Every year, New York City hosts the NYCxDesign event to showcase the latest trends in global design. And the best part is that most exhibitions are free to attend. This year, the fair will run from May 10 to 22, bringing together a series of exhibitions, installations and panels. In the city's five boroughs - Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island - visitors will even be able to purchase newly-made products. launched. Check out what to expect from the event that is just around the corner: Two important parties will mark the opening of the fair: Renew Me and Deeper than Text . In Brooklyn, Renew Me aims to promote reflections on energy and raise awareness of environmentalism. "If we continue to consume at the same levels, what will the future hold for us?" they ask on their website. official. The second cocktail party, 'Deeper Than the Message', will celebrate contemporary feminine design. In Manhattan, the exhibition will feature furniture, lighting, textiles and photography. curated by the Women's Design Council. In search of common ground between the artists’ ideologies and beliefs, the exhibition will highlight how the cultural, economic and social changes of the turn of the millennium have influenced current design. How can design explore the interaction with scent? The Scent Explorations event in Manhattan intends to discuss, in an inclusive workshop, what meanings can be formed and shared through smell. To this end, a series of sensory activities were developed by companies such as Microsoft and Tealeaves with the intention of understanding how these olfactory experiences can create more access and integration. to the design. Manhattan will make way for a bamboo theater for the Garden of Secrets program. "Throughout history, people have sought to connect with nature. Designers have observed nature, investigated its materials, and imitated its forms and qualities," they said. . Participants will learn about biomimicry and biophilia, as well as how nature-inspired design contributes to humanity. DESIGN PIER explores the connection between Asia and America through an exploration of 30 curated pieces of furniture from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. The richness of Asian design is celebrated in the diversity of today’s culture at the Unearth Asia event in Brooklyn. 9/11 Memorial and World Trade Center: Architecture, Urban Planning, and History offers participants a tour of the Memorial and the World Trade Center. In addition, participants will immerse themselves in the design and development of the two buildings, considering their influences and issues. Sculptor Augusta Savage is celebrated at the Augusta Savage and Icons of the Harlem Renaissance event by Dr. Theresa Leininger-Miller, author of New Black Artists in Paris. Savage’s two best-known works, Gamin and Lift Every Voice and Sing, will be discussed by art historians, curators and artists.