Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame gets an upgrade, the Met’s Costume Institute goes back to basics, and BDNY takes over New York City for a weekend of design and inspiration. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday.
The Met Gala plots 2027 “extraORDINARY” exhibit
Dress, Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons, spring/summer 1992; photo courtesy of Guy Marineau/Condé Nast Collection via Getty Images
After scrapping plans for a John Galliano retrospective to anchor next year’s Costume Institute exhibition, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is going back to basics. The spring 2027 show, “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday,” will examine how designers “rework familiar garments, everyday objects, and commonplace materials through craft, construction, material experimentation, and conceptual wit.” From jeans and tees to puffer coats, the exhibition will trace the reinvention of wardrobe staples, exploring their historical functions and the associations that give them meaning. The theme will take center stage at the Met Gala on Monday, May 3rd, before the exhibition opens to the public on May 9th. It will remain on view through January 9th, 2028.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, amplified
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Meanwhile in Cleveland, another museum is undergoing the largest renovation and expansion in its history. The New York Times reports that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is approaching the culmination of a nine-year, $195 million project that will include a new entry plaza, a new performance venue, an exhibition gallery, and new community meeting and educational spaces. These new venues will be housed across a new building designed by architect Vishaan Chakrabarti of PAU to integrate into I.M. Pei’s original modernist landmark. In addition to the new arrival hall, a waterfront amphitheater will also be introduced as part of the masterplan’s goal to more intentionally connect the institution to its idyllic surroundings. The project is expected to wrap in early 2028, which is when this writer may finally make the pilgrimage to see Joe Strummer’s guitar.
Reformation rolls out a rug collection
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Fashion brand Reformation is expanding its design reach into home goods with the launch of a new rug collection. Developed in partnership with French rugmaker Les Editions de Tapis, the new series is years in the making. Rugs originally sourced from the portfolio of Les Editions founder Thomas Coccimiglio adorned Reformation stores before he began crafting custom designs for the brand’s brick-and-mortar locations. As Reformation’s footprint grew, so did public interest in its underfoot decor. Based on handdrawing artworks, Azure positions the nine limited-edition, made to order designs at the intersection of “LA nonchalance and Parisian elegance,” or “Marie Antoinette meets Chateau Marmont.” The collection is hand-knotted by artisans in India and Nepal with natural materials including wool, linen, and silk, to depict a range of artful pieces including palm trees, surrealist abstractions, avian motifs, and geometric plottings accented by a stately color palette.
Is AI inspiring bad behavior in F&B?
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According to Grub Street, a new pattern is emerging in restaurants across New York: people are acting weird. At Crevette in the West Village, more guests are arriving at brunch to photograph themselves at the indoor dining room’s sole patio-side table, bringing their own food, and snapping selfies. Viral foodie culture on social media is the culprit behind the table’s sudden popularity among inane, aspiring influencers desperate for clout. Tech is also to blame for diners airing entitlement masked as grievances about what they’re owed. One restaurant executive in the city reports an uptick in angry emails from guests written with obvious help from chatbots, yielding multi-paragraph complaints about wait times and demanding compensation and contrition from dining establishments for a lack of special treatment. AI is also making reservations, with platforms like Dorsia and ResX inviting users to score coveted tables for additional fees courtesy of their branded bots. These bots also tout the highest likelihood for cancellations and are more prone to errors. Regardless, such elitist membership platforms are empowering egoists more than ever to believe their capacity to pay in advance affords them special treatment. Luckily, some are taking it all in stride. Just ask Golden Steer co-owner Amanda Signorelli. “We respond in turn using AI, and if it goes to the credit-card company, their AI scans and responds,” she says. “We’ve turned the whole thing into an AI circle.”
A recap of BDNY 2026
The show floor at BDNY 2026; photo by Capshr
If you weren’t at BDNY, you missed New York’s biggest party since the Knicks championship win in June. Luckily, we’ve got you covered on everything you missed. Things kicked off at the Javits Center on Sunday, November 8th with stimulating discussion on smarter budgets, intuitive luxury, and passive wellness, while panels on Monday, November 9th covered fine dining, adaptive reuse, and building community through hospitality. Standouts on the show floor were also celebrated in the 2026 Best of BDNY Product Design Competition, with the Double Loop Bronze-Cladding Helix Staircase from Marretti Stairs taking home Best in Show. Booths were also fêted in the BDNY Best Exhibit roundup, which bestowed Samuel & Sons with the top prize. But no awards compare to the Gold Key Awards. This year’s celebration on November 9th lauded winners and honorees across 25 categories, as well as Islyn Studio and Dear Valentine founder Melissa Shelton with awards for Design Firm of the Year and Up-and-Coming Hotelier, respectively. Everybody rest up and get ready for next year—it’s just around the corner.