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Geoffroy Van Hulle

My Aunt can be hilarious sometimes. We were talking the other day and she said: “What the heck is going on at Restoration Hardware?” I told her that they were moving in a design direction that was more Belgian Modern which of course led to more questions, so Auntie here you go!

While I was aware of designer Axel Vervoordt’s work, it wasn’t until one of my friends traveled to Belgium last year and brought back a copy of Geoffroy Van Hulle’s Joys of Life as a gift for me that I studied the Belgium design aesthetic more closely. Now, I realize that the Belgian Modern excitement reached a peak in design circles a few years ago, so this post is for those of you who are not as design obsessed. And since Geoffroy’s work is the epitome of soothing simplicity, I thought he was a great example to share.

Geoffroy is a very popular interior designer and stylist in Belgium who creates monotone, yet sophisticated interiors for Belgium’s chic social set. True to Belgium Modern style, Geoffroy’s rooms are full of large, comfortable furnishings usually covered in linen or velvet and he emphasizes lots of natural materials like wood or stone floors and limed woods in his designs. Geoffroy’s preferred color palette leans toward neutral grays, taupes, browns and off whites with pops of unexpected colors like red and yellow for soft impact. Enjoy a few of my favorite images from Joys of Life and if you want to learn more, you can find copies of Geoffroy’s English edition on Amazon.com.