Salon Art+Design’s 15th Edition Looks Beyond the Fair
The milestone anniversary brings museum-quality works of fine art and collectible design back to the Park Avenue Armory while broadening the fair’s influence through programming that extends throughout the year
Salon Art+Design will return to the Park Avenue Armory from November 4 through 8 for its landmark 15th edition, celebrating a milestone that signals a new chapter for one of New York’s defining fairs for collectible design and fine art. Since its debut in 2012, Salon has become a cornerstone of the city’s cultural calendar, helping elevate collectible design’s prominence within the broader art market while attracting leading galleries, collectors, museum professionals, interior designers, and curators from around the world. This anniversary edition also marks the beginning of a broader strategy that expands the fair’s programming throughout the year.
“Reaching our 15th edition is an important milestone and gives us the opportunity to think about what comes next,” says Salon Art+Design executive director Nicky Dessources, who assumed the role in 2024. “Our ambition is for Salon to be more than an annual fair. We want it to be a year-round platform that fosters meaningful connections between galleries, collectors, designers, museums, and cultural institutions through partnerships, educational programming, and other initiatives that keep the conversation going beyond the five days of the fair.”
The 15th anniversary edition will once again bring together many of the world’s leading galleries with museum-quality historic and contemporary furniture, lighting, ceramics, glass, textiles, sculpture, painting, and decorative arts. The full lineup has yet to be announced, but will see the return of longtime participants Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, Maison Gerard, Galerie Marcilhac, Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, David Gill, and Todd Merrill. Jewelry will also have a strong showing with Viltier, Fernando Jorge, and Yvel.
Dessources’ broader vision already has begun to take shape. Earlier this year, Salon returned to Bergdorf Goodman for its second annual installation inside the department store’s celebrated home department, transforming the seventh floor into a residential setting. Plans for a second edition are underway. “We want to create more opportunities for people to engage with collectible design throughout the year,” Dessources continues. “Our recent collaboration with Bergdorf Goodman is a great example of that approach. Bringing works from Salon galleries into one of New York’s most iconic retail destinations allowed us to reach people who may not yet be active collectors while demonstrating how museum-quality design can be experienced in everyday environments.”
Salon has also expanded its Honorary Committee and Design & Art Advisory Council, broadening its roster of collectors, editors, museum leaders, and interior designers. New Honorary Committee members include Marion Fasel, David Graver, and Marie Kalt, who join the likes of Linda Fargo, Douglas Friedman, Gabriel Hendifar, Flavin Judd, Gabriella Khalil, Colin King, Carlos Mota, Dr. Daniella Ohad, and Beth Rudin DeWoody, as well as Galerie founder and editorial director Lisa Fayne Cohen and editor in chief Jacqueline Terrebonne.
The Design & Art Advisory Council, meanwhile, is welcoming Ariel Ashe, Reinaldo Leandro, Jay Jeffers, and Damon Liss. They join a prestigious roster that includes Kelly Behun, Jeremiah Brent, Adam Charlap Hyman, Rafael de Cárdenas, Oliver Furth, Christine and John Gachot, Rabih Hage, Kim Heirston, Shawn Henderson, Julie Hillman, Nicole Hollis, Young Huh, John Ike, David Kleinberg, Clive Lonstein, Andre Mellone, Bryan O’Sullivan, Suchi Reddy, Robert Stilin, Sara Story, Giancarlo Valle, Jane Keltner de Valle, Christopher Wolf, Pierre Yovanovitch, and Charles Zana.
Returning for its second year, the Salon Art + Design Exhibitor Prizes—developed in partnership with Galerie—will once again recognize exhibitors, artists, and makers whose work exemplifies excellence in collectible design. The award spans four categories: Best Booth Design for the most innovative presentation; Notable Work for a standout object on view; Emerging Talent for a new gallerist with a distinctive curatorial vision; and Legacy Honors for a presentation that reflects historical significance and craftsmanship.
Fifteen years after its debut, Dessources believes Salon’s next chapter will hinge on cultivating relationships that last long after the fair closes. “We hope to continue building thoughtful collaborations that support our exhibitors beyond the fair,” she says. “Salon is a place where exceptional works are presented at the highest level, but it’s equally a place where meaningful conversations happen between exhibitors, collectors, curators, designers, and institutions. Those exchanges of ideas are just as important as the objects themselves because they’re what continue to move the field forward.”