Don’t Miss BDNY 2026 If You’re a Hospitality Designer

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Boutique Design New York returns to the Javits Center November 8th and 9th with hospitality products, four Designed Spaces, a working café by //3877, conference programming, and several industry events scheduled around the two-day fair.

Boutique Design New York, better known as BDNY, returns to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th, 2026. The trade fair is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days and focuses specifically on boutique and lifestyle hospitality interiors. Designers, architects, purchasing agents, hotel companies, owners, developers, and manufacturers make up the professional audience.

Last year, BDNY reported 16,104 total attendees, including 10,857 preregistered qualified attendees, with 53 countries represented. The current 2026 exhibitor list and floor plan are live, while the detailed conference agenda has not been posted yet.

The sourcing categories are very specific to hospitality projects. BDNY lists architectural materials, art and accessories, bath and spa products, bedding, electronics, fabrics, floorcoverings, furniture, lighting, outdoor products, signage, surfacing materials, tabletop, wallcoverings, and window treatments. Hotels and restaurants make up an obvious part of the market, but the fair also includes products for spas, clubs, cruise ships, and senior-living interiors.

The 2026 Exhibitor List and Floor Plan Are Live

BDNY has already published its exhibitor list and floor plan for November, so designers can see which companies have booth assignments before the fair opens. The list covers furniture, lighting, textiles, tile and stone, plumbing, bath products, flooring, wallcoverings, art, mirrors, outdoor furnishings, technology, tabletop, and other hospitality specifications.

The event is built around product sourcing rather than broad consumer design. BDNY reports that 87 percent of attendees participate in décor or design decisions, while 69 percent expect to complete five to nine projects in the following year. 

Four Designed Spaces Are Confirmed for 2026

The 2026 Designed Spaces program has four confirmed installations. IHG is partnering with Creme Design at booth 255. //3877 is creating the Dine & Design Café at booth 673. Ennismore is working with Avenue ID at booth 1873, and Preen, Inc. has a space at booth 3119.

Each project combines products from several participating vendors inside a completed hospitality environment. The current Designed Spaces page already lists product partners for several of the installations. The //3877 café, for example, includes sponsors associated with furniture, fabrics, stone, flooring, audio, and other specifications.

//3877 Is Designing the Dine & Design Café

Dine & Design returns as a functioning food-and-beverage space on the trade-fair floor. Washington, D.C.-based architecture and design firm //3877 is responsible for the 2026 café, which occupies booth 673. Products aren’t presented as isolated samples here. Furniture, fixtures, lighting, surfaces, tabletop pieces, and accessories are installed inside the working café and used during service.

BDNY created the pavilion specifically around front-of-house restaurant and bar design. In addition to the //3877 café, companies can exhibit within the surrounding Dine & Design area if their products relate directly to F&B interiors. The program is one of the places where restaurant design has its own defined presence within the larger hospitality fair.

The Product Design Competition Will Return

BDNY also runs its Best of BDNY Product Design Competition, with categories tied to products introduced by exhibitors. The 2025 competition recognized work across architectural materials, art and accessories, bath and spa, health and wellness, seating, sustainability, wallcoverings, and other categories, along with a Best in Show award.

The 2025 winners included Audrey Lane in Architectural Materials, Fireclay in Bath & Spa, Tuuci in Seating, Daltile in the Sustainable category, Phillip Jeffries for Wallcovering, and Juniper for Best in Show. BDNY’s current competition page is still displaying those 2025 winners, so the 2026 finalists and winners are not available yet.

The Full Conference Agenda Is Still Coming

BDNY has not published the detailed 2026 session schedule yet. Conference passes provide access to CEU-accredited sessions, while trade-fair passes include the free education scheduled on the exhibition floor. The registration page specifically notes that attendees with conference passes do not need to reserve individual CEU sessions during registration.

The group developing the conference program is already public, and it includes people from hotel companies, design studios, procurement firms, hospitality groups, and industry media. Heather Ciszczon represents CoralTree Hospitality, Mark Eacott is global head of design at Ennismore, and Paolo Ferrari leads Studio Paolo Ferrari. Ferrari was named Boutique Design’s 2025 Designer of the Year.

