{"id":267589,"date":"2025-11-10T12:14:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&p=267589"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:19:03","slug":"highlights-from-salon-art-design-2025","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/highlights-from-salon-art-design-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Highlights from Salon Art + Design 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Todd Merrill Studio’s exhibition. Photo by Simon Leung\/courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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November 10, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Osman Can Yerebakan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

8 Highlights from Salon Art + Design 2025<\/h1>\n\n\n

While the creative industry\u2019s New York calendar does not lack fairs focused on art, a one-stop destination for art, design, antiques, and jewelry is a rarity. Salon Art + Design<\/a> is fills this gap for collectors and dealers, as well as lovers of all things beauty. The fair\u2019s 14th edition which is open through November 10, 2025 at the Park Avenue Armory comes on the heels of last year\u2019s noticeable success. Nicky Dessources who assumed the executive director role in 2024 from Jill Bokor has ushered the fair into a new chapter marked by high sales, inclusive visitor profile, and adventurous programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy goal is to continue the momentum from last year when the energy was noticeably high comparable to the fair\u2019s first few years,\u201d Dessources tells Interior Design<\/em>. Although she has been involved with the fair for a decade in various roles, her sophomore edition as a leader is what she likens to a musician\u2019s new album after a successful debut. \u201cI am trying not to stick to the pressure and continue to focus on educating the public and new generation of collectors and taste-makers,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, around 50 exhibitors occupy the booths, among which 11 make their Salon debut. Additionally, the fair boasts an enticing programming that aims to provide space for newcomer exhibitors and voices from a broader spectrum of histories and geographies, while attracting an expansive audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dessources remembers and cherishes the first collectible piece she acquired, which was a porcelain vase from Atelier Courbet, a current fair exhibitor. \u201cI am a great example and proof that you can start your collecting journey at any time and educate yourself to build something personal,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience The Creative Highlights From Salon Art + Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Female Design Council<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Female Design Council at Salon Art + Design 2025. Photography by Joe Kramm for the Female Design Council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thursday\u2019s VIP preview, which benefited Dia Art Foundation with a soiree that continued until 9 p.m., saw an immense crowd. Attendees lined up to enter the Armory\u2019s Drill Hall before the grand salon with some of the exhibitors positioned at the venue\u2019s gilded entryway. Female Design Council<\/a> claims a hallway corner with a vignette of objects designed by their members. A standout is Dana Hurwitz\u2019s reclaimed glass vessels which she has adorned with bulky, even kinky, hardware accents. Erica Sellers\u2019s similarly bondage-infused glass vase contrasts the material\u2019s fragility with pierced metal ornaments. The body, especially female physicality, is palpable in Sophia Wallace\u2019s terra-cotta sculpture from her Swan Series<\/em>, which replicates the clitoris like a floral blossom in the material\u2019s raw coloration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atelier Courbet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Pieter Maes’s Fold Side Table. Photography by Atelier Courbet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pieces by Noe Kuremoto. Photography by Atelier Courbet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Chelsea gallery has become something of a tastemaker on the overlap of art and sculptural design with their solo shows that linger between allusiveness and function. A fixture of the fair circuit, Atelier Courbet<\/a> brings the effortless cool of bronze to the forefront though a sleek presentation with Pierre Bonnefille who currently has the first U.S. exhibition of his career at the gallery. The artist\u2019s bookshelf and benches from his Rhizome<\/em> series both ooze and freeze through his attribution of malleability to the material. The presentation also includes works by Jonathan Hansen, Peter Speliopoulos, and Gianluca Pacchioni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Harper and Costantini Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Richiamo<\/em> by Virginia Harper and Costantini Design. Photography by Virginia Harper and Costantini Design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Among the exhibitors who shine outside the grand dome of the Drill Hall is New York-based designer Virginia Harper<\/a> who partners with Costantini Design<\/a> for an installation titled Richiamo<\/em>. Harper\u2019s woven dividers, titled Global Threads<\/em>, are peppered around the hallway while metal is the star of Costantini Design\u2019s furniture on display, transformed here into a sculptural collaborative material which serves as the base for different surfaces. Take, for example, the Benino table in which the mutable base is welded into gentle cage-like formation with a round parchment top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Todd Merrill Studio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Todd