Growing up in the Netherlands with a French mother and an Irish father who worked for the European Space Agency, Damian O’Sullivan was a true European
After the Netherlands, I moved to Belgium and although the two countries share their borders, a common history and have many cultural touch points, they are also very different. That said, I live in Brussels, which is more like a city-state within a country, which in itself is more like two countries: Flanders and Wallonia. Confused? We all are a little confused in Brussels but that is somehow also its charm.
Although there are many international schools, they are, in the main, reserved for children whose parents work for either the EU or Nato and its affiliated institutions. So, my children attend French-speaking Belgian schools, which are in themselves like international schools with kids coming from all over the world.
has brought Brussels and Paris within commuting distance. With the trip taking an hour and 20 minutes, it has allowed me to work between both cities and, more importantly, to regularly see my partner, who lives in Paris. This inspiration resulted in the creation of a range of leather bags for the Belgian brand Delvaux . They were inspired by René Magritte as well as by a porcelain cup and saucer made in the shape of a bowler hat by Rosenthal.
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