Bloomilicious

Elvis Pompilio, the famous belgian hat designer has just opened a “boutique workshop” in the Grand Sablon, where his unique hats are created. At the Trajector Art Fair of April 2010, he also was present in Hotel BLOOM! with one of his sculptures to explore the fine line between art and fashion… “The bear with the hat” that stood in the lobby was a great success!!

Find all details on www.elvispompilio.com. Rue Lebeau 67.

A weekly event you can’t miss out on: it features the best of Brussels’ young artists in clothing, accessories, design, decoration, photography, painting and more!

Quai à la Houille 9 – open Friday from 16h to 21h and on Saturday and Sunday from 13h30 to 18h30.
www.micromarche.be

Trajector Art Fair will transform Hotel BLOOM! into a vibrant ‘boutique hotel art fair’. From Friday the 23rd of April till Sunday the 25th, 18 rooms and a wide range of conference rooms and public spaces are providing a platform for a range of international art spaces and curators to present some of the best emerging contemporary art to a Brussels audience. International exhibitors – coming from Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, France, Finland and the UK, amongst other locations- range from the very young to those already established on the international art circuit.

In addition there is another thematic programme called ‘Taut – That Certain Tension Between Fashion & Art’. Consisting of an exhibition element and events such as panel discussions, lectures and presentations, Taut engages directly with some of the key issues of creativity at the intersections of art and fashion. This is in collaboration with Diesel and the Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MOMU).

Find all info on http://www.trajectorartfair.org/

One of the city centre’s main galleries has just opened a new shopping gallery of 7.000m².

Boulevard Anspach – Next to place De Brouckère
www.anspach-brussels.be

An impressive glazed shopping arcade with a sublime architecture that dates back to 1847. Shops from Mer du Nord, Kaat Tilley, Longchamps, Delvaux, Godiva, Neuhaus and many more.  Aside from the shops, it also houses keynote cultural venues such as the ”Théâtre des Galeries” with a Magritte fresco on the ceiling and the “Théâtre du Vaudeville”.