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.

Parsons Festival

Parsons School of Design at The New School Parsons School of Design 2 West 13th Street, New York, NY, United States

Parsons Festival is an annual event series that showcases the creative and intellectual achievements of Parsons School of Design graduating students—a diverse and talented group of artists, designers, architects, photographers, filmmakers, technologists, scholars, and strategists—to the campus community and the greater public here in New York City.

School of Constructed Environments End of Year Exhibition 2025

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

The School of Constructed Environments is proud to highlight graduating students’ work and achieve­ments across interior design, architecture, product/industrial design and lighting. This year we welcome all to join us in person to enjoy the creativity, intelligence, and heart of the class of 2025.

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.

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.

Fractured Horizons Exhibition

Pi Art Center 115 W 30th St #900, New York, NY, United States

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.

Elements in Flux: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue Between Art, Five Phases and Sustainability

Peterson House 16 West 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

Elements in Flux is a multidisciplinary art and design exhibition at the Peterson House that connects the Five Phases of Chinese philosophy with sustainability. It fosters cross-cultural dialogue on ecology, resilience, and the interdependence of nature and humanity.