NYCxDESIGN is guided by core values of community, creativity, inclusivity, diversity, and sustainable design for the greater good. Beyond our annual Festival, our year-round programming provides a platform for NYC’s diverse design talent, from students and emerging designers to seasoned professionals. Each program fosters connection, education, and inspiration, empowering the next generation to use design as a powerful tool for positive impact and addressing the world’s most pressing needs.
In his solo exhibition at Uprise Art, artist Scott Sueme presents paintings, assemblages, and works on paper that explore artmaking as a form of record-keeping, using pictographic and geometric glyphs to capture fleeting moments with intentional observation.
Sampler is a curated selection of new and recent jewelry by Lin Cheung, exhibiting for the first time in New York. 2025 marks ten years of gemstone carving for the […]
The first retrospective of the artist’s two decades of world-building installations, the exhibition showcases Woolfalk’s ambitious fictional narrative of an imagined race of women known as “Empathics.” Woolfalk has created for the Empathics’ their own distinctive visual imagery, symbolism, and folklore, which reflect her investigations of African, African American, Japanese, European, and Brazilian art, craft, and storytelling. In this parable told through garment-based sculptures, video, paintings, works on paper, and performances, cultures mix, clash, and are ultimately transformed through shared understanding.
Curated by Leroy Street Studio Interiors, Jewel Box is a lighting exhibition exploring the sculptural and functional poetry of the wall sconce.
Dumbo-wide video art exhibit, projected onto the neighborhood's most iconic infrastructure, the Manhattan Bridge and the BQE. Where else can you see trucks, taxis and subways passing by atop world […]
Art / Design installation/exhibition featuring 3 women artists who specialize in furniture and decor.
This May, contemporary design showroom Love House expands to the Lower East Side with their first ground-floor showroom. A new design destination for this vibrant neighborhood, Love House debuts a gallery-forward space with The Family Show - a curated exhibition featuring new, exclusive pieces from the incredible talents they represent.
UrbanGlass welcomes you for an exhibition of lighting design from regional and local makers in glass.
The Fashion Institute of Technology School of Art and Design presents the 2025 Graduating Student Exhibition, showcasing the work of more than 600 student graduates in 16 areas of study.
PELLE’s May exhibition continues the ongoing visual and material exploration
between seemingly isolated acts—drawing, painting, and design.
Egg Collective hosts “Knock on Wood”, an exhibition focused on artists whose process is intertwined with wood. Playing on themes of luck, while also exploring the idea of material kinship, the exhibition will highlight the reciprocal relationship between makers and their materials.
New works by Bower Studios and Emily Mullin, marking the first exhibition in Mociun and Bower's new Showroom.
Roca NYC Showroom presents Shifting Matter, a group exhibition exploring new materialities, sustainable practices, and nature as collaborators. Curated by Sabrina Merayo Nuñez and Deville Cohen, it features artists working with organic, reclaimed, and experimental materials. The exhibition will publish a Climate Impact Report in collaboration with Artists Commit.
HAA Digital Art Exhibition explores the intersection of AI, immersive technology, and new media art. Featuring AI-generated works, XR experiences, interactive installations, and digital sculptures, the exhibition redefines creativity, perception, and reality, pushing the boundaries between art and technology to create an unprecedented immersive experience for audiences.
Calico Wallpaper introduces a new collection of wallpaper, Overture, designed by renowned UK-based designer Lee Broom. The collection, inspired by drapery and the power of illusion, will be on display at Broom’s penthouse, available to view by appointment.
The Print Lab Podcast on Spotify Presenter Martha Ackroyd Curtis interviews print based artists; photographers, installation artists and also those that cross process printmaking techniques with photography. Her final in the podcast series titled 'An Australian In New York City' is a guide for international visitors to New York City.
AI Marketing Agent — Revolutionizing E-Commerce Marketing with PhotoG
THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW CYPRINUS COLLECTION BY JAN KATH FOR 2025.
Material Matters; Fibre of the Future is a landmark design & art exhibition set to launch in New York City for Design Week 2025, presenting international design excellence in innovation, sustainability and wellness.
The NoMad Design District will be a hub of energy and inspiration, featuring several new showroom openings and special events. Many brands will also debut new collections fresh from Salone. NoMad invites visitors and industry insiders to explore fresh ideas, discover new resources, and engage with the future of design.
Rêverie by
Elsa Foulon
NYCxDESIGN Festival
Galerie PHILIA is proud to present Rêverie, an enchanting exhibition by contemporary designer Elsa Foulon, showcasing her groundbreaking ceramic creations during New York Design Week.
The title *Rêverie*, meaning "daydream" in French, perfectly captures the essence of Elsa Foulon’s work. This exhibition invites viewers to step into a dreamlike world where organic forms and sculptural beauty come together, blurring the line between art and design. Through *Rêverie*, Elsa explores the beauty of the fleeting moment, inviting contemplation on the delicate balance between thought and creation. The soft, flowing lines of her ceramics are not merely objects—they are meditations on space, light, and texture.
Reverie is an invitation to lose oneself in the dreamlike realm of Elsa Foulon’s ceramics, where contemporary design meets timeless craftsmanship.
Join us this NYCxDESIGN Festival for an experience that merges art, light, and form in a celebration of the beauty found in the organic and the unexpected.
