Hostler Burrows

About the Gallery
Hostler Burrows is a design gallery founded in 1998 by Juliet Burrows and Kim Hostler. Initially dedicated solely to Nordic design and decorative arts, the gallery has expanded its program and now integrates a full roster of contemporary artists, both established and emerging, with historical works. While international in scope, the gallery’s primary focus remains in Scandinavia and rooted in the tradition of studio ceramics, particularly work by female artists.

The gallery is devoted to exhibiting work imbued with the qualities from which it has drawn inspiration since its beginnings - craftsmanship, intention, and integrity. Hostler Burrows’ unique vision and deep understanding of the sublime design which emerged from Scandinavia in the 20th Century carry over and inform the contemporary work which is brought to market with passion and a critical eye. 

Hostler Burrows’ carefully curated spaces, both in the gallery and at the world’s leading fairs, have placed them at the forefront of the design market and introduced an international clientele to a new generation of important artists whose works, while often cutting edge, maintain a strong continuity with the past.

The gallery is committed to building longstanding relationships, both with the artists whose work they promote as well as the design clientele and community at large. Hostler Burrows believes in the ideals of beauty and authenticity, and strives to create a unique experience to share with its audience.

About the Presentation
Hostler Burrows x HB381 will present work by Marianne Nielsen in a solo presentation at Independent. Nielsen is known for her delicately sculpted ceramic arrangements, which expose the synthetic and psychological aspects of the natural world. Through the lens of botany and a naturalist approach, she produces an herbarium of gestural forms that preserve the liveliness of plants. In reexamining the still life genre, her works evoke the ephemeral forms of overgrown spaces, crystalizing transient and fleeting moments. At a time when our experience of nature is increasingly mediated, Nielsen’s sculptures invite attention to the subtleties of the living environment and the forms that surround us. The gallery presented Nielsen’s first solo exhibition in the United States, Leaf, stem, twig, at its Tribeca gallery HB381 in May 2024.