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Beyond Boundaries: Mayfair Design District Returns for 2025 with Its Most Disruptive Programme Yet
Where irreverence meets sophistication, this autumn the Mayfair Design District (MDD) returns with Beyond Boundaries, a bold curatorial theme that reimagines what a design destination can be. Running from 12th September to 31st October 2025, the programme anchors London’s cultural season, coinciding with The London Design Festival, London Fashion Week, PAD London, and Frieze. Now in its ninth edition, MDD 2025 promises a collision of provocation and elegance, uniting over 60 global brands, institutions, and artists across London’s most storied neighbourhood. From collectable furniture and radical hospitality to immersive art experiences, Mayfair cements its role as one of the world’s most influential cultural districts.
As part of The Fluxx Editors’ Picks, we highlight some of the must-see projects and events shaping Mayfair’s cultural calendar this year.
A Movement, Not Just a District
Founded in 2017 by James Malcolm Green and joined in 2023 by Anne-Laure Pingreoun, Mayfair Design District has grown into one of London Design Festival’s defining destinations. “When we launched MDD, it was a bold idea with a few passionate partners. Eight years later, it’s a thriving cultural platform with a global audience,” says Green. Pingreoun adds: “Beyond Boundaries is a call to dismantle the walls, literal and metaphorical, that have long shaped the creative world. We are celebrating those who choose to work in the grey areas, the unexpected overlaps, the places where design, art, hospitality and fashion intersect with irreverence and purpose.”
Mayfair Design District Founders, James Malcolm Green & by Anne-Laure Pingreoun
FLUXX EDITOR Highlights: Mayfair Design District 2025
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair | Elemental Resonance – Nature Reimagined
The Mandarin Oriental Mayfair opens the festival in cinematic fashion with an exclusive takeover. The hotel becomes a stage for site-specific art interventions and a curated selection of works displayed throughout the property, transforming hospitality into a living cultural dialogue. This ambitious collaboration brings together global collectors, tastemakers, and creatives, offering visitors the chance to experience the interplay between luxury hospitality and contemporary art in one of London’s most refined new venues.
Public exhibition runs from 15th September through to January 2026.
Lyon & Turnbull | Making a Mark: Collecting Contemporary Metalwork
Dr John Creed, Iron Sculptural Vase, Lyon & Turnbull
This landmark exhibition highlights the vitality of contemporary silversmithing in the UK. In partnership with the Glasgow School of Art, Lyon & Turnbull’s showcase explores the evolution of traditional techniques into contemporary design, presenting a collection that blurs the line between sculpture and function. Visitors can attend talks, viewings, and discussions exploring the cultural significance of silver as both an art form and collectible medium.
Open from 15th to 20th September.
Sarah Myerscough Gallery | The Schoolhouse
Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Frances Pinnock, Dress for The Job You Want (Accoutrements & Illuminations), 2023, Jack Elliot Edwards
Sarah Myerscough opens her new Mayfair gallery headquarters with a bold programme of exhibitions. The inaugural shows feature acclaimed German woodturner Ernst Gamperl, whose exhibition “Urkraft” explores the raw energy of natural wood, and Frances Pinnock’s “Accoutrements & Illuminations,” which blends sculpture with narrative design. Smaller installations throughout the gallery celebrate natural materials and fine craftsmanship.
Opening Exhibitions:
Ernst Gamperel | Urkraft | 13th October - 29th November
Frances Pinnock | Accoutrements & Illuminations | 13th October - 29th November
Silverlining | Layers in Time
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Silverlining Furniture launches its first limited-edition collection, presented at the General Assembly Gallery. The exhibition, Layers in Time, brings together eight highly crafted works that combine traditional joinery, marquetry, and leatherwork with innovative technologies such as CNC shaping and experimental surface treatments. Designed and made in Silverlining’s North Wales studio, the pieces reflect decades of expertise while signalling a bold new era for the studio.
Exhibition runs 14th to 19th October, 10 AM – 6 PM, by appointment.
HOLLY HUNT | Expanded Flagship Showroom
HOLLY HUNT celebrates over a decade in Mayfair with the reopening of its newly expanded flagship. The refreshed space showcases the brand’s mastery of materials, timeless design, and artisanal craftsmanship. Marked by a curated series of events, the relaunch includes intimate salons, collector previews, and opportunities for design lovers to explore the brand’s renewed vision.
Open house takes place on 11th September from 6 to 8 pm.
