Studio LOHO introduces LOHO Collabs, a new platform for artistic collaboration built around the studio's sculptural approach to clay. The first chapter is created together with Belgian artist Sharon Van Overmeiren and brings together a series of handmade ceramic bathtubs and washbasins that move between functional object and autonomous artwork.

For Studio LOHO, this collaboration is a natural extension of the studio's practice. Since 2017, founders Karel Loontiens and Jo Hoeven have developed a distinctive language of monolithic forms, shaped by hand in the Bruges atelier and defined by material honesty, tactility and calm architectural presence. LOHO Collabs opens that world to other artistic voices, without losing the purity of the material or the integrity of the object.

A new chapter in ceramic design

Studio LOHO is known for ceramic bathtubs and ceramic washbasins that feel sculptural from every angle. Each piece is built by hand from clay and shaped through a slow, physical process that leaves room for character, irregularity and human touch. That approach has always placed the work somewhere between contemporary design, collectible design and sculpture.

With LOHO Collabs, the studio expands that position with intention. Rather than treating art and design as separate disciplines, the platform invites artists to work directly inside LOHO's material universe. The result is not decorative collaboration, but true integration: a shared object in which function, surface, form and story are developed together from the start.

Sharon Van Overmeiren's sculptural language in clay

For this first collaboration, Sharon Van Overmeiren brings her own visual world into LOHO's ceramic forms. Her practice is known for fictional sculptures that sit between object, narrative and scenography. In this collection, that language appears through organic motifs, modelled reliefs and ambiguous details that settle into the clay body itself.

The collaboration gives rise to sculptural ceramic bathtubs and matching washbasins in which Studio LOHO's strong silhouettes remain fully recognisable, while the surfaces take on a new density and imagination. These are not standard bathroom products with an artistic accent added afterwards. They are pieces in which the artwork is present from the making onward, embedded in the material and inseparable from the object.

This is precisely where the collaboration gains its strength. The bathtub remains usable, but it also becomes something more: a tactile centrepiece, a collectible object and a clear expression of how domestic space can carry atmosphere, fiction and meaning.

Handmade in Bruges, built to last

Every piece in LOHO Collabs is hand-modelled from solid clay in Studio LOHO's Bruges workshop. No mould-driven uniformity, no industrial repetition. Each object is unique, marked by the gestures of making and by the natural variation that belongs to clay.

That process reflects the broader philosophy of Studio LOHO. The studio creates objects and materials that are meant to last for generations, not for seasons. In a market filled with disposable interiors, Studio LOHO continues to choose permanence: durable materials, artisanal production and a formal language that remains quiet, bold and timeless.

The collaboration with Sharon Van Overmeiren fits seamlessly within that vision. It shows how a Belgian design studio rooted in craft can create space for artistic experimentation without compromising its core values. The result feels expressive, but never arbitrary; sculptural, but never detached from everyday life.

Presented at COLLECTIBLE 2026 in Brussels

LOHO Collabs with Sharon Van Overmeiren is presented during COLLECTIBLE 2026, the international fair for contemporary collectible design, held from March 12 to March 15, 2026 at the Vanderborght Building in Brussels.

The presentation marks the public debut of the platform and signals the beginning of an ongoing series of collaborations within the Studio LOHO universe. It also reinforces the position of Studio LOHO within the wider conversation around collectible ceramic design, where craftsmanship, material expression and spatial presence increasingly define how people choose to live with objects.

About Studio LOHO

Studio LOHO is a Belgian design studio founded in 2017 by Karel Loontiens and Jo Hoeven. From its Bruges-based atelier, the studio creates ceramic bathtubs, washbasins, tables and other interior objects in natural materials. Studio LOHO is recognised for its sculptural formal language, artisanal production process and commitment to objects that are durable, tactile and built to last.