THIS IS ANTWERP #11

Š Eline Ros

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— Afreux — Born in Antwerp — Studio Collect — Lies Mertens — Zilver-Linde Challenging places to discover Where fashion meets architecture Masters at work Antwerp street style Antwerp typography Live music in Antwerp’s summer Picture yourself Map Legenda Tips

Depot nummer TIA: D/2016/0306/9 Colophon: This magazine is a publication of Visit Antwerp. It was edited with great care. The City of Antwerp cannot be held responsible for printing errors or changes. No part of this publication may be used by third parties without prior written consent of Visit Antwerp. None of the addresses mentioned in this magazine paid for mentioning in any way.

Publisher: Stad Antwerpen / Ondernemen en Stadsmarketing / Annik Bogaert Visit Antwerpen, Grote Markt 1, BE-2000 Antwerpen Editor in chief: Visit Antwerp Design & Layout: Afreux Cover: Afreux Depot D/2016/0306/9

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Copywrite: Visit Antwerp, Tine Van den Poel, Helen Van den Poel, Tom Peters, Nick Van Abbenij, Vincent Van Reusel, Laetitia Sabiti, Cleo Klapholz, Hanne Van Looveren, Lara Richir

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Back again! Another edition of This Is Antwerp is ready and waiting for you to be read from front to back and wherever you want. Articles are written by local spotters and by a wonderful team of coworkers contributing to and feeding the essence of Antwerp.

It’s the real deal.

That’s why this edition is overflowing with love for the creative and innovative city of Antwerp. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed making it!

DIVA (#notbeyonce) is at our doorstep, we give you an inside scoop about its Head Quarters and some of its participants. We’re also proud to introduce the four ladies of jewelery label Studio Collect, we chatted with Lies Mertens about her upcoming leather brand and we explain how a silver tree makes perfect sense for designer couple Caroline and Nicholas.

Axel Enthoven is one of the curators of Born In Antwerp. We had an inspirational talk with him about the hidden beauty of our city and the more obvious challenges it faces.

Are we innovative? Hell. Yeah. For the first time ever, an exhibition of different graduation projects will be brought under a single roof in an ambitious MasterPLAN. Several artists, like the renowned Luc Tuymans, will be painting murals all throughout the city and some of us will get a girlfriend through typography.

How’s that for an innovative summer?

COLOPHON.

Main focus in this issue are all things great and small that are “Born In Antwerp”. As we are a harbor of creativity you can expect stories about projects and interviews with people that are straight from the city of diamonds and who breathe creativity. The same people that will bring art, fashion, design and music to Antwerp during the summer, all under the name of Born In Antwerp.

Kicking off this issue are the Afreux-buddies who created our cover. Discover how they got their groove in graphic design and printing started and how they are slicker than your average designer.

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As we’re writing this colophon, the sun is shining and we are craving for that summer. Lizzie from Cafee Cabron shares with us some of the hottest venues in the city for live music. Do NOT tell anyone else if you’re up for front row seats.

The last pages of this magazine are, as always, more practical. Make sure you read them if you want to stay up to date with what Antwerp has to offer you.

Free is our favourite word, so if you’re looking for more buzz and fuzz, our Facebook page and Twitter account are packjammed with useful information.

Join us online, experience our city in all its glory, share the love and let us know what you think.

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INSPIRING ANTWERP.

This Is Antwerp wants the world to get acquainted with our young local creative talent and entrepreneurs.

More than ever they are the beating heart of our dynamic city. That’s why we offer the cover of our magazine to upcoming artists as a platform to display their work.

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AFREUX.

Meet Afreux: a duo not at all as horrifying as their chosen name suggests. Bert Depuydt and Gerard Leysen are in fact very kind people, and together they form a sure value for graphic design and print in Antwerp. Their collaboration is so close, it’s almost as if they finish each other’s sentences: but graphically, instead of verbally.

Text & photos by Laetitia Sabiti

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“Afreux” sounds a lot like the French word “affreux”, which means hideous, gruesome, horrific… you get the picture! So why did you choose this name for your graphic design agency?

There seems to be a great graphic chemistry between you guys. How long have you known each other?

Gerard: The name Afreux means much more than “terrible”; we also spelled it differently, as the French word is written with two f’s. Dropping one f makes the word less terrible and more likable.

When we started the agency, almost 11 years ago, other graphic design agencies were using “glitzy” names. There’s a whole story on why we chose that name, but it’s not that relevant anymore. We didn’t want to follow the mainstream trend. At the time, we simply thought Afreux was funny; we still do. And people remember the name, so it works.

Bert: We even rode the same school bus and went to the same primary school.

Your agency is as unique as your name; you offer both graphic design and printing. Do you each have your own niche?

Gerard: We’re not really each in charge of specific tasks, but of course there are some things one of us is better at than the other. Bert, for example, is very talented at coding and designing websites, which I know nothing about. But I do more of the illustration, perhaps - although Bert is good at drawing, as well.

Bert: But you’re much faster and more precise at it! Efficiency has become a trump card in this industry, so Gerard does most of the illustration work.

Gerard: It really depends. Lately we have worked together on fewer projects. But we check out each other’s work and give our honest opinions. And we remain a collective: there are plenty of people who come for the both of us.

So how do you work with your customers? People knock at your door and just tell you what they want?

Gerard: A lot of people come to us with the idea that they need something, but they really don’t. For example, in today’s “logo culture”, every start-up believes it’s necessary to have a logo, but I don’t agree. So our job is often talking our clients out of their original ideas and guiding them to better ones. We’re mostly advisers.

Bert: A little push in the right direction, to make sense of what they ask for.

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Gerard: Ridiculously long.

Gerard: In our work, it’s an advantage to have known each other for so long.

We notice the difference when we hire interns. Bert and I understand each other instantly, without too many words, while interns often find it hard to keep up with our fluency in communicating.

Gerard: 25 years of history is difficult to catch up with.

Do you finish each other’s sentences?

Bert: We share a certain vocabulary and knowledge when it comes to graphic design and creativity. Discussing ideas and creativity is the trickiest, but also the most valuable part of our job.

Apart from the cover you’ve done for This is Antwerp, what project are you proudest of?

Bert: The greatest strength of our agency is the print work that we deliver. But it’s a fact that 9 out of 10 things that are printed become garbage from the moment we put a date on them. Only 0.1% of the posters and flyers we make will end up on the fridge at a student’s flat. The initial beauty of printing is the industrial transfer of knowledge and the dissemination of ideas on a greater scale. Printing has an added value if it can survive the ravages of time. That’s why I prefer to create a book or album cover. So my best work is certainly one of those.

Gerard: I would say, our book A no can make space. Usually, we help clients with the creative packaging of their substantive ideas, but in this case we had the opportunity to contribute to the content, as well.

Printing was one of the four great leaps forward in human communication. We do silkscreen and stencil printing, somewhat more noble techniques. I think the combination of graphic design, illustration and printing in one atelier has made us what we are now. It has changed our way of looking at graphics.

People tend to whine about the death of print, or how the internet killed it. I believe in the opposite: if you still want to print nowadays, you better make it worthwhile. Internet has just freed us of a whole bunch of rubbish that didn’t deserve to be printed in the first place.

