10 young designers to watch from Collectible 2019
Young designers were among the standout exhibitors at the second edition of Collectible, the Brussels fair dedicated to contemporary collectible design. Dezeen's Anna Winston selects her highlights.
Collectible 2019 took place last week at the Vanderborght Building in central Brussels, with an expanded roster of exhibitors including a rash of new galleries like Belgium's Alfa.Brussels, MDR Gallery from London and Berlin-based Functional Art Gallery.
Many presented work by designers who are at the beginning of their careers, including a number of recent graduates from schools like Design Academy Eindhoven and Belgium's Luca School of Arts and La Cambre.
This year Collectible founders Liv Vaisberg and Clélie Debehault also launched initiatives to showcase works by younger designers who might not otherwise afford to be part of the design fair. Designers submitted work for showcase
These included a Young Designers showcase, a number of special project presentations and an exhibition that occupied the windows of the building.
Designers were invited to submit their work for the Young Designers and Design Studios showcase, with the final selection made by a group that included curator Alice Stori Liechtenstein and Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs.
"We try to really represent the whole spectrum of contemporary collectible design, and I was wondering how we can best represent the youngest artists," explained Vaisberg. "It's quite difficult for young designers to...
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