Designer Vincent Van Duysen Opens Antwerp Home for Zara Home+ 4th Collection

Hollywood, fashion and the design A-list got a privileged glimpse into Flemish designer and architect Vincent Van Duysen‘s Antwerp home on Thursday. It was the first time he ever opened his home for an event of this kind, and, according to him, there was no better place to communicate the soul of this fourth Zara Home+ by Vincent Van Duysen collection.

“The style that I created over the course of almost 40 years… this kind of Vincent Van Duysen signature started with my own homes,” he told WWD in an interview prior to the event. This latest narrative, told in organic modernist with a hint of radical notes, is much rooted in his personal living space.

Antwerp is also where Inditex non-executive chair Marta Ortega Pérez first met Van Duysen. The two launched the first Zara Home+ collection, known for the infusion of sustainable materials with high-end design, in 2022.

The fourth collection, which officially launches online and in stores June 12, is a slight departure from the first three, Van Duysen, who is also the creative director of upscale furniture firm Molteni&C, told WWD.

“The first three collections were more related to classical conservative typologies of furniture, elements… this collection is more modern, it’s a [testament to] modernity. I’ve always believed in timeless architecture, but I’m still a modernist in heart and soul,” he said, adding that the upcoming collection infuses natural details with more radical ones like chrome.

Zara Home+ is an upgrade from other Zara Home collections both in terms of price and materials, which are sourced from small companies and artisan workshops in Portugal and Spain. Van Duysen’s Melides, Portugal, residence, Casa M — designed by him and his team to blend seamlessly with the Alentejo landscape — has also served as a major source of inspiration for his collections.

Van Duysen’s creative contribution mirrors the high-fashion collaboration juggernauts like Target and H&M have inked with Missoni, Balmain and Giambattista Valli, but in true design-world fashion, this low-key Zara Home collab has been a boost for the global retailer as it strives to show critics it is focused reaching its sustainable goals, procuring the best materials possible without disappointing on retail value.

Guests like actor Jason Statham, model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, fashion designer Pieter Mulier, French photographer François Halard, and interiors stylist Colin King enjoyed cocktails and dinner among Van Duysen’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary artworks and furniture.

The evening included an intimate performance by Belgian musician Sylvie Kreusch, who was accompanied by piano.