About
There is no place for timid, mundane, or formulaic in his design vocabulary, instead Gert’s brilliantly coloured world celebrates the daring and the exceptional. His magical roomscapes ignite our imaginations, fuel our dreams, and enhance our realities.
Gert Voorjans is an iconic Belgian tastemaker and interior architect renowned for his unique style. He has designed homes for some of the world’s leading residential and corporate clients. Drawing on influences from East and West, he creates richly layered environments suffused with colour, each one visually stunning.
Voorjans studied Interior Architecture in Hasselt, Belgium,and has a postgraduate degree in Art History from Siena and a further postgraduate degree in Styles & Arts from Sotheby’s in London. In 1997, he opened his own architectural and design practice in Antwerp. In 2018, he collaborated on the creation of an exquisite collection of fabrics and home furnishings for Jim Thompson. In 2020, AD France named him one of ‘Les 100 Décorateurs du Moment’.
Chronology
1985
Graduated from College of Interior Architecture, Hasselt
1986
Postgraduate ‘Art History’, Siena, IT
1987
Postgraduate ‘Styles & Art’, Sotheby’s London
1988
Joins the team of Axel & May Vervoordt
1996
Opening of the first Dries Van Noten flagship store in Aoyama, Tokyo - Japan
1997
Opening of Gert Voorjans Interior Design Studio in Antwerp, Belgium
2005-2007
Opening of the flagship stores for Joyce Boutique Holdings in Hong Kong and Shanghai
2007
Opening of the Dries Van Noten flagship stores in Paris - France
2012
Launch of the first book "Interior Life", published by Lannoo
2016
Opening of Manila House, a 5400 m² private club in Manila
2016
Launch of the second book "Daily Life", published by Lannoo
2017
Opening of the new Silver-Diamond museum in Antwerp
2018
Guest designer for Jim Thompson's Spring 2018 fabric collection
2020
Launch of the third book "Collectibles", published by Lannoo