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I wanted to go to Antwerp, to a little design fair near Winkelhaak.
Winkelhaak is a beautiful building housing young designers in a nice concept: by paying their monthly rent, all costs are covered and they get a beautiful infrastructure included.
It was built in the former prostitute neighborhood and by building it, the area got a new input. (Quite some effort was done in this neighborhood: they also built the Permeke Library.)
The fair wasn't such a big deal, though I am sure some amongst you would have found something stuff they'd want...
We managed to sneak in the guided tour of the Winkelhaak.
As all of you know by now, I love nice architecture, and hearing the motivation behind some of these concepts is just interesting.
The weather was beautiful, and we decided to pretend as if it was vacation. So we headed for the beach after the tour.
Strantwerpen enlarged their beaches and now they have one near the Vlaamse/Waalse Kaai.
It felt like Tel Aviv. It really did.
I found out Antwerpen can feel like vacation, and really, I can imagine spending a weekend discovering the city.
Today I'll have vacation in Gent again...
PS: Tip: never ask a guy from De Lijn how to get to the beach...
Just ask people in the street. And remember Antwerpen has a metro, which in some cases is faster than the tram.
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Posted on June 25, 2006
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The design fair at Winkelhaak was pretty fun. Lot's of young designers where there and pretty neat stuff (cool sixtees designs) was sold indeed! I combined it with the furniture exhibition of Hogeschool Mechelen (Vomo) which is worth a visit (open untill wednesday). While you're there, you can also pop in at the exhibition of interior design a few block further. Pas friday was Sortie at Petrol (www.sortie2006.be), the party of product developers (Hogeschool Antwerp). Yet again a weekend full of design related activities! So, note down for next year:
1. Sortie party
Posted by Bart | June 25, 2006 2:59 PM2. Design fair at Winkelhaak
3. Exhibitions at Hogeschool Mechelen