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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.

Celebration Anniversary Tufty Time 20

B&B Italia 58th St. A&D Showroom 150 East 58th St, New York, United States

To celebrate the 20th anniversary
of one of our best-selling designs,
we’re introducing Tufty-Time 20,
the contemporary evolution of the
iconic modular system designed by
Patricia Urquiola.

ETHAN ALLEN PRESENTS the Art of Modern Elegance

Ethan Allen Design Studio 685 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

How do we infuse modern designs with a classic sense of chic? By simplifying timeless forms and selecting materials perfectly suited for refined living. See modern made formal using metals and geometric motifs, modern made casual with organic, nature-inspired elements—and preview new products that bring this aesthetic to life.

A WAY OF LIVING

Boffi | De Padova New York 99 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, United States

Boffi | De Padova New York invites you to discover "A Way of Living" at brand new flagship store on 99 Madison Avenue.

ELEMENTI:
OPEN STUDIO

ELEMENTI SHOWROOM 508 WEST 26TH STREET STUDIO 7B, NEW YORK, NY, United States

Elementi proudly joins NYCxDesign 2025, showcasing our exquisite stone products for interior applications. Discover timeless elegance and innovative design through our curated collection, crafted to inspire and elevate modern living spaces. Visit us and experience natural luxury.

JAPAN MADE | A Study in Stillness and Form

AREA New York 172 Madison Ave. Commercial 2, New YOrk, NY, United States

A sensory, design-forward exhibition where visitors move through a minimal, immersive environment curated to highlight material, craftsmanship, and spatial philosophy — the essence of AREA.

Here Today: School of Visual Arts- MFA ixD, POD, DSI showcase

School of Visual Art 136 w 21st St, USA

Here Today- is a multi-department showcase featuring work from the MFA Interaction Design, Products of Design, and Design for Social Innovation programs at the School of Visual Arts. Explore graduate projects on the ground floor, then visit each department for open studios and special projects in collaboration with industry partners.

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

MIOS: OPEN STUDIO

Untitled Studio Untitled Studio - 5th Floor Pfizer Building 630 Flushing Ave Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States

Join MIOS for an open studio during NY Design Week. Explore new sculptural lighting pieces that merge fine art, material experimentation, and modern design—offering a glimpse into the process and philosophy behind a bold new design language.

Fallingstar Wallpaper & Textiles Open Studio

Fallingstar 7 W 19th St. Floor 2, USA

Fallingstar is a dynamic design collective rooted in New York City, where artists and designers converge to craft luxurious, art-centered wallpaper, textiles and more. Our ethos revolves around the belief that collaboration across diverse disciplines and backgrounds yields exceptional and exciting outcomes.

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.

Fireclay Tile: Night Out in NoMad

Fireclay Tile Showroom 26 W 20th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join Fireclay Tile for a champagne toast to celebrate the launch of "Studio Glazes" and updated "Original Ceramic" offerings.

Mercer Street Block Party

Orior Showroom 32 Mercer St. Ground Floor, New York City, NY, United States

To celebrate NYCxDesign, showrooms and galleries located on Mercer Street, between Grand and Canal and surrounding blocks, will host open studios.

Participating brands include Orior, Amelie du Chalard, BDDW, Calico Wallpaper, Henrybuilt, Kasthall, Roll & Hill, and Uprise Art.

Showrooms will feature product launches, design collections and site-specific installations.

Rosie Li Studio: Sculptural Lighting in Progress – Open Studio

Rosie Li Studio 36 Waverly Ave Ste 106, Brooklyn, NY, United States

You're invited to the debut of our newest lighting collection—a series five years in the making!

Inspired by early 20th-century pressed glass, train signal lamps and crystalline forms, the series reimagines industrial materials into prismatic geometries.

Featuring seven new designs, this collection will premiere in our showroom during Open Studio.

Chinese Tea Ceremony & Music: A Cultural Experience by Design

Teasthetic 89 5th Avenue Suite 701, New York, NY, United States

A sensory tea ritual experience blending traditional tea culture with design and mindfulness practices, promoting emotional balance, artistic appreciation, and intercultural connection.

