ADORNO at COLLECTIBLE 2025: Celebrating the Next Wave of Design Talent

This March, COLLECTIBLE, the design show committed to 21st century collectible design, will return to its birthplace, Brussels, for its 8th edition. ADORNO is once again honored to announce a significant presence of studios participating at COLLECTIBLE 2025. Taking place from March 13-16, this groundbreaking platform continues to push the boundaries of contemporary design, showcasing the most innovative creations from around the world.

Now firmly established as a transatlantic design destination following its successful expansion to New York in 2024, COLLECTIBLE stands as a testament to design history in the making. Beyond ADORNO’s own exhibition of our FUTURE50 designers in the Main Section, we are also delighted to announce that 16 associated studios will be presenting across four distinct sections of the exhibition: the thought-provoking Curated Section (themed “The Reality of the Virtual” and chaired by Brecht Wright Gander), the forward-thinking New Garde Section, the masterful Bespoke Section, and the innovative Outdoor Section curated by Frank Bruggeman.

Each of these talented designers brings unique perspectives and extraordinary craftsmanship to the fair, embodying the experimental spirit that defines COLLECTIBLE. We invite you to explore their remarkable work and join us in celebrating the cutting edge of collectible design.

Architect <=> Designer

M’ama edizioni

Federica Zama creates exclusive furniture with a distinctly strong personality. Each project emerges through a feminine perspective that freely interweaves multiple aesthetics with irreverent yet poetic surprises. A graduate in Architecture from Central Saint Martins College, Zama worked as an interior designer in London and Los Angeles for seven years before opening her design gallery in her hometown of Faenza, Italy in 2021. In 2023, she launched M’ama edizioni. As she explains, “Past, future, present… I always have a desire to get astonished and amazed, an overwhelming curiosity”—a philosophy that clearly manifests in her boundary-pushing furniture designs.

BESPOKE

The BESPOKE section stands as a testament to COLLECTIBLE’s enduring impact on the design world. Since the fair’s inception, participation has resulted in numerous successful commissions, establishing meaningful connections between designers and clients. This dedicated space invites independent design studios to showcase their commissioned works within a distinctive scenography, highlighting both the creative process and the exceptional results of these bespoke collaborations. Here, visitors can witness firsthand how designers translate specific needs and visions into tangible, extraordinary objects of desire.

304.cage, Netherlands

Rotterdam-based designer Bram Schlangen established 304.cage in 2023. His work captures attention through a distinctive marriage of rough industrial materials and colorful polished details, creating pieces that become integral parts of their surrounding spaces. Schlangen continuously pushes boundaries by prioritizing innovation over conventional solutions, resulting in designs that are both timeless and unique.

Eero Moss, Romania

Romanian designer Eero Moss channels his passion for slow living and craftsmanship into distinctive objects that celebrate natural materials. Drawing inspiration from geological processes and erosion patterns, Moss’s creative approach embraces a variety of techniques to develop pieces with unique character. His work stands as a thoughtful reflection of his deep appreciation for nature’s textures and transformative processes.

Elis Monsport, Czech Republic

Multidisciplinary artist and designer Elis Monsport focuses on the intricate complexity of glass engraving. Monsport finds her greatest inspiration from the selflessness and authenticity of nature—landscapes, rocks, and textures—which she integrates into her works through various craft techniques. Her pieces communicate through storytelling, artistic craftsmanship, and inherent uniqueness; almost everything she creates exists as one-of-a-kind objects or limited small series. Rather than sketching, she visualizes designs mentally during her travels, particularly in mountain landscapes that continually inspire her distinctive creative vision.

Justyna Szymanska, UK

Polish artist and designer Justyna Szymańska brings a distinctive approach to textile art from her London base. Her work features sharp, angular forms that begin as quick digital sketches capturing the fluid rhythm of her hand. These dynamic patterns embody a bold, brutalist aesthetic—monumental and stark—while the tactile nature of her textiles invites physical connection. Each piece stands as a unique creation, meticulously handcrafted from pure wool and hemp, with every detail hand-tufted and hand-stitched by the artist herself.

Studio Bovti, Germany

Studio Bovti represents the collaborative vision of Inna Strokous and Marius Schwald, who focus on creating unique furniture and objects through a thoughtful blend of handcraft and digital production methods. Their work is characterized by bold material choices, playful forms, and powerful emotional expression. Deliberately varying their formal language, appearance, and materiality across projects, Studio Bovti maintains a spirit of experimentation and embraces new challenges with refreshing naivety. The studio approaches creation as an expression of joy, celebrating childlike instincts while crafting pieces that invite viewers’ imagination. Each handmade object reflects their passion for art and commitment to exceptional quality.

