FT Art and Design Collecting Special 2026 Highlights PAD London and New Gallerists

The Financial Times has published its Art and Design Collecting Special 2026, a dedicated editorial package on the collecting landscape. The special leads with highlights from PAD London, the design fair held in the UK capital. It also profiles a new generation of gallerists whose practices are reshaping the market's landscape. A further strand examines rock 'n' roll tastemaker trends, tracing how that sensibility influences what collectors pursue. The issue additionally spotlights the makers currently drawing the most attention from the art and design world. Together the features map a collecting scene defined by design-fair presentations, emerging dealer voices, music-inflected taste and rising studio figures.