Industry City Open Studios

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

Industry City Open Studios is a celebration of the hundreds of artists, makers, and artisans. Enjoy the day visiting studios and exploring the campus!

Brooklyn Made x NYCxDESIGN

Brooklyn Made Store 51 35th street - Industry city Building 5 - Ground Floor, Bklyn, NY, United States

Brooklyn Made x NYCxDESIGN: Open Studios at Industry City showcases Brooklyn’s creative spirit with live demos, workshops, and a special gallery exhibit, *Urban Hieroglyphs: Brooklyn Connection.* Enjoy interactive design experiences, a Vontélle eyewear launch, and a wine and cheese reception. Free and open to all—don’t miss it!

SoHo Design Day

SoHo Design District NA multiple, New York, United States

SoHo Design Day is the perfect moment to get inspired by our spectacular showrooms, discover new launches, and connect with the people behind the work. Don't miss our architect panel discussions, open house events, special giveaways and several new product collaborations straight from Salone del Mobile in Milano. Participating members: Amura, Artemide, Design Within Reach, […]

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.

Villa AM Garden Party

Villa AM Bethune St, New York, NY, United States

Villa AM the brainchild of Salon Design founder Amanda Pratt, unveils its inaugural sculpture garden installation with Artifacts, an evocative presentation curated by Cola Studios. Join us for cocktails in the villa’s courtyard-like garden in the West Village on Saturday April 17th from 2-5 pm.

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.

Urban Conga: Open Studio

The Urban Conga Studio 200 Morgan Ave STE 01, Brooklyn, New York, United States

The Urban Conga, an award-winning multidisciplinary design studio led by Ryan Swanson and Maeghann Coleman, AIA, is hosting an open studio. Come visit their Brooklyn studio and learn more about their work and process around utilizing play methodologies to co-design multiscale spatial opportunities within our built environment.

DESIGN SUPRA: Stories of Georgian Hospitality

JAMIERI Studios

Hospitality is deeply embedded in Georgian culture, expressed through art, craft, design, music, and local cuisine. This event will showcase how these elements come together to shape a distinct design language in contemporary Georgia.

2025 Exhibition Openings: BFA/MFA Thesis Projects, MPS Studio Projects

New York School of Interior Design The BFA Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception is at the NYSID Gallery, 170 E. 70th Street. The MFA Thesis and MPS Studio Projects Exhibition Opening Reception is at the NYSID Graduate Center, 401 Park Ave South at 28th Street., USA

These exhibitions feature the work of NYSID BFA and MFA candidates who completed their thesis projects in December 2024 and May 2025, and MPS advanced studio projects. Graduating student projects are hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.

CARExDESIGN = Co-created + Hand-Crafted + Free

Adaptive Design Association 313 36th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Adaptive Design Association co-creates assistive aids for people with different abilities—handcrafting personalized furniture, utensils, tools, and equipment with care and creativity. Each piece is made in-house and offered free of charge. Visit their workshop, meet the fabricators, and explore inclusive design interventions that reflect creativity, agency, and lived experience.

Aruliden Open Studio

Aruliden Offices 440 Park Ave S 16th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Aruliden, Material’s award-winning design studio, invites the broader industrial design community to an open studio night featuring recent client work, networking and engaging conversations. Discover how Aruliden brings brands to life – from strategic foundations to physical and digital expressions – through the lens of a multi-disciplinary experience design team.

Emerging Furniture Designers

M Collection Showroom 14 Jay Street, Brooklyn, United States

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 .

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Chilewich Garden Party & Book Signing

The Chilewich Store 213 East 59th Street, New York, NY, United States

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).

DUMBOxDESIGN OPEN STUDIOS

Dumbo, Brooklyn 45 Main Street, Brooklyn, United States

Pop into some of Dumbo's most exciting Design Firms - from BIG to Henrybuilt - furniture makers, interior designers and many more - for DUMBOxDESIGN Open Studios. See website for the final listing. Locations include: 45 Main Street, 55 Washington Street, 68 Jay Street, 20 Jay Street and various other buildings.

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