Welcome to the Collab Journal. Collab collects and shares design from the Philadelphia Art Museum. Join us as we continue to explore the ever-evolving world of design from the past, present, and future.

A Letter from our Co-Chair

November 2025

Welcome! Collab and the Philadelphia Art Museum are proud to present Sebastian Errazuriz: Double Take, and together we will celebrate his vision driven by the infinite curiosity of art, design, and technology as our 2025 Collab Design Excellence Award Honoree.

Establishing the Collab Design Excellence Award in 1986 provided Collab the platform to recognize the work of legendary design leaders that were changing the course of design history. These walls have welcomed and honored George Nakashima, Ingo Maurer, Zaha Hadid, Patricia Urquiola, Dieter Rams, Marcel Wander, Gaetano Pesce, to name only a few. Their accompanying exhibitions were often the first of their kind in any Museum and often with challenging execution, pushing boundaries, as all innovative design does.

We appreciate your steadfast support and your boundless curiosity and pleased you are with us on this design journey. Our warmest Congratulations to Sebastian Errazuriz!

Warmly,

Eileen Tognini Co-Chair, Collab 2025

Featured Posts

The Collab Journal

Industry

2025 Design Updates

Industry

Events

Student Design Competition 2025 Winners

Events

Exhibition, DEA, Events

Collab Design Excellence Award Recipient for 2025: Sebastian Errazuriz

Exhibition, DEA, Events

Exhibition

Take a Seat: Understanding the Modern Chair

Exhibition

Visitors to the Collab gallery at the Philadelphia Museum of Art have been treated this summer to a small yet mighty exhibition relegated to modern and contemporary chairs. Collab board member Rosemarie Fabien interviewed Alisa Chiles, Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts, about the exhibit, which is currently on view until October 20, 2024.

Exhibition

Royce Epstein 11/16/25 Royce Epstein 11/16/25

Student Design Competition 2025 Winners

Collab 9/15/25 Collab 9/15/25

Collab Design Excellence Award Recipient for 2025: Sebastian Errazuriz

Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25 Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25

Learning from Japan

Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25 Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25

Bridging the Gap

Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25 Rosemarie Fabien 6/22/25

RAIR-ified

Collab 12/9/24 Collab 12/9/24

Tabletop Challenge: Student Design Competition 2024

Collab 10/4/24 Collab 10/4/24

2024 Collab DesignPhiladelphia Panel Discussion

Collab 6/17/24 Collab 6/17/24

Call for Entries: Student Design Competition 2024

Call for Entries: Collab’s Student Design Competition 2024 honoring Naoto Fukasawa

Collab 12/3/23 Collab 12/3/23

A Night at the Museum

Collab honors the 2023 DEA winner Stephen Burks at the PMA.

Collab 11/25/23 Collab 11/25/23

2023 Student Design Competition

See the winners and honorable mentions from the 2023 Collab Student Design Competition.

Rosemarie Fabien and Jermaine Jenkins 11/17/23 Rosemarie Fabien and Jermaine Jenkins 11/17/23

DesignPhiladelphia 2023

Highlights from Collab’s event at DesignPhiladelphia 2023

Rosemarie Fabien 11/1/23 Rosemarie Fabien 11/1/23

The Petal Procession

The Petal Procession, a temporary installation by Lindsay Bedford on the PMA steps.

Collab 12/31/22 Collab 12/31/22

2022 Student Design Competition

See the winners and honorable mentions from the 2022 Collab Student Design Competition.

Lindsay Bedford 11/15/22 Lindsay Bedford 11/15/22

The Next Generation of Design

Students Reimagine the Future of Design for the Collab Student

Lindsay Bedford 11/15/22 Lindsay Bedford 11/15/22

Collab and Techné Welcome Jomo Tariku to the Philadelphia Museum of Art

In the summer of 2022, Collab and Techné - the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s International Craft affinity group - joined together to host Ethiopian American artist and industrial designer Jomo Tariku for a conversation to learn more about his craft and his approach to design.