Bert: You notice the same trend in music.

If you want people to still physically buy your cd, instead of downloading it, the packaging must convince them to do so. The craziest, most extreme ideas are the most fun to work on: ideas that defy the rules of the market. Like our album artwork for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung, that didn’t quite fit into the racks of Fnac.

Gerard : Or the invitations we’ve printed for fashion designers such as A.F. Vandevorst. One of them was hand printed onto 1,500 rooster feathers! We are lucky to have the Antwerp fashion scene.

They still value an exclusive invitation and will go to great lengths every season to impress their clients.

Are there any crazy ideas left that you would love to realize?

Gerard: There’s one small thing I’ve wanted to do for a while, but it seems a hard one to sell: a picture disk, which is a vinyl record with an image pressed into it.

Bert: I’d love to have more printing presses. I want to break free from screen print and take on more printing techniques. We’re planning to expand, and I would like a studio with a display window for our printing presses. The idea of putting something like that in front of a window seems ludicrous, but the beauty of the handicraft is worthy of being displayed.

Your current studio is already worth visiting: it looks amazing. What other inspiring places in Antwerp can you recommend?

DRINKS Bert: I’m a big fan of Café De Kat. It’s a bar without a concept that serves the best shots: in a chilled glass with a little bell on top.

Gerard: I’ve made it a quest to visit every bar at the Turnhoutsebaan at least once, and there are plenty of appealing

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places, like Café Biblos. Café Strange at the Dambruggestraat is another cool spot: a very old gay bar that looks great!

Armand the bartender is about 84 years old and still pours a perfect draught till 6 in the morning.

Bert: All the bars at Sint-Anneke are worth a visit as well.

Gerard: And Sundays in the summer should be spent at the Scheldt, with treats from the organic market at the red light district.

FOOD Bert: For a quick bite, you should definitely go to one of the Portuguese restaurants at Antwerpen Noord. You might have no clue about what you are ordering, because they only speak Portuguese (unless their kids interpret for you), but the food is great. The same goes for the Thai restaurants on the Van Arteveldestraat.

Gerard: I like to eat at Native, a bistro serving organic food and vegetables.

In summer, they have a lovely terrace.

Ballywood in Zurenborg is the most charming Indian-Pakistani restaurant, in my opinion. And Doce Tentação the best Portuguese bakery.

OTHER Gerard: Borgerhout is up and coming.

There are some interesting galleries, such as Hole of the Fox and the Base-Alfa gallery. Music City is a peculiar little place down the Handelsstraat, hidden between two Moroccan shops, where hard core music is being performed.

Bert: The Skybar of Antwerp offers the greatest view over Antwerp, but I would just wander around the Coninckplein and Sint-Jansplein or take your bike on a Saturday evening and drive around the Antwerp harbour.

Gerard: And one should definitely go take a look at the hidden church of Oosterweel. When the village had to make room for the expanding harbour in 1929, everything was destroyed, except for the church. It still stands in a pit amidst the petrol industry. A surreal metaphor for Belgium. www.afreux.be

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Starting April 22, the City of Antwerp will organize and support initiatives that contribute to the status of Antwerp as a source and harbor of creativity.

2016 will be one celebration of the creative industry.

What this initiative is called? Born in Antwerp. Because clearly, there’s something in the Antwerp air that must feed all those creative minds. We asked our locals to look at what Born in Antwerp offers, to meet up with the creative talent involved and to wander through the city looking for true, born in Antwerp gems.

What the fuzz?

Something’s stirring in Antwerp. The city has numerous creative talents living per square meter. It must be due to its location, next to the river Scheldt that nourishes this creativity.

Just like the river the Antwerpians are restless, always on the move and provide the city with challenges. It’s these challenges that constantly feed this city with innovative ideas. The upcoming event ‘Born in Antwerp’ tries puts it all in the right perspective.

‘Born in Antwerp’ is a mixture of several initiatives that will be organized from April until October.

BORN IN ANTWERP.

We all know Antwerp as the city of diamonds, the city of fashion or the city of beer and chocolate and its citizens have the reputation of being a bit cocky… Well yeah, that’s all true. But there’s definitely more to Antwerp than just that! Some of the most creative people of the world with the best ideas were born here. Think Rubens, Dries Van Noten, Panamarenko, Shelter Productions or Duval Guillaume.

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The Head Quarters, aka HQ, located at Kaai 21, is the central operating base where all innovative minds will be brought together. It will be the meeting point and spotlight for all different aspects of creative entrepreneurship. Graphic designers, visual artists, fashion designers, advertising wizards and musicians will be able to show their particular skills to a wide audience.

The main entrance will give you access to exposition rooms, workshop spaces and break-out rooms, an auditorium for 250 people, a stage, a food zone, an inspirational bar, for public as well as B2B-events. You will get the chance to meet some up and coming artists, get inspired by documentaries, visit quirky local markets and discover unusually cool tasty treats and drinks you can enjoy inside as well as on the outside terrace.

Get in the mood Get up in your gear for a kick-off party on the 22nd of April with a concert and a mixture of DJ’s with different creative backgrounds. On Thursdays different platforms uniting creatives from different scene will takes over starring events like De Invasie, De Donkere Kamer and Hybrio Design.

On Fridays Jonge Makers (Young Makers in Dutch) take over the venue, introducing young, creative guys and girls with a mission to rule the world in their own unique way. And on Saturdays and Sundays it’ll be the time for several workshop activities, movies and local markets like fresh

produce market MartA, flea market Goegekregen and local market Buurderij.

The HQ program will form the pattern-card for all gifted talents living and breathing in Antwerp. Several other events support and extend the HQ throughout the city. A monthly program will be available but we already present you some highlights.

Art-werp Passing on for a 2-day journey in the Born in Antwerp arena are the De Invasie warriors. About 80 passionate Belgian creatives will invite you into their world of art and design – from fashion and accessories to interior and graphic design – for a unique insight into their minds and collections.

And there’re more fashion perspectives from already well-known Antwerp designer Bruno Pieters.

His brand ‘Honest by’ provides eco-friendly produced clothes. He created the exposition ‘Today’s Hero Is Anonymous’, which is an ode to the conscious consumer. It gives us a fascinating insight in how every single clothing purchase influences dozens of lives, from the designers, musicians, sewing ateliers and the whole nine yards behind an Antwerp fashion label.

St Lucas School of Arts in Antwerp celebrates its 75 years of existence.

Instead of choosing to curate retrospective exhibitions or organizing a symposium on art or art education they asked alumni and teachers to create some artwork for their birthday, because they have an artistic objective. 75 new works will be exposed in the HQ and are also up for sale. If you purchase one (or more) of these works you will join a community, with an eye for what is contemporary but also lasting, sensitive to the motives of artists and designers, true to the spirit of Antwerp and its way of life.

Ayo creativity ‘Born in Antwerp’ also seeks out innovative challenges that put the city on the worldwide map as a center of creativity. The HQ will be the vantage point for exhibitions, workshops and

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lectures to realize new and exciting projects with the cooperation of the business world. These projects contribute to the allure, quality of live, economic and touristic potential of Antwerp. Every Friday a new kid on the block will get its feature. Don’t miss your chance to discover all these ‘Jonge Makers’, ‘Young Craftsmen’.

