Arno Declercq

Arno Declercq is a Belgian designer and art dealer who makes bespoke objects with passion for design, atmosphere, history and craft. He grew up in a family with parents who like to work with beautiful brands and objects. His father studied at the Royal Academy of Arts Fashion Department, he worked for Bikkembergs and made his fashion brands, but has also collected tribal arts for more than 20 years. His mother, who worked with his father from the beginning, bought a shoe store in 2010 where they sold brands as Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, Maison Martin Margiela. Declercq studied interior design, after learning a lot about materials and with great knowledge of history he designed interiors and opened his gallery for ethnographic art and design. By focusing on architecture, ancient arts and design, after war buildings, defence buildings and tribal arts, he created a collection that became a Classic.