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Design × AI × Culture. A working day for the people shaping what New York makes next.
On May 15, 2027, designers, artists, founders, technologists, students, and cultural builders will gather in Brooklyn for ideas, conversation, and connection. The day connects creative work, practical ideas, and the people shaping New York culture.
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Why we gatherFuture of
Future of
NYC Design.
The future of design isn't human versus machine. It's human creativity with the literacy to shape what comes next.
Future of NYC Design brings designers, artists, founders, technologists, students, and cultural builders into the same room. Across design, AI, and culture, we look at the work people make, the decisions behind it, and the communities those decisions affect.
This is a community-curated gathering rooted in New York. It makes space for experienced practitioners to share their process and for emerging designers to meet the people, ideas, and opportunities shaping their field.
The 2027 questionWhat gets
What gets
designed next?
What work will New York designers be paid to do next, and how does an emerging designer earn a place doing it? Design, AI, and culture give us three ways into that conversation.
AI
Look closely at creative workflows. Where can a tool extend the work? Where does human judgment, research, authorship, or restraint change the outcome?
Culture
Follow how New York's communities, studios, and institutions make meaning across media and physical life—and whose perspective gets to shape it.
Our point of view
The future of design is made in the choices between a tool, a story, a city, and the people who live with the result.
2027 program previewThe day
The day
at a glance.
A five-hour gathering in Brooklyn, moving from real creative work to practical learning and conversation. Here is the shape of the day, from presentations to practical exchange.
Arrive and explore
Meet designers across disciplines and discover work from the New York creative community.
Ideas and real projects
Hear how creative people approach briefs, make decisions, and bring work into the world across design, AI, and culture.
Practice and exchange
We are planning practical learning and feedback formats. We will share the sessions and any capacity limits when they are confirmed.
Close together
Stay for the closing social and continue the conversations that started during the day.
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A few favorite moments from the first Future of NYC Design: the welcome, the work, the people, and the room. These photos are from May 2026.
The 2027 ambitionA bigger stage.
A bigger stage.
A bigger story.
The 2026 gathering proved there is an audience for this mix of design, AI, and culture. In 2027, our goal is to grow the platform, welcome more people, and make the work visible beyond a single conference day.
Bigger stage
Bring more leading voices and disciplines into the conversation, with real work, decisions, and creative practice at the center.
Bigger crowd
Grow beyond the roughly 300 people who joined us in 2026 while keeping emerging-designer access and meaningful connection in the room.
Cultural movement
Build a New York platform where design meets AI, art, creative practice, and community—one that carries new ideas into studios, schools, and the city.
May 15, 2027 · Brooklyn
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Entry tickets are priced at $30. One ticket includes the conference and closing social. Join us May 15, 10:30 AM–3:30 PM ET, at Sanders Studios, 525 Waverly Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238. The gathering explores creative work, AI in practice, and New York culture. Explore the program for the themes and format of the day.
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