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Meridian Brooklyn

L+R 20 Jay Street 924, Brooklyn, United States

Attention NYC UX/UI, mobile, and digital product designers: Curious about VR, XR, MR, and spatial computing? This event is for you.

Meridian Meetups are global gatherings for mobile app designers and developers exploring the next frontier—spatial computing. Join us at L+R’s Brooklyn studio for the inaugural Meridian Brooklyn, hosted during NYCxDESIGN Festival 2025. It’ll be a relaxed evening of conversation, demos, and networking with others bridging the gap between mobile and spatial design.

We’ll showcase real projects, demo tools like ShapesXR, and invite voices from the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest design and development communities to share insights. Whether you’re actively working in this space or just spatially curious, welcome to all interesed in conversation on how design and development are evolving as we move from 2D experiences to real-world, spatial environments.

Cornell Tech Made in MakerLAB Exhibition

Cornell Tech MakerLAB in the Tata Innovation Center Cornell Tech 2 West Loop Road, New York, New York, United States

Cornell Tech’s MakerLAB provides an inclusive, well-equipped space for digital fabrication, where the campus community can bring their ideas to life. This exhibition highlights projects by students and researchers where design, technology, and hands-on making intersect to address real-world challenges, explore new ideas, and push the boundaries of innovation.

Creative Intelligence

Work & Co Work & Co - 231 Front St., 5th Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 231 Front St, NYC, NY, United States

A Trio of Design Talks - Exploring The Art of the Possible with Artificial Intelligence

The Geometry of Togetherness

Vitra Showroom New York 46 Bowery, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

A sofa isn’t just a place of comfort. It’s a place that invites conversation, reconciliation and togetherness. The sofa is one of the most desired, emotionally resonant and debated pieces of furniture in our home. In a world where loneliness and disconnection continues to rise, reimagining the archetype of the sofa is essential. In conversation […]

Cornell Design Tech Exhibition at Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech MakerLAB in the Tata Innovation Center Cornell Tech 2 West Loop Road, New York, New York, United States

Experience groundbreaking student projects at Cornell’s Design Tech exhibition, which blends design, robotics, 3D printing, and sustainable solutions. This exhibition will demonstrate how Cornell’s interdisciplinary approach is shaping the future of architecture, technology, and beyond, with projects addressing global challenges and industry needs.

NYCxDESIGN Keynote: AI: Sci-fi to Society

IBM NYC Flagship Office 1 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

As artificial intelligence moves from the realm of science fiction into daily reality, how is it reshaping the future of design?

Experience Design Day

Eight Inc. Eight Inc. 80 West 40th Street, BryantPark Studios, 6th Floor, New York, New York, United States

Eight Inc. is a global experience design agency behind some of the world’s most iconic brand moments. This NYCxDESIGN, we’re dedicating a full day to the craft of Experience Design exploring how meaningful, human-centered experiences shape brands. Join us for talks, insights and connections at our studio overlooking Bryant Park.

Inclusive Technology: Art, Design, and Innovation for Accessible Communities

This panel will explore how inclusive design could leverage minority community well-being. By highlighting the significance of artistic creativity and technology power, the panelists will share their opinions on how art and technology could become a joint force, empowering diverse communities and facilitating social transformation.

Cornell Tech 2025 Startup Awards + Open Studio

Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island Cornell Tech 2 West Loop Road, New York, New York, United States

Join us at Cornell Tech's Spring 2025 Startup Awards competition, which will include presentations from 10 student team finalists pitching their companies to investors. Five of them will win $100,000.

Pratt Shows: InfoShow 25

Pratt Manhattan Building 144 West 14th Street, USA

The annual showcase and celebration of School of Information student work. The iSchool offers masters programs in Library and Information Science, Information Experience Design, Museums and Digital Culture, and Data Analytics and Visualization.Organized like a conference, InfoShow25 includes presentations, panels, posters, digital and non-digital object exhibitions, and demos from students.

Material Matters: A Show of Work by Recent RISD Alumni

7 Lispenard 7 Lispenard St., New York, NY, United States

A show of work by recent RISD Alumni in New York City. Through furniture, objects, and textiles, recuperated and repaired materials are the basis of the work. We center repair and reclamation, acts of extension and continuation, as fundamental ethos for creating new work in today’s materially-congested world.

TM Italia NYC Showroom First Look

New York Atelier 20 West 20th Street, Floor 5, New York City, NY, United States

Celebrate TM Italia as the iconic kitchen brand as it opens it's first official showroom in NYC. Set in the heart of the Flatiron Design District, the NYC atelier will feature its newly released collection of bespoke designs fusing Italian craftsmanship and innovation.

