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Galerie Alain Hens

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België
Antwerp
Galerie Alain Hens

Antwerp based 20th-century collectible design and post-war art specialist. We shelter our hand-picke

At Alain Hens, we depart from a different perception on furniture. We try to offer an alternative to mass -(re) produced furniture by looking for originality in design and finish, furniture that is produced on a small scale, furniture that needs no ornaments or decoration. In doing this, we try to look further than trends and marketability, to anticipate and thus have a hand in creating new trends.

10/06/2026

Raymond Zoilé

Colour Frequency 8
Gouache on paper
c. 1982–1987
100 × 70 cm

Part of Colour Frequencies, a presentation of gouaches from the 1980s.

Now on view at the gallery.

Informal viewing
Thursday, June 11
4–8 pm

Antwerp

08/06/2026

Raymond Zoilé
Colour Frequency 4
Gouache on paper
c. 1982–1987
100 × 70 cm

Part of Colour Frequencies, a presentation of gouaches from the 1980s.

Now on view at the gallery.

Informal viewing
Thursday, June 11
4–8 pm

06/06/2026

‘Colour Frequencies’
A presentation of gouaches by Raymond Zoilé from the 1980s.

Now on view at the gallery.

Private viewing
Thursday 4–8 pm.

23/05/2026

Teco architectural roll-top desk
William Sawaya for Sawaya & Moroni, Italy, 1989.

Pearwood and steel.
130 × 58 × 101.5 cm.

Part of a circa edition of 8 examples.

Available through the gallery.

14/05/2026

One of the interesting things about the traditional roll-top desk is that it was originally designed to allow people to quickly hide and protect documents without having to clear the entire workspace.

By simply sliding the tambour shut, papers, letters and personal objects instantly disappeared into the architecture of the desk itself — combining practicality, privacy and craftsmanship in a remarkably elegant way.

Teco by William Sawaya for Sawaya & Moroni reinterprets this historical typology in an almost sculptural postmodern form, transforming the classic roll-top desk into something much closer to an architectural object.

Italy, 1989.
Pearwood and steel.

11/05/2026

1989 — ‘Teco’ architectural rolltop desk
Sawaya & Moroni, Milano.

An extraordinary architectural writing desk produced in an exceptionally small number. Entirely handcrafted in Italy in pearwood and steel, the piece combines postmodern design with the tradition of high Italian cabinetmaking.

The sculptural cylindrical form opens into a remarkably refined interior with integrated drawers and hidden compartments, revealing the obsessive level of craftsmanship behind the piece. According to information received from Sawaya & Moroni, only a handful of examples were ever produced.

More than a functional desk, Teco approaches the presence of an architectural cabinet sculpture, balancing geometry, material precision and utility in a way rarely encountered in contemporary furniture production.

Digitally staged interior visualization for presentation purposes.

Available through the gallery.

05/05/2026

Current setup
Available to view by appointment & Fr-Sat

26/04/2026

Antonio Citterio for Flos — floor lamp ca. 1990
Luigi Serafini for Sawaya & Moroni — chair ca. 1984
Lucio Fontana — Portrait d’Antonin Artaud, 1968, edition of 80.

Currently on display in the gallery.

Available.

25/04/2026

Jan Dries (1925-2014)
Schakel, 1968
Bronze

Small-scale sculpture from 1968, belonging to the first edition of 20, entirely acquired at the time by Galerie Jeanne Buytaert.
The subsequent whereabouts of this group remain largely unknown.

A later edition (50 casts) was deliberately retitled by the artist (Paarvorm) to avoid confusion.

Schakel is exemplary of Dries’ exploration of connection and tension within a closed form.
Composed of two interlocking elements, the work balances mass and space with remarkable subtlety.

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Available — inquiries welcome

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Kloosterstraat 156
Antwerp
2000

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