Blu Dot Returns to NYCxDesign: A Collaborative Exhibition With Dudd Haus Celebrates 20 Years of the Strut Table

This NYCxDesign, Blu Dot returns to the festival to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Strut table. For the occasion, Blu Dot debuts the modern icon in a range of new colors, and mounts a group exhibition in partnership with DUDD HAUS, the Philadelphia-based collective gallery and exhibition platform extending from JONALDDUDD. 

On display within Blu Dot’s NoMad shop at 79 Madison Avenue from May 17-26, This is Not a Strut features 21 new works commissioned from DUDD HAUS members; a diverse vision of Strut’s lasting impact on the furniture landscape–viewed through the lens of today’s most exciting emerging talent. The group was prompted by DUDD HAUS to devise designs based on the concept of Strut, both as a noun (the engineering technique for creating a rigid structure) and verb (to walk with swagger). The new works will be presented alongside Strut tables within a gallery-like setting curated by JONALDDUDD co-founder Chris Held and creative director Charles Constantine.

For two decades, the Strut table has exemplified Blu Dot’s design ethos–functional, modern, and playfully irreverent. Its material simplicity and graphic quality have made it a mainstay in homes, offices, and creative spaces for a generation. Its enduring success has led to further iterations as coffee, side, bar-height, console, and outdoor tables. For its anniversary, in fall 2025 Strut will be offered in both large and medium sizes in a range of new colors, including celery, rust, cobalt, grey blue, and berry.

Alongside the activations at their NoMad shop, Blu Dot will also furnish the cafe at the inaugural Shelter exhibition by Afternoon Light, alongside brands like Carl Hansen & Sons, Moooi, Tom Dixon, and USM. This emphasizes Blu Dot’s belief that good design is good when people are using it for its intended purpose. It also reaffirms the brand’s lasting support for new initiatives and dialogue within the design community.

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