A stage for a diverse group of artists to shine. This exhibition blurs the boundaries between art and design, creating a vibrant, immersive environment where creativity, skill, and passion come alive.
Each piece is chosen with care, celebrating the stories, craft, and imagination of its creator. Whether you are an art lover, a collector, or simply curious, we invite you to experience the energy, inspiration, and dialogue of contemporary art in our distinctive space.
Visit our exhibition from 10 to 26 October, open every Friday and Saturday from 2 to 6 pm.
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Daphné de Gheldere
Belgian-born Daphné de Gheldere is part of a new generation of ceramic artists redefining the language of clay. Trained in art & design at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, she soon discovered ceramics as the most natural way to give form to her imagination.
Her work draws on the diversity of nature, shaping ceramics that seem to evolve like living organisms. Her sculptures transform the familiar into something unexpected, inviting a renewed sense of wonder. Though early in her career, Daphné has already carved an international path, working across Europe and the United States. In Vallauris, the historic cradle of French ceramics, she learned the craft alongside artist Olivia Cognet. In New York she collaborated
with plaster artist Stephen Antonson, refining her sense of sculptural form and materiality.
Today, she continues to expand her practice while pursuing a Master’s degree in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art in London. At the beginning of what promises to be a rich trajectory, Daphné’s work already reflects a distinctive voice - one that continues to evolve, much like the natural forms from which it draws.
Mirror Mirror on the wall...
Exhibiton opening October 9th
Karsten Krogh-Hansen
Karsten Krogh-Hansen (b. 1997, Oslo, Norway; based in Antwerp, Belgium) is a visual artist working primarily in painting. He holds a MFA in visual arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp.
Krogh-Hansen’s work explores the evolving role of imagery in contemporary culture, shaped by digital technology, popular culture, and nostalgia. He transforms often iconographic elements that is familiar to us all, into something more intimate. He actively archives digital imagery, collecting fragments from the vast stream of media. This process has become an integral part of his practice, shaping the way he engages with painting. Beyond imagery, his work reflects a continued interest in the history and materiality of painting.
Karsten has shown work in Oslo, Antwerp, Brussels, Paris and Los Angeles, and has been acknowledged with awards for his practice.
image by Axelle Degrave
Narcisse Tordoir
Narcisse Tordoir (Mechelen, 1954) is a visual artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. He works across a range of media, from drawing, print and painting to photography and installation. Through this, seemingly effortless versatility he engages with historical references to painting, while at the same time positioning himself beyond the traditional boundaries of the medium.
Tordoir’s thoughtful, layered image montages place a strong emphasis on perception, exploring the tensions between
romanticism and reality, history and current events. Tordoir’s practice spans over five decades with exhibitions at Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels, Venice Biennial, Belgian Pavilion, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, M HKA, Antwerp, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels; Museum Plantin Moretus, Antwerp, CC Strombeek, SMAK, Ghent, Roger Raveel Museum and Emergent, Veurne. His work is included in museum collections such as M HKA, Antwerp, Mu.ZEE, Ostend, SMAK, Ghent, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Centraal Museum, Utrecht and FRAC Des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou.
Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts (1988, Antwerp) is a Belgian stoneware and ceramic artist. His work draws on mythic sources and deep-rooted autobiographical experiences. At the core of his practice lies an intense physical engagement with clay: throwing, beating, smudging, smearing and scraping… His craftsmanship is further elevated by his reverence for ancient firing methods, he subjects his works to a painstaking 120-hour firing process in a Japanese wood-kiln, using traditional firing techniques.
His work reflects a deep connection to his earlier studies, travels, and experiences, which have become the “clay” of his life—essential and formative.His studio process is grounded in an intuitive and introspective approach to his materials. In his own words: “I explore the human ability to rely on inner impulses as a guide to create
natural forms.”Through his highly tactile and intuitive practice, he continues to explore the intersections of time, materiality, and form. His sculptures invite viewers to engage with the timeless, enigmatic power of the earth, revealing the silent yet vibrant stories held within stone and clay.
Florian Tomballe
With his first solo exhibition in Belgium at ART23 Gent 2011 - a photo studio that mutates into a gallery during the weekend - Florian Tomballe immediately put himself firmly on the map. Gert Voorjans managed to convince Florian to exhibit an unique selection of sculptures in acrylic resin and cast aluminium, works on paper in charcoal in a casual “atelier” scenography by Gert Voorjans.
For the past years since graduating as a master sculptor at the Royal Academy of Antwerp Florian Tomballe has mainly been focusing on finding his way through the figurative realm. Both disciplined as a draughtsman and a sculptor he has made way from an archaic understanding of the figure to an accomplished classical approach, resulting in monumental full standing figures as well as the art of portraiture. In more recent times this path has lead to a firm abstracted approach of our human form and its inhabiting world, the soul. It is in this that he finds most freedom, creativity and trust to grow.
