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Sarah Stone

Antwerp, Belgium

Sarah Stone (U.K., 1994) is a photographer and artist based in Antwerp, Belgium.

She received her master’s degree in photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 2022, winning the Photography Department prize. Her photographs have been published in .Tiff Magazine, Der Greif and Subbacultcha/Different Class and self-published books such as: ‘La Vie De Camille’ (2023), ‘ANNA’ (2022) and ‘The End of The Pipeline’ (2021). Her project ’76 collages’ was published by SO-RI in 2021 and a following series ‘98 collages’ is set to be published in 2025. In 2023 her image ‘Whistle’ from the project ‘ANNA’ was selected for ONBOARDS Biennale, an exhibition of art displayed on billboards throughout Antwerp. Her collage ‘West Virginia Interior’ was published in Karoo magazine in 2024. In 2024 she exhibited her work as part of the outside art trail “Out of Office” with BREEDBEELD in Gooik, Belgium and in 2023 with the FOMU (Photography Museum Antwerp) as part of .Tiff. Her collages were exhibited with Stieglitz19 Gallery in the group show ‘Collage! Collage! Collage!’ with Vincent Delbrouck and Miriam Tolke (2021) as well as a pop-up in (2020). In 2025 she began her own TOT ZINES project, publishing local artists in the zine format.

Franzel Studio – François Desmet

Ghent, Belgium

Franzel Studio is the creative vision of François Desmet (BE, 1996), a young product designer from Ghent, Belgium. With a foundation in industrial engineering, François approaches design with a unique blend of industrial precision and creativity. His work harmonizes modern manufacturing techniques with the artistry of handcrafted materials, resulting in designs that prioritize function and embody a simple, timeless elegance.

At Franzel Studio, the vision is to make sustainable furniture the norm, by crafting pieces that are both enduring in form and function. Each material is carefully chosen for its durability and capacity to develop a beautiful patina over time. By fostering a playful yet lasting emotional connection with every piece, we hope people will not only cherish their furniture but also pass it down proudly to future generations—just like a treasured family heirloom, but with a contemporary twist.

© François Desmet

Vanessa Van Meerhaeghe

Ronse, Belgium

Vanessa Van Meerhaeghe is a painter and illustrator from Ronse, Belgium. With a background in fashion design from KASK Ghent, she began her career in fashion and illustration before focusing entirely on painting. Her art is known for its bold colors, playful style, and stylized characters captured in everyday moments that feel both familiar and a bit surreal.

Working in oil or acrylic, Vanessa often sets her characters against vibrant nature scenes or intricate patterns, adding depth and energy to simple, everyday situations. Her figures are absorbed in quiet tasks, blending humor with a touch of introspection. Through her work, she reveals the quirky beauty in ordinary life, transforming familiar scenes into something fresh, inviting, and full of life.

© Vanessa Van Meerhaeghe

Seppe Dombrecht

Brussels, Belgium

Seppe Dombrecht is a Brussels-based designer. He has a unique vision on the fusion of design and art. With a background in industrial product design and a postgraduate degree in furniture design, Seppe’s work takes on a sculptural character. The exploration and deformation of self-determined archetypes often plays a part in his work and is brought to life through contemporary materials and production techniques.

© Seppe Dombrecht

Renée Lorie

Brussels, Belgium

Renée Lorie lives and works in Brussels. She studied Art History (UGent, BE), Film Studies and Visual Culture (University of Antwerp, BE) and Photography (Sint Lukas Brussels, BE).

Her work has been awarded and exhibited at home and abroad.
At IMAGINAIR Art/space, she shows work from the series ‘TAKE ME TO YOUR PLACE’ crossing borders between social – artistic and documentary.

Part of an ongoing collaboration between Renée Lorie and Erien Withouck.

© Renée Lorie and Erien Withouck

photos from the series TAKE ME TO YOUR PLACE

Erien Withouck

Brussels, Belgium

Erien Withouck is a multidisciplinary artist working across visual art, film, and photography, with a focus on social and ecological themes. Currently, she is engaged in a long-term research project exploring indigenous plants as tools of resistance. Her work has been exhibited at WIELS, De Brakke Grond (NL), FOMU, and Mareel Art Centre (GB), and her films and performances have been featured at ARGOS, De Brakke Grond, C0NT0UR, and Brainwash Festival.

In collaboration with artist Renée Lorie, Erien shares a social photographic practice focused on themes such as food and safe spaces in various neighborhoods.

© Renée Lorie and Erien Withouck

photos from the series TAKE ME TO YOUR PLACE

Steve Dean Mendes

Wichelen, Belgium

Steve Dean Mendes was born and raised in a small town in southern Portugal and now lives in Belgium, Alost.

Through his photography, he not only expresses his view of the world, he also uses the medium to bring healing. By establishing a deep contact with his models, the photographer gives them a voice and the strength to embrace themselves.

On view at IMAGINAIR Art/space is work from his portrait series Emotions In Between Emotions, also the title of the publication, available in the gallery as well.

Bram Kerkhofs

Holsbeek, Belgium

BRAM KERKHOFS (° 1977) is a Belgian furniture designer balancing between art and design. Through his growing oeuvre he investigates new forms and methods to challenge the functionality and flexibility of a piece of furniture.

Trained as a goldsmith, he is fascinated by connections, hinges, knots and connections and especially by the functional possibilities they provide, from which his fascination for modular systems and details grew. Mathematical principles dominate his work to visualize the often endless formal compositions via algorithms. Bram draws special attention to the relationship between construction and material and brings simplicity to complexity with a permanent alertness to the ultimate function. This time-consuming design and development process results in innovative construction systems that automatically express its signature. Many of his designs have to be seen in a larger view, as parts of a whole, in which he explores the endless possibilities for connections, combinations and variations.`

Peggy Geens – BUCKY ceramics

Brussels, Belgium

Born in 1975, Peggy Geens is the founder of Bucky Ceramics, where design precision meets artistic exploration. Based in Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Brussels, Peggy’s work is a captivating blend of her architectural background and her passion for the tactile beauty of the clay. Each creation at Bucky ceramics is a testament to the power of adaptation and the endless possibilities of the creative journey.

Peggy’s pieces draw from her technical expertise and are born from a deep curiosity and passion for aesthetics. They showcase the harmonious fusion of form and function, transforming everyday objects into stunning works of art. Her ceramics are more than just beautiful items; they are a celebration of the limitless potential of craftsmanship and creativity.

Miel Cardinael

Gentbrugge, Belgium

Miel Cardinael (BE), designer of things and spaces.

Clamping tools, glue, coffee and scale models: things which are always hanging around. At home parts lie about without any clear purpose until, over time, ten different versions exist. Prototypes come and go. Sketches on the back of a child’s drawing.

A special and enduring bond between the object and its user is the starting point. Miel goes for an experimental approach to material, construction and user experience. Test, examine, set aside and start again. Plane and sand. Seeing solutions to problems you don’t yet have.