JANUE was founded in 2019 by Belgian art historian Céline Van den Bossche. Less interested in the latest clothes she concentrates exclusively on the right clothes. The infinite dynamics of the bodily motion, the potential growth of the soul in different directions at once and the Baroque aesthetics of the indeterminate folds are the leitmotifs of JANUE.
JANUE recreates patterns that move from the generic prototype to the unique, from the virtual, the sudden intuition to its repetition and to the exceptional.
First, there is JANUE "THE PROTOTYPE": the cuts that make us think and feel. The balmy touch of a memory we cherish, the shape yielded by an instant we remember and that haunts us in future creations .
Second, there is JANUE "THE ARCHETYPE": we grow in different directions, the restless life of forms following the touch of fabrics we encounter.
Third, there is JANUE "SUI GENERIS": artistic works, unique pieces that go beyond conventional genre boundaries.
The main ambition of JANUE is not just to produce shapes but to combine them with feeling, imagining and thinking, to mingle silent senses to subtle words.
Shop & studio
JANUE is located next to the Baroque Église Saints-Jean-et-Etienne-aux-Minimes, in the center of the charming Sablon neighborhood in Brussels known for its many art galleries and antique markets.
Visit our shop during opening hours or by appointment.
