Step into the calm

Vincent Van Duysen has gained international recognition for his restrained spaces that speak to the art of living. The Belgian architect studied in the 1980s at Saint-Lucas in Ghent before moving to Milan, where he worked with Aldo Cibic. Now based in Antwerp, his studio designs residential and commercial architecture, interiors, furniture and products. In 2016, Van Duysen was awarded Belgian Designer of the Year and the Flemish Culture Prize for Design.

I came from a very conservative nest. My family on my mother’s side were all lawyers, whereas there was a little bit more creativity on my father’s side. I think he always wanted to become an architect,