Another must-see is ‘Hybrio Design’, a platform of connected experience and knowledge in service, product, interaction and identity design. The HQ gives this event the perfect location for experts in development and design to come together and close the gap between design and production and thus raise the potential success of an ingenious idea.

In the same spirit ‘Let’s Talk Design’ is a series of evenings (held multiple times a year) on the subject of Design & Creativity. Visionary creatives talk about their work next to young & upcoming talent.

Five established Antwerp fire starters, each with the power of persuasion, have created a cross-media chain of events. Bruno Pieters (notoire fashion designer), Lieven Segers (Visual artist), Rizon Parein (master in 3D-design & illustrator), Axel Enthoven (industrial designer) and Isabel Van den Broeck (managing director Creative Belgium) each have their own moment to shine as well. On the ‘Curator’s Day’ you get the chance to meet them and talk business, innovation and design.

Antwerp at its best Talent develops best under the right circumstances. With more than 8000 creative companies located in the city, Antwerp has a rich and divers scene to nurture that talent; it is one creative hub with a large international attraction. People come here to get noticed,

THE INVASION: Hannah Van Lith, Hermien Cassiers, Magaly Hermans and Saskia Govaerts are the designers behind Antwerp-based jewellery label Studio Collect, founded in 2013. The four met while studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. I had a talk with Saskia about how they work together, and what they will present at this year’s De Invasie.

How would you describe Studio Collect to someone who has never heard of it?

We started out as four friends who wanted to share a workspace. The idea was to split the costs of equipment and

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rent, but for each of us to work on our own projects. After a few months, we organised a little exhibition in our studio, so people could see what we were doing there. Each of us made our own mini collection to present. During the open house, we were always being asked who made what object, but that was not what we wanted: it should have been from all of us. That’s when we knew we wanted to create something together, and we began designing the first Studio Collect collection.

Now, Studio Collect is a true collective of four designers who work on one brand and make one collection.

How do you create a new collection?

When we start on a new collection, we use images that inspire us and that we share with each other. These images become a theme that we work around.

For our latest collection, the theme was Bauspiel, largely based on a picture of a make-up table by Marcel Breuer. But there were a lot of other images and colours that inspired the collection.

Once we find our main theme, we begin working with our choice of materials,

STUDIO COLLECT. and we all keep going till we find four or five pieces we really like. This is the start of the collection.

Does this collaboration always go smoothly?

Our cooperation actually started at school. We would ask each other for advice, suggest new ideas and give each other feedback - always in a very positive way. We were already fantasising about doing something together someday, because we complemented each other so well.

Everything has gone smoothly and spontaneously from the start. We never have to think about how to work together; we just do it. We have very similar ideas about the style we wanted to convey. We are four different people, with different ideas, but our overall vision is the same.

In the end, it’s also very interesting to work as four diverse people to create a single whole. I believe this makes our work more versatile.

Not all of you are from Antwerp: Magaly grew up in Brussels, and Hermien in a small town in West Flanders. How

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did you make the decision to stay in Antwerp after finishing school?

For Hannah and me, a workspace in Antwerp was the most logical choice, but it was an easy decision for Magaly and Hermien, as well. We went to school here, we lived here, we have many friends here. So it made sense to stay in Antwerp. We never really had to talk about where we would start our studio.

This is your third time with De Invasie, and the second time in Antwerp. You have seen it grow as an event. What has that been like?

The first time we participated in De Invasie, in 2013, it was not as Studio Collect.

Fashion blog Belmodo held a contest for two reserved spots for the designers of its choice. Hannah, Hermien and I won, with a school project. Last year, we joined De Invasie in Amsterdam, so this is our third time, back in Antwerp again.

The team behind De Invasie is completely made up of volunteers, and it has evolved a lot since 2013. The first time, we received all the details via e-mail: where our stand would be, when we

could build it, etc. Now, there are meetings for all the warriors to meet each other, to discuss the locations, press communications and more. Yesterday, for example, they organised a lecture by Jasmijn Verlinden from the FFI (Flanders Fashion Institute) on branding and the best way to present your work. They provide a lot of very interesting things for us warriors, which makes it much easier to prepare.

De Invasie as a concept really works.

Last time, there was an enormous number of visitors, even though the weather was terrible: freezing cold! People joked that it was a good thing it was snowing so much, because if there had been more visitors, nobody would have been able to move. But this year, the event is spread over several locations: you follow a trail from building to building. We are looking forward to it!

What will we see from Studio Collect at De Invasie?

The focus will be on our latest collection, Bauspiel, but we will definitely present

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our other two collections as well. Our first collection, for example, is still very successful, because it’s made without gemstones; just gold and silver. This makes the pieces very easy to combine with other jewellery. They are excellent basics. That’s one of the reasons we decided to keep selling all of our collections, instead of replacing each collection with a new one.

What can people expect to find at your stand at De Invasie?

If you’re looking for a piece of jewellery that stands out more than a classic piece, and is somewhat contemporary, yet not too pricey, Studio Collect is the place to be. For each piece, four of us have worked on, like it and would wear it. That means the collection will already appeal to a broader group of different people, compared to something made by only one of us. We also have a rather diverse offer: from pieces that stand out and are a bit more extravagant, to smaller, subtler pieces that you can wear every day.

THE INVASION: LIES MERTENS.

Antwerp-based graphic designer Lies Mertens founded her own studio - Studio Lies Mertens - in 2014.

Recently, she also started her own leather accessories brand, which will be officially launched during the weekend of De Invasie.

Get ready for bags and accessories that are minimalistic, but with a twist!

Why did you start your own brand of leather bags and accessories?

I spent two years trying to find the perfect bag. I needed something minimalistic but at the same time conventional. A bag with compartments for my laptop and phone, plus enough room for everything else. I couldn’t find what I wanted, so I decided to make my own bag. I followed

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a course in leather processing, and that’s how I started my brand. I guess most brands start like this: you can’t find what you want, so you make it yourself.

How do your leather designs differ from other brands?

I listen to what people need. The first bags I made were for friends. You can read the stories behind my designs on my website. Almost every design is based on someone I know. The people around me inspire me. When I make a bag or an accessory, I always have someone in mind. For example, I am working on a men’s backpack, and I am basing it on the requirements of designer Ruben Devinck. He needs a bag in which he can put his laptop as well as his tools.

I also want my bags to be affordable and as ecological as possible, but with guaranteed quality. I don’t want to become an expensive ‘niche brand’. However, I’m still figuring out how to balance all those aspects.

You studied graphic design in Ghent, but moved to Antwerp afterwards; why?

Antwerp has such a creative atmosphere, and over the years it has become a great platform for entrepreneurship.

There are many sources of inspiration in Antwerp: a wide art scene, interesting people, very diverse architecture and neighbourhoods... Since moving here, I have become more conscious of aesthetics. Maybe it’s because of Antwerp’s fashion history.

How did you end up at De Invasie?

I got in touch with De Invasie through my friend, photographer Eline Ros, who previously worked with the platform. I was selected by De Invasie to go to London with five other designers - all young, motivated entrepreneurs who are each doing very different things. I learned a lot, as everyone offered critical feedback to each other: “It looks good, but this or that could be better”. That’s how you improve yourself.

