Material in Focus: Schneid Studio at Collectible Brussels

Material in Focus:

Schneid Studio at collectible

This March, Schneid Studio will present its work at Collectible Brussels for the first time. Shown within the Bespoke Section, the exhibition brings together new works and recent developments that articulate the current direction of our practice.

Collectible
Vanderborght Building, Brussels
march 12 – 14, 2026
Bespoke Section – Booth 4.8

Rather than presenting isolated objects, the display proposes a constellation: a group of pieces connected by shared questions: How does structure guide perception? How does material register process? And how does framing define what becomes visible?

Framing as Structure

At the centre of the presentation are two new works: the Collar Vessels and the Monolith Shelf.

The Collar Vessels examine framing not as ornament, but as mechanism. Composed of cast porcelain bodies and interchangeable collar elements, the series translates the collar, historically a signifier of hierarchy, discipline and belonging, into a structural device. The collar determines how the opening is encountered and how its contents are staged. What appears decorative becomes operative; what seems secondary becomes decisive.

The Monolith Shelf approaches storage as a question of mass and proportion. Reduced to a concentrated architectural gesture, it considers shelving not as background infrastructure, but as a volume that shapes space. Weight, balance and surface depth become primary tools. The object does not disappear into the wall, it asserts its presence through restraint.

Between Fixity and Flow

Also on view is Between the Ends, first presented at the Design Biennale in Venice last year. The sculptural light object holds a diffuse glass tube between two contrasting ceramic modules, operating in the conceptual space between fixity and flow, containment and transition. Rather than resolving these forces, it maintains them, allowing structure to hold uncertainty in place. In Brussels, the piece returns within a broader material dialogue, connecting past and present investigations.

Density and Diffusion

Alongside these works, the glazed edition of the Stucco Table Lamp and the Junit Walnut Edition extend ongoing explorations into density, diffusion and modular construction.

Across lighting and objects alike, a recurring tension appears: between weight and glow, repetition and deviation, control and material agency. Ceramic surfaces record temperature and duration; walnut introduces grain and unpredictability into geometric order. Light is not treated as spectacle, but as matter to be held, filtered and positioned.

Process as Authorship

All works are produced in small batches. Ceramic elements are cast and fired in our studio; wooden components are realised in collaboration with local craftsmen. Each piece carries the studio mark and the designer’s signature.
Authorship, in this context, is not an abstract claim but a material inscription, embedded within the object itself. Process remains visible. Repetition becomes a disciplined framework within which variation can emerge.

A Shared Context

Collectible provides a setting where these investigations can be experienced spatially rather than sequentially. Within the Bespoke Section, the works are positioned not simply as products, but as part of a larger material discourse.

What connects them is not a singular aesthetic, but an approach: one that understands objects as structures of framing: shaping perception, assigning emphasis and holding space through measured presence.