Spazio Nobile Presents Radical Ornament
Spazio Nobile participates in the 2025 Brussels edition of Collectible Design Fair with the exhibition “Radical Ornament”, curated by Juliette Simeone.
The 2025 edition of the Collectible Design Fair opened its doors on March 12th at the Vanderborght Building in Brussels. The fair continues its presentation of emerging and established galleries, design studios and independent editors to create a dynamic and thoughtfully curated experience. In addition, Collectible collaborate with leading curators, design institutions and foundations to deliver groundbreaking commissions and curated projects, showcasing well-researched objects as well as exciting new debuts and limited editions.
Spazio Nobile Gallery will participate in the Main Gallery section with a special exhibition titled “Radical Ornament” a duo-show by Amor Immeuble and Willy Morlon and featuring works by Didi NG Wing Yin, Kaspar Hamacher and Fabien von Spreckelsen. “Radical Ornament” is curated by Juliette Simeone, and architect and curator currently based in Brussels.
Celebrating a century of decorative arts, “Radical Ornament” highlights the interdisciplinary work of French architectural practice Amor Immeuble and visual artist Willie Morlon, who both explore and reinvent the 19th- century approach to ornament in art and architecture by using contemporary or reclaimed building materials in a renewed ornamental expression. From plaster inlays to marble and wood sculptures, from photolithography to graphite on paper, this duo exhibition creates a framework and narrative that challenges the use of standardised materials for research and creation within innovative and artistic practices.
material research, situated experimentation, scenography, and construction. Since 2020, the collective has been exploring the potential of building elements uncovered across a variety of territories. Their recent activities include a series of residencies, research projects, and exhibitions in France, Belgium, and Italy, reflecting a material- driven approach to architectural narratives.
Willie Morlon (born in 1992, France) is a visual artist living and working in Brussels. His work explores ornamentation through contemporary construction materials, subverting the codes of mass production to create an Arts & Crafts-inspired manifesto. He examines the duality between standardization and artistic expression, transforming plasterboard into a sculptural medium where gypsum marquetry becomes a unique aesthetic language.
Morlon was the winner of the Grand Prix Van Cleef & Arpels at the Design Parade Toulon 2024.
In addition to works by Amor Immeuble and Willie Morlon, Spazio Nobile presents select pieces by Fabien von Spreckelsen, including his Ferron T1 table, that blends metal and leather. A series of sculptured wood pieces by Didi NG Wing Yin, a 2025 Craft Prize finalist, and wooden stools by Kaspar Hamacher.
Collectible Design Fair and “Radical Ornament” will be on view between March 13-16, 2025.
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