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A quartet of new tables that the gallery launches during the fair, including Tempest and Badal tables. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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November 3, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

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

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Must-See Exhibits to Catch at Salon Art + Design in New York<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

For its upcoming 12th edition in Manhattan, Salon Art + Design<\/a> embarks on a refreshing approach. \u201cNot an enormous change, rather a natural extension of what we do,\u201d hints Jill Bokor, the fair\u2019s executive director. This year, several jewelry designers will have displays at the Park Avenue Armory-housed fair, which offers a one-stop shop for collectors of design and art from various periods and geographies November 9-13. Five of the roughly 50 exhibitors specialize in jewelry, ranging from 19th-century vintage Tiffany\u2019s or Van Cleef finds to contemporary jewels from Portugal. \u201cThere is no other New York fair that skews so heavily into design,\u201d adds Bokor who was keen \u201cnot to disrupt that purity.\u201d The decision evolved from testing the waters last year with inclusion of individual design partners and a few jewelers under the Armory\u2019s soaring stairwells. \u201cIt seemed like this was the natural reaction to push our envelope a little bit and give the show a colorful refresh,\u201d she adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bokor also noted the return of what she calls \u201cNew York neutrality\u201d in designer palettes and collector demands: \u201cAfter a few Covid years when color was needed to brighten our interiors, this revival of muted tones and materials can use some colorful company of jewelry,” she shares. Newcomer design galleries such as Galerie Philia, Guy Regal NYC, Spazio Nobile and Mercado Moderno join returning exhibitors Cristina Grajales, Galerie Chastel-Mar\u00e9chal, Maison Gerard, Todd Merrill Studio, or Twenty First Gallery. Visitors also will encounter booths occupied by jewelry experts Didier, DK Farnum, Rosior, Yvel, and Elevated Matter Gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Armory\u2019s spectacular architecture is of course not overlooked. From the historic rooms to the grand staircase, the 143-year old venue hosts installations by a broad range of exhibiting partners. Brazilian designer Fabiana Machado\u2019s Atelier FM, worldwide objects platform ABASK, and furniture gallery Charles Zana Mobilier occupy the floors of the Drill Hall while lighting and artwork-focused British gallery Cox London takes over the entryway and the nook beneath the grand staircase. An installation of contemporary ceramics by Ruan Hoffman is installed at the building\u2019s South Hall; New York\u2019s own Phillip Thomas re-orchestras the Colonels Room with the motto that \u201cthe every inch of your home is and should be a work of art.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Salon Art + Design Show Highlights\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Galerie Philia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Faina, Philia Editions Lamp, (2023). Photography by Aldo Ruvalcaba.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The global design powerhouse with locations in Geneva, New York, Singapore, and Mexico City carves a mini group show titled “Philia <\/em>Classics Revisited.” Doing justice to the gallery\u2019s inaugural Salon participation is a medley of 11 mainly young talents from its roster, such as Andr\u00e9s Monnier, Elisa Uberti, Elsa Foulon, Pietro Franceschini, Paul Matter, and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Saulou. Given the designers\u2019 age demographic, \u201cclassics\u201d might echo as a tongue-in-cheek choice of word, but the eight-year-old gallery itself is also a quite young endeavor, and the title reflects its rapid penetration into the design market through focused material exploration and fostering of new industry names. In this direction, all the objects throughout the presentation are made in travertine stone, with a limited edition of eight pieces. Uberti\u2019s bulbous humanoid lamps to Monnier\u2019s grotesque dining table and Franceschini\u2019s geometrically precise Licitra chair all hail from a new workshop called Galatea, located in Ensenada, Baja California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cristina Grajales<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mark Grattan, Lounge chair and love seat, (2021). Photography courtesy of Cristina Grajales and Mark Grattan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The TriBeCa, New York, establishment run by its eponymous design maven owner also brings a group selection of furniture and objects, featuring Christophe C\u00f4me, Mark Grattan, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Jorge Lizarazo\u2019s weaving atelier Hechizoo, and Tim Horn. Mexico City- and New York-based Grattan\u2014the winner of HBO Max\u2019s “Ellen\u2019s Next Great Designer”\u2014exhibits a powdery pink-colored velvet lounge chair with polished stainless steel legs, as well as its larger love seat version. A 1960-dated Patchwork Table consists of bronze, pewter, and enamel by the LaVerne father-son duo, giving the industrial-looking table a sculptural finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeMuro Das<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A quartet of new tables that the gallery launches during the fair, including Tempest and Badal tables. Photography courtesy of DeMuro Das.