RALPH PUCCI International is a luxury furniture and lighting company headquartered in New York City with origins as a family business started with mannequins in 1954.
RALPH PUCCI International represents preeminent European and Americans designers, many of which are collaborators for nearly three decades, while also sculpting and manufacturing in the heart of Manhattan in the same home as the Manhattan flagship; there are also locations in Los Angeles and Miami, and a London pop-up from 2022-2023.
The furniture chapter began in 1989 because of a mannequin created by French interior designer Andrée Putman, who then urged Pucci to represent her furniture in the US. Today, RALPH PUCCI International collaborates with the world’s leading artists and designers, and is particularly drawn to pieces that highlight “the hand of the artist.”
Now in its third generation, with siblings Michael and Nicole Pucci steering RALPH PUCCI International into its seventh decade, the company continues to pioneer in-house collections, pivoting the manufacturing skills of the mannequin craftsmen into new designs still made in the Manhattan headquarters on 18th Street. These include both creations with our long-term designer portfolio including Elizabeth Garouste, John Koga, Patrick Naggar, Eric Schmitt and Paul Mathieu, as well as the Ralph Pucci Collection. While remaining committed to the excellence and artistry of noble materials made in European and American ateliers, RALPH PUCCI believes in always looking for what’s next.
Our Founder
For Pucci, great design is an on-going quest to celebrate the legends while also looking to the future and supporting emerging talent, which has led to frequent collaborations with students from Pratt Institute, RISD and Jazz House Kids.
Milestones
Recognition
In 2009, Ralph Pucci was the recipient of DDI’s Markopoulos Award, the highest distinction in the visual merchandising industry.
In 2015, New York’s Museum of Art and Design presented an exhibition called “Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin” which then traveled to Northeastern University in Boston 2016.
In 2016, the Museum of the City of New York presented Ralph Pucci with its City of Design Award which recognizes it says “those who have made New York the design capital of the world and inspire future generations of designers.”
Pucci was the recipient of the Creative Innovation Award from Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles in 2013, and, in 2014, honored by the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.
Other accolades include “The Best in Furniture and Furnishings,” by Robb Report, “The Best Showroom” and “Legends & Trailblazers” by Wallpaper, and a “Best of the Year in Interiors, Architecture, Fashion and Design” according to Interior Design.
Philanthropy
Jazz House Kids
Since 2016, RALPH PUCCI has collaborated with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, a musical education nonprofit that works to ensure every student has access to music, education, mentorship and apprenticeship. JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, founded by Melissa Walker, is currently in its third decade and is headquartered in New Jersey and New York City. The RALPH PUCCI JAZZ SET is an annual benefit concert hosted in the Manhattan flagship gallery with celebrated bassist Christian McBride, which has raised over $2 million to date, with performances by: John Pizzarelli (2016); Esperanza Spalding (2017); Laurie Anderson (2019); Diana Krall 2020); Wynton Marsalis (2021); Norah Jones (2022); Gregory Porter ( 2023); Sting (2024). Stay tuned for more information on our 2025 fundraiser. To learn more about JAZZ HOUSE KiDS please visit: www.jazzhousekids.org.
STUDIO IN A SCHOOL
RALPH PUCCI is excited to announce a new partnership with Studio in a School. Since 1977, Studio in a School has been enriching young lives through visual arts. Founded by Agnes Gund, Studio in a School partners with public schools and community organizations to provide high quality arts education to students across New York City and beyond. This year, we’ll be hosting a fundraiser with Studio in a School in October. We look forward to beginning what will hopefully be a long and fruitful partnership. To learn more about this organization, please visit www.studioinaschool.org.