Basic.Space Returns to New York November 13–19, 2026
Produced in collaboration with artist Alexander May, the second New York edition will take place at 13 Crosby Street in SoHo, bringing together design, art, fashion, and sound
(NEW YORK, NY—October 21, 2026) Basic.Space, the IRL-to-URL shopping destination, will return for its second New York edition from November 13–19, 2026, at 13 Crosby Street in SoHo. Produced in collaboration with artist Alexander May, the weeklong presentation will feature historic and contemporary works across collectible design, art, fashion, and sound, expanding on Basic.Space’s previous three-day format.
Under May’s artistic direction, the SoHo space will be transformed into a composition of objects, materials, and sound, with works from different periods finding new associations in one another’s company. The presentation brings together established and emerging artists, designers, and studios for the holiday season.
“At Basic.Space, we are building a new luxury ecosystem; instead of gatekeeping, we want ‘collecting’ to be accessible to the next generation of consumers,” says Jesse Lee, Founder and CEO of Basic.Space and Chairman of Design Miami. “Through our collaboration with Alexander, we are providing a ‘holiday gift guide’ in a new form, shaped by the artists and designers behind the work.”
“I am interested in what happens between objects,” says Alexander May, artist and co-producer of Basic.Space New York 2026. “A work carries its own history, but placing it beside something unexpected can change how we see it. I wanted to create a space where those relationships could unfold, with room for people to bring their own associations.”
At the center of the presentation is an installation featuring a new custom work by Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios, inspired by a business-class airplane seat. It brings together the three-piece Virgil Abloh c/o Vitra 2035: US Edition collection, comprising the Ceramic Block and Abloh’s reinterpretations of Jean Prouvé’s Antony armchair and Petite Potence lamp. The installation also includes designs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Mario Bellini, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, alongside a rug designed by Jessie Andrews for Nordic Knots.
The entire installation will be offered as the prize in the Basic.Space x Apple Pay Luxury Draw, with entries available for $1 through Apple Pay. All proceeds benefit the Virgil Abloh Foundation, supporting emerging creatives from underrepresented communities. Entries close on November 19, with the winner selected at random on December 8, 2026.
Featured installations and projects on view will include:
- The H Seating System, presented by Si Vis Pacem by Stefon Diggs, who calls it “a symbol of the beginning of everything… the first piece we ever made,” with a modular design symbolic of the brand’s communal spirit
- The limited-edition, era-defining Panton Chair in Classic Gold, presented by Vitra during celebrated designer Verner Panton’s centennial
- A selection of artworks, presented by JO-HS Gallery, from artist Drew Dominguez’s recent series of photocollages and sculptures exploring the boundary between image and object, as well as DIY car repair culture as a subconscious aesthetic performance
- An immersive installation of speakers, turntables, and amplifiers from New York-based speaker design studio and teahouse Silence Please
- A display of two never-before-exhibited, large-scale paintings by the Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist and designer Joe Henry Baker, presented by PLATFORM:
- The Noir edition of TheSoloist. Sounds (limited to 99 worldwide), a sculptural hi-fi homage to the Flatiron Building by cult Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita, making its U.S. debut with a custom architectural installation, presented by Los Angeles gallery BoltBolt
- The exclusive debut of the first-ever fully circular fragrance collection, bioengineered from sugar and recycled carbon dioxide to minimize the use of botanical raw materials, presented by luxury fragrance and olfactory intelligence brand Aeir
- The Palo Santo Burner, a cast-glass object shaped by the natural contractions of its cooling molten form, presented by Milan-based studio 6:AM Glass, which reinterprets centuries-old Murano glassmaking through bold geometry and sustainable materials
The presentation includes works available to purchase in person and through the Basic.Space app.
Basic.Space New York 2026 Participants
6:AM, Aeir, AMEN, BoltBolt, Crosby Studios, Chapel New York, Darling Studios, Desire Alessi, Emily Thurman, Found Objet, Grace Atkinson, HOUSE BY®, Jabez Bartlett, Joe Henry Baker, JO-HS, JUDEXAYA, Niceworkshop, NUOVA, PLATFORM:, Si Vis Pacem by Stefon Diggs, Silence Please, Six Dots Design, Szymon Keller, TheSoloist. Sounds, Tuleste Factory, Virgil Abloh ℅ Vitra, Vitra, Wrong Answer
Visitor Information
VIP Opening: Thursday, November 12, 2026, by invitation only
Open to Basic.Space Members: Friday, November 13 to Thursday, November 19, 2026
Opening Hours: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Location: 13 Crosby Street, New York, NY
For more details and to register interest in attending, visit basic.space/newyork.
Basic.Space 2026 Sponsors
Apple Pay
Blacklane: Exclusive car service and chauffeur partner, with a Resin valet station designed in partnership with Tuleste Factory.
Bailey’s / Mr. Black: Official partner with a custom bar installation serving espresso martinis at VIP opening and happy hours throughout the week.
About Basic.Space
Obsessively curated and unapologetically commercial, Basic.Space redefines luxury shopping for the next generation as a seamless IRL-to-URL experience. A private destination for smart and personalized shopping, Basic.Space brings together its online marketplace with tentpole events and members-only experiences throughout the year. Basic.Space is the parent company of Design Miami, the international forum for collectible design, and PLATFORM:, the online destination to shop curated art.
Website: basic.space
Social: @basic.space
About Alexander May
Alexander May is an artist and founder of Alexander May Studio. His practice extends across exhibitions, interiors and creative direction, considering how objects and their surroundings influence one another. Material, proportion and atmosphere inform an approach that gives familiar forms new contexts. For Basic.Space New York 2026, May leads the artistic direction and spatial conception and serves as co-producer.
For more information, please contact:
Camron Global
basic.space@camronglobal.com
