Objects with Narratives (OWN) is a contemporary gallery dedicated to telling the stories behind design, infusing objects with deeper meaning that transcends functionality and aesthetics. Founded by three Belgian visionaries—architects Nik and Robbe Van der Vingarde, alongside Oskar Eryatmaz, who brings a business background—OWN is committed to providing a platform for young artists to showcase and develop their work. By helping them overcome constraints related to budget, logistics, and production, OWN enables artists to focus on their creative process while expanding their market reach through the gallery's support, ensuring that the stories behind their works are shared and celebrated.

OWN is a multi-service gallery that concentrates on the storytelling of today's rarefied craftsmen. We represent an intimate group of contemporary artists from diverse corners of the world who specialize in material-led processes and using traditional techniques in a modern way. They empower them through several means such as an interactive website, publications and physical exhibitions. Thus the access to collectible design is democratized to a global audience, facilitating the dialogue between their artists and clients in a transparent way. Their work is internationally shown with private collectors, interior designers, institutions and publication houses. In our world, objects break from their functional boundaries, evolving into artworks that represent the pinnacle of what contemporary design has to offer.

OWN maintains a vibrant schedule of site-specific exhibitions and actively participates in world leading art fairs. Their curatorial focus on exhibitions, revolves around new approaches of showing the highest mastery of the artisans we support. On these occasions, objects from cultures all over the world are brought together for a novel authentic experience during a limited time. Their exhibition program is dedicated to strengthening the profile of our sought-after artists, promoting their work at state of the art locations and including them in public and private collections. Their engagements span prestigious events such as PAD London, PAD Paris, Collectible Brussels, BRAFA, Art Brussels & more.