“The social aspect is the key factor,” explains founder Rizon Parein of Us By Night Antwerp's nighttime skew, “in all honesty when we visit design conferences most of us see a third of the keynotes, the rest of the time we hang out with friends from abroad, connect with fellow artists, have beers and laughs together, and share memorable moments. This community feeling is for me as important as what is happening on stage … it doesn’t have to be that complicated, but you do have to facilitate it; and that’s exactly what we are doing.” Street food and video games, ping pong and art market, leading creatives from the entire spectrum of creative industries, Us By Night Antwerp puts a feel-good spin on design conferences and lets it all play out in a cavernous space filled to the brim with installations and interventions.