From 7 April to 12 September 2027 the Design Museum Brussels presents 80s & 90s. Design, graphics and fashion in Belgium , an exhibition co-organised with the Fashion & Lace Museum. The exhibition explores the ways in which product, graphic and fashion design evolved throughout the 1980s and 1990s in Belgium. The combined effects of globalisation, state decentralisation and exponential technological progress, among other shifts, charted a new map of possibilities and challenges for the design field. Global events impacted design in Belgium in surprising ways during these two decades. Design became ever more present and transformed into a financial asset in a new creative economy. In this context, Belgium consolidated its privileged geographical position as a centre for international exchange....