My NYC Gallery Guide | Part 1

Here’s the thing: There are SO many incredible design galleries in this city that when writing this post, the list just kept getting longer and longer. So I'm splitting it up — consider this Part 1 of my NYC Gallery Guide.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next one, and in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this list of Downtown galleries to know about.

P.S. Scroll to the bottom for an interactive map with all the spots pinned.

Kalei
Kalei is where I go to find slightly odd pieces from mostly Italian designers. Think Gufram, Memphis, Gaetano Pesce — alongside emerging contemporary makers pushing in the same spirit. And the checkered-floor rooftop and patio are basically built for sitting with a drink and unpacking what you just saw.

📍 159 Bowery

Galerie Timonier
I first stumbled on Galerie Timonier while catching Brooklyn-based designer Bennet Schlesinger's show — tucked away in Tribeca, easy to walk past if you're not aware. The program moves between contemporary design and art and it always feels like there's something worth discovering. You’re welcome.

📍 246 W Broadway, 2nd Floor

Galerie Was

An interior designer, a chef and a tech founder walk into a bar… No, but seriously, this is basically how Galerie Was was founded. Lauren Piscione, Allie Fitzpatrick and Andy McCune are the trio behind Galerie Was — your go-to destination for vintage design. Here they present an effortlessly cool mix of antiques sourced from European flea markets and new works from young contemporary artists and designers.

📍 301 Broome Street
📧 By Appointment only

Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery
One of my all-time favorites has to be Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery. Think long dramatic curtains, vintage furniture, a stainless steel kitchenette, and collectible design pieces, all set on the lofty fourth floor of a former textile factory in Tribeca.
Photo credit: Brian Ferry

📍 52 Walker Street, 4th floor

Quarters
Even though it’s not a gallery in the traditional sense — more a concept store built around lighting brand In Common With — I simply had to include Quarters. Tucked into a 19th-century loft in Tribeca, the whole space feels like an apartment you wish was yours. It’s so beautifully composed and styled that it leaves me inspired every single time I visit. Oh, and did I mention the lamps? STUNNING!

📍 383 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Galerie Laura Gonzalez
Galerie Laura Gonzalez is basically a window into the French designer’s colorful design universe. Gonzalez mixes patterns, textures, and references that have no business working together — and somehow do. Maximalist, in the best way (coming from a former minimalist).

📍 102 Franklin Street

The Future Perfect
No NYC Design Guide is complete without The Future Perfect. Founded by David Alhadeff in 2003, it’s basically become the gallery for collectible design. Their West Village townhouse, Casa Perfect, is staged like an actual home of a VERY chic (and, ahem, rich) person.

📍 8 St Lukes Place
📧 By Appointment only

Studio Twenty Seven
Miami-born Studio Twenty Seven landed in Tribeca in 2024 with a 700 sq m space inside a historic Beaux-Arts building — and styled it like someone’s actual home. Wandering through feels like snooping around someone’s very tasteful apartment. Which is what I love to do.
Photocredit: William Jess Laird

📍 241 Church Street
📧 By Appointment only

One of One
One of One is a newer space showcasing a rotating set of NYC artists — fittingly, set inside a one-of-a-kind artist loft. The gallery has a knack for finding objects with real personality, like this XXL hand pillow by John Sohn. Definitely one to add to your next stroll through the West Village.

📍 289 Bleecker Street
📧 By Appointment only

Demisch Danant
Demisch Danant is a dream stop for anyone into French design — an incredible run of French pieces from the 1950s through the 80s, alongside contemporary work. Also a great spot for a day date. Speaking from experience.

📍 30 W 12th Street

K’ab Juun
If contemporary Mexican craft and design isn’t already on your radar, let K’ab Juun change that. Think sculptural furniture, textural objects, one-of-a-kind pieces — nothing mass-produced. The name comes from Mayan for “hand” and “unique,” which says it all.

📍 38 Little W 12th Street

Tuleste Factory

If you’re looking for something more whimsical, go check out Tuleste Factory. Founded by sisters Satu and Celeste Greenberg, this gallery feels like stepping into the wonderful mind of a creative — rotating through furniture, photography, design objects, fine art — whatever the sisters feel like showing, basically.

📍 342 West 14th Street
📧 By Appointment only

Find the full interactive map with all the Downtown galleries right here.