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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
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How it Began: Fifty Years of Collecting with Collab
How the Philadelphia Museum of Art created one of the premier design collections in the country.
Collab’s Top Aquisitions
After 50 years of acquiring design objects, Collab has much to be proud of.
Dieter Rams: Principled Design
Up close and personal with the world renowned designer.
Patricia Urquiola: Flex Time
The winner of Collab’s 2017 Design Excellence Award is a force.
Losing Touch, Getting Tactile
Design today is at a crossroads. Which path will it take?
Donna Corbin on Patricia Urquiola
An interview with Patricia Urquiola and the making of Between Craft and Industry.
Art for the People: A Conversation with Conrad Benner
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Photo by Linette Messina Kielinski
In memoriam
At Home in a Changing World
A look back at the life and times for Sir Terence Conran.
50 Years of Collab
See all the highlights from the 2019 anniversary celebration.
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