The Art of Living in Bruxelles

An exclusive and private itinerary leads the reader to discover the refined style that characterizes the living spaces in Brussels today, revealing different aspects of the Belgian capital and highlighting the surprising mix of classicism and contemporaneity, of pomp and minimalism that characterize this cosmopolitan European city, selected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for the majestic architecture of the Grande Place, the heart of the metropolis. The city is known for its fusion of Gothic, Art Nouveau and Deco art and for its medieval architecture, in a mix of different aesthetics where the splendid Flemish and Walloon buildings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are integrated with the delicate, almost mystical, Art Nouveau style, whose extraordinary precursor, Victor Horta, was born in the city of Brussels. The author, Fiammetta d’Arenberg Frescobaldi, offers an original journey through the proposal of thirty interiors designed by famous designers and located in different places in the city and its surroundings. The domestic and private spaces of collectors and art enthusiasts are thus revealed to the reader, as well as the taste and history of those who live there, in coherence and harmony with the spirit that distinguishes the capital, that of the passion for art. These exclusive and never-before-seen places are captured by the beautiful images of photographer Jean Pierre Gabriel, who interprets and conveys their refined taste.