Highlights From COLLECTIBLE 2020 in Brussels

Amid the sea of global design events cancelled or postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 3rd annual edition of COLLECTIBLE, the pioneering fair dedicated exclusively to the 21st-century contemporary collectible design, returned to the Vanderborght building in Brussels for its third edition earlier this month.

Experimental in its approach, COLLECTIBLE design fair is one of a kind platform for the showcase and discovery of the best in collectible design today.

Seeking to continuously push the boundaries of creativity, the fair brings together established and emerging galleries, designers and design studios in a dynamic integrated space and collaborates with leading curators, design institutions and foundations to deliver ground-breaking commissions and curated projects.

3rd Collection by HAOS Paris presented at Collectible 2020, featuring their new Armchair, Coffee Table, Floor Light & Wall Lamp. Bangin’.

Scenography By Atelier Tomas Dirrix.

Atelier Jespers.

Sight Unseen x Ben & Aja Blanc.

Theoreme Editions.

Dim Atelier x Mavc Studio x Mircea Anghel.

“When we launched COLLECTIBLE more than four years ago, we would never have dreamt it could generate so much enthusiasm around contemporary collectible design,” said Clélie Debehault and Liv Vaisberg. Debehault is an art and design consultant based in Paris and Brussels, while Vaisberg is an Antwerp-based international artistic director. “The current interest around unique pieces and limited editions seems to increase every year and we are proud to be part of creating this new narrative for collectible design,” the duo said.

COLLECTIBLE 2020 presented an expanded roster of over 100 international exhibitors and an exciting new panorama of unique and limited edition works by practitioners from a mixed range of disciplines, sitting at the crossroads of design, architecture and art.

Extraordinary pieces by Ben Storms, who showed as part of BRUT collective at Collectible 2020. Photos by Alexander Popelier.

Andrés Reisinger and Júlia Esqué, “Hortensia Chair”, 2018, polyester. © Andrés Reisinger Courtesy of il-lacions design gallery.

Domna Armchair (top image), Ztista table & chair with Kumanec Set of Vases from FAINA Collection by Victoria Yakusha. Courtesy of Faina Design.

This year the fair launched a new section entitled Bespoke, highlighting the practices of design studios that, for the most part, conceive pieces for clients only on commission.

The Curated Section was a space for radical experimentation and discovery where participants are required to dig in a little and explore. With a selection curated by Brent Dzekciorius and within a scenography conceived by Paris-based Döppel Studio, visitors could discover singular pieces or small collections by designers with no gallery representation.

The visitors were welcomed to the building with scenography created by Rotterdam-based architectural practice Atelier Tomas Dirrix who created a curvy landscape of white blocks, while Lendl Barcelos conceived a sound design piece that echoed in the staircase.

Scroll on for more examples of my personal faves from COLLECTIBLE 2020. You’re welcome!

Metropolis in Brass by Jan Garncarek, 2019. Courtesy of Galerie Philia.

Collection Terra by Llewellyn Chupin, Courtesy of Llewellyn Chupin.

Dining table model 240, Bieke Casteleyn Marble, Courtesy of Bieke Casteleyn. Photo © Cafeïne.

Tona, Adrian Cruz, 2019. Collar and Bulbe in crystal resin. Pedestal can be customized in crystal resin or Mexican onyx. Courtesy of Francois Epin Art & Design.

Fontaine à l’entonnoir, Manufacture de Sèvres, with the support of Région Île de France 2019. Porcelain, sandstone, painted brass, marble, plexiglass. Courtesy of Arthur Hoffner.

Alfa Brussels, Schimmel and Schweikle, Touche Touche by Anna Aagaard. Courtesy of Everyday Gallery Antwerp.

David Umemoto, Zaira 2018. Concrete H 62 x W 25 x D 25cm. Courtesy of Modern Shapes Gallery.

Decio Studio, “Metropolis Chair”, clay. Courtesy of Everyday Gallery, Antwerp. Photo Ties Bemelmans.

Eques Calista in Orchid, Dominick Leuci 2019, Courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio, NYC.

Fold Lamp, Maria Tyakina 2019. Steel, chrome powder coating, Courtesy of Maria Tyakina.

The Bamboo Chair, Jin Kuramoto 2017, Bent bamboo. © Margaux Nieto. Courtesy of Spazio Nobile.

Geometry 0.3, Mircea Anghel 2019. Courtesy of Mircea Anghel.

Naaz By Naz Yologlu, Istanbul.

Nina Edwards, “Anker Sofa Twist”, 2019. Courtesy of Galerie Philia.

Elissa Lacoste, “In Situ 01” table 2019. Silicone and polystyrene. Courtesy of Everyday Gallery, Antwerp.

Object with Narratives, One Curve Chair 2019. Copyright Photo Oskar Vanhulst, Courtesy of Husk, Paris.

Seymour Lamp, Leonard Bessemer 2019. Artificial stone, Corian. Courtesy of Objects for Objects Exhibited at Husk, Paris.

Odette, 100 cm, plaster and metal. Unique Piece. Lea Mestres at Galerie Scene Ouverte.

Trilithon Side Table by OS & OOS, 2019. Onyx. Courtesy of Galerie Philia.

Harry Morgan, Untitled 2019. Concrete, glass. Photo by Shannon Toft.

Sabine Marcelis. Stacked Coffee table, 2019, cast resin and onyx, 140 cm x 140 cm x 40 cm. Courtesy of Side Gallery, Barcelona.

Lomas, Studio Raw Material Table Lamp. L 82 x W 60 x H 80 cm. Mist White Marble, Marble Boulder Courtesy of Studio Raw Material, New Delhi.

Cosmic Flower Table, Supertoys Supertoys. Photo by Pim Top, Courtesy of Supertoys Supertoys, Haarlem, NL.

The Achille Chair, Theoreme Editions. Thick Bouclé Wool, Mirror Polished Copper, Handsculpted Foam on Wooden Frame. Courtesy of Theoreme Editions, Paris.