PORT HOUSE

The new Port House in Antwerp repurposes, renovates and extends a derelict fire station into a new headquarters for the port – bringing together the port’s 500 staff that previously worked in separate buildings around the city.

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DESIGNTanguy Van Vlasselaer
BRASSERIE DE LUXE

Le Belga Queen n’est plus a présenté, Antoine Pinto a signé la magnifique transformation d’un bâtiment qui a accueilli l’Hôtel de la Poste et la banque du Crédit du Nord dans une autre vie, vraie perle architecturale qui a traversé les siècles en un véritable hommage à la Belgique. 

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
"WE’LL BE BACK !"

In 2006, the surrealist dining experience that is Dinner in the Sky was born in the heart of Brussels. A decade later, having spread their wings globally to 56 countries worldwide, founders David Ghysels and Stefan Kerkhofs recently celebrated their ten year anniversary with a star-studded event over five days : Ten tables of 22 guests, suspended 50 metres in the air by ten cranes, high in the sky in front of the infamous Atomium landmark.

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
CHAPEAU!

Cuberdons Léopold et Pommery présentent leur nouvelle boite à chapeau exclusive pour la période des fêtes de fin d’année. Ce luxueux écrin comprend une boite de 21 cuberdons Léopold et une bouteille de Champagne Pommery Apanage Rosé.

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
LE COMPLÉMENT PARFAIT

Le restaurant Rouge Tomate est une institution à Bruxelles. Ouvert en 2001, Thierry Naoum - présent dans le groupe depuis son ouverture - et Alex Joseph - chef californien passé par Rouge Tomate et d’autres belles maisons de Manhattan – sont depuis 2014 les nouveaux patrons.

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
MY HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE

Casa Tua serves up traditional Italian cuisine. Originally located in St Job, Alexis Keisman wanted a more dynamic part of town with greater visibility and a larger surface area. Since September this cosy restaurant can be found on Rue Vanderkindere in Uccle. “We’ve grown from a capacity of 50 to 80 covers.”

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
MONO FOOD

Exit les cartes interminables place au monoproduit. Cette vague monomaniaque déferle sur tout le pays. De nouvelles enseignes ont vu le jour comme Ellis Gourmet Burger, Manhattn’s Burgers, Umamido, Makisu, Ballekes, Pistolet Original… Le client y va pour ce produit unique, généralement d’excellente qualité!

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FOODTanguy Van Vlasselaer
ROCK SOLID

Monsieur Rock beer was born of the association of Jean-Marie Rock and Jean-Didier Buisset. The former has 40 years of experience as a brewery engineer, the latter, whose great-great-grandfather ran a brewery in Boitsfort, is an industrialist who has frequent contacts with breweries in his professional life. 

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SPORTTanguy Van Vlasselaer
SO HOCKEY PLAYER #16

As a partner of the Royal Belgian Hockey Federation for over 20 years and of some of the largest elite hockey clubs including Racing (featured in this magazine with its 5 Olympic medallists), Hockey Player has developed continuously over the last few years.

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SPORTTanguy Van Vlasselaer
ELECTRIC DREAMS

Fresh from racing along the picturesque Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, POLLEN sat down with Belgium’s very own Formula E pilot Jerome D’Ambrosio to share his vision of the future-minded sport, bringing high-speed, adrenaline-fuelled  action to city streets, from Les Invalides in Paris to Alexanderplatz in Berlin.

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SPORTTanguy Van Vlasselaer
REDUCE YOUR BIOLOGICAL AGE

In the month of December, most of us tend to let our hair down and let healthy eating fall by the wayside, which generally results in putting on a few kilos and feeling like we have less energy. Why not take advantage of the fast-approaching new year by making some worthwhile resolutions?

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SPORTTanguy Van Vlasselaer
MASTER MAROQUINERIE

The Alexandre Mareuil brand was founded in 1972 by André Colombeix, a keen hunter who wanted to create high-quality leather accessories in which to store hunting guns. He launched his first collection of leather accessories in the same year and remained the owner of the brand for thirty years, during which time the brand quickly earned a reputation for its quality products.

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STYLETanguy Van Vlasselaer
MOVEMBER CHEZ BAYER & BAYER

Bayer & Bayer, located in a traditional townhouse in Sablon in the heart of Brussels, is a barbershop that caters exclusively for men. It was opened ten years ago, when the owners set themselves a sizeable challenge: ‘We wanted to create a barbershop that had a sense of camaraderie, where customers could build connections with each other, regardless of class or background’.

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STYLETanguy Van Vlasselaer