Savoir | The Art of Craft
Savoir hosts an intimate breakfast talk exploring the value of craftsmanship in contemporary interiors, followed by a curated visit to PAD London. The showroom itself will be transformed by Mayfair Design District with curated artworks, reflecting the dialogue between art, design, and function. The programme reaffirms Savoir’s role as a destination for refined, design-conscious living.
Breakfast talk scheduled for 16th October.
Apparatus | Mayfair Late
APPARATUS, the acclaimed New York design studio, presents a Mayfair Late event at its gallery space. Known for a Gesamtkunstwerk approach where lighting, furniture, and objects coalesce into a unified vision, Apparatus invites visitors into an evocative world where design is both functional and theatrical.
Mayfair Late takes place on 15th September, from 6 to 8 pm.
Mint Gallery | Second Skin
Rob Street Carter, Estuary bench
Mint Gallery returns with Second Skin, an exhibition that pushes the boundaries of material exploration. Featuring designers such as Dirk Van Der Kooij, Tellurico Studio, and Daniel Stefanita alongside rising names including Sheyang Li and Aurélien Veyrat, the show explores how materials can be transformed into vessels of narrative and emotion. Parallel programming, “Curated Connections,” features visionary Polish designers in partnership with cultural institutions.
Exhibition runs from 13th to 30th September.
Gosesummer | Traces of Quiet Devotion
Gosesummer introduces Yangzhou woodblock printing to the UK for the first time with Traces of Quiet Devotion. This rare exhibition highlights intricately carved blocks and prints by master artisan Shen Shuhua and apprentice Peng Lei, offering a meditative exploration of devotion and craftsmanship.
Exhibition runs 13th to 21st September, 10 AM – 6 PM daily. Sunday opening hours will be 11 AM – 5 PM
Qloud Collective | The Sun is but a Morning Star
Qloud Collective makes its debut at Mayfair Design District with a poetic group show at Great Pulteney Street Gallery. Inspired by Thoreau’s line “the sun is but a morning star,” the exhibition reflects on intimacy, transformation, and memory through textiles, sculpture, and tactile practices.
The exhibition runs daily from 15 September. MDD Lates: Monday 15th September 5 - 8 PM (free and open to the public). Opening Hours: 12 - 6 PM daily, and 12 - 5 PM on Sundays.
Bluerider ART | Rising in Fire: Hantoo Art Group
Bluerider ART brings Taiwan’s influential Hantoo Art Group to London for the first time. The exhibition “Rising in Fire” presents over 50 works across painting, sculpture, and photography, charting Taiwan’s cultural transformation through decades of political and social change.
Public Exhibition: 16th October 2025 - 4th January 2026. Artist Talk: 17th October 2025, 2–5pm.
Grymsdyke Farm | Reading Design: Falling
Based on a summer school led by leading international designers, Grymsdyke Farm presents Reading Design: Falling. The exhibition explores the concept of falling as both gesture and metaphor, transforming remnants and off-cuts into poetic new forms.
Public Exhibition: 15th-21st September 2025, 2-7 PM (by appointment)
eba Marylebone | Brunch with PP Møbler, CPD and Concert
eba Marylebone celebrates design and craftsmanship with a programme of events. On 18 September, the showroom hosts a brunch with PP Møbler CEO Kasper Holst Pedersen to discuss the company’s legacy and sustainable practices.
On 19 September, visitors can attend a RIBA-accredited CPD session on ergonomic kitchen design, followed by a private violin concert. Together, the events reinforce eba’s mission as a hub for cultural exchange.
Brunch with PP Møbler: 18 September 2025, 10.30 AM (RSVP required) CPD + Private Concert: 19 September 2025, 6 PM (RSVP required)
COYA Mayfair | Design Meets Ritua
COYA Mayfair blends Latin American dining with immersive cultural experiences. During the festival, the restaurant hosts exhibitions by emerging and established artists alongside its renowned Peruvian fusion cuisine, cocktails, and live music. The result is a dynamic celebration of design where hospitality and culture meet in dramatic fashion.
The Mayfair Design District 2025 programme reflects its bold curatorial theme: Beyond Boundaries. It is a stage for cultural luxury, where craftsmanship meets experimentation, and where design collides with art, hospitality, and fashion. From Mandarin Oriental’s dramatic takeover to Mint Gallery’s forward-looking exhibition, this year’s edition confirms Mayfair as a cultural hub that inspires global audiences.
For architects, interior designers, collectors, and cultural enthusiasts, Mayfair Design District 2025 offers the ultimate opportunity to experience the future of luxury and design in the heart of London.
