Design Vlaanderen explores art-design boundary at Fuorisalone with Muller Van Severen and Alain Gilles

At the Fuorisalone, Design Vlaanderen organized a breakfast with seven Flemish designers in the African village imagined by Francis Kéré in the courtyard of Palazzo Litta. The event provided an opportunity to discuss the relationship between art and design. Artists Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen, who developed their first furniture collection in 2011 for Valerie Traan gallery in Antwerp, create pieces that blur the line between sculpture and functional objects. Designer Alain Gilles, a Good Design Award winner in 2014, discussed how exhibiting in a museum changes perception and responsibility. The conversation reflects a broader trend where contemporary art fairs increasingly include design, and museums like Hangar Bicocca host exhibitions such as 'Architecture as Art'.