De Invasie is not only a good platform to get your brand or work out into the world, but it also offers a safe place for designers to become acquainted, to learn from one another and to share experiences.

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While the name “Zilver-Linde” might not ring a bell, the English translation of Silver Lime Tree is rather mesmerizing.

And the two designers who have adopted the name for themselves are just as fascinating, as are their products.

No business starts out with a clear road ahead, though, and they knew that they would face plenty of bumps along the way. So they began designing as side projects on top of their regular jobs.

After seven years of working this way, Caroline decided it was time to jump into the deep and started her own shop three years ago. Since then, her creativity has flowed endlessly, as she creates unique pieces for the clients who come to her with special requests. On top of these ‘by demand’ pieces, she also has her own collection, which she has presented at designer exhibitions in the city.

THE INVASION: ZILVER-LINDE.

Nicolas still keeps his full-time job, and builds furniture only on demand, but since his free time is extremely limited, he strives to choose those requests that he finds both interesting and challenging.

For the design exhibition ‘De Invasie’, Caroline has put together a collection, while Nicolas is creating the display cabinet for her jewellery. After the exhibition, the display cabinet will be moved to her shop window so everyone can experience their combined creativity.

These creative geniuses are a jeweller and a furniture maker, so a name incorporating both ‘silver’ and ‘tree’ is a perfect fit. Caroline is the jeweller, with her own workshop and shop window in the bottom floor of their house. Husband Nicolas is the furniture maker, who creates at home but mostly sells through word of mouth. The young (34 and 35 years old, respectively) designers not only have a lovely home and three wonderful children, but are also turning their passions into professions, which is not at all a simple achievement.

This year they will be present at the new design exhibition ‘De Invasie’ (‘The Invasion’), so it was past time for us to meet with them to discuss all things jewellery, furniture – and Antwerp, of course.

Caroline and Nicolas met at the St Lucas School of Arts in Antwerp, where they both pursued their education at Art College. With the right schooling to become true designers, it was only a small step for them to turn in that direction.

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We asked why they are participating in this art fair, and their answer was quite clear: they need more exposure: with so much creative talent around today, it can be hard to stand out. ‘De Invasie’ isn’t your casual Saturday market, but rather a true exhibition with genuine artists. The duo are confident that it will therefore draw in the right target audience: people who not only appreciate art but who also recognise the labour that artists put into it.

During our conversation, the two designers also expressed their love for our beautiful city and their appreciation of the many creative people living here, which they see as a great bonus. Among their tips for must-visit spots in Antwerp, they advised me to dine at Pazzo (at the Brouwersvliet) and to have a coffee at Kornel, which is a coffee bar with a creative workspace next door.

You only have to look at the pictures on their Instagram account to fall in love with their creations. So check these two designers out, and don’t forget to ‘like’ them on Facebook and Instagram!

The Antwerp creative talents brought together by “Born in Antwerp” have the power to make the city even better. Axel Enthoven is a product designer from Antwerp with a long track record. His agency has made over 1,500 designs for products ranging from furniture to medical equipment.

At Born in Antwerp, he will present challenges for our city that can be solved when Antwerp’s creative talents put their heads together.

time choosing between the soft oolong tea and bright green matcha. And with the Beerlovers Bar opening soon on the corner of Muizenstraat, the future of De Coninckplein is looking up.

CHALLENGING PLACES

His initiative inspired us to one of our own: finding the beauty hidden in Antwerp’s more “challenging” neighbourhoods. We define this challenge broadly: while some are places with a rather bad reputation, others are cosy spots that are not so easy to reach. But if you want a unique visit to Antwerp, then these are locations to discover.

De Coninckplein Walk all the way from the Astridplein through the Van Wesenbekestraat (or “China Street”): you’ve ended up on De Coninckplein! On sunny days, local kids play basketball here. Café Kiebooms is the sole reminder of the square’s once grand past. The bar dates back to the 1950s, when De Coninckplein was Antwerp’s party centre. The interior décor is still just as atmospheric, and the live jazz bands that play are more reminders of bygone days.

Antwerp has worked for years to restore De Coninckplein’s image, and the results are showing - including the opening of Viggo’s café, in 2012. A true coffee master, the barista makes every latte a work of art. Tea enthusiasts will have a hard

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Damplein

‘Den Dam’ is an old working-class neighbourhood which, thanks to Park Spoor Noord, has become more friendly and accessible. The restaurants and bars here are all run by young entrepreneurs. My favourite is Caravan, a restaurant with a laid-back atmosphere offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. So you could eat here all day! The menu combines dishes from around the world including huevos rancheros, NY cheesecake and hoisin spare ribs.

Antwerp’s newest hotspot, Veranda, is just down the road from the Damplein.

The restaurant’s first location was near the Cogels-Osylei in Berchem. The new setting is chic, but rough around the edges. It offers the same contrast as the menu, which creates exciting dishes with such boring vegetables as carrots and parsnips.

Moorkensplein

Borgerhout is one of our notorious “multicultural” districts. The main street Turnhoutsebaan is always chaotic, but most side streets are ideal for a tranquil Sunday stroll. Turn your feet towards the Moorkensplein, where the 19th-century town hall sits impressively in the middle of the square.

The Moorkensplein has much more to offer than architecture. You’ll be getting hungry, of course, so plan ahead and book a table at the tiny restaurant Bistrot Miro for excellent bistro cuisine. On Fridays, you can reserve a plate at Mokkakapot, where they serve one pot for 15 guests. During the day, you can have a coffee or specialty beer with delicious organic sandwiches at this arty bar.

Still thirsty? Have a drink at Café Mombasa, where sport fans (and especially cycling devotees) will feel right at home.

The bar has united four sport teams, and there is a plastic cycling race on the ceiling. But even if you hate sport, Café Mombasa still is one of the cosiest bars in Antwerp.

TO DISCOVER. Linkeroever (Left Bank)

Doel, ghost village on the Scheldt

With the Scheldt running in between, there is both a physical and a mental barrier between the city centre and its western region. But there are plenty of reasons why you should go to the Left Bank. First and foremost is the trip through the Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel, which is especially fun on bicycle. There are Velo stations on both sides of the tunnel, so you can do it easily.

Strictly speaking, Doel is not Antwerp, but this ghost town is worth a visit if you are enjoying a longer stay in our city. The village lies in the shadows of four nuclear reactors. With the harbour constantly expanding, Doel is slowly vanishing, and only a dozen or so inhabitants have not moved on yet. The empty houses covered in graffiti present an eerie sight.

The Left Bank is greener and quieter.

Follow the Scheldt to the left to get to the Galgenweel, a lake popular for sailing. Head in the other direction to find the De Molen open-air swimming pool, and a little further on, the Sint-Anneke Plage. This strip of sand in the bend of the Scheldt is our own beach, and a great place from which to admire the port on the other side of the river.

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Doel is definitely daunting to reach: you need to take three buses from the city centre - it’s a one-hour trip. If you are a bicycle enthusiast, try cycling out to Doel and then continue on a half hour more to the beautiful Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe, just over the Dutch border.

