Thirteen designers practising in New York City have been selected as part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights an array of independent design studios in cities across the continent.
From studios working in plastics and metals to handmade pieces informed by Congolese design, these design studios are representative of the boundless talent in furniture and object design that New York has to offer.
Long an industrial hub, the United States' most populous city features some of the best design schools in the world, from Parsons School of Design in Manhattan to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
"The thing about design in New York City is that everyone is here," writer and curator Glenn Adamson told Dezeen. "With so many strong schools in the area ? not just the city itself, but along a corridor from Philadelphia up to RISD, in Providence ? there is a constant arrival of new talent. Responding to that constant flow is the world's most impressive gallery infrastructure for design."

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Adamson noted the profusion of design galleries and dealers in the city, and the truly international characteristic of the work on show.
Beyond the schools, he noted, the city also boasts two museums dedicated explicitly to design ? the Cooper-Hewitt and the Museum of Arts and Design.
"It all adds up to a city with a global view of design," said Adamson.
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