A limestone storefront built nearly 150 years ago on East Sixth Street now holds something new: a 1,700-square-foot gallery devoted to contemporary furniture, ceramics, lighting, and design. Seer Gallery, founded by Scott Martin, has opened at 616 E. 6th St. in Austin, filling a building that previously housed a feed store, multiple bars, and an antique shop before its latest transformation.
Martin is the founder and creative director of Seer Studio, the furniture line he launched in 2020 that now anchors the gallery's offerings, according to CultureMap Austin. Inside, the space splits into 1,100 square feet of public gallery and a 600-square-foot studio where Martin works, per the same report. The gallery displays its pieces in vignettes rather than a traditional showroom layout, mixing Martin's own furniture designs with curated visual art, ceramics, and lighting from other artists and brands.
Seer Studio's lineup includes dining chairs, case goods, upholstered beds, and modular sectionals, with lighting designs currently in development, CultureMap Austin reports. Every piece in the collection is built and hand-finished in Central Texas. Separately, Austin Home reports that Martin still sketches each concept by hand before the pieces are finished locally, and that the gallery occupies a 19th-century limestone storefront the outlet describes as sitting within a National Register historic district.
A Roster Spanning Ceramics, Lighting, and Scent
The gallery's opening roster is extensive. Per CultureMap Austin, it features Allen Yu, Cadis, Casey Zablocki, Cinnamon Projects, and Frank Zhu, alongside HQ Object, Louise Roe, Maggie Orth, Mother of God, and Patrick Iadanza. The list continues with Studio Ford, Thompson Street Studio, Tyler Goin, Zoe Dering, and Thomas Yang Studio, as well as Perfumer H, Samantha McCurdy, Sarah Nsikak, Savoir Beds, and Saw.Earth, plus Given McClure de Sanchez and Tender Vessels. Austin Home's account of the inaugural roster similarly points to New York-based Cadis lighting, Studio Ford, and local ceramicist Frank Zhu among the names on view.
Martin told CultureMap Austin he identified a gap in Austin's market for contemporary collectible design, a gap he hopes the gallery will help close. He said he hopes Seer Gallery will foster idea exchange and contribute to a broader shift in contemporary and collectible design, per the outlet's report. Austin Home frames a similar sentiment from Martin, who said Central Texas has a growing collector base even as design creatives can still feel siloed, and that he hopes the gallery will contribute to a broader shift as Texas becomes an increasingly important destination for contemporary and collectible design.
Martin's path to the gallery included travel to Los Angeles and New York, according to CultureMap Austin's report, and he also plays in the local band Club Coma. The gallery marks Seer Studio's largest expansion since it started in 2020, and Austin Home separately reported that the studio recently released its first complete collection of original designs since that early-2020 launch, with each piece handmade and finished to order in Central Texas with customizable scale and materials. Seer Studio plans to launch a website soon, and the gallery's collection is expected to rotate quarterly, giving the space a reason for repeat visits from collectors and design-world regulars.
Part of a Bigger Push on Old Sixth
Seer Gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is positioned to serve as a gathering space for people in the design industry, not just a retail storefront. Its arrival fits into the broader Old Sixth effort, a name used for both the historic district and the long-term revitalization project reshaping that stretch of East Sixth Street. Recent additions to the corridor include Taquería de Diez, Estudio6, and an unnamed concept from Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group, per CultureMap Austin.
That revitalization is being led by Stream Realty Partners, which is restoring 31 historic properties along East Sixth Street between I-35 and Brazos Street while bringing in new restaurant, retail, music, and arts tenants, according to CultureMap Austin's separate coverage of the district. Among those additions is estudiosix, a peer-led artist residency and creative workspace created in partnership with the Old Sixth redevelopment, founded by artist Mark Hilton and directed by gallery director Jordan Nelsen. The Austin Chronicle describes the program as an effort to embed an interdependent network of artists within Austin's historic districts, charging a $250-per-month studio fee that funds the residency and its 24/7 facilities. Fourteen artists in estudiosix's Fall 2026/Spring 2027 cohort were scheduled to begin using that studio space on September 1, per the Chronicle's reporting.
Together, the additions suggest East Sixth is becoming as much a design and arts corridor as a nightlife strip, with Seer Gallery adding a dedicated home for collectible furniture and object design to a block already in the middle of a historic overhaul.
