address we know and love today.

Art

Antwerp-based fashion photographer Michaël Smits on new directions

Antwerp-based fashion photographer Michaël Smits on new directions

Photographer Michaël Smits is moving away from controlled minimalism and getting otherwise inspired, while settling into a brand new Antwerp studio.

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Brussels retail tastemaker La Fabrika’s ode to design restraint

Brussels retail tastemaker La Fabrika’s ode to design restraint

Number two on our tour of Belgium's most exciting design shops is Brussels’ La Fabrika, a 230 square metre patch of the city's design-friendly Dansaert district.

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A design and interiors selection to take you through the winter

A design and interiors selection to take you through the winter

We’ve done a room-by-room survey of essentials, rounding-up those items that were most in need of replacing. From bedroom to bar, here’s our selection of design delectables topping our must-have list at the moment.

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Photography, rap royalty and garden gigs. This weekend in Belgium

Photography, rap royalty and garden gigs. This weekend in Belgium

This weekend's a big one for all you music passionistas with favourites like Dent May, Best Coast, El-P, Graham Coxon, We Have Band and Bozar's electro fest hitting the Belgian capital, plus photography by newbie Lara Mennes and the poetic abstraction of Geert De Smet's statues...

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Inside Brussels’ latest hotbed of design innovation Studio With A View

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.

Art

Brussels photographer Julie Scheurweghs on her solo show at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

Brussels photographer Julie Scheurweghs on her solo show at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond

Julie Scheurweghs has just scored her first solo photography exhibition at Amsterdam's De Brakke Grond, a show that sees the 24 year old Ostender search for beauty in the banal.

An interview with high fashion shop Smets’ buying director Pascaline Smets

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.

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The craftsmen that are the backbone of Belgium’s design industry

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.

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The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

Scenes don’t just magically take shape. We talk to five individuals instrumental in instigating, supporting and promoting design in Belgium.

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