Sponsored by Bernhardt Design, the screening room features short films from around the web that explore personalities and processes in contemporary design. Culled from sites like Cool Hunting, The Scout, Gestalten.tv, and Tales from the Hunt, the series will run continuously throughout the Noho Design District event.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
The New York-based design label Areaware hosts an installation of its newest product: The whimsical Bow Bin waste baskets created by German designer Cordula Kehrer. A study in contradiction, they’re produced by the indigenous Aeta of the Philippines via the fair trade NGO Preda.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
The eco-conscious furniture label will launch a glueless credenza, a Shaker-inspired bench, and a coffee table that pays homage to Mr. Rogers — plus a new in-house contract-furniture brand called Meristem.
325 Lafayette, 212-529-6616
Friday May 13, Saturday May 14, and Monday May 16 11AM to 7PM; Sunday May 15 12PM to 6PM
Uhuru is pleased to announce the launch of its third “local materials” line, constructed from reclaimed wood taken from the deck of the decommissioned USS North Carolina, one of the most decorated battleships in U.S. naval history. The series consists of six limited-edition pieces, and Uhuru will produce only ten of each design due to the finite availability of the decking.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
At this design office run by Josee Lepage, Brooklyn-based designer Takeshi Miyakawa will present an installation of rectangular acrylic LED lights that cantilever vertically and horizontally, creating a seemingly weightless form.
Bondtoo, 2 Bond Street, 347-241-2618
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
Brooklyn-based designers and makers Nightwood will be showing their Primitive line of salvaged wood furniture and naturally dyed, hand-painted textiles. The installation features an exotic combination of primal and modern shapes with a rustic sensibility, and includes the Nomad chair, Neptune chair, Mystic coffee table, and a series of new textiles.
Zero + Maria Cornejo, 33 Bleecker, 212-925-3849
Friday May 13, Saturday May 14 and Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM, Sunday May 15, 12PM to 6PM
Vancouver-based designer Omer Arbel and contemporary manufacturer BOCCI present Series 19, a collection of sand-cast brass vessels, and Series 28, blown glass pendant lights, installed in an entirely unexpected location: inside the Downtown Auto Center, a functioning body shop.
Downtown Auto Center, 348 Bowery, 212-777-4848
Saturday May 14 – Monday May 16, 6PM to 9:30PM
For its sixth show since its founding in 2008, the American Design Club presents “Use Me”: an exhibition by 45 young American designers of unapologetically functional objects, each of which exhibits a strong sense of purpose, intelligent use of materials, and the ability to do one thing extremely well.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
This showcase brings together two of New York’s brightest design talents. Lindsey Adelman will exhibit three new lighting series, including glass hanging lights blown through brass fixtures, while Paul Loebach will debut the bentwood Can table and pendant light and the carbon-framed Sten chair.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
The Noho Design District presents its second annual emerging talent showcase: Noho Next, featuring the work of nine up-and-coming designers and studios. Fort Standard, Brendan Ravenhill, RO/LU, Iacoli & McAllister, Lukas Peet, and four RISD students are presenting new and recent furniture, lighting, and objects.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
Sight Unseen’s first pop-up shop is filled with eccentric wares by today’s most exciting up-and-coming artists, designers, and fashion designers — including a special section of specially commissioned, one-of-a-kind wearable objects by talents such as Jim Drain, Confetti System, and Study O Portable.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
Against a backdrop of besuited butchers, the Eindhoven-based, Dutch-Canadian designer Oskar Peet presents two-dozen of his sculptural Color Research objects, which will occupy the window of Japan Premium Beef for the duration of the show.
Japan Premium Beef, 57 Great Jones Street, 212-260-2333
Friday May 13 – Sunday May 15, 10 AM to 8 PM
Rich Brilliant Willing presents iterations of their new large-scale Delta Lights, handmade in the local tri-state area and based on specific elements of traditional lampshades such as box pleating and treated fabric. In addition, Partners & Spade and RBW have collaborated on a small edition of table lights inspired by Estes model rocket kits.
Partners & Spade, 40 Great Jones, 646-861-2827
Saturday May 14 – Sunday June 19; Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-6
Curated by Sight Unseen, McMasterpieces invites American designers including Cmmnwlth, Roman & Williams, and Kiel Mead to craft unique objects and furnishings made entirely of parts and raw materials from McMaster-Carr, an Illinois–based industrial parts supplier.
The American Design Building at Great Jones Lumber, 45 Great Jones Street
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
The Future Perfect Great Jones presents new furniture and lighting by a variety of talents during this year’s New York Design Week, including Matt Gagnon’s string-wrapped lamps, Lara Knutson’s reflective objects, Mark Moskovitz’s log-covered cabinet, new work by SCP, and a special surprise collaboration from Lindsey Adleman and Jason Miller.
The Future Perfect, 55 Great Jones, 212-473-2500
Friday May 13 – Monday May 16, 12PM to 7PM
Curated by award-winning architect Juergen Mayer H., the exhibition $H!T HAPPENS In Berlin explores the aesthetic and technical innovations of both emerging and established designers in the German capital, including Bless, Jerszy Seymour, Judith Seng, and Mayer himself.
Relative Space showroom, 2 Bond Street, 212-353-3370
Friday May 13 to Friday June 3, 9AM to 5PM