Carolyn Quartermaine
“I’m always thinking of the Monet lilies and how, the closer you get, you lose the form and get lost in the brush strokes“ - “I find that the intimacy and scale is very poetic…my cyanotypes are a contemplation of a fragile moment that’s eternally suspended…brought up close so that it can be examined. The process of making these works is very long, the larger works especially; it’s a very considered preparation and then I have to react very quickly to pin that moment and I can’t rework it once it’s done. I only have this one chance to trap the fragile beauty of the moment... And then it’s eternally pinned, like a butterfly, to the page. Each image is the abstract remains of a moment…”
Born 1959 in Cheltenham, Carolyn Quartermaine is an Anglo-Swiss artist and photographer based in London, the South of France and Venice. She has exhibited widely and internationally since 1985 and her work is held in many private collections. Fine art trained at Cheltenham College of Art and with an MA from the Royal College of Art, London; she has also been a visiting lecturer there and was made a visiting Professor. Her paintings, photography, textiles, and collages explore storytelling, capturing the emotion and uniqueness of a moment in time, creating collections and installations for leading design houses such as Baccarat, Givenchy, Vuitton, Ricard, Hermès and Montblanc, to consultancy and art direction for her international clients.
Timothy Hennessy
Timothy Hennessy was born in San Francisco in 1925. More some time he lived and painted in Paris and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Florence. When he came back to the USA he began exhibiting with the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York. His work absorbs the formalist elements of his modernist contemporaries, but ultimately breaks away from them through his elaborate repetitions of eastern and medieval patterns.
He paints almost exclusively on un-stretched canvases or pieces of fabric that he prepares and stitches together. He suspends the work freestanding in space showing both sides. The concept of a painting that stands sculpturally in space exploring the relationship between itself and the surrounding space is one of the central issues of
Hennessy’s work and social circle. It was the visionary Frederick Kiesler who first revolutionized the presentation of art by hanging paintings off the walls when he designed exhibitions in Peggy Guggenheim’s gallery “Art of This Century” in post war New York. The legendary collector said about Hennessy that, he was the last major artist she had discovered.
Atelier Tourain
Craftsmanship and pure materials Multidisciplinary atelier in Belgium that was founded by Tanguy Tourain and Julie Desmidt grew out of the roots of their custom made company Fo Le Fer. With years of experience inside high-end residential and commercial projects, the duo felt the need to create things themselves with the philosophy that products should be developed according to three main pillars: Artisanal production process, pure materials and great respect for every characteristic of that material.
Basse Stittgen studio
The work of Basse Stittgen uniquely bridges material research, storytelling, and collective engagement. Basse is internationally recognized for transforming overlooked or discarded materials into objects that reveal powerful narratives about ecology, consumption, and social values. His work demonstrates how design can move beyond form to become a catalyst for dialogue and change.
Basse has developed projects that often operate at the intersection of science, craft, and community, turning waste streams into meaningful archives of shared human activity. Through these processes, he explores how matter out of place can be reactivated as a common resource. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2017 and since then his work has been exhibited at the V&A Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Kunsthalle Basel and the 13th Shanghai Biennale of Architecture. It is part of the collections such as the MAK Vienna, the Rijksmuseum Twenthe, the NGV Melbourne, and the Wellcome Collection.
Flair
by GERT VOORJANS for JIM THOMPSON
The ‘Flair Collection’ captures the vibrant essence of the Silk Road. From Bangkok to Paris, luxurious silk fabrics and intricate wallpapers celebrate the rich heritage of art, culture, and human emotion. With bold palettes, dramatic contrasts, and whimsical patterns, each piece transforms interiors into opulent narratives of color, craft, and character. Welcome to Flair—where every thread tells a story.
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Image by Jean-Pierre Gabriel
Joy
Created by Gert Voorjans, The Joy Collection is a celebration of bold palettes, tactile richness, and unapologetic character. These carpets are more than interior pieces - they are stories woven with colour, energy, and craft.
With every detail, The Joy Collection invites you to embrace interiors with warmth, individuality, and emotion. From vibrant hues to expressive textures, each design sparks a sense of home that feels both curated and deeply personal.
A Celebration of Colour, Craft & Character, the Joy Collection unfolds before us, a vivid tapestry of luxury carpets that entwine colour, craft and character into a narrative rich with life and emotion. Each piece beckons with the promise of transformation, offering the beholder a chance to reimagine their space as a sanctuary, a haven imbued with warmth and vibrancy. Gert Voorjans has woven a narrative through these works, one that transcends mere decoration. They embody a character that resonates with the soul, transforming spaces into expressions of individuality and taste. Let joy lead the way!
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image by Thibault De Schepper
