Eva Velazquez x Jimmy Beyens
A unique world that brings together historical clothing, objects and furniture from the collection of Eva Velazquez and Jimmy Beyens
27 — 31 May
10:00 — 19:00
Sunday 10:00-18:00
LDW Highlights
Temporary installation Eva Velazquez & Jimmy Beyens
INSTALLATION / FOLK CRAFT / HISTORICAL CLOTHING AND OBJECTS
This singular universe brings together historical clothing, objects, and furniture from the collection of Eva Velazquez and Jimmy Beyens. A poetic installation takes place within a former Portuguese shop preserved in its original state, marked by patina and traces of time. This unique setting becomes an ode to the past, subtly enhanced by a contemporary sensibility. All pieces will be available for sale.
A tribute to Portuguese traditions runs through the installation, expressed through clothing, furniture, and objects that reveal the richness of Portugal’s cultural heritage.
Jimmy Beyens is an ensemble maker: he collects furniture and art objects, then stages them using natural light. He creates his own visual harmonies by assembling everyday pieces—primarily sourced from Sweden and Denmark—into cohesive compositions. He shares with fashion designer Eva Velazquez a deep fascination with the past.
Eva Velasquez work lies in identifying, cleaning, and restoring historical garments from peasant and working-class origins, which she reinterprets for contemporary use. Eva Velazquez stands apart from the conventional fashion landscape through her interest in practical and sustainable clothing traditions across Europe. She also develops a contemporary collection entirely handmade in Belgium.
Jimmy, for his part, gathers, restores, and harmonizes rare furniture, precious objects, and patinated pieces—each carrying a story and a distinct presence. As an aesthetic collector, his work as an “interior scenographer” largely unfolds behind the scenes.
Together, they cultivate a unique sensitivity to lived-in materials. Through their collaboration Commoner Folk Craft, they present a unified vision: garments staged alongside furniture and decorative elements, where their respective worlds meet and complement one another.
Each piece is valued for its function—minimal, practical, and enduring. Eva has long expressed this intention in her installations, where accessories and tools—sometimes technical, sometimes unexpected—are invited to coexist with historical garments. With Jimmy, they merge their aesthetic languages to animate and “dress” everyday life.
Their shared project celebrates vernacular art. Conceived as a roving initiative—an avant-garde, historically rooted pop-up—it unfolds through original compositions shaped by their recurring themes.
Driven by a commitment to transmission, they seek to honor craftsmanship by staging pieces that are (almost) forgotten. They aim to elevate life’s simplest essentials, presenting them as works of art and conveying the value of objects and garments that are found, repaired, passed on, enriched, and carried across generations.
Each piece holds a story, while remaining open to interpretation. This approach stands as a quiet counterpoint to overconsumption—an invitation to durability, care, and emotional investment in what we choose to keep.
Eva Velasquez work lies in identifying, cleaning, and restoring historical garments from peasant and working-class origins, which she reinterprets for contemporary use. Eva Velazquez stands apart from the conventional fashion landscape through her interest in practical and sustainable clothing traditions across Europe. She also develops a contemporary collection entirely handmade in Belgium.
Jimmy, for his part, gathers, restores, and harmonizes rare furniture, precious objects, and patinated pieces—each carrying a story and a distinct presence. As an aesthetic collector, his work as an “interior scenographer” largely unfolds behind the scenes.
Together, they cultivate a unique sensitivity to lived-in materials. Through their collaboration Commoner Folk Craft, they present a unified vision: garments staged alongside furniture and decorative elements, where their respective worlds meet and complement one another.
Each piece is valued for its function—minimal, practical, and enduring. Eva has long expressed this intention in her installations, where accessories and tools—sometimes technical, sometimes unexpected—are invited to coexist with historical garments. With Jimmy, they merge their aesthetic languages to animate and “dress” everyday life.
Their shared project celebrates vernacular art. Conceived as a roving initiative—an avant-garde, historically rooted pop-up—it unfolds through original compositions shaped by their recurring themes.
Driven by a commitment to transmission, they seek to honor craftsmanship by staging pieces that are (almost) forgotten. They aim to elevate life’s simplest essentials, presenting them as works of art and conveying the value of objects and garments that are found, repaired, passed on, enriched, and carried across generations.
Each piece holds a story, while remaining open to interpretation. This approach stands as a quiet counterpoint to overconsumption—an invitation to durability, care, and emotional investment in what we choose to keep.
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