The Best London Art and Design Openings 2025
- Alla Yaskovets
- Oct 31
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 5
Explore the Latest Galleries and Italian Design Destinations Transforming the Capital
2025 has been a landmark year for art and design lovers in London. A wave of new galleries and flagship openings has enriched the city’s creative landscape — many timed to coincide with Frieze London 2025, PAD London 2025 and London Design Festival. From contemporary art spaces to refined showcases of Italian craftsmanship, here’s what to see now.
Galleries: London Art and Design Openings to Know Now
Monument — Expanding the Language of Material Design
When curators Leah Forsyth-Steel and Victoria Spicer founded Monument in Leyton in 2020, it began as a gallery of archival objects. Five years on, it has evolved into a full-scale sourcing, curation, and styling studio. To meet growing demand, the duo will open a new, much larger space in Leyton Industrial Village this November. Expect collectible pieces in steel, stone, and wood, alongside works by Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Jonas Bohlin, Ed Zelenak, and others.
Opening preview: 8 November 2025
📍 Unit 9, 6 Argall Avenue, London E10 — monumentgallery.co.uk
GRIMM — Contemporary Voices in a Historic Postcode
International gallery GRIMM, with outposts in Amsterdam and New York, will soon open its London flagship in St James’s. The two-floor space, housed in a late-Victorian corner building, will debut with a solo exhibition by Matthias Weischer, known for his richly textured depictions of domestic interiors.
Opening November 2025
📍 43A Duke Street, London SW1Y — grimmgallery.com
3812 Gallery — A Cultural Bridge Between East and West
3812 Gallery, one of Hong Kong’s leading voices in Chinese contemporary art, has just opened within The Whiteley’s grand new development in Bayswater. The two-storey, 260-square-metre gallery marks 3812’s growing international presence and its mission to build a cultural bridge between East and West. The opening shows feature Ma Desheng and Stanley Wong.
Now open at The Whiteley, October 2025
📍 The Whiteley, Unit 3, G/F, 137 Queensway, London W2 4DB — 3812gallery.com
JIG Studio — Celebrating Brazilian Modernism in Soho
Architect Richard Penman and design strategist Grace Nemeth have brought Brazil’s vibrant design scene to Soho with JIG Studio, a gallery-retail hybrid showcasing over 35 works by seven Brazilian talents — including Ovo, named Designer of the Year 2025 by ELLE Decoration Brazil. Expect bold furniture, tactile textiles, and sculptural woodwork.
Opened 16 October 2025
📍 25 Lexington Street, London W1F 9AG — jigstudio.co.uk
Brink — A Gallery-Laboratory in a Converted Temperance Hall
Tucked just off Latimer Road in Notting Hill, Brink occupies the former People’s Hall. Architect and curator Richard Parr describes it as “equal parts workshop, library, laboratory and gallery.” Designed with architectural sensitivity and a clear creative vision, the walls of the temperance hall are coated in fiery red Graphenstone paint, a nod to the building’s original brickwork. Brink launched with a solo exhibition by sculptor Luke Hamel Cooke, titled The Well Head. Following this, from 29 October to 4 December, the gallery will host Console Rights, a series of works by multidisciplinary artist Kay Gasei.
Opened 25 September 2025
📍 2 Olaf Street, London W11 — brinklondon.com
Cobogó Gallery — Brazilian Craftsmanship
After building a strong online brand, Eduardo Alves has launched Cobogó Gallery in the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour this fall. The gallery focuses on both modernist and contemporary Brazilian design, featuring carefully selected exhibitions, thorough research, and re-edition initiatives created in partnership with the families and estates of designers. The inaugural exhibition, Ivan Moraes: Bahia of Gold and White, celebrates Afro-Brazilian culture through richly patterned textiles and sculptural forms.
Launched September 2025
📍 Units 512–513, Design Centre East, London SW10 — cobogogallery.com
Arte House — Modern British and Contemporary Treasures
After years in fashion, Nicola Mehaffey and Sotiris Xeni opened Arte House in Notting Hill. The gallery-lifestyle shop was created to reflect the way people live with art and design. The Arte House showcases Modern British works by Ben Nicholson, Mary Fedden, and Lucie Rie, alongside contemporary artists like Tabby Booth and Moro Dabron. Visitors are drawn to its olive-green façade and carefully curated interiors. Plans are underway to launch the couple’s own wallpapers and fabrics, inspired by vintage designs discovered in Paris.
Opened May 2025
📍 Golborne Road, W10 — artehouse.co.uk
Italian Design Galleries: The New Faces of ‘Made in Italy’
West London has reaffirmed its reputation as the city’s Italian Design District — stretching from Brompton Road to Chelsea Harbour. With several flagship openings this autumn, it’s the ideal time to explore the artistry and innovation behind Made in Italy. Visualista toured Brompton and Chelsea districts during London Design Week, and here are some of the best new spaces to visit.
Baxter — Craftsmanship Meets Modern Living
Opposite the V&A, Baxter’s Brompton Road gallery occupies the Grade II-listed Empire House, a striking mix of heritage and modern design. Inside, icons such as the NUBE BLANCA hanging lamp by Studio Peppe and the CHICAGO sofa by Paola Navone.
📍 232–236 Brompton Road, London SW3 — baxter.it
Bisazza — Where British Colour Meets Italian Opulence
Bisazza’s new Sloane Avenue showroom, designed by Carlo Dal Bianco, blends Italian glamour with British restraint. Its latest two new mosaic collections — Liz2 by eBoy, inspired by London’s neighbourhoods, and Silenzio by Fornasetti — perfectly capture the brand’s playful yet elegant spirit. As a leading name in glass mosaics for interiors and exteriors, Bisazza continues to push creative boundaries through collaborations with design luminaries such as Tom Dixon, Ashley Hicks, Tricia Guild, Marcel Wanders, Jaime Hayon, Studio Job, and Patricia Urquiola.
📍 60 Sloane Avenue, London SW3 — bisazza.com
Visionnaire — A Five-Storey Temple to Luxury Living
Steps from Harrods, Visionnaire’s new flagship on Brompton Road redefines what a furniture showroom can be. Currently open across two levels and set to expand further, the five-storey gallery showcases pieces like the Shibari chair by Studiopepe. For an in-depth look at the space, read our exclusive article Visionnaire Home Unveils Its New London Luxury Design Store.
📍 171–175 Brompton Road, London SW3 — visionnaire-home.com
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