5 highlights from NYCXDesign 2025: Innovation & Global Design

Customs and geopolitical discomfort were not unanimous, which developed from May 15th to 21st. The week of the events anchored new quarters and a boom in intercultural activations in the city from ICFF Furnure Fair.

ICFF, which developed under the Aegis of the “Design in Harmonie”, said that the number of visitors rose 5 percent to 13,000, with 50 exhibitors from 35 countries. In addition, Want, a shop window of American designers such as Ian Love and Detroit -based Japanese designer Ayako Aratani.

“Despite the current economic climate, we have seen the increase in the entire board of directors, the number of visitors and we have already seen a strong renewal for 2026,” said Odile Hainaut, co-fire director of ICFF.

WWD lifts private houses, rooms, new districts and once shot after industry that opened up during a full list of intercultural interaction and activations.

Animal shelter, a new collector's sign fair

The Deirdre Maloney and the Minya Quirk from afternoon Light, two fashion veterans, which have a knack for the curating of pieces from various contemporary movements, presented the first edition of the Shelter Design Showcase in New York City. The new trade fair, which took place on the third floor of the Starrett-Lehigh building in Chelsea, welcomed new and established names such as Tom Dixon and upscale furniture company Audo Copenhagen. Before the start of their eclectic e-commerce e-commerce equipment in 2023, Maloney and Quirk had already made a name for themselves by the objects of the capsule and the shop.

The duo said they had won enough momentum to return. “We built a trade fair in which we wanted to participate. We tried to deliver a new alternative to the existing structure of the design week here in New York. We look forward to building more and better for 2026 with the collaboration of creative partners in the entire design spectrum,” said Maloney.

Milan's simple flair in the Greenwich

The new hub of Simple Flair for events, meetings and activities on the sixth floor of Rafael Viñoly on the sixth floor of Greenwich brings partners, friends, designers and industrial personalities together. Simple flair is an international creative company that offers brand advice and strategy that has its headquarters in Milan.

The room is open for a year by appointment and offers a look with a view of the Skyline Hudson River, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Co -founder Simona Flacco and Riccardo Crenna emphasized a strong connection between Milan and New York City through a curated room, which has masterfully processed Italian creations that were compared by a modern living space in New York. The dining room has Broadway chairs of the late designer Gaetano Pesce, while the living room in 1972 is improved by iconic pieces such as a Le Mura couch for Cassina and Halo Lighting designed by Mario Bellini. “According to Milan, New York is a natural development for this format-one opportunity to expand our vision in a global context that is open for cross-cowlings and new influences,” said Flacco.

Paola Navone's redesign of a Neo-Georgian town house

The designer Paola Navone converted the headquarters of the ITA, the Italian government agency, which was commissioned to promote Italian brands and exports, into an Italian house. The necessary five-story town house in Neo-Georgian in East 67th Street once belonged to the also Inclos family.

The local installation designed by Navone contained more than 100 pieces that represented over 40 Italian furniture brands. Her curation included hand-knitted accessories from the artist Alessandra Rovereda, the Maralunga sofa of Vigo Magistretti for the luxury furniture manufacturer Cassina and the Flos Arco Lamp by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni.

It is official: Dumbo is a design goal

The once industrial area on the water has thrived in the past decade, supported by an influx of creative tenants: artists, designers and architects among them. During the design week, the organizers of Nycxdesign Dumbo declared the official design district. With more than 150 construction companies in the small neighborhood, it probably has the highest concentration of designers than any other part of New York City.

Dumbo X Design Day celebrations welcomed more than 20 different events, including great openings, studio visits, panels, book tractions, a hike through indie design business and evening projections for evening art at Manhattan Bridge. The participating companies include Henrybuilt in Seattle, which is known for its kitchen and bathroom systems, and Snøhetta, one in Oslo based in Oslo.

Artemest X Nicole Fuller

Building on the dynamics from its third edition of L'Appartamentmento from Artemest in Milan's Palazzo Donizetti from the 19th century, the online platform expanded its scope with a new gallery project for NYCXDesign. Interior designer Nicole Fuller, who has designated Incanto, was generated with a redesign of the Galleria Artemest in New York to enchant the design set.

Fuller merged clear lines and minimalist silhouettes and lush materials such as leather, velvet, polished metals and mirrored surfaces. She spent the room with luxurious Italian furniture and accents. The most important pieces included Florae Incantata, a large wall carpet divided into three panels by Anna Paola Cibin, and one from Badari from Bronze-Liberty era. It was also made by the opulence of the 1970s with retro design pieces such as a medium-sized sofa by Lorenza Bozzoli in rich red wine and a painted table by Giopagani.