1stDibs Unveils 25th Anniversary Campaign Honouring the Brand's Paris Flea Market Roots
In Celebration of 25 Years, 1stDibs Debuts ‘On the Road at 25’ Film Spotlighting Sellers Across Paris, New York, & London
8 May 2025
WHAT: 1stDibs, the leading online marketplace for extraordinary design, celebrates 25 years at the forefront of luxury e-commerce with a special commemorative film. This campaign follows 1stDibs’ Editorial Director and Director of Fine Art, Anthony Barzilay Freund, as he embarks on a journey of discovery, meeting a selection of sellers, designers, and tastemakers from the 1stDibs network who make the platform a treasure trove of exquisite design.
In the year 2000, a trip to the Paris Flea Market inspired the idea for an online marketplace that captured that same magic of discovery. At the heart of this campaign is a celebration of the brand’s Paris Flea Market roots, which sparked a 25-year-long quest to connect the world’s most discerning buyers with the most beautiful things on earth. Now for 1stDibs’ Silver Anniversary, Barzilay returns to the site of inspiration, alongside two of the brand’s other top markets, connecting with experts to illuminate the stories behind their one-of-a-kind objects. From an ancient Illyrian helmet to a 20th-century diamond-set fringe tiara and a baby grand piano in quilted maple, this campaign highlights the unique marvels that transport viewers into another moment, celebrating the timelessness of enduring design. Pieces from each of the sellers and galleries highlighted in the video campaign will also be available to shop on the 1stDibs website as part of an exclusive 25th-Anniversary collection that celebrates the brand’s encyclopaedic scope of design.
The 1stDibs ‘On the Road at 25’ video campaign can be viewed HERE. Please find a link to shop the exclusive 25th-Anniversary collection HERE.
WHO: 1stDibs Editorial Director and Director of Fine Arts, Anthony Barzilay Freund, in conversation with the following sellers, designers, & makers distinguished by market:
- Paris
- Sceners Gallery (Seller)
- Founded by David Atlan and Jonathan Haddad, Sceners is a design gallery that showcases a diverse array of primarily 20th-century design.
- Tobogan Antiques (Seller)
- Founded before 1945, Tobogan Antiques is a family-owned enterprise specializing in European arts from the second half of the nineteenth century.
- Les Merveilles de Babellou (Seller)
- Les Merveilles de Babellou is a luxury vintage boutique which specialises in vintage fashion, jewellery, and accessories. It is based in the Saint-Ouen flea market.
- Vingtieme (Seller)
- Established in 1984, Vingtieme deals curated selections of 20th Century furniture at the Saint-Ouen flea market.
- Joachim Franco Design (Seller)
- Joachim Franco Design vintage furniture and design at the Saint-Ouen flea market.
- Stanislas Reboul (Seller)
- Stanislas Reboul is an antiques dealer located at the Paul Bert Market. He primarily offers interior design pieces and objects from the second half of the twentieth century.
- Sceners Gallery (Seller)
- New York
- Creel and Gow (Seller)
- Creel and Gow is a décor shop helmed by Jamie Creel that offers a wide range of rare, internationally-sourced objects. With locations in New York City and Millbrook, NY, their selection includes rare minerals, taxidermy, and other unusual decorative objects.
- Mahnaz (Seller)
- Mahnaz Collection is a gallery founded by Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos that specialises in design-led, modern, vintage, and contemporary jewellery made after 1950. They are best known for their collection of work from the 1960s-1980s.
- Yancey Richardson (Seller)
- Founded in 1995 by Yancey Richardson, The Yancey Richardson Gallery is a dealer of fine art photography.
- Mickalene Thomas (Maker)
- Mickalene Thomas is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant and textural collage portraits of Black women. Thomas’s work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, among others. Her photographic work is represented by the Yancey Richardson Gallery.
- J.M. Szymanski (Maker)
- Introduced in 2014, J. M. Szymanski (Jake Michael Szymanski) is a maker & designer of furniture and décor objects. His work is known for its unusual shapes and use of raw materials and textures.
- Luft Tanaka (Maker)
- Luft Tanaka is a Japanese artist and designer based in New York City. He creates art objects, furniture, and lighting, and is best known for his Kawa series, which utilises his unique method of casting porcelain in leather molds.
- Corey Damen Jenkins (Designer)
- Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates is an interior design and decoration firm known for its classic designs and practice of mixing vivid colours with layered patterns in its interiors.
- Creel and Gow (Seller)
- London
- ArtAncient (Seller)
- Founded in 2008, ArtAncient specialises in works of ancient art, with a collection ranging from fossils to Roman marble sculptures and more.
- Bentley & Skinner (Seller)
- Founded in 1880, Bentley & Skinner are jewellers by royal appointment. They specialise in fine antique jewellery, silver and objects of art by Carl Faberge.
- ClassyBubbly (Seller)
- ClassyBubbly is a dealer of Hermès bags and other luxury lifestyle items. They also provide authentication, repair, and personal shopping services.
- Bryan O’Sullivan (Designer)
- Bryan O’Sullivan Studio is a full-service international interior design studio with offices in London and New York City. For over a decade, Bryan O’Sullivan has worked with international clients to create interiors that are contemporary while remaining inspired by a distinctly European point of view.
- Elicyon’s Charu Gandhi (Designer)
- At the helm of interior design firm Elicyon is founder and director Charu Gandhi. Her work in the fields of interior design, architecture, and digital design is deeply informed by her international upbringing, formal architectural training, and inquiring intellect.
- ArtAncient (Seller)
NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT 1STDIBS
1stDibs is a leading online marketplace that connects design lovers with highly coveted sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, home décor, art, fine jewelry, watches, and fashion.