La Nouvelle Belle Epoque. Speaking with Adel El Gammal -co-founder Ecotemis

During 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Paris, ECOTEMIS launched their new product line and designer collection of active luxury outdoor funiture, “Avenue Numero 11”. The collection heralds the new beautiful era (La Nouvele Belle Epoque) and golden age where design and arhitecture , eco luxury and energy converge to create the avenues of the future. A 2LUXURY2‘s … Read more

Eco-neoromance: architects Danny De Munter and Wim Gyselinck design palace in Saudi Arabia

Danny De Munter, a Belgian architect specialized in high-end interior design and restoration, and Wim Gyselinck, have been designated to build the new city palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Flemish approach, far away from the curls and ‘opera style’ often associated with Middle Eastern architecture, can be best described as a combination of ‘eco-neoromance’ … Read more

Chocolate and Coffee book. Remember that square of chocolate dipped in a cup of coffee?

A trip down memory lane: Remember that square of chocolate dipped in a cup of coffee and the explosion of flavours that followed? Artist chocolatier Pierre Marcolini, the greatest Belgian Chocolate maker, comes up with around 30 recipes of chocolate + coffee in a beautiful book, blending together the two giants. The outstanding photos will challenge … Read more

Dior’s romantic aesthetic is about to change. Raf Simons is taking the helm of Dior

Dior’s romantic aesthetic is about to change. After more than a year of rumors, Dior found a replacement for John Galliano. The French fashion house named the 44-year-old Belgian designer Raf Simons (former chief designer at Jil Sander) responsible for “Haute Couture, Ready-to-Wear and Women’s Accessories.” We will see Simons’ first Christian Dior Haute Couture … Read more

Jean-Pierre Dardenne: The Jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Films at Cannes Film Festival 2012

Jean-Pierre Dardenne: President of the Jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Films On 23rd May, the Festival de Cannes will welcome the jury for the Cinéfondation and short films, presided over this year by Jean-Pierre DARDENNE (Belgian director, scriptwriter and producer), who shared the honours of the Grand Prix with his brother Luc for The … Read more

Luxury is Life, before all – An homage!

Life is so fragile time becomes a privilege. In homage to all the children who lost their life this week during the bus accident in Switzerland. This impressive solidarity showed us that humanity was still existing. All these demonstration of support, compassion, love were so beautiful, Belgium and Switzerland demonstrate even politics could show a … Read more