ABOUT
Arno Declercq, Born in 1994, Arno Declercq is a Belgian designer and art dealer raised in a family where beauty, aesthetics, and hard work were part of daily life.
His father, trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, passed on a deep fascination for tribal artifacts from West Africa objects never intended as art, but as ritual tools, shaped by function, mystery, and meaning.
His mother owned a boutique representing designers such as Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, and Martin Margiela.
That environment became his first exposure to atmosphere, silhouette, and material. At the time, he did not perceive it as fashion, but as a form of design.
What Declercq creates today emerges directly from that foundation: functional sculptures meant to live. Furniture that breathes through material. Forms that feel both ancient and immediate. There is no reliance on constructed narratives, his work speaks through shape, proportion, and presence.
He began in 2017 with very limited means: a screwdriver sharpened into a chisel and a 28-square-meter garden shed borrowed from a friend of his father in exchange for maintaining the garden and caring for a dog. Days were spent producing, evenings cleaning so his mother and sisters could assist with finishing and packing. Cardboard boxes were reused to save costs. Gradually, machines were acquired. Step by step, the foundation was built.
Within a year, he moved into the ateliers in Zaventem, initially occupying two spaces totaling 170 square meters. Today, the practice operates across four ateliers and continues to grow.
In 2023, Declercq opened a private 500-square-meter showroom in Antwerp. It functions neither as a gallery nor a store, but as an environment.
Visits are by appointment only, allowing the work to be experienced in a focused, atmospheric setting.
The trajectory of the studio is not romanticized. It is direct and grounded in reality.
SHOWROOM
In the centre of Antwerp, the house is anchored by a 500 m² space that brings together showroom, photo studio, and a setting designed for direct experience.
Conceived as a private environment rather than a public gallery, it is accessible by appointment only, allowing each visit to unfold with focus and intention.
Originally a garage and later a marketing studio, the interior has been fully reworked by Arno in 2023. The transformation preserves a certain rawness while introducing a precise sense of structure, creating a backdrop where material, scale, and light can be understood without distraction.
The space is not limited to presentation. It serves as the point of departure for each new collection, and as a place of exchange, hosting dinners, gatherings, and collaborations with invited artists. Through these moments, the showroom becomes more than a static setting, offering an immersive entry into the world of the house.
Hertsdeinstraat 26, 2018 Antwerp Belgium
By appointment only - email
ATELIERS
Located in Zaventem, the ateliers operate as the working heart of the house, where development, testing, and execution come together in a single environment. It is a space built around proximity: between material and tool, between drawing and outcome.
The process unfolds directly on the workshop floor. Prototypes are shaped, adjusted, and reworked in real time, allowing decisions to emerge through making rather than being fixed in advance.
This way of working keeps the objects closely tied to their physical reality, where proportion, balance, and surface are continuously evaluated by hand and eye.
The presence of both wood and metal within the same space creates a constant exchange between different techniques and disciplines.
Each piece passes through multiple stages, handled by the same team, ensuring continuity from first cut to final finish.
Fabrieksstraat 15, 1930 Zaventem Belgium
By appointment only - email