COLLECTIBLE Brussels 2026: Design Highlights

As it approached its tenth edition, COLLECTIBLE Brussels 2026 took place from 12 to 15 March at the Vanderborght Building, reaffirming its position as a leading platform for 21st-century collectible design. Over four days, galleries, studios, and emerging voices converged not just to present objects, but to shape an evolving conversation around how design operates within space and everyday rituals.

The introduction of TABLESCAPES marked a notable shift, positioning the table as a site of encounter, storytelling, and material exploration. Highlights included dystopian-inspired table landscapes, hybrid tableware combining clay and glass, and performative explorations of cutlery. Across these installations, objects moved beyond static display, becoming active participants in shared experiences.

Tablescapes Gallery

The MAIN section anchored the fair with a curated selection of galleries operating at the intersection of design, architecture, and art. MANIERA presented a solo exhibition unveiling new works including the Ravioli One Seater, while COUR departed from its previous minimal scenography with a more vivid presentation, featuring a new cabinet among other materially driven pieces.

Objekt Gallery

BureauParso Gallery

NEW GARDE brought forward a younger generation of practitioners and experimental formats. Domum Gallery showcased a curated selection of contemporary pieces, emphasizing material experimentation and conceptual rigor. In parallel, the BESPOKE section highlighted commissioned and made-to-order works, including creations by Paul Coenen and Rino Claessens, which focused on craftsmanship, process, and inventive use of materials.

Domum Gallery

Paul Coenen & Rino Claessens Gallery

At the core of the fair, the CURATED section offered a reflective counterpoint under the theme Echoes of Use, exploring how objects absorb and reflect traces of time, touch, and memory. The scenography transformed the exhibition space into a tactile environment where display and narrative became inseparable.

Belgian fashion label Bellerose conceived the entrance as an immersive threshold, setting the tone for the visitor experience. Throughout the fair, design circulated fluidly between art, function, and experimentation, reflecting a discipline that continues to expand beyond conventional boundaries.

COLLECTIBLE Brussels showed that its importance lay not just in the works it presented, but in the conversations it created between objects, makers, and their spaces.