A group of vases sitting on a table.
Rajasthani artist Kalyan Joshi’s hand-painted The Pot Is ‘HER’ Phad Totem Pole stackable table set, made in India, by Gunjan Gupta. gunjangupta.in

June 18, 2025

Words: Rebecca Thienes

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Rajasthani artist Kalyan Joshi’s hand-painted The Pot Is ‘HER’ Phad Totem Pole stackable table set, made in India, by Gunjan Gupta.

A group of vases sitting on a table.
Photography courtesy of Gunjan Gupta.

Space Rock mirror with pigmented volcanic rock accents by Mexico City–based Montserrat Piña Benetts through Ademán.

A woman with long hair.
Photography courtesy of Montserrat Pina Benetts.
A mirror with a bunch of rocks on it.
Photography courtesy of Ademán.

Arches Sunset and Birds of a Feather (for Kaitlynd) vessels handcrafted in Philadelphia of glazed ceramic using wire and sharpened sticks by Sean Gerstley through Superhouse.

A man sitting on a stool.
Photography by Matthew Gordon.
Two vases on a shelf.
Photography by Matthew Gordon.

Glazed ceramic floor lamp in Power Clash produced through a combination of handmade and 3D-printing processes by Santa Barbara, California–based Jolie Ngo through R & Company.

A woman is sitting in front of a cardboard sculpture.
Photography by Evan Soroka.
A colorful sculpture with a large pile of paper.
Photography by Logan Jackson/courtesy of R & Company.

Contour tea table in fiberglass-reinforced plastic, exhibited at SaloneSatellite 2025, by Carlos Chen Design of Hangzhou, China.

A man in a suit holding a large orange object.
Photography by Carlos Chen.

Onda handmade wall embroidery in wool yarn on a PVC-net base by Belgian designer Charlotte Lancelot for Gan Rugs.

  • A woman sitting on a chair with a knitted bag.
    Photography by Olympe Tits.
  • A man standing in front of a wall with a painting on it.
    Photography courtesy of Gan Rugs.

Limited-edition Roots Altar, crafted by Futuro, in solid beech with eucalyptus, ziricote, mahogany, ash, and burl veneers, cork-lined drawers, and reishi-mycelium door panel by Prague-based Jiri Krejcirik.

A man standing in front of a wall.
Photography courtesy of Jiri Krejcirik.
A sculpture made of wood and glass.
Photography by Tomas Carl Allen.

Margherita Maccapani Missoni’s one-of-a-kind Scalloped Wooden Display Case crafted of airbrushed vintage furniture by Maccapani through eBay.

A woman in a purple outfit standing next to a purple cabinet.
Photography by Felice Patti @feelicepatti.

Flow Solaris LED light in hand-dyed polyester macramé cord with chrome-plated canopy, crafted by a female artisans’ collective in İzmir, Turkey, for architect/fashion designer Pelin Once of Studio Ponce.

A woman sitting on a couch wearing a grey shirt and white pants.
Photography courtesy of Studio Ponce.
A woman is holding a light fixture with spaghetti.
Photography by Cagri Cerit.

Coexist architectural ceramic lighting series crafted using advanced coding, slip casting, and ceramic glaze work techniques by New York–based Maria Teresa Castillo and Santiago Braby Brown of Forma Rosa Studio.

A man and woman standing in a room with a bunch of stuffed anima.
Photography by Joe Kramm.
A sculpture of a man.
Photography by Santibraby.space

SaloneSatellite 2025 Award–winning Plissade screen in cotton and postconsumer-recycled felt by Patricio Nusselder and Fenna van der Klei of Rotterdam studio Luis Marie.

A man and a woman.
Photography courtesy of Luis Marie.
orange ombre dividers
Photography courtesy of Luis Marie.

Draga Obradovic and Aurel K. Basedow of Draga & Aurel’s Phebe LED pendant lamps, handmade of Lucite and epoxy resin in Como, Italy, through Rossana Orlandi Gallery.

A man and woman posing for a picture.
Photography by Photo: Anne Timmer; Creative: Valerie van der Werff.
Two colorful glass pendants hanging from the ceiling.
Photography by Federica Lissoni.

Phisophorum Floating ceiling lamp hand-blown of Murano glass, in shades of celadon, by Milan-based Christian Pellizzari through Nilufar Depot.

A man standing in front of a wall with many objects.
Photography by @astramarinacabras.
A bunch of lights hanging from a ceiling.
Photography by Alejandro Ramirez Orozco.

Picchu side table with kiln-case glass top and mycelium base with rechargeable portable light by Hungarian architect/artist Kamilla Csegzi through Brooklyn, New York, design gallery Zarolat.

A woman in black and white standing next to a wall.
Photography by Courtesy of Zarolat.
A piece of art made of a piece of glass.
Photography by Kamilla Csegzi.

Harlequin screen in hand-marbled brass by British-born decorative artist Simon Leah through AM Collective.

A man with a beard.
Photography by Tania Bahr-Vollrath.
A metal sculpture with a geometric design.
Photography courtesy of AM Collective.

Staple stools in polished, pigmented recycled plastic and felt, made in the Netherlands from pressed Kooij prototypes and color tests, by Dirk van der Kooij.

A man is standing at a table with bananas.
Photography by Kooij.
Three colorful stools with different designs on them.
Photography courtesy of Kooji.

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