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    NYCxDESIGN is in Full Bloom with Floral Craft Activations

    Flowers and Photography by Doan Ly. May 16, 2022 NYCxDESIGN is in Full Bloom with Floral Craft Activations For the spring festival, Vitra releases a Flower Guide, Lutfi Janania unveils an installation, and the Museum of Arts and Design opens an exhibition, all positioning floral craft at the forefront of contemporary design. By: Joseph P …

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    Here's the Official Guide to NYCxDESIGN: The Festival 2022

    May 10, 2022 Here's the Official Guide to NYCxDESIGN: The Festival 2022 From installations to open studios, learn about everything that's happening in the Metropolis guide to NYCxDESIGN: The Festival 2022! By: Metropolis Editors Would you like to comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] Metropolis EditorsNYCxDESIGN Industrial DesignInterior …

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    18 Winners of the MetropolisLikes NYCxDESIGN Awards 2022

    May 10, 2022 18 Winners of the MetropolisLikes NYCxDESIGN Awards 2022 Here’s the best on offer in New York City's design shows and showrooms during NYCxDESIGN's 2022 Festival, handpicked by Metropolis editors. By: Metropolis Editors Every year during NYCxDESIGN’s Festival, New York City’s showrooms showcase new furniture, lighting, textiles, and …

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    8 Places to Grab a Design-Inspired Cocktail During the NYCxDESIGN Festival

    May 9, 2022 8 Places to Grab a Design-Inspired Cocktail During the NYCxDESIGN Festival DrinksxDesign is an opportunity to visit some of the city’s best-designed restaurant and bar interiors and enjoy bespoke cocktails. By: Metropolis Editors With thousands of restaurants and bars, New York City’s nightlife scene is as diverse, vibrant …

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    12 Top Product Picks from NYCxDESIGN

    November 14, 2021 12 Top Product Picks from NYCxDESIGN This year's winners of the MetropolisLikes NYCxDESIGN Awards are among the best new releases on view at ICFF, BDNY, and New York City's showrooms. NYCxDESIGN's annual Festival is one of the largest celebrations of creativity in North America. This Fall, the special edition …

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    NYCxDESIGN’s Emerging Designer Residency Brings Craft to Commercial Retail

    Courtesy NYCxDESIGN and ARTS THREAD Human connection is the premium social currency between designers, their craft, and an audience. In a landscape where clicks, likes, and page views are often the metrics of success, making art in a physical public space can seem like a commodity available to very few artisans. That's why NYCxDESIGN …

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    Q&A: Elissa Black, the Newly Appointed Head of NYCxDESIGN, Knows New York City Will Bounce Back

    Pier 17 at Seaport District NYC Courtesy NYCxDESIGN Since NYCxDESIGN reconceived of itself as an independent non-profit organization last Fall, the organization has drastically expanded its range of offerings. Now, in addition to their annual design festival (“NYCxDESIGN: The Festival”), they’ve launched programs including a magazine, a podcast series, design competitions, a network …

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    NYCxDESIGN Announces Competition to Enhance Public Space

    Until April 8, NYCxDESIGN will be accepting entries in a competition to create public installations in design-centric neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Manhattan.  The program is called IMPACTxDESIGN and it's aimed at adding to the city's iconic streetscapes. Two winning proposals, selected by NYCxDESIGN and the Design Trust for Public Space, will be …

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    NYCxDESIGN Announces a Slate of Activities and Activations for 2021

    … NYCxDESIGN has announced an ambitious slate of digital events and cautious optimism about the possibility of in-person activations. Jader Almeida by SOLLOS at ICFF, 2019 Courtesy NYCxDESIGN Spring events will include the launch of a spring edition of NYCxDESIGN: The Magazine (May 1), as well as Design Days (May 13–18). With a hybrid …

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    NYCxDESIGN Offers a Helping Hand to Independent Design Businesses

    NYCxDESIGN is now accepting submissions for the Breakout Grant through March 26. Courtesy NYCxDESIGN It’s no secret that the pandemic has had a serious impact on New York City’s ecosystem of independent design brands and small businesses. Conceived of as a way to support design entrepreneurship in the five boroughs, NYCxDESIGN’s inaugural …