Design Day at the Yard

Brooklyn Navy Yard 141 Flushing Avenue Building 77, Suite 801, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join the Brooklyn Navy Yard – a dynamic epicenter of innovation – for its annual Design Day. This year, the event highlights robotics, engineering, technology, and creative companies marrying art and industry. Step into cutting-edge design studios, checkout demonstrations, shop local, and stay late for a public art reveal.

Wonderland: Surreal Nail Tales with ACRYLICS

Industry City 254 36th Street Building 2, C244, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The opening night of NSWF (Nails Set the Weak Free), a social impact experience debuting in New York, NY.

iF Design x COOL HUNTING

Tarform – Brooklyn Navy Yard Studio 299 Sands St. Building 303, Suite 801, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Join iF Design and COOL HUNTING at Tarform’s Brooklyn Navy Yard studio for a tour, discussion about the state of sustainable mobility, and casual drinks—featuring Tarform’s Taras Kravtchouk, iF Design’s Lisa Gralnek, and COOL HUNTING’s Josh Rubin.

Designer Meet & Greet: Alexis Tourron

Vitra Showroom New York 46 Bowery, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, United States

Drop by Vitra's new showroom in New York for a meet and green with Alexis Tourron and to hear about Anagram Sofa. Alexis Tourron (born in France in 1991) met Stefano Panterotto (born in Italy in 1988) while studying at the 'École cantonale d'art de Lausanne' (ECAL) – a university of art and design – […]

Technological Innovation: Generative AI-Driven Design and Brand Innovation

Join this online panel forum exploring how generative AI transforms art, design and branding. Discover AI applications in product innovation, cultural revitalization, and interactive experiences. Featuring experts from Tencent, Adobe, PhotoG, Harvard, and MIT, hosted by founder of Edensign, Zhi(George) Zheng.

Provocation as Invitation: The UX of Street Culture

Bedford Studio West Village, NYC, 62 Bedford Street, New York City, New York, United States

In a city like New York, the street is more than a backdrop—it’s an interface. This talk explores how spontaneous urban provocations like serial chalk inscriptions and intrusive Tiktok street interviews act as invitations to engage in public discourse that quickly migrates online. By tracing their digital afterlives, we unpack how they earn virality, build […]

Interior Design Society Multi-CEU Event

Crestron Showroom 200 Lexington Ave, 3rd Floor, Suite 302, New York, NY, 10016, USA

Learn more about Crestron's Smart Home Residential Systems and how to Design it within your client's home!

NYCxDESIGN Talk with Will Hall — Designing Intelligence: Shaping the Future with AI

Brickworks Design Studio 445 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States

As artificial intelligence becomes a collaborator, critic, and co-conspirator in the creative process, the role of the designer is rapidly evolving. In this dynamic session, four visionary leaders at the forefront of design and technology will each share short, provocative presentations exploring how AI is reshaping our tools, our aesthetics, and our ethical frameworks. Featuring […]

Recess // Reset: Conversations for Design Tomorrow

Parsons School of Design Parsons, The New School, Starr Foundation Hall University Center, UL102, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, United States

Parsons School of Design presents Recess // Reset: Conversations for Design Tomorrow—a fast-paced talk series with top experts exploring AGI, future design jobs, new teaching methods, and urgent ethical questions.

Cornell Tech Studio Visit with 2024 Backslash Artist Noah Feehan

Cornell Tech / Studio in the Tata Innovation Center 2 West Loop Road, New York, United States

Noah Feehan, a 2024 Backslash Artist at Cornell Tech, is collaborating with Associate Professor Wendy Ju on Swoon Routine, a drone performance artwork. During this event, Feehan will discuss this artwork and his overall creative practice, which is highly interdisciplinary and experiments with technology's creative capacities to create mechanical magic.

Collaborative Creation in 3D: An Artist and Fabricator Share Tips

Join artist Marya Triandafellos and fabricator David Lynshue as they share collaboration tips for artists and fabricators. They retell their collaboration on Born Again Road Kill - figurative sculptures from reclaimed metals found on NYC streets, on display in NYCxDESIGNxSOUVENIR. Learn about effectively collaborating on materials experimentation, problem-solving, and digital fabrication.

The Future of the Intersection Between Design and Technology

Tata Innovation Center on the Cornell Tech Campus (Room 131) Cornell Tech 2 West Loop Road, New York, NY, United States

Join Jenny Sabin, Chair of Cornell’s Department of Design Tech, for an engaging panel discussion on the future of the intersection between design and technology. In conjunction with the Design Tech Exhibition at Cornell Tech, this talk will explore how emerging technologies are transforming design practices and solving global challenges.

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