about

For Katie Lowson, collecting and curating is not only an aesthetic pursuit, it is a way of life. Established in 2019, Collection Apart is a curated showroom based in Stockholm, presenting objects and furniture selected across historical periods with a modernist sensibility and the contemporary home in mind. The collection moves between the vernacular and the canonical, between pieces shaped by place and necessity and those that belong firmly to a named movement or school. The meaning, as often as not, lives in the space between them.

Katie's approach is grounded in historical research and a particular eye for craft, formed by a childhood among British Arts and Crafts interiors and an early career in fashion that brought her into contact with European Modernist design. Each collection is assembled to give context and narrative to every piece, not as archive, but as a living proposition for how these objects might be lived with today.

The Stockholm showroom hosts an evolving collection available by appointment, alongside regular collaborations with contemporary artists and makers. Pieces are available through Collection apart and The Oblist. The showroom also works with interior architects, designers, and brands on sourcing, location hire, and creative projects.

Rooted in design history, considered in everything we do.