WHERE FASHION Without any doubt Antwerp can be seen as a harbour of creativity where art, fashion and architecture go hand in hand. The new Born in Antwerp campaign will organise and assist initiatives that help the city grow as a breeding pond and haven for creative talent. Fashion pioneer Bruno Pieters is born in Antwerp and contributes to the image of glamour and charisma that Antwerp has. After living in Paris for years he decided to go move back to his first love to launch his own brand: Honest By. 20

Above his own studio you will find Bruno living in an exquisite location.

His living is not your ordinary home. The complete redesigned penthouse reflects his personality and is much more welcoming than a clean-cut house.

Inspired by the openspace penthouse of Bruno Pieters, This is Antwerp decided to create a little tour that shows the crystal clear link between fashion and architecture in the city of Antwerp.

MEETS ARCHITECTURE. The first stop in our Fashion meets Architecture Tour is Antwerp´s newest `place to be´: St. Vincents. Situated in the heart of Antwerp´s fashion district it is the ideal place to start. The completely transformed printing house – where only the old press near the entrance reveals its history - shows a lot of similarities with Bruno´s exquisite living space. At first sight the place looks like a trendy coffee shop but once you step inside, you will discover its true identity. Who would have thought that a coffee shop, a spacious art gallery and a high-end fashion store could go side by side so well. Furthermore you will find exclusive furniture organically placed throughout the venue. Funny fact: everything you see is for sale! The gigantic 450m² building that St. Vincents is home to is an architectural hidden gem. The rich history and the rough edges have been preserved and are a special addition to the peaceful appearance. Enjoy one of the best cup of coffees in town at this perfect combination of fashion and architecture before leaving St. Vincents for our next stop on the tour.

From St. Vincents we walk along another architectural highlight in the city, the old police tower or “Den Oudaan” as the locals rather call the enormous tower.

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This tower is a typical case of hate it or love it. Passing the tower leads us to yet another place which is brimming with fashion and architectural beauty.

Fashion store Verso is located in the 16th century building formerly owned by the Deutsche Bank at the Lange Gasthuisstraat. The first thing that strikes you is the impressive mosaic dome that has been accented with discrete spotlights by architect Glenn Sesitg. The big store has several hidden spots including Baroque rooms, a burning fireplace and beautiful parquet floors. Transforming something as pragmatic as a bank to an astonishing fashion highlight fits right up the ally of our inspirer Bruno Pieters and that´s why This is Antwerp brings you to this place.

From Verso we walk back north towards the historic city centre and turn left at the Lombardenvest until we cross shopping paradise Nationalestraat. On the crossing you will find the fabulous Antwerp Modepaleis. Het Modepaleis is home to thé king of fashionable Antwerp and one of the legendary Antwerp Six, Dries van Noten. The Antwerp Six were a progressive and even called `an odd bunch´ of Antwerp Fashion Academy designers that created simple and sophisticated pieces. All of a sudden

all eyes were on these young Antwerp designers with very difficult Belgian names. To make it easy, they became the Antwerp Six. Dries van Noten honoured his nickname as King of Fashion when he made way to his fashion palace, Het Modepaleis. The majestic Neo-Baroque building dates from 1881 and the authentic looking store appears to be an art gallery. Naturally the Modepaleis pops up in our little Fashion meets Architecture tour.

We leave the Nationalestraat to enter another excellent shopping street for you fashionistas, the Kammenstraat. Right next to the parking on the left side of the street you will find the rusty facade of All Saints. This store has only recently launched its first store in Belgium and where better than in the epicentre of fashion, Antwerp. The brand started in ´92 with only men´s fashion but just four years later they started caring for the ladies. Typical English rock influences immediately catch your eye when you hop in. Leather jackets, skinny jeans and black boots fill up the store. This is however not the reason why we chose All Saints to be in the tour. Its industrial appearance fits and also describes the architecture of today. Rusty walls, old installations and wide open spaces are

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popular in all kinds of locations and in this case it meets fashion in a dead ordinary way.

Walk a little further down the Kammenstraat and you will find the graffiti-covered Kopstraatje on your right. Talking about hate or love it, well, you know what we mean and we absolutely love it. Reaching the other side of the narrow street the ModeNatie shows up. Antwerp’s ModeNatie is located in the heart of Antwerp’s fashion district is home to MOMU | Fashion Museum, Flanders Fashion Institute and the Fashion Academy. At the beginning of this century the building was extensively renovated by the architect Marie-José Van Hee. Van Hee’s most interesting intervention was to build a covered street, which runs through a triangular patio. Besides from the covered street, you will also find a `vertical street´, a nice nickname for the new wooden stairwell. The ModeNatie symbolises Antwerp’s reputation as an international fashion city so we don´t need to explain you why we chose it in the tour.

MASTERS AT WORK.

For the first time ever, all the art students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the students of St Lucas School of Art will exhibit their graduation projects under a single roof.

This ambitious MasterPLAN will take place from June 24 to July 17. While it will be a must-see event, you can in fact admire the students’ art works the whole year round.

Lange Zaal

Showroom

Showroom is the exhibition space for the students of St. Lucas School of Arts Antwerp. The space used to be a car showroom, and the school decided to keep the original name. There is a broad variety of exhibits: international exchange projects, graphic designs, video installations, drawings, sculptures and much more.

There is also a second showroom, called – what else? – Showroom2. Here, you can find smaller exhibits and short-term projects.

Find Showroom’s program on: www.sintlucasantwerpen.be/over-ons/projecten/ showroom Find Showroom2’s program on: www. sintlucasantwerpen.be/over-ons/projecten/showroom-2 SHOWROOM // SINT-LUCAS ANTWERPEN KERKSTRAAT 45 2060 ANTWERP

De Lange Zaal (The Long Hall) is the exhibition space for the art students, graduates and partners of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. You can find photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures and more - even musical performances and book fairs take place here! What you won’t find is fashion: the fashion students have a separate show over a weekend in June, which attracts visitors from all around the world.

MoMu

For more information about current and upcoming exhibitions, check the website: www.delangezaal.be

For more information, go to www.momu. be

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The Antwerp Fashion Museum has an art gallery on the ground floor that you can visit for free. It contains fashion pieces that the museum has collected over the years. Most are by the Fashion Academy’s alumni, but sometimes it displays pieces by current fashion students. It’s definitely worth a visit, especially as you are passing by the MoMu in the city centre.

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ANTWERP TYPOGRAPHY. Typography has been with us since the dawn of time, but has perhaps never been as popular and exciting as it is right now, especially in Antwerp.

Dirk Claessen, aka Eltipo, is an Antwerpbased graphic designer and illustrator with an insatiable thirst for typography and hand lettering. We asked him to share his passion and explain why Antwerp and typography go hand in hand.

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“I met my girlfriend through typography” “My obsession with typography started when I was a teenager. I was fascinated

by BMX and motocross, and I thought the logos on the bikes and outfits looked really cool. Then when I went to art school in Brussels, I got in touch with the local graffiti scene and began experimenting with typography myself.

When I returned to my hometown, I discovered that typography in Antwerp is influenced by the tattoo scene. And typography is all around the city! Look at all the inscriptions on the old buildings, for example; there’s a treasure of typography.

