COLLECTIBLE returns to New York from November 6 to 8, 2026, for its third edition in the city, moving uptown this year to a former movie theater at 210 East 86th Street on the Upper East Side.
The fair, described by its organizers as the leading fair in the United States dedicated exclusively to contemporary collectible design, brings together galleries and design studios from around the world for three public days. A VIP preview takes place on Thursday, November 5, following a press preview and collectors event on November 4.
The change of venue is central to this year’s edition. The former theater offers soaring ceilings, expansive volumes and distinctive architecture, a setting the fair is using to give exhibitors more room for larger installations than a conventional white-cube layout allows. For a fair built around furniture, lighting and objects that sit between function and sculpture, scale matters, and the Upper East Side address places the event within walking distance of the museum and gallery corridor that draws collectors to the neighborhood each fall.
COLLECTIBLE was founded as an international platform for 21st-century design, with editions in New York and Brussels, and its New York program is organized into distinct sections rather than a single open floor. The Main section forms the core of the fair, dedicated to galleries presenting contemporary designers in curated booths. Bespoke focuses on commissioned work from independent design studios, highlighting practices that work in close dialogue with clients. New Garde is reserved for collectives and not-for-profit structures established within the past three years, from physical spaces to digital platforms.
Two sections give the 2026 edition its particular character. The Curated section, devoted to emerging and mid-career independent designers, is curated this year by Alex Tieghi-Walker, founder of TIWA Select. Titled Human Resources, the presentation explores the late twentieth-century appeal of the office space, transforming the section into a landscape of corporate fantasy that examines ambition, display, labor and systems of value through collectible design, and finds new interest in objects usually dismissed as mundane.
Alongside it, the fair introduces a new Fashion section, recognizing the overlap between fashion retail and bespoke design. Dedicated to furniture tailored to the fashion world, including retail spaces and fashion shows, the section is chaired by Lynette Nylander, Executive Digital Director at Harper’s Bazaar. Nylander, formerly Executive Editorial Director of Dazed, with previous roles at INDUSTRIE, i-D and Teen Vogue, brings a fashion editor’s eye to a part of the market where stores and runways have become important commissions for designers.
Taken together, the sections point to where collectible design is moving in 2026. The market is no longer defined only by limited-edition furniture for private homes. It now includes office culture as a subject, fashion houses as clients, and young collectives working outside traditional gallery models, all shown alongside established galleries in the Main section.
The fair also hosts a talks program welcoming interior designers, architects and makers for presentations and panel discussions, extending the conversation beyond the booths during the run.
For collectors and designers, the appeal remains discovery. COLLECTIBLE positions itself as a place to encounter new makers and experimental materials early, before they appear in larger commercial fairs, while still offering the curated, gallery-led presentations that buyers expect during New York’s fall design season.
COLLECTIBLE New York 2026 runs November 6 to 8, 2026, at 210 East 86th Street, New York, with public hours from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets and the full exhibitor list are available through the fair’s official site.
