NEW YORK CITY TO CELEBRATE DESIGN WITH SECOND ANNUAL NYCxDESIGN FROM MAY 9-20, 2014
New York City (March 28, 2014) — NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official annual citywide celebration of design, will take place this year from Friday, May 9, to Tuesday, May 20. In its second year, NYCxDESIGN serves as a festival showcasing New York City’s diverse design community and highlighting its contributions to the fabric and economy of the five boroughs. NYCxDESIGN is expected to feature hundreds of events across New York City including art + design new york, BKLYN DESIGNS, Collective 2 Design Fair, Frieze New York, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), Sight Unseen OFFSITE and WantedDesign. For more information and to register an event for this year’s program, please visit nycxdesign.com.
NYCxDESIGN is produced by NYC & Company in conjunction with a steering committee, which includes leaders from: AIA/NY; AIG/NY; Architectural League of New York; Base Design; Behance LLC; Cooper Union; Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; Core77, Inc.; David Stark Design and Production; Design Trust for Public Space; ESI Design; Etsy, Inc.; Fab.com; Fern Mallis, LLC; FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology); Frieze Art Fair New York; International Contemporary Furniture Fair; International Interior Design Association; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Arts and Design; Museum of Modern Art; New York City Council; New York Design Center; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; NYC Department of Design and Construction; NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; NYC Department of Transportation; NYC Economic Development Corporation; Parsons The New School For Design; Pentagram Design; Pratt Institute, School of Art & Design; School of Visual Arts; Shaw & Co! Productions; The Center for Arts Education; and WantedDesign. Participating design communities include, but are not limited to, architecture, cultural organizations, graphic design, fashion design, product design and manufacturing, engineering, industrial design, interior design, interaction design and landscape and urban design.
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About NYC & Company:
NYC & Company is the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, dedicated to maximizing travel and tourism opportunities throughout the five boroughs, building economic prosperity and spreading the positive image of New York City worldwide. For more information, visit nycgo.com
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