NYCxDESIGN 2025 Opens: “Design Is for Everyone” Becomes the Theme of the Year

Highlights:

• Inclusive Design Theme: The 2025 edition of NYCxDESIGN embraces the theme “Design Is for Everyone,” emphasizing accessibility, diversity, and equity in design. The festival aims to celebrate design as a universal language that connects communities and welcomes all voices.

• Citywide Celebration: Running from May 15 to 21, this year’s NYCxDESIGN features over 280 events spread across all five boroughs of New York City. From Hudson Yards and SoHo to Dumbo, the entire city becomes a vibrant stage for creativity and innovation.

• Community-Driven Projects: For the first time, NYCxDESIGN is partnering with neighborhoods like Harlem and DUMBO to create local public art installations. The featured exhibition “xSouvenir” showcases 73 pieces by local designers, capturing diverse perspectives across cultures and communities.

• A Design Unifier: Ilene Shaw, Executive Director of NYCxDESIGN, states that this event gathers creatives from all over the world to redefine the future of design. Through interdisciplinary dialogues and community collaborations, the festival actively manifests the idea that design belongs to everyone.

News Summary:

During NYCxDESIGN 2025, Lexus’s “Design Pavilion” installation became a major attraction, combining innovative aesthetics with futuristic materials. Hosted by a nonprofit organization, the festival once again positions New York as a global capital of design.

Daily keynote talks focus on pressing topics such as AI in design, sustainable materials, and social inclusion—featuring speakers from IBM, Adobe, and more. Designers and brands from over 35 countries participate in this year’s event.

A new interactive guide app, developed in collaboration with Bloomberg Connects, enhances the audience experience by providing curated tours, event highlights, and designer interviews.

NYCxDESIGN 2025 is not only a celebration of creativity but a call to action for a more human-centered and inclusive design world—infusing the city with ideas, inspiration, and imaginative energy.

Sources: Official NYCxDESIGN press release, STIRworld feature reports, and PROMOSTYL trend updates.