Emily Thurman, the Salt Lake City–based interior designer, is pleased to present Hundō, her first-ever collection of furniture, lighting, and sculptural objects. Thurman’s line of collectible design marks a stunning debut from one of the industry’s fastest-rising talents, exemplifying an honest and craft-forward approach to creation and collaboration.
Eco-friendly design from Estonia and chic jewelry from Ukraine.
Pop-up shop, fashion performance, design talks with Estonian and Ukrainian designers. Opening event May 16, 6 pm
Flou 2025 Collection
A.MANO Brooklyn & Lois Aronow Porcelain present "The Light Show: A Celebration of Illuminating Ceramics," a curated group show featuring recent work by Brooklyn ceramic artists. The show will include candlesticks, candelabras, pendants, sconces, lamps, match strikers, mirrors and other objects designed to emit light or enhance the process of illumination.
Lawson-Fenning presents Agapanthus Collection by interior designer Josh Greene, alongside new works from Devin Wilde and Addison Woolsey, and a new lighting collection from O&G Studio.
Studio Zung + Buckminster Fuller Partners Foundation present "Artifacts for Tomorrow"
Join "Fractured Horizons," a hybrid exhibition at PI Art Center exploring the intersection of heritage and innovation through art, design, and technology. Experience how artists reimagine industrial remnants and envision post-human futures. Launch events at NJ and NY campuses.
For over a decade, Coca–Cola Global Design has partnered with renowned photographers Guy Aroch and Anna Palma to craft visual stories that have shaped culture and left an indelible mark […]
Tuleste Factory Presents...
Group Exhibition of Ceramics Objects, Lighting, and Sculpture. With emphasis on design, "Use Me" highlights the work of well-established and emerging artists from around the world, based in NYC area. All works were created and produced at the facilities of Sculpture Space NYC, a working studio and nonprofit gallery.
Amelie du Chalard invites Emily Marant to curate a design exhibition in her Soho Gallery during NYC x DESIGN WEEK from May 16th until June 9th 2025.
This exhibition traces the evolving relationship between design and the natural world in a time when permanence has lost its meaning.
ORDINARY SPLENDOR Opening May 20 2025 5:00-8:00 May 21-June 25 2025 by appointment 1003 44th Avenue, Long Island City NY [email protected] Nordic art and design dealer Lawton Mull is thrilled […]
Meet the artist and view the new collection. Abby Modell Contemporary Art Glass and showroom tour of Lorin Marsh.
Join the New York Design Center for an inspiring Day of Design in support of NYCxDesign. Enjoy panel discussions, open houses and a day of inspiration from the showrooms of 200 Lex.
M Collection Home + Design is proud to showcase some incredible, unique and innovate design pieces from new emerging designers in the furniture, lighting and art space .
Event Title: DUMBO Design District Walking Tour
Overview:
Experience the industrial charm of Brooklyn’s DUMBO Design District on an exclusive walking tour. Enjoy an intimate celebration of the neighborhood’s historic architecture and curated design boutiques, where legacy meets contemporary aesthetics.
Event Highlights:
• Architectural Discovery:
Stroll along Belgian brick streets where historic warehouses blend with modern architectural forms.
• Boutique & Gallery Visits:
Meet the founders behind select home goods stores and design galleries showcasing refined furniture, lighting, ceramics, and decor—each reflecting DUMBO’s creative spirit.
• Elegant Exchange:
Conclude your tour with a relaxed conversation at Hudson Wilder, the hybrid design studio–showroom–café, where insights and observations from the tour are shared.
Additional Details:
• What to Bring:
Comfortable walking shoes, a camera or smartphone for discreet snapshots, and an appreciation for refined design.
• Accessibility:
The route is moderately accessible. Please advise us at registration if you require any specific accommodations.
Step inside the vibrant world where art, design and business come together in DUMBO. Join us at the Mark Jupiter manufacturing studio and showroom for an unfiltered conversation among local creators JAM Architecture, artist Lou Venturelli, interior designer Kathy Eisberg and Mark Jupiter himself. They’ll dive into what it takes to build custom work that doesn’t just fill a space but defines a brand.
As artists and makers are increasingly pushed out of residential neighborhoods, this panel discussion will spotlight how design businesses are not only surviving but thriving in DUMBO Brooklyn.
Stick around after the panel for a guided tour of Mark Jupiter’s new 16,000 sq. ft. workshop to see firsthand how craftsmanship and innovation come together.
Celebrate NYCxDESIGN in full bloom with Chilewich. The design company opens the backyard garden of its NYC store and showroom to toast new tabletop textiles developed in collaboration with award-winning photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo, who will be present to sign copies of her new book: Roses in the Garden (Rizzoli).
Join us for an insightful discussion on innovative approaches to representation in architecture. We’ll delve into how art can be a juxtaposition with the formality of traditional drawings. And how these approaches evoke emotion and feelings about the spaces we create.
Join us for the official closing of the NYCxDesign Festival - with the annual DUMBOxDESIGN Party @Supefine! After a full day of design events in Dumbo - Mingle with leaders from 40+ Architecture Firms, Designers and Artists and celebrate the industry and festival one last time. Walk outside for a wonderful projection show on the Manhattan Bridge at the Dumbo Archway Plaza, steps away from the Party.
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