By now, I know a big part of the Antwerp typography scene. I even met my girlfriend Esther through typography. We were introduced by a mutual friend and when we realized we were both doing typography, the conversation became even more interesting. She even did the cover art for a previous This Is Antwerp magazine!

If Antwerp were a font…

“Antwerp’s architecture manages to be extremely diverse and yet stay in balance. On the one hand, you’ve got old, classical buildings such as the Central Station, the town houses at the Cogels-Osylei and the main square the ‘Grote Markt’; they all tell a story about the history of Antwerp. On the other hand, you have more modern, contemporary or even futuristic buildings like the MAS museum, the Palace of Justice or the new Port of Antwerp building by Zaha Hadid.

If I compare all that to a font, I’d go for ‘Caslon Graphique’. It’s still a very classic lettering, but with a similar contrast between thick and thin. Antwerp is a city that – unlike Brussels - is fairly vast when you compare its dimensions in terms of width versus height. So there is some breathing space in the city, something that I also find with Caslon Graphique.

The thick parts of the letters (stems) represent the occupation of a city, alternated by open spaces of aperture, counters and letter spacing.”

I only really understood how important typography is in Antwerp when I organised my solo exhibition, focussing on hand lettering and illustration. There were so many visitors and so much interest that almost all my works sold immediately. Thanks to that unexpected success, I’m now planning my next solo exhibit, to be held by the end of this year - in Antwerp of course.”

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LIVE MUSIC IN ANTWERP’S SUMMER.

Maybe our Seef beers still keep cool outside, rain is pouring onto our terraces, and our newest fashions remain sadly hidden beneath warm jackets‌ But despite it all, This is Antwerp is getting ready for the summer!

And summer in Antwerp means picnics along the River Scheldt, sport at Park Spoor Noord, and, for us, live music. With the help of Lizzie, owner and passionate bartender of Cafee Cabron, This is Antwerp will reveal to you some of the hottest venues in the city for live music this summer.

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Lizzie and Hans met at Antwerp bar Kassa 4, where they both loved working and especially loved working together. Their shared dream was to open their own brown café, where young and old alike could enjoy music by local bands. Their customers instantly become their friends as soon as they step inside the live musicfilled Cafee Cabron.

It’s one of the many vibrant and authentic local bars untouched by the tourism impacting Antwerp´s large, independent bar scene.

Of course Cafee Cabron is the first hot venue for live music we discussed! In the past decades, nightlife has moved away from the city centre. “With the help of our friends and colleagues from other local bars, we hope to bring it back to our Grote Markt,” Lizzie tells us. “At the moment, we are extremely busy with renovations. Our new, bigger podium should attract bigger bands.”

Lizzy certainly doesn’t lack ambition: “In the future, we will host The Red Hot Chilli Peppers here in Cabron!” You won’t want to miss Cabron’s re-opening party on April 2, to see for yourself why it is one of This is Antwerp´s hottest venues for live music.

To get you into the summer spirit, Cabron and This is Antwerp have found a few summer pop-up bars throwing the best summer parties, with live performances. “Café Kamyon was one of my favourite spots last summer,” Lizzie explains while serving a coffee to a guest.

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Located at Linkeroever, Café Kamyon not only serves up music, drinks and snacks, but also the best views of the Antwerp skyline.

Another great summer concept is STULP, a pop-up platform for young, creative entrepreneurs in an inspiring setting. “STULP hosted a ton of excellent events with live music, local drinks and delicious bites.” The upcycle bar popped up on the courtyard of Kavka last summer, and will return in 2016.

Lizzie offers a hot tip: “For summer festivals with live music, you should definitely check out Linkerwoofer.” This pop and rock festival takes place August 5 and 6 at Antwerp´s Linkeroever, hosting the best Belgian bands and young talents.

“The Dageraadplaats is also a great hangout during the summer,” says Lizzie, who is also a great fan of Café Gorillaz and Café Zeezicht. The always-open Gorillaz is a music pub from the Koninck Brewery without pretention: just good music, fresh pints and a big terrace.

Zeezicht is a café where everybody is equally welcome to enjoy the live music: local residents, students, pensioners and immigrants alike. No matter who you are, no-one bats an eye. Locals pop in until the early hours to drink Green Duvels, a hard-to-find variant of the famous Belgian beer Duvel. After enjoying an afternoon drink on the cosy square, step into one of these pubs to check out the frequent live performances. When you finally leave, you will find yourself seeing stars: thousands of LED lights above the Dageraadplaats in fancy Zurenborg light up the square.

“Bars that I personally like to go to include De Pallieter, Bar Deco and Café Corso. They often have live music and they always offer exactly what a bar should: great people, a relaxed atmosphere and good drinks. We love these places!” Pallieter is the place to go if you fancy an after-party. For guaranteed live music, however, “obviously there is De Muze,” says Lizzie, who expects everyone to be familiar with it. One of the first places in Belgium to embrace hippie ideals, today, De Muze has gotten rid of the flower power, with a jazzy makeover including jazz concerts every Sunday. It’s great for relaxing during the electrifying Antwerp summer.

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This is a list of addresses mentioned in the articles, in order of appearance. They are followed by a code referring to the grid of the map on page 32-33.

Z. Bistrot Miro: Moorkensplein 28, 2140 Borgerhout AA. Mokkakapot: Sergeyselsstraat 2, 2140 Borgerhout AB. Café Mombasa: Moorkensplein 37, 2140 Borgerhout AC. Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel AD. Galgenweel AE. De Molen open-air swimming pool: Wandeldijk 40, 2050 Antwerpen AF. Sint-Anneke Plage AG. Doel AH. St Vincent’s: Kleine Markt 13, 2000 Antwerpen AI. Oudaan AJ. Verso: Lange Gasthuisstraat 9, 2000 Antwerpen AK. Modepaleis: Nationalestraat 16, 2000 Antwerpen AL. All Saints: Kammenstraat 35, 2000 Antwerpen AM. ModeNatie / MoMu / FFI: Nationalestraat 28, 2000 Antwerpen AN. MasterPLAN, De Lange Zaal: Venusstraat 34B, 2000 AntwerpenShowroom: Kerkstraat 45, 2060 Antwerpen AO. Café Kamyon: Beatrijslaan 29, 2050 Antwerpen AP. STULP / KAVKA: Oudaan 14, 2000 Antwerpen AQ. Café Gorillaz: Dageraadplaats 14, 2018 Antwerpen AR. Café Zeezicht: Dageraadplaats 7-8, 2018 Antwerpen AS. De Pallieter: Mechelseplein 17, 2000 Antwerpen AT. Bar Deco: Torfbrug 2, 2000 Antwerpen AU. Café Corso: Vrijdagmarkt 17, 2000 Antwerpen AV. De Muze: Melkmarkt 15, 2000 Antwerpen

