This year, we continue our promotion of Polish design at Collect 2026, proudly building on last year’s momentum. We are delighted to once again showcase the strength, diversity, and innovation of Poland’s contemporary craft and design scene.
We warmly invite everyone to discover this exceptional presentation and to join us at Collect 2026 in celebrating Polish creativity, craftsmanship, and forward-thinking design.
LONDON 27.1.2026 ‘Metamorphosis: Craft from Poland’ focuses on material innovation and the creative ingenuity of Polish makers, celebrating ceramics, glass, wood, paper and metal.
Alicja Patanowska, Monika Patuszyńska and GRÔPK-Marcin Kuberna present their ceramic explorations alongside wood artists Anna Bera and Maciej Gąsienica Giewont. Marcin Rusak Studio exhibits his renowned resin works, alongside glass artist Katarzyna Krej’s delicate installations, and Agata Marchlewicz’s bold paper cut outs hang alongside Formsophy’s liquid-aluminium cast solid works.
Hosted by Creative Industries Institute (Poland) and presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute in London and On&On Designs, the Polish exhibition constitutes a design-focused presentation at Collect 2026, a fair which annually celebrates the best in contemporary craft and design. The exhibition is curated by Corinne Julius, a journalist, broadcaster and curator specialising in contemporary craft and design, and designed by architects Miśka Miller-Lovegrove and Roman Lovegrove, founders of the multidisciplinary London design studio MM-L bringing extensive experience in architecture, exhibition design and cultural installations.
The Polish presence at Collect 2026 marks an important moment for contemporary craft and design, presenting a powerful cross‑section of material innovation, conceptual depth and artistic identity. From Formsophy’s raw, refined romantic brutalism to Monika Patuszyńska’s poetic reinvention of clay, and spanning the sculptural woodworks of Bera and Giewont, the expressive ceramics of GRÔPK, the delicate clarity of Krej’s glass, Marchlewicz’s reimagined folk paper traditions, Patanowska’s ecological investigations and Rusak’s botanical illuminations, this exhibition offers a compelling dialogue between tradition and transformation.
Set within the broader context of Collect 2026, Poland’s debut showcase stands out for its dynamism, experimentation and cultural confidence. In a moment when optimism can feel scarce, this exhibition positions Poland as a place where ideas take shape, materials evolve, and creativity thrives. A place to watch.
Details – Collect 2026
Previews
Wednesday 25 February
Media Preview 13:00 – 14:00 (invitation only)
Collectors’ Preview 14:00 – 21:00 (invitation only)
Thursday 26 February
Preview: 11:00 – 21:00 (invitation holders and tickets available to purchase)
Public Opening
Friday 27 February 11:00 – 20:00
Saturday 28 February 11:00 – 18:00
Sunday 01 March 11:00 – 17:00 #
Tickets – on sale now https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect-fair/book-tickets
Venue: Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
Warm regards,
ON&ON Designs
Anka Simone and Joanna Caron-Delion