Must-See Guide to NYC’s Salon Art + Design in the Park Avenue Armory

This weekend, the Park Avenue Armory Drill Hall will burst with creativity as 47 exhibitors from around the world showcase standout works of both fine and decorative arts for the 14th Annual Salon Art + Design. Renowned international art and design galleries as well as emerging makers—including 11 first-time exhibitors—will display a wide range of vintage, modern, and contemporary pieces. Check out our guide below to five of the must-see items from this year’s fair, and book your tickets online! The Fair is open through Monday, November 10th at 4 pm.

1. World’s Fair Artifacts from Helicine Fine Art

We’re obsessed with New York City’s World’s Fairs, so this was an easy pick for us! Helicline Fine Art is one of this year’s new exhibitors. Salon Art + Design also marks the first art fair for the gallery, run by Keith Sherman and Roy Goldberg. Helicline’s exhibition blends fine art, design, history, and rediscovery with a special focus on WPA-era art from the 1930s and 1940s and works from their 1,000-piece collection of art and artifacts from the 1939/40 World’s Fair.

The centerpiece of this World’s Fair collection is the original 84” tall plaster maquette of Chester Beach’s Riders of the Elements sculpture. Because the plaster is so large, the gallerists commissioned a 42” bronze reduction that is on display at the Park Avenue Armory.

2. Seble Asfaw of Misgana African Art

Another newcomer to the fair is Seble Asfaw of Misgana African Art, this year’s Salon Introduction honoree. Salon Introduction is an ongoing initiative that rewards a booth to an emerging gallery to help broaden the voices represented in the design world. Seble’s booth was developed in collaboration with Carlo Bella of Pace, and Rahel Semegn of Abé Interiors partnered on the booth’s design. On display is an array of vintage African art alongside works by emerging artist Toure Coffey, celebrating both heritage and innovation.

3. Global Threads by Virginia Harper Design

The creativity on display isn’t limited to the booths in the Drill Hall. Site-specific installations will transform the historic spaces leading up to the exhibition space. At the salon entryway, New York City studio Virginia Harper Design has crafted a striking and interactive welcome for visitors with Golden Thread.

Golden Thread beckons visitors into the armory’s monumental hall with a procession of woven screens that “choreograph arrival, soften acoustics, and set a meditative rhythm.” Concieved as “a living tapestry of cultural exchange,” the installation blends elements of textile, metal, and flora created in collaboation with Constantini Design and Caroline Malabet. Porous scrims that echo the Armory’s crenellated silhouette are intertwined with sculptural botanicals.

Guests are invited to cut a symbolic thread from the weave and wear it as a bracelet, causing the installation to slowly transform over the run of the fair this weekend and allowing visitors to take home a keepsake.

Visitors can also see an installation by Donghia on the grand staircase!

4. Maison Gerard Booth

The extensive breadth of items on display makes it difficult to pick just a handful for this article, but one exhibitor that stands out is Maison Gerard. Founded in 1974 by Gerardus A. Widdershoven, Maison Gerard has become New York’s premier source for French Art Deco furniture. Maison Gerard will display a diverse variety of work by artisans from across the globe.

Notable pieces include a French daybed by André Arbus from the 1940s, a white bronze sculptural coffee table by Ayala Serfaty, bamboo stalks transformed into cast-bronze furniture using an ancient lost-wax technique by Milanese designer Osanna Visconti di Modrone, and mirror-polished bronze sculptures by Irish artist Niamh Barry.

5. Skin Deep by Caro Sheibani, Superintendent’s Room Installation

In addition to design pieces and art, works of fine jewelry are on display. London-based jewelry designer Cora Sheibani, debuts her collection Skin Deep at this year’s fair. The collection marks the first time Sheibani has embraced cultured pearls, using them as a symbol of human existence, representing resilience, fragility, and imperfection. Handcrafted in Switzerland from ethically-sourced materials, the unique pieces unite polished metal with soft organic forms, emphasizing Sheibani’s devotion to responsible craftsmanship and her poetic exploration of authenticity.