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A. Afreux: Zendelingenstraat 38b, 2140 Borgerhout B. DIVA: Suikerrui 19, 2000 Antwerpen C. Studio Collect: Kasteelpleinstraat 64, 2000 Antwerpen D. Cafee Cabron: Kaasrui 1, 2000 Antwerpen E. Café De Kat: Wolstraat 22, 2000 Antwerpen F. Café Biblos: Moorkensplein 2, 2140 Borgerhout G. Café Strange: Dambruggestraat 161, 2060 Antwerpen H. Native: Muntstraat 8, 2000 Antwerpen I. Ballywood: Dageraadplaats 34, 2018 Antwerpen J. Doce Tentação: Van Maerlantstraat 29, 2060 Antwerpen K. Hole of the Fox: Bloemstraat 24, 2140 Antwerpen L. Base Alpha Gallery: Kattenberg 12, 2140 Borgerhout M. Skybar: Lindner Hotel: Lange Kievitstraat 125, 2018 Antwerpen N. Church of Sint-Jan-de-Doper: Oosterweel: 2030 Antwerpen, O. St Lucas School of Arts: Sint-Jozefstraat 35, 2018 Antwerpen P. Studio Lies Mertens: Marialei 29, 2018 Antwerpen Q. Zilver-Linde: Eikelstraat 42, 2600 Berchem R. Pazzo: Oude Leeuwenrui 12, 2000 Antwerpen S. Kornél: Sint-Lambertusstraat 1, 2600 Berchem T. Café Kiebooms: De Coninckplein 18, 2060 Antwerpen U. Viggo’s Coffee Bar: De Coninckplein 21, 2060 Antwerpen V. Beerlovers Bar: hoek De Coninckplein en Muizenstraat W. Park Spoor Noord X. Caravan: Damplein 17, 2060 Antwerpen Y. Veranda: Lange Lobroekstraat 34, 2060 Antwerpen

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We asked a couple of our This Is Antwerp locals to sum up their favorite places in town they would definitely take their foreign friends to. Enjoy!

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Antoniusstraat 4 - e2 23. Falafel Tof, for lunch/dinner, Hoogstraat 32 - d2 24. Fez, for Moroccan dinner/drinks, Kloosterstraat 52 - e2 25. Flamoush, for healthy lunch/dinner/ drinks, Huikstraat 2 - c3 26. Lara kookt voor u, vegan & veggie food for breakfast/lunch/dinner/ drinks, Van Schoonbekestraat 158 - h4 27. Mama Matrea, Latin food for dinner, Lange Nieuwstraat 13 - d3 28. Native, Organic food for lunch, Muntstraat 8 - e2 29. Tinsel, for breakfast/lunch, Vlaamse Kaai 40 - g1 30. Rachel’s Falafel, for Jewish lunch/ dinner, Lange Herentalsestraat 60 - e5 31. Urban Story Deli Shop, for breakfast/lunch/dinner, Godefriduskaai 2 - b3 32. Walrus, for lunch/dinner/drinks, Jan Van Beerstraat 2 - h1

WHAT IS WHERE?

Idealabs/Coffeelabs, for coffee and lunch, Lange Klarenstraat 19 – d4 Tartine, for breakfast/lunch, Minderbroedersrui 60 – c3 Caffè Internazionale, insane pastrami Sandwiches, Volkstraat 21 – f2 Civilta Del Bere, great Italian food , De Burburestraat 43 – g1 Mandraki, Greek restaurant, Kaasrui 13 – d3 Café Stanny, for lunch/ dinner/ drinks, Stanleystraat 1 – i7 Bistrot Miro, no-nonsense, old school bistro cooking, Moorkensplein 28 – f8 Bistrot du Nord, no-nonsense, old school bistro cooking, Lange Dijkstraat 36 – b6 Aahaar, Indian vegetarian food, Lange Herentalsestraat 23 – e5 Brasserie Brutal, delicious food, Kerkstraat 72 – d8 De druiventros, world-food inspired, Kerkstraat 75 – d8 Friterie 2010, best fries, Kerkstraat - d8 Overvloed, for food, Dageraadplaats 7 – g8 Perruche, for food and drinks , Oude Vaartplaats 61 – e4 De broers van Julienne, for dinner, Kasteelpleinstraat 45 – f3-g3 Café Bazaar, for lunch/dinner/ drinks, Lange Leemstraat 443 - h7 Cafématic, for breakfast/brunch/ lunch/drinks , Vleminckveld - e3 Copper, for breakfast/brunch/ lunch/drinks, Belegstraat 80 - h2 De Taloorkes, for lunch/dinner, Lange Koepoortstraat 61 - c3 El Warda, for Moroccan lunch/dinner, Draakstraat 4 - h8 Esco*Bar, for breakfast/lunch, Quellinstraat 32 - e5 Krokbar Fabiola, for lunch, Sint

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COFFEE & DRINKS 33. Bar Buenos Aires, for empanadas/ drinks, Koepoortbrug 3 - c3 34. Bar Lucy, for drinks/live music, Koepoortbrug 4 - c3 35. Café RoodWit,for drinks/live music, Generaal Drubbelstraat 42 - i7 36. De Duifkes, for drinks, Graanmarkt 5 - e4 37. Koffieklap, coffee/locals, Klapdorp 41 - c3 38. Kolombo, for coffee/drinks, Kribbestraat 15 - a4 39. Kornél, co-working studio/exhibition room, Sint Lambertusstraat 1 - i6 40. Quetzal, chocolat bar, Lijnwaadmarkt 11 - d3 41. Vitrin, for drinks, Marnixplaats 14 – f2-g2 42. ZeeZicht, for drinks, Dageraadplaats 7-8 – g8 43. DoGMA, best cocktails, Wijngaardstraat 5 – d3 44. Cafee Cabron, for drinks/live music, Kaasrui 1 – d3 45. Normo, microroastery for coffee, Minderbroedersrui 30 – c3 46. ‘t Oud Arsenaal, for drinks, Maria Pypelincxstraat 4 – e4 47. Viggo’s, for coffee, De Coninkcplein 21 – d6

48. Kolonel Koffie, for coffee, Montignystraat 51 – h1 49. Bar Leon, for coffee/drinks, Reuzenstraat 23 – e9 50. Café Strange, gay bar, for drinks/ parties, Dambruggestraat 161 - c6 51. Plaza Real, for drinks, Kattenberg 93 – e9 52. Mokkakapot, for coffee/drinks/ exhibitions, Sergeyselstraat 2 – f8 53. Pallieter, for drinks, Mechelseplein 17 – e3 54. Koek & Zopie, for coffee/drinks, Korte Altaarstraat 24 – g8 55. Maurice pop-up coffeebar, for coffee, Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt – d3 56. Moby Dick, for drinks, Bredastraat 4 – a6 57. Hypothalamus, for drinks , Mechelseplein 19 - e3

74. Moose in the City,Scandinavian concept store, Ijzerenwaag - e3 75. M HKA, contemporary art museum, Leuvenstraat 32 - f1 76. Street Art Gallery Artifex, a nice street art shop, Oude Koornmarkt 53 - d3 77. Sun Wah, Chinese supermarket, Van Wesenbeekstraat 16-18 - d6 78. The Recollection, selling high end ‘objects of desire’ Kloosterstraat 54 - e2 79. Vrijdagsmarkt, a nice square in the city center - e2 80. FoMu, photography museum, Waalsekaai 47 - g1 81. Het Bos, food/drinks/art/parties, Ankerrui 5-7, b4-b5 82. Life is Art, gallery/lunch/brunch, Sint-Jorispoort 20 – f3-f4 83. Dageraadsplaats, cosy square with bars - g7-g8 84. Mechelsplein, cosy square with bars - f3 85. Kavka, hang out/party, Oudaan 14 – e3 86. Park Spoor Noord – ab-6-7 87. Kringloopwinkel, thrift shop, Sint-Jorispoort 29 - f4 88. City park – f5 89. Exotic market on Saturday morning, Theaterplein – e4 90. The docks, hang out - g1-b3 91. Rivierenhof, park - d9+ 92. Public library Permeke – d6

