9th November 2021
The shape of things to come
The shape of things to come
Curated by COLLECTIONAL
Inaugural Exhibition
The shape of things to come
The Shape of Things to Come signals the beginning of a new chapter. As COLLECTIONAL’s inaugural exhibition, it brings together iconic works by renowned design houses and exclusive commissions by emerging and established individual designers, each work chosen for its ability to challenge the boundaries of form.
The exhibition’s title is drawn from the dynamic silhouettes and bold gestures that define the pieces on view. But beyond form, it speaks to a sense of becoming: the future of the gallery, the evolution of design, and Dubai as a growing centre for global creative discourse.
At the heart of the exhibition is Mirage, a new body of work by Sabine Marcelis commissioned exclusively for COLLECTIONAL. Inspired by the shifting urban and natural landscapes of Dubai, Mirage continues Marcelis’ exploration of colour and light, this time through mirrored surfaces that interact with their environment in new and unexpected ways.
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It poses essential questions: How does an idea take form? What shape can imagination take? How does design give shape to the world we want to build?
Presented as a vivid constellation of silhouettes, surfaces, and materials, the exhibition moves fluidly between the sculptural and the functional. Works are placed in dynamic relation, light and density, minimalism and excess, transparency and opacity, each creating moments of visual tension and poetic harmony.
The gallery space becomes a terrain of contrasts: icons of historical design rest alongside newly commissioned works, revealing threads of influence and evolution. Central to the space, Sabine Marcelis’ Mirage captures the essence of Dubai’s horizon—reflections, refractions, and shifting light, while other works across stone, glass, metal, textile, and resin offer grounded counterpoints.
With attention to craft, experimentation, and expressive form, The Shape of Things to Come offers a glimpse of what lies ahead. It is a celebration of possibility, of the unexpected, the unbound, and the beauty that is still to be created.
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
A leading figure in Italian modernism, Angelo Mangiarotti combined rigorous design principles with expressive materiality. Best known for his gravity-joined marble tables from the 1970s, his work reflects a deep sensitivity to function, form, and the inherent qualities of each material.
Angelo Mangiarotti
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Agglomerati is a London-based studio founded by Australian designer Sam Henley in 2019. Known for its sculptural stone furniture, the studio collaborates with multidisciplinary creatives to produce bespoke pieces crafted in Northern Italy, blending timeless materiality with contemporary form.
Agglomerati
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christophe Delcourt is a French designer who gained recognition in the late 1990s for his refined balance of form, material, and craftsmanship. His furniture pieces are celebrated for their understated elegance, tactile richness, and a meticulous attention to structural detail shaped through close collaborations with master artisans.
Christophe Delcourt
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Christopher Boots is a Melbourne-based designer whose sculptural lighting pieces draw inspiration from nature, mythology, and classical form. With a background in industrial design, his work celebrates materiality and light through precise craftsmanship and poetic storytelling.
Christopher Boots
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded in Paris in 2014 by Jérôme Aumont, Collection Particulière curates a refined universe of furniture and objects crafted in wood, marble, brass, and leather. Blending collectible design with interior sensibility, the brand celebrates material richness and functional elegance through collaborations with leading designers.
Collection Particulière
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Founded by designer Christophe de la Fontaine and artist Aylin Langreuter, DANTE – Goods & Bads is a German brand blending conceptual art and design. Known for its expressive, emotionally charged furniture and objects, the brand challenges traditional boundaries through bold forms and narrative-driven collections.
Dante Goods & Bads
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
Dimoremilano is the design label of Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci, founders of Dimorestudio. Based in Milan, the brand produces bold, emotionally rich furniture and objects that merge Italy’s artisanal tradition with a contemporary, avant-garde spirit.
Dimoremilano
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
EWE is a Mexico City-based design studio founded by Age Salajõe, Manu Bañó, and Hector Esrawe. Their work is dedicated to highquality craftsmanship that delves deep into the country’s culture and territory, with a focus on narrative pieces that translate into contemporary design objects.
Ewe Studio
Artist’s profile
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Founded in 2009 by Dirk Vander Kooij, Kooij is a Dutch design studio transforming reclaimed plastics into bold, tactile furniture through self-developed 3D printing techniques. Guided by principles of longevity, joy, and material honesty, Kooij gives discarded materials a new, enduring identity.
Kooij
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
Mark Sturkenboom is a Dutch artist known for creating conceptual objects that balance the poetic, the absurd, and the deeply intentional. Trained as a designer and rooted in craftsmanship, his work blends sharp wit with emotional depth, inviting viewers into thought-provoking narratives.
Mark Sturkenboom
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