Gensler, Hilton, Tao Group, and Choice Hotels Are Represented Among the Curators

Other members include Lori Mukoyama, global hospitality lead and design director at Gensler; Susan Nugraha, senior vice president of design and development at Tao Group Hospitality; Brittney Hepler, head of design and product strategy at Choice Hotels International; and Krystel Sam, senior design manager at Hilton.

The group also includes Áine O’Connor of AOC Purchasing, Julie Purpura of Avenir Creative, David Shove-Brown of //3877, Louie Sison of Curioso, Archit Sawhney of Harken Interiors, Jason Goldberg of BRE Hotels & Resorts, Larry Traxler of TraxWorks Hospitality Collective, and Chantell Walsh of Strategic Hotels. The individual 2026 session titles and speaker assignments still need to be announced.

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The Women Leaders in Hospitality Breakfast Has Its 2026 Panel

One conference-related event already has a full speaker list. BDNY Power Players: Women Leaders in Hospitality takes place Monday, November 9th from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the River Pavilion at the Javits Center. The event is presented in partnership with NEWH. Breakfast runs from 9 to 9:30, followed by an NEWH presentation and a 45-minute panel discussion.

The 2026 panel includes Alison Bowman Sobeck of Marriott, Sarah Dusek of Few & Far, Mika Larrison of Lightstone Group, Kiko Macharg Singh of DLR | BraytonHughes, Jaclyn Moser of Harken Interiors, Susan Nugraha of Tao Group Hospitality, Áine O’Connor of AOC Purchasing, and Davonne Reaves of the Vonne Group. Alissa Ponchione, editor in chief of Boutique Design and Hospitality Design, will moderate. Tickets are $175, and attendees also need a BDNY pass.

Platinum Circle Starts the BDNY Weekend on Friday

Hospitality Design’s Platinum Circle Awards Gala takes place Friday, November 6th at Cipriani 25 Broadway, two days before the trade fair opens. The 2026 honorees are David Ashen, CEO of Saguez & Dash; Verena Haller, global head of design and creative services for Hyatt Lifestyle Group; Mary Alice Palmer, global creative director and founding principal of ROAM Interior Design; and chef and restaurateur Missy Robbins.

One small scheduling note is worth flagging because BDNY’s own pages currently disagree. The social-events page lists the gala from 6 to 11:30 p.m., while the registration page lists 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The date and Cipriani location are consistent, but the final hours should be checked closer to November.

Gold Key Awards Close the Weekend Monday Night

The 46th annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design take place Monday, November 9th at Cipriani 42nd Street. The competition recognizes hospitality interiors across hotel, restaurant, wellness, resort, and other project categories, and the awards are given to the interior design firms responsible for the work.

BDNY’s June announcement says the 2026 competition covers 24 categories. Some other pages on the site currently display different category totals, so I wouldn’t rely on a number beyond the official 2026 competition announcement until the finalist information is published. The gala will also recognize Designer of the Year, Mic Drop Moment, the 2026 Ones to Watch group, and BD’s Up-and-Coming Hotelier of the Year.

Registration Is Open, but Prices Change September 1st

BDNY’s early-bird registration period runs through August 31st. A two-day trade-fair pass for designers, architects, purchasers, hotel brands, developers, builders, consultants, and other industry professionals currently costs $105. The two-day conference pass is $255, and a one-day conference pass for either Sunday or Monday is $205.

Prices increase on September 1st and again on October 15th. From September 1st through October 14th, the trade-fair pass increases to $205 and the full conference pass to $330. Standard rates beginning October 15th are $305 for the trade fair and $530 for the two-day conference. Student and educator pricing is also available with credentials.

Both Trade-Fair Days Run From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BDNY takes place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York. Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th both run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The registration terms state that children under 16 are not permitted on the exhibition floor.

Quite a bit of the 2026 program is confirmed now: the Designed Spaces teams, Dine & Design studio, conference curators, Women Leaders panel, Platinum Circle honorees, registration rates, hours, and dates for the Gold Key Awards. The main piece still missing is the detailed conference agenda, along with the 2026 Product Design Competition finalists and winners.

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