The UK’s leading design exhibition designjunction and Dwell on Design, America’s largest design event, are set to partner during NYCxDesign 2016.

Scheduled for 13-15 May, this much anticipated collaboration promises to present an exciting display of cutting-edge design.

The exhibition space will feature more than 20 contemporary design brands including Artek, Dyke & Dean, Iota, Muuto,Haberdashery, Cuero Design, AARA and Melin Tregwynt. Designjunction and Dwell on Design will also provide a  a community hub for design and architecture.

WeWork, the archetypal co-working space, will deliver a pop-up workspace to the ArtBeam venue with free wifi, whilst contemporary furniture designers, Muuto, provide bold, innovative pieces within the WeWork co-working area that deliver a new perspective on Scandinavian design.

British design brand Dyke & Dean fuses old school quality with a contemporary twist through the international launch of the brand’s new Splatterware range of enamelware and lighting ranges. Meanwhile, British brand AARA will present contemporary furniture and lighting, made in India. Inspired by traditional crafts, the company combines local raw materials and forward thinking manufacturing and engineering processes. In New York, the brand will showcase products from designers Alexander Mueller, Catherine Aitken, Daniel Schofield, Ester Comunello and Suliman Innab.

Debuting in the USA, Cuero Design combines Italian leather with Swedish steel to create beautiful interior design with a connection to nature. The show will mark the launch of a range of new products including the Pampa Mariposa, a leather Butterfly Chair and Iceland Mariposa, a sheepskin Butterfly Chair, made of Icelandic lambskin, as well as the Abrazo chair and Sierra tables.

Meanwhile, Melin Tregwynt will showcase their new collection Vintage Star, a bold double weave in pure wool based on a 1960s design reinvented in contemporary colours, whilst Iota intend to showcase contemporary luxury home products based on the traditional crochet technique through a range of home accessories and soft furnishings.

Will Sorrell, deputy director of designjunction, comments “We’re delighted to return for our second year in New York, and to partner with Dwell on Design for the first time. Our multipurpose space will provide the best in design inspiration, debate and co-working space in the heart of Chelsea – a cutting edge destination for international design.”

Designjunction and Dwell on Design will also include a specially curated talks programme, developed by Dwell’s editor in chief and executive vice president, Amanda Dameron. The programme will feature a host of  industry panelists including illustrator Bob Gill; Mikael Ydholm, Head of Research at IKEA, and Gregory Wessner, executive director of Open House New York. The programme’s theme is Exploring the built environment in the modern world.

Amanda Dameron of Dwell exclaims: “We are honoured to welcome legendary design leader Bob Gill as our keynote speaker. Gill’s distinguished career has spanned continents and disciplines, and his perspective on the business of design – as well as the nature of creativity – is invaluable. His influence cannot be overstated.”