Now Open: Basic.Space New York

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(New York, NY — November 13, 2026)—Basic.Space, the IRL-to-URL shopping destination, has opened its second New York edition at 13 Crosby Street in SoHo. Basic.Space New York will be open to the public through November 19.

Expanding on Basic.Space’s previous three-day format, the weeklong presentation is produced in collaboration with artist Alexander May and features historic and contemporary works across collectible design, art, fashion. Under May’s artistic direction, the SoHo space has been 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 just ahead of the holiday season.

Basic.Space’s return to New York is the latest in Basic.Space’s multi-city event series, which has held previous editions in London (2026), Los Angeles (2026, 2025), and New York (2025).

All of the pieces on view are available to shop both in-person and using the Basic.Space app, which features an AI-powered personalized feed, exclusive access to events, and personalized offers from the online marketplace.

For more details on visiting and public tickets, go to basic.space/newyork.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Lounge, an installation featuring a new custom work by Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios and pieces by Virgil Abloh ℅ Vitra, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and more

Featuring a new custom work, inspired by a business-class airplane seat, by Harry Nuriev of Crosby Studios, The Lounge installation brings together a 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--with 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.

PLATFORM:

PLATFORM: is an artist-driven brand selling new one-of-a-kind artworks, limited editions, and exclusive artist objects, acquired by Basic.Space last year. For Basic.Space New York, it presents a display of paintings by the Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist and designer Joe Henry Baker. The presentation includes two never-before-exhibited, large-scale artworks: Carry Away and Afterimage. Also on view are works from his Seed series and See it in the water.

Baker’s practice is defined by a continuous dialogue with material and process, developing new methods of mark-marking through custom tools, unconventional materials, and the construction of the canvas itself. Drawing on his background in design, interiors, and furniture, he approaches each painting as both an image and a built object.

SILENCE PLEASE

Silence Please, the New York-based speaker design studio and teahouse, presents Needle in the Haystack, an installation bringing the studio’s work with high-fidelity sound into a room arranged for people to sit and listen together. Visitors encounter hay bales that serve as seats facing a pair of silver Silence Please loudspeakers. Between them sits two turntables where needles trace the grooves of records, picking up the vibrations that become the sound heard across the room.

“With Needle in the Haystack, we brought a familiar sign of fall into the room and made it somewhere to sit and listen,” said Marwan Roushdy, founder of Silence Please. “At Silence Please, we think of the room as part of the sound system. We give as much thought to where people sit and how they spend time together as we do to the speakers they’re listening to.”

SI VIS PACEM BY STEFON DIGGS

On view from Si Vis Pacem by Stefon Diggs is the H Seating System, which Diggs describes as “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 piece features an H-shaped silhouette with soft curves and a tactile finish that blurs the line between functional furniture and collectible

HOUSE BY X GLENN MARTENS

HOUSE BY, the independent brand-collective that creates limited edition art objects in collaboration with the world’s most visionary and pioneering talent, presents Object 003, a sculptural candleholder designed with Belgian fashion designer Glenn Martens. Crafted in cast aluminum with a distinctive surface treatment, Object 003 explores the dialogue between material, form, and function in a signed and numbered edition of 300.

CURATED BY MARQUEL RASHAAD WILLIAMS

Marquel Rashaad Williams has curated a space composed of works by a group of emerging and established designers, including a wall-mounted artwork by Grace Atkinson; the Entropia Side Table and Entropia Coffee Table presented by Aalvo Gallery on behalf of artist and designer Desiré Alessi; Clematis armandii Reliquary, a sculptural aluminum credenza with botanical reliefs by Daniel Swarilov; aluminum wine holders with stainless-steel cooling balls from NICEWORKSHOP; the Stacks Smoking Table and Toteme Standing Lamp by Emily Thurman; an AMEN candle in a handmade clay sculpture by Katharina Kaminski; and additional works by JUDEXAYA, Tiberiu Cojocaru, Kouros Maghsoudi, and AÉ02. ​

TULESTE FACTORY

New York-based art and design gallery Tuleste Gallery has conceived a special activation in partnership with Basic.Space New York 2026 sponsors Blacklane, Bailey’s and Mr Black. Connecting luxury travel, contemporary craftsmanship, and thoughtful hospitality, their collaboration with Blacklane features a custom resin valet station, commissioned in Blacklane’s signature blue, by Quincy Ellis of Facture Studio that welcomes guests at the entrance. The activation continues with Blacklane Blue, a specially curated selection of collectible art, design, and giftable objects inspired by Blacklane’s visual identity, and a commissioned resin mirror by artist Courtney Kinnare, whose exploration of color, translucency, and layering offers a visual connection to the richness and character of Bailey’s and Mr Black’s liqueurs.

