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Publications
Due to unbridled success following its 2012 launch, including a billing as one of the ‘Six of Belgium’s Best Travel Guides’, publishing house Luster have released a new edition of Best Buildings - Belgium, fusing a mix of well-known...
Ghent
Step behind the neo-gothic façade—one hundred escutcheons and statues representing Belgium and its provinces—of a former Ghent post office, climb to its upper floors, and bathe in the magical postcard-perfect views of the surrounding city and...
Ostend
Some might say there's not much to look at in Ostend, Belgium. Its long sandy beach has been a draw for hundreds of years, and it has spent time as one of Europe's most stylish seaside retreats; bombed to buggery in WWII, though, and rebuilt with a...
The Edit
Bananas. Is there no end to the talents of this versatile fruit? Bursting with energy. Packed with vitamins and fibre. Pretty tasty too. And that's just their edible qualities. Bananas also have many other uses; the skins, for example, can be...
Ghent
Well then, how about the façade of Backstay Hostel for an opening statement? The property in the Flemish city of Ghent owes its splendid facial features to a chap called Maxime Brunfaut, who was the original architect of the 1930s building. The...
Éghezée
When striving to earn the much-coveted Michelin stars, a chef must be at the top of their game and always willing to offer something different. Sang-Hoon Degeimbre, who has two of the glittering little awards for his restaurant L'Air du Temps,...
Fashion
Stoic frowns, loud '70s-style knitwear, twins – the creative direction for new Belgian clothing brand Mosaert looks more like a poster for Wes Anderson’s latest film than your standard fashion fare. Its unconventionality is perhaps unsurprising...
Journal
When Belgian magazine publishers Sanoma moved its editors north from Brussels to Mechelen in Flanders, their new HQ needed a smart new café which reflected the brand's high profile status in the world of style. Named after the company's flagship...
Brussels
The Belgians love their beer so much that it's a surprise when any of their breweries become surplus to requirements, but that's what happened to the former Belle-Vue site in Brussels. Occupying an imposing spot on the banks of the Canal...
Antwerp
We know from watching Mad Men that advertising agencies will do anything to keep their clients happy, but Yellow Submarine in Antwerp is going the extra mile to make their accounts feel at home – opening a bed and breakfast and coffee bar...
Brussels
Belgian fashion label Bellerose produces proudly utilitarian clothing, but the one thing they hate is uniformity, and that's something that's clear from the moment one enters their newly refurbished Brussels store. Owner Patrick van Heurck...
Ghent
Oh good, three of my favourite things under one roof. A hairdresser (gross invasion of personal space), a launderette (up there with crack-den squats as places to spend time) and a 'meeting place'. At 36 I have already met all the people I want to...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
Dispatches
Comporta isn’t your usual Mediterranean destination. No marina packed with yachts. No high-rise hotels blocking ocean views. Just rice paddies, pine forests, and miles of white sand beaches that somehow stayed off the mass tourism radar until...