During NYCxDESIGN, ICFF and AvroKO present Form and Feeling, a special exhibition at Host on Howard. Co-curated by Julia Haney Montanez, Program Curator of Look Book 2026, and AvroKO, the exhibition brings together a group of North American independent design studios exploring the dynamic relationship between form and material.

The exhibition extends the spirit of ICFF beyond the fairgrounds and into the city, offering a more intimate, immersive experience. Featuring work by designers including Cuff Studio, Crafted Glory, Brett Paulin, Ian Love, Kate Dannessa, ridezign, Coil + Drift, Vy Voi, Thomas Yang, and Simon Johns, the exhibition highlights how natural materials can take on unexpected shapes while traditional forms are reinterpreted through contemporary techniques. In total, 15 designers have been invited to participate, creating a thoughtful and diverse presentation of emerging and established voices.

Presented at Host on Howard, AvroKO’s gallery and gathering space at the intersection of hospitality, art, and design, Form and Feeling invites visitors to engage with the work in an environment designed for conversation and discovery.

During NYCxDesign, House of Finn Juhl and Sea New York present a dedicated pop-up space unveiling a special edition of the iconic Japan Series — a meeting point between Danish mid-century design and contemporary New York fashion.

Set within an immersive and considered environment, the installation brings together Finn Juhl’s sculptural furniture and Sea’s signature textile language for the first time. Upholstered in richly embroidered fabrics developed in collaboration with Denmark’s historic Kjellerup Væveri, the pieces translate Sea’s craft-driven sensibility into a new material context.

The spatial concept, developed with Copenhagen-based architecture studio Mentze Ottenstein, reinterprets Finn Juhl’s original vision through color, pattern, and materiality. The result is a layered, tactile setting that invites visitors to move through the space and experience the collection up close — where furniture becomes both functional object and textile expression.

By bringing together two distinct yet complementary worlds, the pop-up offers a rare opportunity to experience how fashion and furniture can intersect in a way that feels both natural and unexpected.

Visitors are invited to discover the collection throughout the week — an intimate presentation where iconic Danish design is reimagined through the lens of Sea New York’s contemporary, handcrafted approach.

On the occasion of New York Design Week, ESPASSO and VERSO come together to build upon a longstanding collaboration, reactivating a shared history between Carlos Junqueira and Amauri Aguiar through a new, joint platform. Defined by a commitment to advancing Brazilian design across historical and contemporary contexts, this partnership brings into focus two complementary forces: ESPASSO’s deep engagement with the legacy of Brazilian modernism, and VERSO’s commitment to contemporary, collectible design. The result is a program that moves beyond continuity toward expansion, and an opening outward across time, geography, and discipline.

Connections Across Time

This exhibit emerges through parallel conditions rather than direct lineage. The mid-century dialogue between Martin Eisler and Michel Arnoult finds a contemporary counterpart in the work of Lucas Jimeno Dualde and Pali Xisto Cornelsen, each operating across different geographies and systems of production. The connecting thread is the exploration of material, form and function – and the evolving conditions of design.

Dualde Cornelsen

The exhibition on the ground floor of the gallery brings together works by designer Pali Xisto Cornelsen and architect Lucas Jimeno Dualde, alongside a parallel body of work developed by Cornelsen in close collaboration with his father, the artist Jejo Cornelsen It unfolds as a layered presentation of two distinct yet interrelated lines of work, brought together through shared material concerns and a common point of origin.
The collaboration between Pali and Lucas is rooted in a friendship spanning more than two decades, which culminated in a rare alignment of sensibilities formed through shared references, complementary instincts, and a deeply compatible aesthetic language, Working across Brazil, Spain, and the United States, the duo has developed a practice that moves fluidly between architecture, interiors, and furniture, balancing structural rigor with a sensitivity to material, surface, and color.
Their joint work was recently introduced under the name Dualde Cornelsen at SP-Arte in São Paulo, which marked the beginning of a new phase in their collaboration. It is extended here through a dialogue between key pieces from that debut and earlier works developed at the outset of their partnership.

Michel Arnoult

Michel Arnoult (1922-2005) was a French-born designer who moved to Brazil in the early 1950s, where he developed a practice grounded in the relationship between design, industry, and everyday life. Rather than focusing on exclusivity, Arnoult was committed to creating furniture that could be efficiently produced, transported, and assembled, aligning design with emerging systems of industrialization and distribution.
He is best known for Introducing ready-to-asseble furniture in Brazil, anticipating broader global movements toward flat-pack design and accessible production. His work emphasized rational construction, durability, and affordability, often accompanied by innovative sales strategies that brought furniture directly to consumers. Through this approach, Arnoult played a central role in expanding the reach of modern design in Brazil, positioning it as elegant, functional and widely accessible.