During NYCxDESIGN, in May, WantedDesign is a reference point for the international design community. It is a 360-degree experience with innovative installations, memorable products, a pop-up store, workshops and much more, all at Terminal Store Building, a landmark of Manhattan in the strategic 11th Avenue. It just opened this year’s Edition, rich of events and reflections, as “Designing, Making and Transforming”, “What’s happening Abroad?” and “U.S. Design: What’s Next?”, topics discussed in the first days. It is at its second edition the Launch Pad, a group of 16 prototypes of international designers and studios looking for distribution, including the Italians Andrea Borgogni and Giorgio Bonaguro. This year’s workshop, launched by the Art Center College of Design’s Associate Professors of Environmental Design, has as its theme The Future of Paper, challenging the students to propose new interpretations for use in a context of ubiquitous computing. Design Within Reach will showcase a selection of exclusive products by the Danish designers of Norm Architects, expression of a construction that eliminate the superfluous and destined to last over time. From all around the world, designers, architects and designers will exhibit their latest proposals to bring together design, commerce, culture, education and entertainment in one of the coolest weeks of the year …Stay tuned!
