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.

The Dumbo Projection Project

Manhattan Bridge Anchorage, and Dr. Susan Park Dumbo Archway Plaza, Pearl Street at Water Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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 […]

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.

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.

SYNERGY IN MOTION

Studio Zung 41 Grand Street, New York City, New York, United States

Studio Zung + Buckminster Fuller Partners Foundation present "Artifacts for Tomorrow"

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!

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.