Villa Albertine
5/15/25 | 11am – 5pm | 972 Fifth Avenue
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A daylong pop-up exhibition and meet-and-greet with artisans at Villa Albertine's historic Payne Whitney Mansion.
Oui Design! 2025 Returns Celebrating French Craftsmanship in NYC
Illustration by Des Signes
Multiple Locations
May 16 - May 21, 2025
Villa Albertine announces the third edition of Oui Design!, celebrating the rich tradition of collaboration between the French and American design scenes.
Discover a new generation of French designers and craftspeople during a full day of live craft demonstrations at the iconic Payne Whitney Mansion on May 15. Oui Design! will also include a curated path of open studios, workshops, designer talks and exclusive events with some of New York City’s most exceptional French design spaces and makers from May 15–21.
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Stay tuned for more updates, including the full lineup of participating galleries and designers!
Thursday – 5/15
Ateliers De France NY Studio x Agence Véronique Cotrel
5/15/25 | 5pm-7pm | Ateliers De France New York Studio, D&D Building (979 Third Avenue, Suite 1208, 12th Floor)
Panel discussion (5pm); cocktail reception (5:30pm – 7pm)
Maison Gérard
05/15/25 | 6pm-8pm | Maison Gerard (43 & 53 East 10th Street)
Opening Reception: Maison Gérard Presents the Creations of Guillerme et Chambron
Prelle / Verrier
05/15/25 | 6pm-8pm | 43 East 10th Street
Open House: Celebrating 100 Years of Art Deco
Jouffre
05/15/25 | 6pm-late | 42-25 12th Street, Long Island City
Special Event: Paradis Trouvé
Friday – 5/16
Royère Gallery
05/16/25 | 2pm-5pm | 315 Spring Street
Open House: Birth of the Polar, A Celebration of Jean Royère's iconic sofa
Le Studio Anthost x Nathalie P
05/16/25 | 3pm-5pm | 515 Greenwich Street, Brooklyn
Open House: at Jebara&Co
Genius Loci
05/16/25 | 6pm – 7pm | Genius Loci
Private Visit: Hugues Magen's Art and Design Collection
Saturday – 5/17
Amélie du Chalard Gallery
05/17/25 | 4pm-6pm | 85-87 Mercer Street
Talk and Gallery Tour with Amélie du Chalard & Design Curator Emily Marant
Sunday – 5/18
ICFF – Bespoke
05/18/25 | 10am-6pm | ICFF Tradeshow Javits Center (429 11th Avenue)
French Designer Exhibits & Talks
Monday – 5/19
ICFF – Bespoke
05/19/25 | 10am-6pm | ICFF Tradeshow Javits Center (429 11th Avenue)
French Designer Exhibits & Talks
Ralph Pucci
05/19/25 | 6pm – 8pm | 44 West 18th Street, 11th and 12th Floor
Opening Reception: RALPH PUCCI Presents Ilkka Suppanen, Kevin Walz, and Frank Stewart
Combray at Angela Brown Ltd.
05/19/25 | 9am – 5pm | 153 West 27th Street #605
Open Showroom
Tuesday – 5/20
ICFF
05/20/25 | 10am-5pm | ICFF Tradeshow Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue
French Designer Exhibits & Talks
Todd Merrill Studio
05/20/25 | 4pm-5pm | 80 Lafayette Street
Guided Tour of Todd Merrill's Studio with Associate Director Andrew James
Twenty-First Gallery
05/20/25 | 6pm-8pm | 76 Franklin Street
Closing Reception: Erwan Boulloud | Touching Time
Ongoing Exhibitions
ETĒLINE
5/15 – 5/21 | Mon-Fri, 9:30am – 6:30pm | 601 West 26th Street – Suite 1425A
The Skyline Galerie: A Collective of French Talents
Galerie Philia
5/15 – 5/21 | By Appointment: 11am – 6pm | 74 Warren Street
Exhibition: "The Reveries"
Galerie Gabriel
5/16 – 5/24 | Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm | Sutton Tower – 430 East 58th Street
Exhibition: From Paris to New York: 35 years later, a dive into the history of the Neotu Gallery, pioneering French Design of the 80's.
The Invisible Collection
5/19 – 5/24 | Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm | The Invisible Collection, 24 East 64th Street
Ongoing Exhibition: La Maison du collectionneur
Emily Marant x Rouje
5/15 – 5/21 | Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm (Sun, 12pm-5pm) | 467 Broome Street
Les créatrices en Rouje by Emily Marant
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Previously known as FACE Foundation, Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through innovative cultural and educational projects. In close partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education of the French Embassy in the United States, Albertine Foundation promotes artistic, literary, and educational exchange and collaboration between creative professionals from both countries thanks to corporate, foundation, and individual support.
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Manufactures nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier national
Resulting from the merger between the Mobilier national and the Cité de la Céramique – Sèvres & Limoges, the National Manufactures were established on January 1, 2025, to promote the excellence of French craftsmanship and highlight the richness of both tangible and intangible heritage through more than 53 artistic crafts practiced within its manufactures and workshops.
Unique worldwide, this new public entity dedicated to decorative arts, crafts, and design combines heritage and creation to play a central role in implementing the national strategy in support of artistic crafts.
Its mission is structured around six key priorities: education and training; research; creation; support for the fragile ecosystem of artistic crafts; heritage promotion; and the international outreach of craftsmanship.
As the heir to four centuries of history, it comprises two museums (the National Museum of Ceramics in Sèvres and the Adrien Dubouché National Museum in Limoges), nine manufactures and creative workshops (including the Sèvres National Manufactory, the Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory, the Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory, the Savonnerie Carpet Manufactory, the lace workshops of Alençon and Le Puy-en-Velay, and the Research and Creation Workshop for contemporary furniture), seven restoration workshops, and a furnishing commission.
Firmly rooted in local territories, this public institution operates across eight departments: in Paris, Hauts-de-Seine (Sèvres), Hérault (Lodève), Creuse (Aubusson), Orne (Alençon), Haute-Loire (Le Puy-en-Velay), Haute-Vienne (Limoges), and Oise (Beauvais).
Bettencourt Schueller Foundation
Bettencourt Schueller Foundation strives to embody the will of a family, driven by the spirit of enterprise and awareness of its social role, to reveal talents and help them thrive, in three fields that contribute concretely to the common good: life sciences, the arts and solidarity. Both a family foundation and recognized as a public utility since its creation in 1987, the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation intends to give wings to talent to contribute to the success and influence of France.
Institut français
The Institut français is responsible for France’s international cultural program. Supervised by both the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and by the Ministry of Culture, it promotes French culture abroad through cultural exchange initiatives. Operating in a space where the arts, intellectual exchange, cultural and social innovation, and linguistic partnerships interact and intersect, it is also responsible for promoting the French language and the sharing of works, artists, and ideas all over the world. The Institut français is one of Villa Albertine’s main French partners.
NYCxDESIGN
NYCxDESIGN connects and amplifies the broad coalition of design that fuels New York City and enriches the world.
At the heart of NYCxDESIGN’s mission lies the NYCxDESIGN Festival, an annual citywide celebration featuring hundreds of design events, from exhibits and trade shows to talks and tours, drawing hundreds of thousands attendees from near and far, making it a must-attend for design enthusiasts worldwide.
The NYCxDESIGN Festival is New York City’s official celebration of design, and its most impactful annual design event. Each year the Festival is an opportunity to spotlight New York City as a leading global design center, build opportunities for diverse design voices, and key to our position as a cultural capital.