Tim Teven, Netherlands

Eindhoven-based designer Tim Teven embraces a technical and material-driven approach, combined with hands-on experimentation. His work distinctively features production processes as both design tools and key determinants of an object’s final form and function. By treating materials in unconventional ways, Teven discovers surprising techniques that translate into pieces that balance functionality with compelling design. Since founding his studio in 2018, he has created objects characterized by industrial craftsmanship and meticulous handmade execution, consistently rethinking traditional making processes.

NEW GARDE

The NEW GARDE section celebrates the vibrant evolution of the collectible design landscape. In recent years, we’ve witnessed a global surge of new galleries, design studios, and collectives dedicated to contemporary design. This trend represents a significant revitalization of the collectible design scene, driven by a passionate desire to better showcase inspiring designers and their innovative work. COLLECTIBLE 2025 acknowledges this important movement by offering these emerging entities a dedicated platform for international recognition, allowing visitors to discover the fresh perspectives and approaches that are reshaping the future of design.

Laura Dominici + Basil Schu, Austria

Austrian object designer Laura Dominici crafts what she terms “a slow world” as an alternative approach to life, focusing on inefficiency and imagination. Her Vienna-based practice employs rare, time-consuming techniques to create utopian objects that spark imagination. Her work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including Villa Noailles, MAKK Museum Cologne, MAK Museum Vienna, Dutch Design Week, and London Design Festival. At COLLECTIBLE, she exhibits in collaboration with Basil Schu.

lucie claudia podrabska, Portugal

Born in Buenos Aires to Czech parents, Lucie Claudia divides her creative practice between studios in the Portuguese countryside near Lisbon and Prague. Working as both sculptor and designer, she crafts space narratives through crystal glass objects. Her distinctive glassware brings groove and personality to interiors, reflecting her multicultural background and unique aesthetic vision. Through her material exploration of crystal, Claudia creates pieces that transcend conventional boundaries between functional design and sculptural art.

CURATED

The CURATED section stands as a highly anticipated highlight of COLLECTIBLE each year, serving as a platform for radical experimentation and discovery in design. Here, emerging and mid-career independent designers and studios explore pioneering ideas within an outstanding scenography. For COLLECTIBLE Brussels 2025, New York-based artist and writer Brecht Wright Gander chairs the section alongside distinguished jury members including Adrian Madlener, Max Radford, and Olivier Zeitoun from Centre Pompidou.

Under the theme “The Reality of the Virtual,” participants explore a space between imagination and reality, where ideas materialize through both traditional craftsmanship and modern technology. As the boundaries between hands-on workshops and digital design continue to dissolve in this age of VR, AR, and AI, the section showcases works that seamlessly blend digital innovation with craftsmanship expertise.

Adir Yakobi, Israel

Tel Aviv-based designer and artist Adir Yakobi, an alumnus of Shenkar, approaches his work with a distinctive sculptural sensibility. Working across diverse materials and processes, he creates pieces that contribute to the ongoing dialogue between art and design. Yakobi’s methodology involves a playful yet profound exploration of substance, form, and color, allowing him to move fluidly between disciplines. His designs uniquely blend futuristic and ancient aesthetics, challenging conventional perceptions of functional objects.

Gábor Góbi, Hungary

Designer Gabor Gobi approaches creation as a journey of discovery, with his practice gobi.design embodying environmental harmony and material respect. Drawing inspiration from upcycling, hygge, wabi-sabi, and slow living movements, he works primarily with natural materials and traditional methods like Yakisugi (Japanese wood charring). His diverse portfolio—spanning furniture, accessories, and sculptures—shares a common foundation: all pieces are thoughtfully reclaimed from waste and transformed into objects that continue to evolve through interaction with natural forces, reflecting his commitment to sustainable design as both privilege and responsibility.

mati sipiora, Poland

The Mati Sipiora brand disrupts monochromatic interiors with vibrant finishes and distinctive forms. His playful designs clearly reflect 1980s aesthetics and Memphis influence, with a retrofuturistic style inspired by sci-fi films of that era defining his “Weir_do” design philosophy. “I love weird design, weird sci-fi movies, and weird art,” Sipiora explains, embracing the unconventional to create tension between observer and object. His work is characterized by bold colors and forms that challenge conventional interior aesthetics, offering artistic alternatives to minimalist environments.