OPENING PARTY

Last night, November 12, saw a VIP preview and opening party hosted at 13 Crosby Street. Guests included Laufey (singer-songwriter), Eddie Huang (chef), and Jessel Taank (TV personality), among other luminaries from across the worlds of art, design, and culture.

The VIP preview kicked off the event’s week-long takeover of 13 Crosby Street, where attendees lined up for an early look at the event’s giftable selection of art, design, fashion, and sound while sipping on espresso martinis at Bailey’s and Mr. Black’s custom bar installation.

NOTES TO EDITORS
​VIP Preview: Thursday, November 12, 2026, by invitation only
​Public Dates: Friday, November 13 to Thursday, November 19, 2026
​Hours: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
​Location: 13 Crosby Street, New York, NY

Line-Up
​6:AM
​Aeir
​AMEN
​Andrew Doxtater
​Crosby Studios
​Chapel New York
​Daniel Swarilov
​Darling Studios
​Desirée Alessi
​Emily Thurman
​Emma Clarke
​ENORME Corporation
​Found Objet
​Grace Atkinson
​Gregory Beson
​HOUSEBY®
​Ian Felton
​Jabez Bartlett
​JO-HS
​Joe Henry Baker
​JUDEXAYA
​Lucia Neamtu
​May
​MSCHF
​Niceworkshop
​NUOVA
​OMMAGE
​Platform
​Saintleo
​Si Vis Pacem by Stefon Diggs
​Silence Please
​Six Dots Design
​Szymon Keller
​The Spaceless Gallery
​TheSoloist. Sounds
​Tuleste Factory
​Virgil Abloh ℅ Vitra
​Vitra
​Wrong Answer

Basic.Space New York 2026 Sponsors

APPLE PAY
​Basic.Space New York welcomes ​Apple Pay, an easy, secure and private way to pay online and in stores. Customers can use Apple Pay for faster and more convenient payments in apps or on the web without having to create accounts or repeatedly type in contact information, card details, or shipping and billing information. And using Apple Pay in stores is seamless and easy. Simply double-click the side button or Home button; authenticate using Face ID, Touch ID, or a device passcode if prompted; and hold the top of the iPhone or display of the Apple Watch near the contactless reader to pay. Security and privacy are at the core of Apple Pay. When customers use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers or shared by Apple with merchants.

BLACKLANE
​Basic.Space New York welcomes Blacklane, the global chauffeur service, as an official sponsor with a special activation conceived in partnership with Tuleste Factory. The collaboration connects luxury travel, contemporary craftsmanship, and thoughtful hospitality.

At the entrance, a custom resin valet station by Quincy Ellis of Facture Studio, commissioned by Tuleste Factory in Blacklane’s signature blue, will welcome guests and introduce the brand’s chauffeur services. Blacklane vehicles will be positioned outside, and guests will receive special codes for future bookings.

Inside, Tuleste Factory presents Blacklane Blue, a specially curated selection of collectible art, design, and giftable objects within a bespoke environment inspired by the brand’s visual identity. From distinctive pieces for the home to thoughtful holiday gifts, the selection reflects Tuleste Factory’s eye for color, materiality, and playful sophistication.

BAILEY'S / MR. BLACK
​Basic.Space New York welcomes Baileys and Mr Black as its official liqueur sponsors, bringing a specially curated cocktail experience to the intersection of art, design, and culture.

Guests will enjoy creative cocktails featuring Baileys Original Irish Cream and Mr Black Coffee Liqueur during the VIP opening celebration and a series of scheduled happy hours, with additional sampling experiences woven into select programming throughout the week.

The activation will feature a commissioned resin mirror by Tuleste Factory artist Courtney Kinnare, whose exploration of color, translucency, and layering offers a visual connection to the richness and character of the two liqueurs

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