The hip-hop mogul interviews his interior designer Axel Vervoordt and reveals his own plans for a philosophy book, thoughts on Virgil Abloh going to Louis Vuitton, and his future goals for the ...

"For me, Axel is a spiritual designer," says Dutch businessman Hans van Veggel, who has worked extensively with Vervoordt. "The silence and, in a certain way, emptiness of his [design] solutions ...

The new book 'Axel Vervoordt: Portraits of Interiors' displays the castle in which Kanye West's Belgian lifestyle guru resides, plus the London apartment he conceived for Sting and Trudie Styler.

Axel Vervoordt is a Belgian art dealer, antique collector, curator, and interior designer. While he might not be a household name, design insiders prize his timeless and minimal approach to interiors.

Axel Vervoordt appears over video link, clearly intact as he strides into his office with an energy that is obscene for a septuagenarian. He collapses in his chair, laughing.

A short drive from Antwerp, the early-12th-century fortress has been Vervoordt’s home since 1984, when he and his wife, May, bought it from 42 descendants of a family that had owned it since 1728.

Axel Vervoordt has been featured in articles for Christie's Daily, Art Basel Stories and ArtLyst. The most recent article is The Onzea-Govaerts Collection - Curated by Axel Vervoordt Totals $10.8m ...

Antiques Dealer Axel Vervoordt Expands His Empire The Belgian antiques impresario is developing a mixed-use community that embodies his influential aesthetic By Sarah Medford March 28, 2014 9:51 am ET ...

December 4, 2017 Axel Vervoordt’s Kanaal Unveiled A stunning rebirth for an industrial complex on the outskirts of Antwerp.

“But Axel Vervoordt tries to understand you—how you live, and how you want to live.” Click here to see this breathtaking Belgian manor.

COPYRIGHT ©2011 THE CONDÉ NAST PUBLICATIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Axel Vervoordt designed the cocktail table, slipcovered sofa and club chairs in the living room of this home in Belgium.