Antwerp Design Guide, Antwerp, Belgium

I knew little about Antwerp’s design scene at first, but after spending a month there, I found the best streets for design lovers and a bit about the historical significance of Antwerp in the design world.

In this guide the best aesthetic spots for design lovers in Antwerp, plus some interesting museums on fashion and typography.

Antwerp is a walkable city, so you can take a self-guided tour and visit all the places in this guide on a short city break in Antwerp.

The first two are close to each other and the last one is in a different district in the south of the city.

Walk along Kammen Street to find trendy fashion shops and some jewellery shops. It’s also very close to Antwerp’s fashion museum.

Wunderkammer Stad Leest made me fall in love in seconds It’s a huge design shop, especially for prints, but also for all sorts of beautiful items for the home and garden.

Mo.ment is a homeware shop that stands out with its bright pink and orange window. Inside are two floors full of colour.

Before you enter Klooster Street though, you’ll pass through Oever Street, where I found some great design shops too:

Monique Stam is a great vintage interior design and fashion shop spanning several rooms with a special retro atmosphere that’s hard to ignore. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).