Vitra Showroom Opening at NYCxDesign 2025
May 15 - 19
As part of NYCxDesign 2025, Vitra’s new showroom will host a series of public events and tours celebrating design and innovation. These events highlight Vitra’s commitment to forward-thinking design while engaging the local creative community and fostering dialogue around the future of furniture, materials, and well-being. The programming includes expert panels, and thought-provoking discussions with leading designers and innovators.
Public events at the new Vitra showroom in New York City
15 & 16 May: Group Tours
Join us for a tour of the new Vitra showroom in New York, at 46 Bowery.
Thursday May 15th, 12pm
Thursday May 15th, 2pm
Friday May 16th, 10am
Friday May 16th, 2pm
Thursday May 15th, 12pm
Thursday May 15th, 2pm
Friday May 16th, 10am
Friday May 16th, 2pm
15 May: The Geometry of Togetherness – How sofa design shapes human relationships
Designer, Alexis Tourron and Georgina McDonald discuss the future responsibility of this beloved form, and why empathetic and flexible design - one that encourages play and connectedness - is more important than ever before.
Thursday May 15th
Doors 5:30pm
Talk 6pm
Thursday May 15th
Doors 5:30pm
Talk 6pm
16 May: Welcome in with David Rockwell and Adam Charlap Hyman
There's a throughline in the most memorable spaces we encounter today: a deep sense of hospitality. Restaurants, homes, offices, and retail are centering an experience that welcomes people in and creates an instant sense of community. Join David Rockwell, founder of Rockwell Group; Adam Charlap Hyman, cofounder of Charlap Hyman & Herrero; and Vitra for a discussion about how this approach informs their work—and why it's especially relevant now.
Friday May 16th
Doors 5:30pm
Talk 6pm
Friday May 16th
Doors 5:30pm
Talk 6pm
19 May: Transformers: Architecture and the Energy Transition
Buildings account for nearly one third of all global energy consumption and contribute to global carbon emissions in similar proportions. How do buildings, how does architecture have to change to reduce its hunger for energy? How can buildings make use of renewable energies to sustain themselves? What is the role of technology in this transition and what about the human factor? Join us for a conversation with Mireia Luzarraga Alvarez, Takk Architecture, Rufei Wang, Parsons School of Design, and moderated by Jochen Eisenbrand, Vitra Design Museum, Weill am Rhein.
Monday May 19th
Doors 6pm
Talk 6:30pm
Monday May 19th
Doors 6pm
Talk 6:30pm