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another striking experimentation in table design awaits at Brian DeMuro and Puru Das\u2019s New Delhi- and New York-based design firm’s booth. For their first-time participation, the founders debut four new collections, including the Tempest, Clarion, and Badal side tables. One of three Tempest tables\u2019 alchemy of leathered smoky quartz and satin bronze yields a painterly finish with sculptural accents. The dramatic yet demure aesthetic also expands to the series\u2019s other item in which a vesuvianite surface blends with an antique bronze frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James De Wulf<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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James De Wulf, Imperial Poker, (2023). Photography courtesy of James De Wulf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are fairs that have moved out of the Armory and continued their success at other venues, but I don’t know if Salon could ever be successful anywhere else,\u201d says Bokor. A stark proof of the connection between the materials on offer and the venue is the fair\u2019s programming across the Armory\u2019s nooks and crannies as well as its soaring Drill Hall. A swift dialogue with the main exhibition hall\u2019s ornate interior is Los Angeles-based artist De Wulf\u2019s Exoskeleton series, a group of tables in bronze, brass, steel, stainless steel, and iron. Using reinforced concrete in\u00a0poetic softness, the designer yields nature-inspired surfaces with gentle yet stern stems. Imperial Poker\u2019s design is a floral-formed bronze and fabric interpretation of a gaming table which would typically come in wood and suede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galerie Gmurzynska<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Louise Nevelson, Dawn\u2019s Presence\u2013Two, (1969-1975). Photography courtesy of Galerie Gmurzynska and Louise Nevelson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another Swiss- and New York-based power player making its Salon debut, the fair\u2019s Upper East Side neighbor presents an art-heavy display, featuring two pillars of western Modernism, Pablo Picasso and Louise Nevelson. The latter\u2019s Dawn’s Presence\u2013Two<\/em> (1969-1975) is a life-size sculpture with architectural cues\u2014somewhere between an imagined metropolis and abundant geometry, the white-colored hefty wooden formation possesses a timeless energy. A 1918-dated Picasso, titled Vintage<\/em>, is an oil on plaster on board, juxtaposing a quartet of four female nudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercado Moderno<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tea cart by M\u00f3veis Novo Rumo, (1950s). Photography courtesy of Mercado Moderno and M\u00f3veis Novo Rumo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Joining this year\u2019s grouping from Rio de Janeiro for the first time, the gallery with a focus on Modern and Contemporary Brazilian design presents a striking selection of mid-century furniture. A highlight is M\u00f3veis Novo Rumo\u2019s teacart from 1950s, made with plywood, metal, and veneered wood; slim and chic, the wheeled service table radiates a late Art Deco elegance. Jorge Zalszupi\u2019s 1960s era Brasiliana armchairs in wood and fabric contain the duality of geometric ends in wood and rounded forms in textile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABASK<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Carl Aubock, Brass Foot Paperweight. Photography courtesy of ABASK and Carl Aubock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Global design platform founded by Tom Chapman and Nicolas Pickaerts presents a mini fair within the fair with an ample selection of objects in various styles, materials, and uses. The company\u2019s promise of design from all over the globe includes oiled walnut serving board from Biarritz, France by self-taught woodworker Lucas Castex, brass and iron sculptures Viennese designer Carl Aub\u00f6ck hand-casts with his four-generation craft and molds, and Murano company NasonMoretti\u2019s colorful glass tabletop objects that blend the mastery of blown glass with cold cutting techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M. Fisher Studio<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Matthew Fisher, Elegy table, (2023). Photography courtesy of M. Fisher Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New York-based designer Matthew Fisher\u2019s trip to Volterra, a town outside of Florence, Italy, last summer inspired the collection he debuts, titled Elegy, featuring a low table in Brazilian quartzites and Middle Eastern onyx. Dark bronze and burnished silver metalwork suspends the stone surfaces with tectonic grandiosity and marble-like liquid characteristics. Merging archeologic mystery with a contemporary curiosity, Fisher\u2019s aesthetic philosophy filters an interest in antiquity with the time\u2019s production means.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n