NYCxDesign, New York City’s annual celebration of design in all its forms, kicks off again this week and will run through May 24. Now in its fifth year, the extravaganza triples down on design events, with over 500 things to do across all five boroughs.
The biggest trade fair, ICFF at the Javits Center, is complemented by independent upstarts like Collective Design (combining 20th-century antiques with gallery-level contemporary pieces), Wanted (a platform for emerging design and material innovation), Sight Unseen OFFSITE (young designers with a cutting-edge bent), and BKLYN Designs (more design!.. but in Brooklyn). For 2017, design-centric programming spills into the city’s museums, shopping districts, and public spaces.