Art & Design Group Exhibition
DECEMBER 6, 2025– JANUARY 17, 2026
Hosted at Isabel Sullivan Gallery, 39 Lispenard Street, Tribeca, New York, United States
ONNI – Art & Design Group Exhibition brings together more than fifty artists and designers from around the world, blending the best elements of a pop-up, a design fair, and an art exhibition. Inspired by the beloved art and design markets of the Nordics – with one-of-a-kind gift ideas – ONNI marks New York City’s first gallery exhibition level market dedicated to collectible art and design.
Visitors will find limited-edition pieces, small paintings, vessels, textiles, ceramics, sculptural clocks, stools, lamps, and other gift-sized works. Co-curated by Lin Tyrpien of Lyle Gallery and Isabel Sullivan, each piece was chosen with gifting in mind: objects that carry the stories, traditions, and craftsmanship of their makers.
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Photos by Alexa Bendek
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Nordic Inspiration
Nearly a quarter of the artists come from Finland, the world’s happiest country. The concept was named after the Finnish word onni, which carries a heartfelt tone in Finnish culture. It translates to a state of happiness and contentment, the joy of a shared moment, or the pleasure in giving or receiving something meaningful.
Sullivan, who spends part of each year in Helsinki, was struck by the sophistication of Finnish holiday markets. She asked herself, what if a New York art gallery and a Finnish design market had a December baby?
“New Yorkers and Finns aren’t that different,” Sullivan laughs. “We both live on caffeine, most of us dress in black, and we pretend we’re unfazed — New Yorkers by whatever happens on the subway, Finns by the fact that the sun disappears for half the year.”
Sullivan continues, “I also learned that in Finland, collecting is actually a big part of the gift giving culture, whether it's a timeless piece of Finnish glassware that reflects the country’s deep design heritage, or the new line of Moomin mugs that come out every Christmas.”
Why This Moment Needs ONNI
In a year when the internet is so oversaturated with AI slop that even Vine is making a comeback as an act of rebellion, ONNI steps in like a physical “Hide AI content” button. At its core, ONNI celebrates the human traces of labor – the marks of carving on a wood stool, the urgency of rapidly applied brushstrokes, the gesture of an imperfect ceramic.
