New York studio Egg Collective has followed up its Designing Women exhibition last year with a second edition for this year's NYCxDesign festival, featuring furniture and homeware pieces from a new roster of female designers.

Designing Women II: Masters, Mavericks, Mavens showcases selected works from across generations "to foster a conversation about how women have achieved success, blazed trails, and furthered their craft over time," according to organisers Egg Collective.
Founded by three female designers, the studio is hosting the exhibition in its Lower Manhattan showroom. Lora Appleton of Kinder Modern co-curated the all-white space.

Highlights include Mary Giles's symmetrical wall art of delicate mesh wires, a series of white marble lights by Kristin Victoria Barron, and a structural shelf design by Katie Stout made with multicoloured paper pulp.
While last year's showcase celebrated female designers from New York, the 2018 edition has expanded to include designs by women from across the globe.
"This year's exhibition features an international roster of work from both contemporary and historical female voices," said Egg Collective.

Along one wall is a long cream sofa from 1949, which was custom-upholstered by Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman for her own home.
Other vintage pieces include a chair and matching ottoman from 1956 by Danish designer Nanna Ditzel, a white oval coffee table by Italian maker Cini Boeri from 1972, and animal-l...