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In Music inspires Ikebana more than 150 international Ikebana artists draw inspiration from five very different pieces of classical music to showcase the symbiotic relationship between both arts.

From bold and dramatic displays to delicate and intricate designs, the International Floral Art 2024-2025 is a floral wonderland where creativity knows no bounds.

Whether your vision is adding just one or two special holiday touches or creating a full-blown Christmas extravaganza, Laura Dowling's book offers innovative ideas and step-by-step tutorials for creating a charming seasonal decor at home.

In eternal moment, Kazuhiro Sugimoto artfully preserves the transient charm of Earth's most captivating flora. With his skilled hands, he immortalises their essence, vibrant colours, and fragile blossoms in all their glory, ensuring their ethereal beauty lives on. Text in English and Japanese.

Selina De Maeyer's photographs offer a poetic glimpse into the soul of the Bruges and take us on a journey from the iconic hotspots to the hidden gems. Text in English, French and Dutch.

Explore Normandy's iconic landscapes and picture-perfect towns through the breathtaking floral arrangements crafted by renowned floral designer Cedric Deshayes. Text in English and French.

Stunning flower arrangements that highlight and support the history and charm of the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire and its surroundings. Text in English and French.

Explore the history and the future challenges of working at home, seen from the perspective of design.

The tasteful, suggestive black and white boudoir style became the trade mark of photographer Annelore Desmet. In a playful and sensual way she captures the uniqueness of every woman in front of her lens. Text in English and Dutch.

- Professor Cathy Macharis puts her finger on the problem of reducing CO2 emissions and translates meeting the climate goals into a concrete and sustainable mobility plan to which everyone can and will have to do their bitClimate change is here. We are in the middle of it and cannot turn a deaf ear to the alarm bells that are sounding ever more compellingly. The impact of unbridled greenhouse gas emissions is incontrovertibly proven and clearly measurable: the warming of the atmosphere and oceans, a change in the frequency and intensity of precipitation, a change in storm activity, a faster acidification of the oceans... There is no more time to close our eyes and think the problem away. No, if we don't want to burden future generations with insurmountable problems, we need to take action... and right away. Cathy Macharis, professor of Sustainable Mobility and Logistics at the VUB, puts her finger on the problem and translates meeting the climate goals - which for greenhouse gas emissions implies a reduction by a factor of 8 - into a concrete and sustainable mobility plan to which everyone can and will have to do their bit. The challenge is huge, and despite the fact that technology can help us do this, technology alone cannot solve the problem. In 8 A's a (Awareness, Avoidance, Act and Shift, Anticipation, Acceleration, Actor involvement, Alteration and All in love!), a plan of action is comprehensively proposed, starting with a change in mentality. This discourse advocates urgent but achievable change, without finger-pointing, hysteria or the pessimism so often inherent in the climate debate.

- Ikebana. Opposites Attract uses the idea of opposition and contrast as a starting point. Starting from an antonym pair, more than 150 international ikebanists created inspiring and powerful arrangements expressing two opposing feelings and conceptsOur world is built upon the fusion of opposites going back and forth until they harmonize. Like the poles of a magnet, these antithetical concepts define each other and cannot exist without each other. Contrasts, opposites and differences keep life interesting - even though keeping a balance between two opposing forces is often difficult, especially when we understand that one cannot be achieved without experiencing the other. Floral design, Ikebana in particular, is often a balancing act in itself. Ikebana pieces strive for harmony between straight and curved lines, a right balance between taking away and adding elements, between adhering to the rules and breaking them. Opposites Attract uses the idea of opposition and contrast as a starting point. Starting from an antonym pair, more than 150 international ikebanists created inspiring and powerful arrangements expressing two opposing feelings and concepts. The multifaceted ways in which these contrasts were given shape, attest to the creativity and ingenuity of our artists and the sheer versatility of Ikebana.

- Jan Strybol examines the sculptural traditions of a number of peoples in central Nigeria. In addition to wood sculptures, he also pays attention to objects in bronze, iron, terracotta and other materials; art forms that have been very underexposed and have almost vanishedIn previous studies, Jan Strybol pointed out that - contrary to popular belief - sculpture flourished in northern Nigeria. Wood sculptures could be found just about everywhere, with the exception of part of the Far North. In this study, the author first examines the sculptural traditions of a number of peoples in central Nigeria, more specifically from the Jos Plateau and from the Middle Benue Valley to the source area of the Taraba River. These peoples can be described as non-centralized communities where art was mainly produced in perishable materials by part-time artists, in contrast to the centralized empires in the South (Ife, Benin) where full-time specialist sculptors created complex artefacts in durable materials (stone, bronze, iron). Perhaps the most familiar ethnic group in the Central Benue region to lovers of African art are the Mumuye. Since the end of the last century, as a result of the advance of world religions, the traditional rites of the Mumuye have rapidly disappeared and with them the Mumuye sculptural tradition so much admired in Europe and America. In addition to wood sculptures, Jan Strybol also pays attention to objects in bronze, iron, terracotta and other materials. These art forms have been very underexposed until now and have almost completely vanished. Finally, the author also delves into the artistic achievements of some little-known remnant groups within the Mumuye territory, which can boast of a rich art tradition.

For the first time, an overview of Belgian whiskies and whisky houses is published in book form. Text in English, Dutch and French.

Extended Family is painter Aaron Willem's ode to human complexity. His oeuvre, a series of fictitious portraits, is influenced by the ideas on identity of Spinoza, Picasso, Thomas Hirschhorn and many others. Text in English and Dutch.

Triennial Bruges 2021, TraumA, uses artistic and architectural interventions to bring the less attractive or forgotten aspects of Bruges' history to the surface and make them part of the city's image. Text in English and Dutch.

Ikebana artist Ilse Beunen reveals her sources of inspiration and how to translate these into floral designs. Contains more than 40 step by step designs.

The latest edition of the International Floral Art series, highlighting the work of a new generation of floral designers.

Plant Fever looks to the future of design from a vegetal perspective, moving from a human-centred to a phyto-centred design. Text in English and French.

Serial Eater dissects 30 years of experimentation and reflection on the 'object' food. Since its development in the 1990s until its actual status, food design analysis helps us to understand how consumption habits and our awareness of the food system have evolved. Text in English and French.

An overview of 13 works by glassworks artist Christine Vanoppen which are highlighted through text, sketches, studio photos, and the final result. Text in English, French and Dutch.

Two masters in floristry share their expertise in easy to follow guides to help you create magnificent floral masterpieces

In this book of objects from private collections the author shows the great variety of the sculptures of the Middle Belt. This study mainly deals with wooden figures but also contains four wooden masks and three bronzes. Text in English and French.

2019 commemorates the 450 anniversary of the death of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the city of Dilbeek celebrates this with an open-air exhibition with installations by 15 international artists and designers. The exhibition is a time warp setting Bruegel against a 21st century backdrop.

Pia Burrick is a remarkable artistic personality who made glass art her favourite form of expression. Her oeuvre testifies of a harmony between lines and surfaces in search of the ultimate connection between substance and emptiness, colour and transparency, image and shadow. Text in English and Dutch.

The Bouquets of Chenonceau is a magnificent coffee table book that will please both lovers of history and fans of floral design.

Fibre-Fixed. Composites in Design is a book about what can be achieved when tried and tested fibres are combined with other materials.

A collection of Japanese floral designs by young floral artist Hideyuki Niwa.