“Cultural connection, rather than inheritance”, is how designer and architect Tobia Scarpa describes the artistic love-hate relationship that he had with his father, architect Carlo Scarpa. There are connections, but there are also differences, at all kinds of levels, between designer Gijs Bakker, his wife Emmy van Leersum and their son Aldo Bakker.

This is also true for the four Vermeersch grandsons, Pieter, Lowie, Tinus and Robin, all of whom have built successful art or design careers in the footsteps of their father Rik and grandfather José. The same applies to architect David Van Severen and his brother, artist and designer Hannes, the children of designer Maarten and grandsons of the abstract painter Dan Van Severen.