Read our article in the SCMP on our founders journey to pregnancy sculptures.
- The Bump Collective
- Dec 10, 2025
- 2 min read
Want a 3D pregnancy sculpture? Why Hong Kong-based mother helps women get theirs.
Samantha Waterhouse was not able to capture her own unique curves during pregnancy, so now she helps other mothers-to-be preserve theirs.
Published: 12:15pm, 10 Dec 2025
Mother-of-two Samantha Waterhouse thrived during her pregnancies – they were times when she was most comfortable in her body.
“I didn’t have any aches or pains like some women do, so I felt lucky that it was a time in my life that I really enjoyed,” says the Hong Kong-based South African, who has two girls: Ella, aged four, and Izzy, two. “And I loved the look and feel of my round tummy.”
She loved her baby bump so much that she considered getting a bespoke pregnancy sculpture. Such keepsakes capture a woman’s unique curves and creases during pregnancy and turn them into pieces of art using 3D scanning technology.
Waterhouse says that, at the time, the service was only available in the UK and Australia, and not in her adopted city.
“I wasn’t going to fly to the UK to get it done, but I held on to the concept, which I think is really beautiful, really special.”
Last month, she took the idea a step further by launching The Bump Collective, a studio that offers these one-of-a-kind sculptures in Hong Kong.
The process involves a visit to a client’s home, “where it’s comfortable and calm”, and Waterhouse sweeps the fully naked subject with a handheld scanner in a process that takes about one to three minutes, depending on the pose.
“These sculptures celebrate a woman’s body during an important time – it’s empowering,” she says.
As for what pose to strike, that is up to the individual. “She can hold her bump in whatever way she likes.”
The sculpture is available as a standard 16cm (6.3-inch) keepsake, or crafted to height. It comes in one of three materials – lacquer, marble or bronze – and a marble or bronze plinth can be added.
As for delivery, Waterhouse says the lacquer versions take about three weeks from the time of the scan, while the marble and bronze ones take around eight weeks.
“The beauty of these sculptures is that they can be displayed in the home, and you can feel connected to them long after the birth.”
Creating keepsakes is a deeply personal decision, but there are good reasons mothers feel a pull towards them: the ritual allows women to hold on to a significant and emotional chapter in life that goes by very fast.
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