Merrill Studio’s exhibition. Photo by Simon Leung\/courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Among the main exhibitors, Todd Merrill<\/a> boasts an eclectic affair with a diversity of materials and colors. The long list of designers on view include Alex Roskin, Aurel K. Basedow, Boris Gratry, Draga & Aurek, Her\u00e9 Obligi, Maarten Vrolijk, Markus Haase, Pia Maria Raeder, and Stefan Rurak. Part installation and part a domestic setting, the outing delivers a bite for every taste, whether Molly Hatch\u2019s 35-piece grid-structured ceramic wall hanging inspired by a vessel created by the 19th century British designer and theorist Christopher Dresser, or Dutch designer Maarten Vrolijk\u2019s fluid-looking Sakura<\/em> pendant lighting which marks his first step into illuminated glass. From German artist Markus Haase\u2019s bronze and onyx chandelier to Phillip Jeffries\u2019s unapologetically gilded wallpaper, the booth embodies the true spirit of the fair for responding to a wealth of tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bossa Furniture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Chaise by Bossa Furniture. Photography by Bossa Furniture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chaise by Bossa Furniture. Photography by Bossa Furniture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For lovers of Brazilian design, Bossa Furniture<\/a>‘s booth, a S\u00e3o Paulo fixture which has recently opened a U.S. outpost in Chelsea, is a must-visit. The presentation builds on the gallery\u2019s recent multigenerational New York shows Lucas Recchia: Crafting the Future <\/em>and Joaquim Tenreiro: Inventing a Modern Tropical Living<\/em>. In order to give another opportunity to revisit Brazilian designers\u2019 oeuvres, the presentation Past and Present of Brazilian Design <\/em>delivers the critical cues from the nation\u2019s definitive Modernist style. Tenreiro who passed away in 1992 at age 86 is represented with pieces that prove his clear role in Brazilian design with a rich selection of works, including a lounge chair from mid 1950s: sculptural in form, the furniture piece\u2019s rosewood legs, rattan back, and its mohair upholstery in a soft hue of blue arrests the viewers with its grand presence. Recchia who was born in 1992 uses bronze in romantic finishes, such as the Coria<\/em> sconce in which an organic form and a beaten surface yields a jewelry-like result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craftica Gallery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Zofia Sobolewska Ursic\u2019s Cabinet La Nature est un temple<\/em>. Photography by Zofia Sobolewska Ursic and Craftica Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Zofia Sobolewska Ursic\u2019s Cabinet La Nature est un temple<\/em>. Photography by Zofia Sobolewska Ursic and Craftica Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A newcomer is Craftica Gallery<\/a> from Warszawa, with a diverse presentation of Polish designers as well as a collaboration with French interior architect Patrice Nourissat for an arresting display. Cyryl Zakrzewski\u2019s dramatic console table Linkana Cellule II<\/em> is both futuristic and retro, with a rounded and stretched silhouette that is reminiscent of Futurist artists. The object\u2019s birch plywood skeleton is contrasted with hand-carved plywood and milled brass carvings for an equally alien and inviting appearance. Another standout during the preview evening was Zofia Sobolewska Ursic\u2019s Cabinet La Nature est un temple<\/em>, a romantic take on classic marquetry cabinets. The hand-carved oak storage has a glossy finish to preserve the designer\u2019s elaborate rendition of flowers inspired by Polish painter Stanis\u0142aw Wyspia\u0144ski\u2019s images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misgana African Art<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Toure Cof fey (b.1965), Untitled #7<\/em>, 2024, Mixed Media on Canvas. Image courtesy of Toure Coffey and Misgana African Art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dessources\u2019s role is not the only sophomore standout this year\u2014the return of Salon Introduction initiative benefits Misgana African Art<\/a>, a new gallery run by Seble Asfaw who has been given a booth designed by Rahel Semegn of Ab\u00e9 Interiors to show the works of Toure Coffey. Following Verso\u2019s win for the initiative last year, Misgana takes the torch with a booth brought together in partnership with longtime African art dealer Carlo Bella who also has a booth on view. Asfaw also joins forces with Ab\u00e9 Interiors founders Rahel Semegn to render a display that features work by Toure Coffey whose mixed-media paintings from last year hold abstract rhythms as well as a topographic sense of place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milord Antiques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A pair of Hyaline leather and glass chairs by Fabio Lenci. Photography courtesy of Milord Antiques.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Montreal gallery Milord Antiques<\/a> attracts visitors with their broad offering of furniture with their playful takes and thrilling looks at the past. An indisputable scene-stealer is a pair of Hyaline<\/em> leather and glass chairs by Fabio Lenci which he designed for Stending in 1967. The cylinder tubes of cushioning in a reupholstered light shade of brown fall into an inviting contrast with glass arms and backrest, creating a full circle of 1960s\u2019 playfulness and radicalism. Another crowd-pleaser is a sculptured bronze disc-shaped bar, designed by Paul Evans for Directional in 1971. Gothic for most eyes, the massive wall-hung bar reveals a regular shelving structure for bottles and glasses behind its ornate surface which has meteor-like details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n