Welcome to WantedDesign

WantedDesign is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the local and international creative community throughout the year.

CLOSEUP, May 2021

In a time when face-to-face meetings and presentations are challenged, ICFF and WantedDesign Manhattan are rethinking the way trade shows stay relevant and serve the industry. Brands need the ability to reach their audiences in new ways and plan their product launch differently, and architects and interior designers need to source products and meet new designers and brands.

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WantedDesign Online is Live

WantedDesign proudly announces the launch of the ECO Solidarity online exhibit, on view June 15 – August 15, 2021. After a successful launch in May at the CLOSEUP virtual trade event, the 2021 edition of ECO Solidarity continues with a robust, more in-depth online exhibit.

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Conscious Design Awards 2021

As part of the WantedDesign Online International Schools Show, WantedDesign maintains its annual Conscious Design Awards for Best Student Projects, presented with Metropolis magazine and with the support of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

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WantedDesign Manhattan Nov 14-15, 2021

The next edition of WantedDesign Manhattan and ICFF will be held Sunday, November 14 and Monday, November 15, 2021, at the Javits Convention Center in New York, NY.

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Be part of WantedDesign Manhattan

Each year at WantedDesign Manhattan, through exhibitions and programs such as Launch Pad, Look Book, and American Design Honors, thousands gather to see what’s new and upcoming in design and who is behind it.

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WHAT’S NEW?

ECO Solidarity 2021

A multidisciplinary hybrid project, an initiative and a movement which seeks unity and solidarity through design + architecture focused on Ecology, climate change, the key concepts of the Green New Deal, sustainability, public well-being, public health and their social implications in public spaces, facing new pandemic challenges in COVID-19 era. Visit wanteddesign.online for the full online exhibit.

WantedDesign Manhattan, Application 2021

Apply now to be exhibit at WantedDesign Manhattan, November 14-15, 2021, Javits Center, NY.

WantedDesign ONLINE Spring 2021: Design Schools Show and Workshop

WantedDesign is launching a new, dedicated online exhibition space featuring the first online International Schools Show. "Though WantedDesign is not hosting an in-person exhibition in May 2021, we feel the need to keep our schools network alive and recognize the importance more than ever to give opportunities to students to connect with the industry," noted Odile Hainaut & Claire…

Design Schools at WantedDesign 2021

Design education is a key component of WantedDesign’s programming, from our Schools Exhibitions at WantedDesign Brooklyn to our Design Schools Workshop, as well as the Schools presenting students work at WantedDesign Manhattan.