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NAUD VERBOEKET / TEARS

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Release Date: 04/04/2024

GERT VOORJANS show art GERT VOORJANS

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World-renowned Belgian interior architect and designer Gert Voorjans is a master at crafting daring, expressive spaces, and if you have ever set foot in a Dries Van Noten store, you know his work.   Celebrated for his intricate layering of historical and contemporary influences, exceptional use of colour and textures, and a deep understanding of art and psychology in design, Voorjans has shaped homes, flagships and hotels for clients, including Nina Garcia, Joyce Ma, Inge Onsea and Mick Jagger. On this episode, Gert sits down with Dominique Nzeyimana to discuss his foundational years...

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MIISTA / Laura Villasenin show art MIISTA / Laura Villasenin

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Laura Villasenin is the founder and creative director of footwear and ready-to-wear label MIISTA.  In this special episode, recorded at the MIISTA factory in Galicia, Spain, Laura sits down with Dominique for an extensive talk about the brand’s come-up and vision.  She shares the quite revolutionary approach that challenges industry stereotypes and drives her desire to own all stages of the MIISTA supply chain.  Growing up along Northern Spain's rugged Atlantic coast, Laura's first visit to London opened up a universe that would eventually lead to launching MIISTA in 2010...

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From a young age, fashion designer, artist and true club kid Judassime knew that surviving environments that weren't made for them would have to become one of their core skills.  Discussing the path from the first experiments with makeup to launching their debut collection, Judassime takes us inside their evolution—turning trauma into art and fashion school heartbreak into digital show strategies. With a visceral, otherworldly vision, they built their name from hand-crafting club couture for the Belgian underground to dressing high-profile names like Katy Perry and drag superstar...

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LUC VAN ACKER show art LUC VAN ACKER

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Legendary artist and pioneering music producer Luc Van Acker might have made music history, he doesn't do nostalgia. With a career spanning over four decades, he has instinctively moved between solo projects; bands like Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Front 242, Arbeid Adelt! & many more and offered up cult collabs and genre-bending productions. His fearlessly fun, self-proclaimed 'insane', and experimental M.O. has navigated industry politics and backroom machinations for the longest time, yet he remains ahead of the wave, forever optimistically searching for new sounds.  On this episode,...

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ISH AÏT HAMOU show art ISH AÏT HAMOU

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Award-winning author and filmmaker Ish Aït Hamou sits down with Dominique Nzeyimana to discuss his remarkable debut feature film 'BXL' and the emotional journey behind its creation.  Born to Moroccan parents in Belgium, Ish opens up about growing up underneath the towering chimneys of one of Belgium's most infamous factories, carrying the weight of bi-cultural and scholastic expectations and confronting identity crises.  He shares his evolution from dancer to TV judge to award-winning writer and now filmmaker, crediting early inspirations from poetry, literature and music in shaping...

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ED TEMPLETON show art ED TEMPLETON

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American artist & skateboarding hall-of-famer Ed Templeton talks to Dominique Nzeyimana at Tim Van Laere Gallery Antwerp a decade after they first sat down together. As Ed's new show, 'The Sprawl', opens at this esteemed gallery, the pair discuss his unique legacy carved out of skate culture and fine art. In this episode, Ed Templeton discusses the balance between practicality and artistry in building an immersive art show. He explains how honest conversations with Tim Van Laere led to a year of honing his artistic vision for this new expo and what giving people the 'full Templeton...

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NACY FRANCIS show art NACY FRANCIS

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Prodigy time! Nacy Francis is a rising star in Belgian fashion known for her innovative and empowering sportswear-inspired designs. As a fashion designer with a rich personal heritage, Nacy transmutes her experiences and inspirations into pieces that speak literal volumes.  In this episode, Nacy and Dominique explore the intricate paths that led NF to establish her independent namesake label that fuses architectural beauty with street-smart sensibilities. Nacy’s story is rooted in resilience, having harnessed her creative spirit to navigate through personal struggles, including the loss...

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NOSEDRIP show art NOSEDRIP

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Record label boss,  DJ and radio host Ziggy Devriendt, aka NOSEDRIP, enters the loft to discuss his journey as a lifelong curator and musical storyteller. From his early, moody Ostend days over discovering skate culture and life beyond his hometown to playing sets "30 miles from Santa's House".  He also reflects on pioneering Belgium's original online radio station STROOM.TV a decade ago and how he made his first successes happen. He shares the challenges of facing both the system and the self and what it means to actually own and operate an independent label.  This is a...

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LEONARDO VAN DIJL show art LEONARDO VAN DIJL

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Hot off a '100% Fresh' (!) rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the announcement that his film is Belgium's official submission for the 2025 Oscars, director Leonardo Van Dijl enters the loft for an in-depth conversation about his already acclaimed debut  'Julie Keeps Quiet'. Together with Dominique, he dives into his time at Vice and film school, his provocative award-winning short 'Get Ripped', the importance of the queer gaze and the anxieties & breakthroughs that come with the honest search for your voice.  Leonardo opens up about the elaborate process of securing funding for...

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NAOMI WAKU / NAMGLAM show art NAOMI WAKU / NAMGLAM

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Bright viral make-up star and image-maker Naomi Waku aka NamGlam might still be young, but she knows a thing or two about life coming full circle. In less than 48 hours she will be proudly presenting the result of a collaboration with at its sold out 'Alter Ensor' event- located in the exact same building she once left cradling her broken teenage dream of becoming a fashion designer.  Together with Dominique she recounts her journey of self-discovery, how she uses her face as a canvas for complex storytelling, the importance of friendships carrying you through and the strategies that...

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Naud Verboeket is the designer and founder of cult clothing and footwear brand TEARS.

 The now 26 year-old founded his label TEARS in 2016, making art out of the personal pain he was feeling at the time. 

Embodying creative and social push-back while growing a close-knit community, Naud’s work with TEARS and his designs for iconoclasts like ‘Europapa’ Joost Klein and Belgian's own Nathan Vandergunst aka Acid have made a searing mark on the lowlands' style and music scene.

Naud and Dominique muse on the marathon that is dream-building, unconventional ways to keep the creative flame alive and how to connect with people for real. 

Get an inside look at the making of TEARS and Naud’s vision on dealing with pitfalls and mental health standoffs - distilling beauty from chaos while figuring out how to move at your own pace.

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