Cats & Friends
17 September 2015
10 December 2015
Customers who bring in a book they have read are invited to write their name, date and a brief message on the flyleaf and leave it there for other patrons. The cosy interior has been signed by the interior design studio Not Before Ten, whose designers came up with the idea of dividing the area into two: an inner zone with counter and tables and a large room with a huge bookcase that faces the street, making it brighter and ideal for reading.
The used book café of Le Bal Infernal in Gent is the property of Ericx and Bieke Lambrecht. At this café, which presents an original concept, where one can enjoy a drink, a bite to eat and read in peace and quiet. Anyone frequenting Le Bal Infernal can acquire one of the thousands of books aligned on the shelves for only 2 euros, or one can bargain for a book according to the rules of book exchange (bring one, take one).
WHERE: Kammerstraat 6 9000 Gent, Belgium
The used book café of Le Bal Infernal in Gent is the property of Ericx and Bieke Lambrecht. At this café, which presents an original concept, where one can enjoy a drink, a bite to eat and read in peace and quiet. Anyone frequenting Le Bal Infernal can acquire one of the thousands of books aligned on the shelves for only 2 euros, or one can bargain for a book according to the rules of book exchange (bring one, take one). Customers who bring in a book they have read are invited to write their name, date and a brief message on the flyleaf and leave it there for other patrons. The cosy interior has been signed by the interior design studio Not Before Ten, whose designers came up with the idea of dividing the area into two: an inner zone with counter and tables and a large room with a huge bookcase that faces the street, making it brighter and ideal for reading.
The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.