Inspired by insular landscapes, this series of seats engages with the visual language of archipelagos. Shaped by the force of time, they reveal sculpted edges and strong internal landscapes.

THE CG01: AN ICONIC LAMP

Designed by Christophe Gevers (1928-2007), one of Belgium’s most influential designers. This lamp will delight aesthetes with a passion for beauty and ingenuity. To be called 01, you have to be worthy of identifying with perfection!

A subtle blend, delicately proportioned, this luminaire is more sculpture than simple lighting, making the CG01 a work of art full of anecdotes.

Christophe Gevers has left an indelible mark on Belgian design with his sense of materials and tactile modernism. He is considered one of the most important interior designers of the post-war period. He favoured a warm, comfortable modernism, using noble, durable materials. He founded his own company, Gevers Design, and worked as a teacher at La Cambre in the decoration and furnishing department. His work is a hallmark of Belgian design, and his creations are sought-after today. Hats off to the artist, Gevers is enjoying the success he deserves!

Placed in 1968 in the restaurant “Le Cap d’Argent” in Brussels, the CG01, designed in a deep, bold red, illuminated this brasserie and made it an emblematic image of Belgian design. It goes without saying that the internationally renowned “Aux Vieux Saint Martin” also incorporates the 01 into its restaurant, which is frequented by some of the world’s leading figures. The Canterbury still bears witness to its unique style, which has nothing old-fashioned about it.

Today, the CG01 is being reissued by the Belgian high-end lighting manufacturer axis71. Renowned architects and prestigious institutions choose the appropriate colour with subtlety and judiciousness.

Isabelle de Borchgrave has chosen a warm, luminous golden yellow; Edouard Vermeulen, inspired by his bold new couture collection, has opted for an Oxford blue; Valérie Barkowsky, faithful to her natural, chic and timeless tones, has selected an aubergine shade.

CG01 reinterpreted by Caroline Notte

“My first thought when choosing a new color was to think of a non-color, to leave it raw, a sheet that would have always existed, total respect to let the shape speak for itself, an intrinsic hue. My second instinct was to choose a natural color that would evolve over time, illustrating strength and resistance and a return to our roots. A corten finish as well as vert de gris copper that blends in perfectly with nature and today’s interiors, where materials are given pride of place, ensuring timelessness.

Keeping her child’s soul: this is the intention of Adelie, a multifaceted artist whose colorful, playful and joyful universe is inspired by the spontaneity of childhood and its brightly colored games such as as legos and puzzles.

Adélie Ducasse grew up in the islands, New Caledonia and Réunion, where she developed her taste for colors and primitive shapes.
Later, it is in California, that she reconnects with the feelings of her childhood. She lived there for a while and returned there often to enjoy her sunshine, her lifestyle and to be inspired by the modernist architecture that characterizes the region.

The geometric abstraction of these creations has its origins in her passion for mathematics – an extension of her childhood games – which she studied at university.

Adélie loves natural materials and works with craftsmen with unique know-how. She uses ceramics to shape design objects and sculptures with her own hands, giving them a unique appearance and expressive personality. From it is reborn the joyful naivety and poetry of childhood.

Have you heard the big news? The BEL is welcoming 3 new members.

Openness is the key to expansion. That’s exactly why the BEL always keeps an eye out for new Brussels-based talents & takes pride in welcoming them into its circle of expertise. 

This month, we’d like to wish Caroline Notté, a warm welcome. We have no doubt she shall inspire us & you with their singular artistry & radiate Brussels uniqueness through their expertise. 

BEL presents Brussels luxury items in Belgium and beyond our borders, all of which encompass local savoir-faire, unique service and exceptional products.

Each one of these unique talents, that often exist from generation to generation, remind us that it is more important than ever to develop and perpetuate arts and crafts and services in order to embrace innovation, which is so intimately compatible with tradition, as well as cultivating curiosity.

Nacarat – Charles Schambourg  – Au Vieux Saint-Martin –  Baobab Collection -Dandoy – Diane Von Furstenberg – Delvaux -Filigranes – JML – La Villa Lorraine – La maison Degand – Le Chalet de la Forêt – Le Saint-Aulaye – Manalys – Natan – Pierre Marcolini – Vervloet – Wolfers – Comme chez Soi