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NYCxDesign has announced that the 2025 NYCxDesign Festival will be held May 15-21, marking the global design calendar. Last year’s annual festival set new records for local and international engagement and design excellence with more than 200,000 visitors gathered in 31 neighborhoods across five boroughs for keynotes, exhibits, tours and installations.
NYC boasts the highest concentration of designers and architects per capita compared to any other city worldwide, featuring an impressive landscape with over 60,000 designers and architects, 8,000 design and architectural firms, and a rich tapestry of 1,000 museums and galleries. The city is also home to ten of the world’s premier design schools.
At the heart of NYCxDESIGN is the NYCxDESIGN Festival, an annual, citywide celebration that highlights hundreds of events—from exhibits and trade shows to talks and tours—drawing design enthusiasts from around the globe. As the city’s most influential design event, the festival provides a dynamic platform for diverse voices in design.
Enter your design business, showroom, studio tour or event!
Event registration deadline is April 4th: Reigster here!
NYCxDESIGN is a not-for-profit organization committed to empowering and promoting the city’s diverse creative community. NYCxDESIGN started as a City-led initiative in 2013 and through grassroots efforts evolved into an influential entit, unifying New York’s creative capital under one umbrella and drawing significant exposure and opportunities to the City’s design disciplines, people, events, and related industries. NYCxDESIGN organizes exceptional year-round activations, including its annual international festival. Diversity, purpose, cultural placemaking, economic opportunity, and creativity are core to the not-for-profit’s values. Visit NYCxDESIGN here.
