Guided tour of the exhibition Paris, Brussels and back. The Art Deco period of the Baucher-Feron couple with Ruth Hommelen.
The Design Museum Brussels has recently acquired the archives of the Baucher-Feron couple, an iconic duo in Belgian interior design and architecture, active between 1920 and 1980. These archives consist of drawings, interior design projects, photos, sculptures, textile samples, wallpaper, archives from the Avenue Louise store, and family documents.
Using the exhibition Paris, Brussels and back. The Art Deco period of the Baucher-Feron couple has a starting point, presented as part of the Art Deco Year 2025, this guided tour will highlight the work of a prolific couple who contributed to the spread of Art Deco and a modern vision of interior design. An opportunity to share with the public a work that has yet to be discovered and explored.
About Ruth Hommelen
Ruth Hommelen holds a Master’s degree and a Master 2 Research degree in art and architecture history from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She is a lecturer in art and architecture history at St Lucas Antwerp and at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels and Ghent. In 2026, she will defend her doctoral thesis on light architecture, entitled “The Nightside of Modernity. Light Architecture and Metropolitan Culture during the Interwar Period” at KU Leuven.
Guided tour organized by Architecture qui dégenre, in collaboration with the Design Museum Brussels, on the occasion of the Matrimony Days.
Practical information
Where: Design Museum Brussels
When: 27.09.2025 at 11am and 2pm
Duration: 1h
Language: NL
Price: Free (registration required)
Partner: Architecture qui dégenre
Information: [email protected] / 02 669 49 21
Matrimony Days 2025
The 7th edition of Matrimony Days will take place from 26 to 28 September 2025! More than thirty activities exploring women’s* heritage in Brussels past and present are planned, including guided tours, workshops and shows. Matrimony Days shines the spotlight on women’s part in Brussels’ heritage, both past – architectural, sculptural, urban and social – and present – artistic, political and feminist.
