Here Are the Trends You’ll See During NYCxDesign
Ready for another round of designed-object intensity (or, if you’re not in New York next week, a fresh dose of FOMO)? As we prepare to transition from Fiera Milano to the Javitz Center—and to trade charming Milanese side streets and perfect cappuccinos for New York’s signature chaos and dollar deli coffee—we’re also surveying what’ll be on view and speculating what it all means. Read on to see the trends we predict will characterize the objects presented throughout NYCxDesign, and follow us online and through social media (@SurfaceMag) from May 11 through 23 for our take on the best things to see.
BY THE EDITORS May 11, 2018Anything But Marble
Give us alabaster, blue cement, sand, resin, or salt—just not another slab of crystalline limestone.

Allied Maker
Alabaster Totem 16 floor lamp

Apparatus
Talisman 1 sconce

Cappellini
Gong Terrazzo by Giulio Cappellini

Anna Karlin and Fernando Mastrangelo
Chunk collection

Fort Standard
Planar side table

Phil Cuttance
Herringbone vases, available the Wallpaper* Store pop-up at Poliform
Sticks and Stones
Branch-shaped lighting fixtures—sometimes sprouting round, pebble-like bulbs—are officially a thing.

Articolo
Trilogy pendant

Bec Brittain
Aries wall sconce (Photo: Lauren Coleman)

Charles de Lisle
Linden Ivy Triple chandelier, available at The Future Perfect

Pelle
Pris Crystalline chandelier

Rich Brilliant Willing
Conceptual OLED and 3D-knitted lighting installation

Sonneman
Constellation chandelier

Stickbulb
Bough LED pendant
Unapologetic Decadence
As we predicted last year, velvet’s recent renaissance—in addition to those of gold and crystal—is likely a reflection of our fraught political climate.

Wittmann
Merwyn chair by Sebastian Herkner, available at Avenue Road

D’Armes
Cé wall sconce

Edra
Blu Velvet chair by Humberto and Fernando Campana, available at DDC

Larose Guyon
Céleste large chandelier

Lee Broom
Lens Flair pendant

Moooi
Calligraphy Bird Extinct Animal rug
Golden Arches
They may not always be flaxen, but iterations of that artfully bent doorway shape are all over the place.

Bend Goods
Cloud bench

Crump and Kwash
Penny mirror

Magis
Milà chair by Jaime Hayon

Paola C.
‘Colosseum I’ fruit bowl, available the Wallpaper* Store pop-up at Poliform

Crosby Studios x Opening Ceremony
Wall shelf
Millennial Muddy-Pastel
Need a quick and easy way to make something cool? Pick a milky, muted hue (ideally one of a lighter shade) and pair it with a earthen one. Ta-da.

B&B Italia
Eda-Mame sofa by Piero Lissoni

Calico Wallpaper
Oceania wallpaper

Carl Hansen and Søn
Preludia Sled chairs by Brad Ascalon

Emeco
1 Inch “Reclaimed” chairs by Jasper Morrison

Kettal
Bitta dining armchair by Rodolfo Dordoni

Ligne Roset
Ottoman sofa by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance

Bitossi
‘Barrel’ bowl by Benjamin Hubert, available the Wallpaper* Store pop-up at Poliform

Vondom
Suave sofa by Marcel Wanders