What to See and Discover at Salon Art + Design 2025
Now in its fourteenth year, New York’s premier fair for collectible art and design returns to the Park Avenue Armory with more than 50 global exhibitors, immersive installations, and a new award series with Galerie that spotlights innovation and craftsmanship
From November 6–10, the Park Avenue Armory will once again pulse with the return of Salon Art+Design, one of New York’s most anticipated showcases of collectible art and design. Now in its fourteenth edition, the fair gathers more than 50 international exhibitors whose work spans eras and disciplines, from blue-chip 20th-century art and high-end jewelry to bold new voices redefining the field. Organized by Sanford L. Smith + Associates, the fair continues to thrive as a cornerstone of the city’s cultural calendar, drawing collectors, curators, and enthusiasts from across the globe.
“This year feels especially meaningful,” says executive director Nicky Dessources, now in her second year leading the fair after succeeding Jill Bokor. “Despite shifts in the broader market, the energy and creativity our galleries have brought to Salon are extraordinary. From international masters of 20th-century design to bold contemporary makers, the fair continues to offer a place for discovery, dialogue, and inspiration.”
This year’s edition brings a refreshed mix of returning favorites and new perspectives, reflecting the fair’s growing international reach and curatorial ambition. Returning galleries include Galerie Chastel-Maréchal and Galerie Marcilhac from Paris, David Gill Gallery from London, and New York’s Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, alongside reappearances by stalwarts Hostler Burrows, Les Ateliers Courbet, and Wexler Gallery. New exhibitors such as Craftica Gallery from Poland, Victoria Yakusha Gallery from Ukraine, and Sceners Gallery from France broaden the fair’s geographic and aesthetic range. A major initiative this year, Salon Introduction, awards a booth to a rising gallery advancing new narratives within collectible design. The 2025 recipient, Seble Asfaw of Misgana African Art, will debut an installation of works by emerging artist Toure Coffey, created in collaboration with Carlo Bella of Pace and designer Rahel Semegn of Abé Interiors.
As in previous years, Salon will extend beyond its booths into immersive installations. Visitors entering the Armory will encounter Global Threads, a site-specific installation by Virginia Harper that transforms the entrance into a procession of woven screens and sculptural botanicals. Realized in a palette of indigo, taupe, and cream, it invites guests to cut a symbolic thread from the weave to wear as a bracelet, gradually reshaping the installation over the course of the fair. Other installations promise distinct sensory worlds: Donghia will transform the grand staircase as a sculptural homage to its founder through a collaboration between designer Nina Magon and artist Sarah Zapata, while Marfa Color Atelier will unveil an eight-shade limewash and plaster palette with photographer Douglas Friedman, whose desert-inspired tones will envelop the parlor in warmth and texture.
Highlights from Salon Art + Design
Several exhibitors will present compelling showcases that highlight the fair’s cross-generational scope. Maison Gerard will pair 20th-century French masters with contemporary innovators, including Milanese designer Osanna Visconti di Modrone, who transforms bamboo stalks into cast-bronze furniture using the ancient lost-wax technique, and Irish artist Niamh Barry, who will unveil a nine-foot-wide bronze sculpture distinguished by fluid, mirror-polished contours. Donzella will spotlight postwar Italian modernism with rarities such as Jean Royère’s Trèfle sideboard, Pietro Chiesa’s 1939 FontanaArte vitrine cabinet, and Ico Parisi’s sculptural lounge chairs, complemented by new works from glassblower Lorin Silverman and artist Chris Bogia.
Making its stateside debut, Warsaw newcomer Craftica Gallery will present contemporary Polish applied arts that merge traditional craftsmanship with experimental form, including Zofia Sobolewska Ursic’s hand-carved oak and straw-marquetry cabinet and Anna Bera’s sculptural wood and steel wall pieces. Wexler Gallery, marking its 25th anniversary, will stage a focused installation with works by Henry Baumann, Nick Missel, and Jomo Tariku, showcasing new furniture and sculptural objects defined by refined technique and material experimentation.
A new partnership with Galerie introduces the inaugural Salon Art + Design x Galerie Booth Prize, recognizing exceptional creativity and presentation among exhibitors. The award spans five categories: Best Booth Design for the most innovative presentation; Notable Work for a standout object on view; Excellence in Innovation for artists pushing material or conceptual boundaries; Emerging Talent for a new gallerist with a distinctive curatorial vision; and Legacy Honors for a presentation that reflects historical significance and craftsmanship. The jury includes Galerie founder and editorial director Lisa Fayne Cohen, editor in chief Jacqueline Terrebonne, and designers John Ike, David Kleinberg, and Gabriel Hendifar.
By uniting established names and emerging talents under one prestigious roof, the fair’s fourteenth edition offers a clear view of where collectible design stands today. As Dessources notes, “Salon has always been a place where design history and the future are in dialogue.”