Name

Hostler Burrows

Legal name

Hostler Burrows

Website

https://hostlerburrows.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue through gallery sales of contemporary design objects, studio ceramics, and Nordic decorative arts to collectors, interior designers, and institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hostler Burrows is a design gallery specializing in Nordic and Scandinavian contemporary design, 20th-century studio ceramics, and decorative arts. The gallery curates and sells authenticated collectible design objects to private collectors and trade clients through two physical galleries (New York and Los Angeles), a dedicated Trade Program, and a program of international art fair exhibitions.

Product overview

Hostler Burrows is a design gallery offering a unified platform combining physical gallery spaces, international art fair participation, and digital viewing rooms. The core offerings include gallery exhibitions featuring contemporary art, Nordic/Scandinavian design, and studio ceramics; participation in major art fairs worldwide; an online viewing room powered by exhibit-E®; and art collection sales spanning contemporary and 20th-century works. The gallery represents over 70 international artists and designers, with a primary focus on Scandinavian design and studio ceramics, particularly work by female artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gallery Exhibition Sales

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HB381 Gallery (Tribeca)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated gallery space at 381 Broadway in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, showcasing exhibitions such as Egeværk: Forms of Belonging (June-August 2026). This additional venue extends the gallery's presence and exhibition capacity in New York.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Todd Merrill Studio: New York contemporary design gallery representing studio furniture makers, ceramicists, and sculptors. Comparable curatorial approach (studio craft emphasis), clientele (collectors and interior designers), and gallery-plus-fair sales model.
• R & Company: Tribeca-based contemporary design gallery specializing in collectible design and studio craft. Comparable to Hostler Burrows in curation-driven retail of design objects and studio ceramics, similar customer base of collectors and interior designers, and presence at major international fairs.
• The Future Perfect: Design gallery with locations in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles selling collectible contemporary design and craft. Directly comparable in product mix (furniture, ceramics, decorative arts), gallery model, and reliance on art fair visibility and designer relationships.
• Friedman Benda: New York-based contemporary design gallery representing established and emerging designers. Directly comparable to Hostler Burrows in operating model (gallery exhibitions, art fair participation, design-object sales) and in targeting HNW collectors, interior designers, and institutions.
• Galerie Maria Wettergren: Paris-based gallery specializing in contemporary Scandinavian and Nordic design, craft, and ceramics. Closest peer in curatorial focus on Nordic design and studio ceramics; competes for the same international collector base at design fairs.
• Galerie Kreo: Paris gallery known for limited-edition and collectible contemporary design. Comparable to Hostler Burrows in representing designer-makers, gallery-based sales, and presence at Design Miami/Collective fairs targeting HNW collectors and designers.
• Magen H Gallery: New York gallery focused on contemporary ceramics and studio craft. Directly comparable in ceramics specialization, gallery-based primary sales to collectors, and exhibition programming.

Emerging players

• Volume Gallery: Chicago- and New York-based gallery focused on collectible contemporary design and limited-edition craft. Overlaps with Hostler Burrows in studio ceramics and design-object focus but typically features earlier-career designers.
• Priveekollektie Contemporary Art | Design: European gallery showcasing contemporary art and collectible design. Comparable in combining gallery exhibitions and art fair participation, with overlapping collector and interior-designer clientele.

Broad incumbents

• Christie's (20th Century Design): Global auction house with significant 20th-century and contemporary design and ceramics category. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same collector ecosystem for studio ceramics and Nordic design and is a key reference point for valuation and provenance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HostlerBurrows
• Instagraminstagram.com/hostlerburrows
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hostler-burrows

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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