The ideal outdoor lounge? Seats and backrests, like large cushions, resting on lightweight structures in aluminum or stainless steel, with intuitive fastening systems to compose sofas and armchairs of different sizes, perfectly adapting to the dimensions of your space, and reconfigurable according to the occasion. The keyword of the season? Modularity, with seating systems that […]
VILLAS magazine celebrates the biggest names and accomplishments in architecture, design, decoration and contemporary art. Private tours of exceptional places, interviews with renowned architects and artists, and remarkable interior design inspiration and trends all feature in this digital logbook, which never fails to surprise.
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Housed in the smoked glass walls of the former Royale Belge building, the Mix is the fruit of an exemplary collaborative approach to renovation. Architects René Stapels and Pierre Dufau designed this listed building to serve as the headquarters of the Royale Belge de Bruxelles insurance company. Inspired by the John Deere world headquarters in […]
Interior
During the Maison&Objet exhibition, which ran from 18 to 22 January, and during the Déco Off presentations in Paris, designers and brands celebrated natural materials. The world of plants, minerals and water were showcased in a number of collections. In terms of colour, we were happy to find lush accents to complement the neutral tones […]
Travel
With autumn colours in sight, London’s art fairs are once again attracting large numbers of collectors and art lovers at the beginning of October. On the agenda? Frieze London, Frieze Masters and PAD. Between Regents Park and Berkeley Square, the spotlight will shine on the most controversial art, the best of previous centuries and a […]
Design
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 […]
Art
The gamble paid off for this gallery owner, recognised as one of the most influential women in the art world today. Meeting Leila Heller is tantamount to touching the stars for anyone with a sweeping passion for art. Originally from Iran, she studied art in New York, at Sotheby’s in London and in Washington, where […]
Design
They will matter. They already matter. Between design, art design and virtuoso craftsmanship, Belgian and foreign designers alike are designing our everyday environment. And what they create is always in tune with the times. Design is 98% common sense and 2% futility. It’s not me who says so, but Philippe Starck – he’s never short […]