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TO CHILL, HANG OUT & SHOP 58. Atelier Solarshop, fashion workshop and store, Dambruggestraat 48 - d6 59. Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp landmark. Groenplaats 21 – d3 60. Rosier41, second-hand designer store, Rosier 41 – f3 61. Cinema Cartoon’s, cosy little cinema, Kaasstraat 4 – d2 62. Brabo’s Hand, Tattoo and Barber shop, Korte Koepoortstraat 8 – d3 63. Café the Joker, standup comedy bar, Kleine Markt 16 - e3 64. Designcenter De Winkelhaak, center for design, Lange winkelhaakstraat 26 - d6 65. de Roma,vintage concert hall, Turnhoutsebaan 327 - f9 66. deSingel, international art campus, Desguinlei 25 - i4 67. Gallery Louiza Antwerp, nice art gallery, Louizastraat 13 - f3 68. Goldwood, vintage interior store, Offerandestraat 1 - d6 69. Graanmarkt 13, high end fashion concept store, Graanmarkt 13 - e4 70. Henri, savy man’s life store, Volkstraat 11 - f2 71. MAS, museum/view on the city, Hanzestedenplaats 1 - b3 72. Mekanik Strip, comic book store, Sint Jacobsmarkt 73 - d5 73. MoMu, fashion museum, Nationalestraat 28/1 - e2

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Good to know

How to get around

Most stores are closed on Sunday.

By taxi Sometimes it’s easier to use a taxi to get from point A to point B but here are some ground rules:

Only every first Sunday of the month most stores are open.

TIPS TIPS TIPS.

Except for the ones in Hoogstraat and Kloosterstraat, they are open every Sunday.

Most stores are closed on holidays like Christmas and New Years Eve. You often have to pay a fee to use the toilet.

A beer, or as we say a ‘pintje’ will set you back approximately ¤2 (so don’t get ripped off).

1) you can’t wave your arm around and expect a taxi to stop. You have to call one (or use the app) or go to one of the taxi stands.

2) you can fit 4 people in a normal sized taxi and up to 8 in a van. It’s a lot cheaper to share a cab!

3) You have to pay extra at night. Starting rate is ¤5.45 from 10pm till 6am.

Download the Antwerp-tax or DTM app for iPhone or Android.

Most museums are closed on Mondays.

Most markets take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Vrijdagmarkt, Exotic Market, Bird Market,…)

We have 4 cinemas in our city center: UGC (approximately 20 screens), Cinema Zuid (quality programming and re-runs), Cinema Klappei (a small location theater, re-runs) and Cinema Cartoons (quality programming and re-runs) Don’t overpay for fries: there are a lot of great fry shacks (‘frituur’). Keep it around ¤2,8 for a big one (without sauce).

We have a pop-up culture, so check our (free and offline) app to see where the party’s going down.

If you get into trouble (which you won’t) and you need help from the police, medical emergency team or the fire brigade, call ‘112’.

You’ll find taxi stands at: Arenbergstraat e4 Bolivarplaats h1 Dageraadplaats g8 Franklin Rooseveltplaats d5 Godefriduskaai (MAS) b3 Groenplaats d3 Kievitplein (Central Station) e6 Leopold De Waelplaats f4 Pelikaanstraat (Central Station) e6 Steenplein c2 Waalsekaai f1 By public transportation Antwerp has an extensive network of public transportation (bus and tram).

You can buy a single ticket for ¤2 on the bus or buy one in advance at the machines on the platform.

If you are partying the night away on Friday or Saturday you can always take the night buses.

They leave at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts g1 Groenplaats d3 F. Rooseveltplaats d5 Definitely check the time schedules in advance because they change during the month of July and August.

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By bicycle

Free Wifi

VELO Biking is always a nice way to explore a city.

You can rent a red bike (you see them all over town) with your credit card in three different ways.

1) go online to www.velo-antwerpen.be and buy a day or week pass.

2) call the information desk +32 (0)3/206 50 30.

3) visit the info desk at Kievitplein 7, 2000 Antwerp (closed on the weekends). f6 SPINLISTER You can try Spinlister (www.spinlister.com) and see if there are any available bikes for rent. This site allows people to rent bikes from locals.

Where to sleep?

Youth Hostels in Antwerp: ABHostel – Kattenberg 110, 2140 Borgerhout e9 +32 (0)473 57 01 66 www.abhostel.com Pulcinella – Bogaardeplein 1, 2000 Antwerp e3 +32(0)3 234 03 14 www.vjb.be Scoutel – Stoomstraat 3-7 2018 Antwerp f6 +32 (0)3 226 46 06 www.scoutel.be Alias – Provinciestraat 256 2018 Antwerp g6 +32 (0)3 230 05 22 www.aliasyouthhostel.com Hotels with a This Is Antwerp touch: Scandic Hotel – Luitenant Lippenslaan 66 2140 Borgerhout f9 +32 (0)3 235 91 91 www.scandichotels.com/antwerpen Antwerp City Center Hotel – Appelmansstraat 31, 2018 Antwerp e5 +32 (0)3 203 54 00 www.differenthotels.com

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It’s always handy to know where you can get free WIFI so we listed a few spots.

Café/bars: Vitrin – Marnixplaats f2-g2 Chatleroi – Graaf van Hoornestraat g1 Bar Leon – Reuzenstraat 23 e9 Korsakov – Sint Jorispoort 1 f3 Vagant – Reyndersstraat 25 d2 Baah Bar – Sint Jorispoort 2 f3 De Kroon – Kerkstraat 91 d8 Café Mombasa – Moorkensplein 37 f8 Bartilia – Falconplein 43 b3 Coffee Bars: Coffeelabs – Lange Klarenstraat 19 d4 Caffènation – Mechelsesteenweg 16 f4 Broer Bretel – Nassaustraat 7 a3 Normo Coffee – Minderbroedersrui 30 c3 Kolonel Koffie – Grote Pieter Potstraat 30 d2 Coffee & Vinyl – Volkstraat 45 f2-g2 Mokkakapot – Sergeyselstraat 2 f8 Viggo’s Cofeebar – De Coninckplein 21 d6 Kornél – Sint Lambertusstraat 1 i6 Eating Out: Perruche – Oude Vaartplaats 60 f4 Café Camino – Vrijdagsmarkt 5 d2 Café Stanny – Stanleystraat 1 i7 Plein Midi – Sint Paulusplaats 23 d3 Caravan – Damplein 17 a6 Felixpakhuis – Godefriduskaai 30 b4 Café Storm- Hanzestedeplaats 5 b3 Krokbar Fabiola – Sint Antoniusstraat 4 e2 ViaVia – Wolstraat 43 d3 Barrio – Hoogstraat 77 d2

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