The New York Edit is a public design exhibition taking place May 15–20 at 11 Howard, SoHo, during NYCxDESIGN. Developed by Design Hotels in partnership with luxury online design and home décor retailer Lumens and curated by Simple Flair — the internationally rooted creative agency founded in Milan — the exhibition brings together a selection of independent New York studios whose work spans lighting, furniture, and objects.

Across hospitality, lighting, and design, Design Hotels, Lumens, and Simple Flair share a commitment to considered craft and authored design — the foundation of this collaborative exhibition. The New York Edit centers on lighting as both medium and narrative device. In New York, light is never neutral — it defines the city's visual identity, at once cinematic and raw, artificial and atmospheric. From the glow of interiors to the sharp contrasts of the streets, light becomes a language through which the city is experienced, shaping how spaces are perceived and remembered. The installation builds on this condition, treating light not only as a functional element but as a way of constructing atmosphere, directing attention, and creating a layered spatial experience.

Hosted at 11 Howard, the design-forward SoHo hotel and a longtime member of the Design Hotels community, The New York Edit unfolds in the heart of downtown — surrounded by the galleries, studios, and independent spaces that have long shaped the neighbourhood's creative identity.

For more than 30 years, Design Hotels has worked with a global community of independently owned and operated hotels whose identities are shaped by culture, design, and place. The New York Edit marks the brand's first exhibition of its kind — a natural extension of a longstanding belief that hospitality can serve as a cultural platform.