2024-11-08T11:01:16-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150189889/neocon-2020-and-nycxdesign-have-been-postponed-due-to-covid-19 Sean Joyner 2020-03-18T10:41:00-04:00 >2020-03-18T10:42:19-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f654180a0fe4f1e3f50ba6f06b1561e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Announced March 17th, <a href="https://neocon.com/about/show-info" target="_blank">NeoCon 2020,</a> the conference held every June at The Mart in Chicago since 1969, has been postponed. It was originally scheduled to occur from June 8th to June 10th. In its statement, the conference states:</p> <p><em>The health and welfare of all NeoCon participants, as well as local, national and international communities at large, are our highest priority. For the past several weeks, theMART has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation with partners and city and state officials. It is now clear that postponement is the correct decision and all those involved with the June event have new information with which to plan accordingly.</em><br></p> <p>NeoCon has been a place for ideas and innovations in commercial design to be celebrated. <a href="https://neocon.com/about/50-years-of-neocon" target="_blank">Throughout the years</a>, many milestones and unveilings in design have been showcased at NeoCon including reveals from companies like SteelCase, Dupont, and Herman Miller. The conference anticipates new stroked in the areas of office design and virtual re...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149944300/designjunction-dwell-on-design-announce-line-up-for-nycxdesign-2016 Sponsor 2016-05-10T13:52:00-04:00 >2016-05-10T18:49:13-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0l/0ln58e6b1k51nkgz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><strong>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://thedesignjunction.co.uk/new-york" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">designjunction + Dwell on Design NYC</a>.</strong></em><br>&nbsp;<p>For the first time this May 13-15, the UK&rsquo;s leading design exhibition designjunction and Dwell on Design, America&rsquo;s largest design event, will partner during NYCxDESIGN. This much anticipated collaboration promises to present the city&rsquo;s most exciting display of cutting-edge design and captivating conversations.</p><p>The warehouse-style ArtBeam venue in Chelsea will host speakers including legendary illustrator <strong>Bob Gill</strong>; <strong>Caroline Baumann</strong>, director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; artist <strong>Tom Sachs</strong>; architects <strong>Matthias Hollwich</strong> of HWKN and <strong>Dong-Ping Wong</strong> and <strong>Oana Stanescu</strong> of Family; <strong>Dorothy Cosonas</strong>, creative director of KnollTextiles; and design entrepreneurs <strong>Sandy Chilewich</strong>, <strong>Stephanie Goto</strong>, <strong>David Weeks</strong>, and <strong>Gregory Buntain</strong> of Fort Standard.</p><p>designjunction + Dwell on Design will also provide a community hub for design and architecture. WeWork, the archetypal co-working space, brings a pop-up workspace to the ...</p>