Architect Pierre Lhoas. None of us has ever seen him in a tie; we suspect this to be good photoshop work.

Pierre Lhoas is to Base what John Cage was to Merce Cunningham: a friend and like-minded collaborator who helps to push projects to greater heights. He has designed three of the six Base offices, two of the five Base partners’ houses … more

Exhibition catalogue

BaseDesign has been featured in “The Annual”, Creative Review magazine’s yearly issue profiling the 100 top design projects of the year. The project selected is our book-catalog for It’s Not Only Rock ’n’ Roll, Baby!, a 2008 exhibition staged in Brussels’ BOZAR that displayed artworks by artists better known for their musical talent. The show focused on the relationship between art and music through work from more than 20 icons of (not only!) rock including Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Chicks on Speed, The Kills, Pete Doherty, Antony (Antony and the Johnsons), and Belgian rocker Bent Van Looy (Das Pop). … more

Bozarshop.com, now open for BozarShop-ing

Wondering what to do with the money you’ll get when you return that Christmas sweater from your aunt? Well, BozarShop, the more-than-a-bookstore at Brussels’ Palais des Beaux-Arts, has launched a website and online store … more

Image credit: NY Times

In yesterday’s Sunday edition of the NY Times, the stylish T magazine recommended BozarShop as one of eight “must see’s” on any Brussels tour. BozarShop is co-owned by Base, publisher Actar, and the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.

Click here to see the full story. Click section “The Goods,” article “Style Map: Brussels.”