ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) returns to the Javits Center May 17-19, 2026, during NYCxDESIGN, under the theme Common Ground: A Global Dialogue on Design and Shared Values. This year’s fair deepens its commitment to global exchange and collaboration through a series of new partnerships, including its first-ever partnership with Habitat for Humanity NYC and Westchester to advance housing equity, curatorial collaborations with London’s Mayfair Design District and Julia Haney Montanez of The Design Release, and an expanded Emerging Designers Spotlight in partnership with Clever and host Amy Devers. New programming includes an exhibit led by Jonsara Ruth of Parsons’ Healthy Materials Lab, a landmark exhibition by Rarify uniting the Bauhaus Archive Berlin with German manufacturer Tecta, and an enhanced WANTED space featuring more than 70 North American designers in Look Book presented with Dezeen, an expanded Launch Pad section sponsored by American Standard and presented with WantedDesign and Dwell, more than 20 design schools presented with Design Milk, and a Design Schools Workshop with the theme “The Unseen Narratives”sponsored by KI and molo and presented with Core77.
The 2026 Talks Program will span topics from healthy building materials and affordable housing to design media and social equity, featuring speakers and moderators from STIRworld, Dwell, The New York Times, Untapped, and more. Bespoke: The Art of Making returns with a new Salon designed by Post Company, presented in partnership with Hospitality Design magazine. Returning features, including The Mainstage sponsored by Moroso, The Oasis sponsored by Ethnicraft, Leon Speakers, and Mohawk and presented with Architonic, the Welcoming Lounge by Ligne Roset, Aqua Atelier by Grohe, the Rarify Dining Lounge in partnership with Be Original Americas, ROOM x OFS, and the ICFF Editors Awards, have each been reimagined to deepen engagement, reinforcing ICFF’s role as both a premier design marketplace and a platform for meaningful cross-disciplinary dialogue.
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