We just took a 2.5 day school trip to Antwerp (Antwerpen), in neighboring Belgium. We mainly went to Integrated Conference, which was a bit hip and arty for my taste, but had great moments – the big highlight for me being Theo Jansen’s talk about his magnificent Strandbeesten. We also made a point of experiencing a bit of Antwerpen while we were there. Here are some things I really enjoyed:
#nicebelgianhouses
Finding yet another old bookshop
This physical tram station interface
OMG waffles!
This structure of the cathedral’s aisle
This gravestone lettering, worn into a stencil version of itself over 4 centuries
Nighttime sightseeing
Exploring Belgian beers (and drawing letters on beermats)
The boys being funny
Plantin-Moretus (feat. Mark)
Wooden letters by Hendrik van den Keere
Punches! these mindbogglingly perfect little sculptures of type
17th-century text corrections
This smiling lion