Today, the organizers of NYCxDesign announced that the May NYCxDesign festival has been suspended. The festival will instead present programming this October, timed to align with a month of significant design events planned across the city, such as the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum’s National Design Week, Archtober, the Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF), and Open House New York Weekend. The NYCxDESIGN Awards program will continue to honor the design community in May, as planned, with virtual programming followed by a fall live event.
According to a statement on the festival’s website: “NYCxDESIGN was conceived to bring New York together in celebration of the incredible talent in the city, and the tremendous examples of international design that are shown here,” noted Edward Hogikyan, Vice President and Executive Director of NYCxDESIGN. “Gathering our community around design is so central to the work we do that, given the concerns around COVID-19, we are shifting from our annual Festival in May to a reconceived fall program to ensure the safety and well-being of all who participate in and visit NYCxDESIGN.”
Though the in-person activities in May will not move forward, the NYCxDESIGN Awards will continue on the same schedule as before, with awards announced in May in a digital ceremony, followed by an event coinciding with fall programming.
“NYCEDC supports the decision to suspend May’s NYCxDESIGN programming,” said New York City Economic Development Corporation President and CEO James Patchett. “We are fully committed to continuing our efforts in support of the design sector and its many contributions to New York City.”
Additionally, ICFF 2020 has been cancelled.