Sabrina Merayo Nuñez, United States

Argentinian multidisciplinary artist Sabrina Merayo Nuñez brings her diverse background in bio-art, biomaterials, sculpture, and design history to her NYC-based practice. Rather than using petroleum-based resins, she has developed a biodegradable collagen-based bioplastic with an amber hue reminiscent of tree resin that preserved biological artifacts from the Neolithic period. Nunez embellishes her creations with an array of elements—lenses, crystals, bark chips, electronic sensors, and furniture pieces—creating surfaces with intricate networks of roots, veins, and wires. These compositions highlight the entangled relationship between nature and technology, revealing how each has influenced and been shaped by human intervention.

Soledre, France

Soledre (meaning “solar wind” in Occitan) is a project by French multidisciplinary designer Pierre Klein. Originally from Toulouse, Pierre returned to his hometown at the end of 2022 after spending significant portions of his life in Japan and the United States. This international perspective informs his design approach, bringing together diverse cultural influences in his work.

Studio Kloak, United States

Studio Kloak, founded by award-winning designer and educator CoCo Ree Lemery, operates as a sustainable, zero-waste design studio creating furniture and functional objects. Functioning as both studio and creative incubator, it fosters an environment of education and experimentation. All pieces are handmade using innovative methods, from biomaterials to materials reclaimed from abandoned buildings. The studio’s aesthetic is deliberately imperfect and sculptural, re-contextualizing sculpture through utility.

Martina Dimitrova, Germany

Raised in a family of engineers and architects, Martina Dimitrova brings her unique background in both scenography and product design to her creative practice. Her work consistently embraces handcrafted approaches, exploring social issues and aesthetics with a scenographer’s perspective while reimagining traditional techniques with a designer’s innovative spirit. Dimitrova finds inspiration in the unintended beauty of basic materials, technical mishaps, and intentional coincidences. Her practice celebrates how architectural quirks and imperfections can reveal surprisingly modern and sophisticated perspectives in contemporary design.

Studio Nawa, United States

Studio NAWA is the Chicago-based creative partnership between Alina Nazmeeva and John Wagner, merging her background as a media artist with his expertise as an architect. Tatarstan-born Alina works with XR, AI, textiles, and gaming engines as storytelling devices and sites of critique, while John contributes his refined sensibility for detail, materiality, and craftsmanship. Their non-linear creative process moves fluidly between material and digital experimentation, combining analog and digital fabrication with stainless steel and textiles alongside explorations in gaming engines and virtual reality—creating work that is both intuitive and research-based.

OUTDOOR

Successfully inaugurated in March 2024 in Brussels, the OUTDOOR section was created to address the surprising gap in high-quality collectible outdoor furniture. Following its well-received debut under the curation of renowned landscape architect Bas Smets and Art Director Eliane Le Roux, the 2025 iteration will be curated by Rotterdam-based visual artist and garden designer Frank Bruggeman. The OUTDOOR section invites studios to exhibit collectible design pieces within a conceptual garden setting, offering visitors a chance to envision how innovative design can transform outdoor spaces.

Nitush-Aroosh

India-born brothers Nitush and Aroosh have crafted a distinctive design language characterized by sculptural textures and unique artistic expressions. Their work transforms stainless steel into ethereal, hollow forms using environmentally friendly hydroforming techniques that employ fluid pressure to create organic shapes. What distinguishes their creations is the meticulous handwork applied after hydroforming—each piece receives careful sculptural detailing that imbues industrial stainless steel with fluid, tactile qualities, challenging traditional notions of beauty and functionality while creating visually compelling art objects.

ADORNO’s FUTURE50 at COLLECTIBLE 2025

Beyond the remarkable designers featured throughout COLLECTIBLE 2025, visitors are invited to experience ADORNO’s FUTURE50 exhibition in the Main Section. This showcase presents works from our carefully selected cohort of emerging talents, including several designers who appear elsewhere in the fair. FUTURE50 represents ADORNO’s annual curation of the most promising design voices worldwide—visionaries who challenge conventions through bold experimentation, innovative material approaches, and fresh perspectives. These are the creators we believe will shape design’s next chapter. We welcome you to discover these rising stars and witness firsthand how their boundary-pushing work is actively redefining collectible design for 2025 and beyond.