Collectible
Collectible design spans limited editions, one-off pieces and crafted objects at the intersection of design, art and craftsmanship. These articles examine how materials, artisanal processes and experimentation shape what makes an object collectible beyond rarity or exclusivity. Coverage includes designers, makers, galleries, independent fairs and emerging platforms that contribute to the evolving scope of contemporary collectible design.
EDIT Napoli 2026: on the importance of conversation and community
Italy’s southern capital hosted the eighth edition of EDIT Napoli; a fair dedicated to editorial design, focused on the relationships between design and its makers.
EDIT Napoli and the making of a design city in the words of Domitilla Dardi
Historian and curator Domitilla Dardi, founder of the Neapolitan fair alongside Emilia Petruccelli, reflects on how EDIT has evolved over the years, transforming both the fair and its…
Rocket x Audi: if a sports car became a coffee machine
How Rocket Espresso, Valerio Cometti + V12Design, and Audi translated the design language of the iconic TT model into a hand-built coffee machine.
IKEA adds (affordable) collectible design to its catalogue with KONSTRUNDA
7 designers, 7 different visions, one idea: bringing functional art into everyday homes. With KONSTRUNDA, IKEA explores how far popular design can go.
SUR+PLUS, a collection that questions our production systems
The series of seating designed by AtMa reflects on the concept of surplus, proposing a sustainable alternative while also becoming a metaphor for connection in contemporary society.
“Don’t call me collectible!”: exploring furniture as a research object
How Vestigia turned a Tuscan villa into a temporary ecosystem where design is an object of research which generstes cultural value and discourse.
Uneri, Sotanaka’s collection designed with nature
A series of functional furniture pieces that seem to belong in a fairy-tale world, Uneri is inspired by the sight of camphor tree branches fallen among flower beds…
3daysofdesign 2026: making this moment matter
Beyond Objects: How 3daysofdesign 2026 is reframing design as presence, ritual and collective experience. A look at what we’ll see in Copenhagen this year.
Salone Raritas and the ambivalent promise of collectible design
With twenty-five galleries from across the world, Salone Raritas’ first edition put a question at the center of the conversation: can collectible design reconcile democratization with refined craft?…
Jusoor Design Collections lands in Milan, framing Saudi Design as a practice of exchange
This collaboration brings together 5 Saudi designers and 3 international collaborators to ask what it means to make something together – across cultures, materials, and geographies still finding…
The sculptural pragmatism of Muller Van Severen: where art and industry converge
Why the Belgian duo is redefining contemporary minimalism through a fine-art lens, proving that sculptural honesty can thrive within the strategic framework of a design production.
Tailored furniture and home accessories: Thai craft meets contemporary living
From April 21 to 26, 2026, the Thailand Pavilion at the Salone del Mobile spotlights design brands exploring tailored furniture and home accessories through material experimentation, artisanal processes,…