#nycxdesign Stories

CULTURE CLUB
Surface and Kouros Maghsoudi Return for Round Two at Spring Studios

The Manhattan designer celebrates NYCxDesign with Surface and Spring Studios for the second year in

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Roham Shamekh

A trained interior designer and practicing photographer whose product design practice is bearing...

CURRENTLY COVETING
With an Artful Eye, Anony Illuminates the Materiality of Sheet Metal

The Canadian lighting studio’s new Pola collection reclaimed the softness of steel at its debut...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Caleb Ferris

Caleb Ferris’s tongue-in-cheek range of furniture reflects the strange yet familiar elements of...

CULTURE CLUB
Surface Takes It to the Roof for Kouros Maghsoudi’s Hedonistic New Furniture

On May 19, Surface hosted a lively cocktail with Spring Studios and Mortlach Single Malt Scotch...

CULTURE CLUB
A Spirited Cocktail to Celebrate Sophie Lou Jacobsen’s Vivid Vases

On May 19, New York’s design community gathered at Beverly’s to celebrate the launch of Sophie...

DESIGN
Lindsey Adelman Is Getting Even More Experimental

After teasing her new studio-in-a-studio LaLAB during Milan Design Week, the sculptural lighting...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Ben Willett

Ben Willett approaches furniture with a spatial perspective—a natural extension of years spent...

Design
Natalie Shook’s Painterly Approach to Furniture Design

The Cuban-American polymath’s “it’s-never-done” mentality guides Piscina,...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Chris Baas

A sense of slow, fluid movement permeates the work of Chris Baas, from the trained architect’s...

DESIGN
A Dynamic Destination for Collectible Mexican Design

Lorena Vieyra launches Omet, an e-commerce platform presenting an expertly curated selection of...

Event Recap
Chilewich Toasted Its Newest Store with a Cocktail Party in New York City

Hosted during NYCxDesign, the textile studio's party gave festival-goers a chance to take in the...

DESIGN
Sight Unseen’s Debut Furniture Line Is a ‘70s-Inspired Ode to Camaraderie and Craft

The beloved design magazine enlists Thevoz-Choquet, Studio Anasi, and Home Studios for its...

DESIGN
Colony Kicks Off Phila, a Collection of Charitable Objects

Long dedicated to uplifting the independent design community, the New York gallery and creative...

EVENTS
ICFF and WantedDesign Join Forces to Launch CLOSEUP

In lieu of physical events, the New York trade shows will launch a two-day televised program that...

DESIGN
Fernando Mastrangelo, Design Dissident

A perennial rule-breaker, Fernando Mastrangelo has become disillusioned with the long-established...

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Ross Gardam

Australian lighting designer Ross Gardam instills soothing, meditative moods into fixtures crafted...

DESIGN
Inside “Next Level,” NYCxDesign’s Most Ambitious Group Show

Eskayel founder Shanan Campanaro, who co-founded Next Level during NYCxDesign 2018, returns for...

DESIGN
Catching Up With Coil + Drift

Known for designing thoughtful furniture with warm, intimate touches, Coil + Drift founder John...

Design News
Articolo Shines a Light on the U.S. Market

The Australian lighting company unveils its first American showroom during NYCxDesign 2019.

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Nassia Inglessis

Through a distinctly human-centric approach to upending structural logic, Nassia Inglessis is...

BY THE NUMBERS
Trueing’s Latest Lighting Collection Is Off the Chain

The emerging Brooklyn studio debuts Cerine, a mischievous series of luminaires that recasts the...

ON VIEW
Kin & Company and Asa Pingree Take Things Outside

The two Brooklyn makers enliven The William Vale’s elevated garden with “Inside/Out,” a group

NEW & NOTABLE
What’s New This Week, From Our List Members

A very special edition of N&N, this week highlights List members presenting at Frieze, NYCxDesign,...

DESIGN
In Brooklyn, Facture Studio Elevates Resin to New Heights

Two art fabricators push the material’s boundaries with a line of experiment-driven furniture...

DESIGN
Tom Dixon Wants to Show You How the Sausage is Made

The London-based designer gave us an exclusive look at his first permanent New York space, which...

DESIGN
Here Are the Trends You’ll See During NYCxDesign

Ready for another round of designed-object intensity (or, if you’re not in New York next week, a...

Partnership
Oui Design’s 2018 Lineup is a Force of Creative Collaboration

This year's programming during NYCxDesign continues to inspire innovative projects between American

Design
Meet the Dancer Turned Furniture Designer Who Brings Static Objects to Life

Coil + Drift founder John Sorensen-Jolink fuses dance, design, and performance in a new video...

Retail
Dakar Collection: A Transcontinental Collaboration

David Weeks and Abdou Salam Gaye's furniture collection was inspired by Dakar, Senegal's capital...

EVENTS
Surface Previews The List with Interiors from Spain

Interiors from Spain joined Surface during NYCxDesign for the beta release of The List, a...

NYCxDESIGN
Best of ICFF 2017

Our editors’ favorites from NYCxDesign’s tent-pole fair.

NYCxDesign
Tift Merritt’s Vintage Appeal

The North Carolinian songstress Tift Merritt debuts her first textile collection at ICFF, and...

Design
Xavier Lust’s Twisted Metal

A New York exhibition proves the Brussels-based designer has carved out a niche with his...

NYCxDesign
Studio Gorm Brings Shaker Style Forward

A fascination with the minimalist objects of the religious sect led to several recent projects by...

EVENTS
B&B Italia and Surface Honor Antonio Citterio’s Charles

The Italian furniture brand marks 20 years of its iconic seating system at its Madison Avenue...

NYCxDESIGN
Best of Wanted Design 2017

Highlights from the Brooklyn and Manhattan editions of this year’s fair.

NYCxDesign
Fort Standard Gets Down to Business

With its latest collection, the design firm toes the line between small design shop and big...

NYCxDesign
Best of Sight Unseen Offsite 2017 Design Fair

Our editors’ 12 favorite things they spotted at this year’s edition of the independent...

NYCxDesign
Salon 94 and Maccarone Present “Midtown” at Lever House

An exhibition blurring the lines of art and design provokes questions related to how we determine...

NYCXDESIGN
Best of TEFAF New York Spring 2017

Our editors’ 10 favorite things at the groundbreaking fair’s debut spring edition in New York.

NYCXDesign
Best of Collective Design Fair 2017

Highlights from this year’s edition of the New York design fair.

NYCxDesign
This Pop-Up Bar Revisits the Golden Age of Milan

Jewelry brand Pomellato revives Bar Jamaica, once the city’s creative and social heart.

PARTNERSHIP
Oui Design’s Cultural Exchange

A collaborative program called Oui Design sparks innovative work by American and French designers...

events
Events Recap: Surface at NYCxDesign

Celebrating outdoor furniture from B&B Italia, talking to Ronan Bouroullec at Vitra, and toasting...

PARTNERSHIP
WantedDesign Presents Hors Pistes

A creative residency combines the talents of European designers with the artisans and craftspeople...

Partnership
Three Emerging French Designers Play With Color

And it makes for a vibrant exhibition at WantedDesign Brooklyn.

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YMER&MALTA Honor Isamu Noguchi’s Light Designs

26 new pieces on view at the Noguchi Museum pay homage to the artist.

Partnership
The 10th Anniversary of the Douglas Vase with François Azambourg

As part of Oui Design 2018, the experimental objet d'art gets updated for its 10th anniversary.