A desk with built-in lighting, lampshades carved from onyx and jewelry designed to adorn the fingernails: these are just a few of the unusual finds at Salon Art + Design, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory from November 4 to 8 for its 15th edition. Forty international galleries and 10 special exhibitions are bringing rare 20th-century furniture, contemporary design, glass, ceramics, lighting and high jewelry to Manhattan.

This year, the fair is extending its reach beyond the Armory. At Bergdorf Goodman, the department store’s seventh floor has been transformed into a home-like setting showcasing works by participating galleries.

Among the Italian debuts is Imperfettogallery, which is presenting one-of-a-kind works and limited editions that expand on the creative vision of Imperfettolab, already known in the United States for its furniture. The project centers on Verter Turroni, an artist, designer and sculptor, who works alongside co-founder Emanuela Ravelli. His forms evoke tree trunks, pebbles, shells and hollows, enlarged into monumental sculptural presences. Resin gives the pieces their imposing yet lightweight volumes, while their hand-finished surfaces make each one unique. Turroni also uses iron and zinc oxides to create rich colors and textures in fiberglass.

“Taking part in Salon gives us the opportunity to introduce collectors and interior designers to the more artistic side of our project,” Ravelli says. “The United States is our second-largest market after Europe, with a particularly strong presence in Chicago and Miami.”

For Sofia Zevi, Salon marks both a debut and a return to New York. After living in the city, she moved to Milan, where she opened her own gallery in the Brera district in 2023. The gallery is devoted to modern and contemporary decorative arts, with a particular focus on Italian design and glass.

Her selection includes blown-glass works by Akira Hara, which bring together the sensibility of his native Hokkaido with techniques he learned in Murano. An installation by The Back Studio pairs neon tubes with industrial metal elements, turning light into sculpture. A piece by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, meanwhile, evokes the postwar era of Italian design.

Other highlights include a rare desk by Jean Royère, presented by Donzella, crafted from mahogany, brass and woven cane, with integrated lighting. At David Gill Gallery, Sebastian Brajkovic’s Banquette combines patinated bronze and embroidered fabric in a seat with strikingly unusual proportions. Hostler Burrows is showing Night in the Arboretum by Marianne Huotari, a wall sculpture made of hand-assembled glazed ceramic elements that, viewed from a distance, resembles a tapestry.

At Mellerio, jewelry reaches all the way to the fingertips: delicate precious ornaments designed to be worn on the nails, based on a 1951 patent by the jewelry house — decades before nail art became a trend.