NYCxDesign 2026: Editors' Guide to New York Design Week
From May 14 to May 20, 2026, New York City will host NYCxDesign, the largest design celebration in North America. The festival will showcase significant launches at the ICFF at the Javits Center from May 17 to May 19, featuring more than 400 vendors and 13,000 design professionals. Frieze New York will take place concurrently at the Shed from May 13 to May 17, with galleries such as Gagosian and David Zwirner participating. TEFAF New York returns to the Park Avenue Armory from May 15 to May 19, highlighting both 20th-century masters and contemporary artists. Additionally, Afternoon Light at WSA from May 16 to May 19 will focus on emerging brands, alongside events like JONALDDUDD's DUDD LIGHT and exhibitions by Ana Kraš and Lawson Fenning.
Key facts
- NYCxDesign runs from 14-20 May 2026
- ICFF at Javits Center from 17-19 May with over 400 vendors and 13,000 professionals
- Frieze New York at the Shed from 13-17 May
- TEFAF New York at Park Avenue Armory from 15-19 May
- Afternoon Light at WSA from 16-19 May
- JONALDDUDD's DUDD LIGHT at the Future Perfect from 12 May to 26 June
- Sarah Sherman Samuel launches first book at Colony from 14 May
- Roberto Lugo's 'Alfarero del Barrio' in Madison Square Park from 20 May to 6 December
Entities
Artists
- Jean Prouvé
- Charlotte Perriand
- Pierre Paulin
- Harry Nuriev
- Faye Toogood
- Misha Kahn
- Sam Klemick
- Matthew McCormick
- Martino Gamper
- Lindsey Adelman
- Bethan Laura Wood
- Sarah Sherman Samuel
- Ana Kraš
- Katie Stout
- Gordon Moore
- Isabel Rower
- Sharktooth
- Roberto Lugo
- Christopher Merchant
- Aaron Kawabi
- Irisa Na-Chan Kawabi
- Josh Greene
- Anna Fixsen
Institutions
- NYCxDesign
- ICFF
- Frieze New York
- Gagosian
- David Zwirner
- Hauser & Wirth
- TEFAF
- European Fine Art Foundation
- Park Avenue Armory
- Afternoon Light
- WSA
- USM
- Carl Hansen & Søn
- RAD Furniture
- JONALDDUDD
- Future Perfect
- Colony
- Emma Scully Gallery
- Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery
- Madison Square Park
- Kartik Research
- Assembly Line Annex
- Lawson Fenning
- Ceramicah
- Victoria Morris
- Wallpaper*
- ELLE DECOR
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Javits Center
- 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001
- The Shed
- 545 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
- Park Avenue Armory
- 643 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065
- WSA
- 161 Water Street, New York, NY 10038
- Lower Manhattan
- Future Perfect
- 8 St Lukes Pl, New York, NY 10014
- Colony
- 196 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
- Emma Scully Gallery
- 16 E 79th St #21, New York, NY 10075
- Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery
- 52 Walker Street 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013
- Madison Square Park
- Kartik Research
- 61 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
- Assembly Line Annex
- 66 W Broadway, Unit 402, New York, NY 10007
- Tribeca
- Lawson Fenning
- 417 Lafayette St, Floor 5, New York, NY 10003
- Manhattan
- Brooklyn
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
- California
- India
- Serbia