The Boston Design Center is New England’s premier resource for design professionals, with sixty showrooms featuring over 1,200 luxury product lines of fabric, furniture, lighting, antiques, fine art, wall and floor coverings, kitchen and bath components, and contract services. The Boston Design Center is New England’s largest, all-inclusive luxury design resource. In addition to honoring the traditional design-trade-only model, the Boston Design Center also has interior designers available to meet with customers, to facilitate purchasing from showrooms. The BDC attracts Boston’s brightest designers, skilled makers, specialty manufacturers and home and contract furnishings. Its showroom community has served design professionals and their clients for over thirty years, providing unrivaled product selection, customer service, and design expertise.

SHOWROOMS

To see the full list of showrooms and contact information please see the Directory page.

Showrooms are open to all for browsing Monday through Friday 9am-5pm. Given the current circumstances we recommend calling a specific showroom prior to visiting to ensure they are open and taking visitors. Find contact information on our Directory page.

Visit a few of our showrooms through a brief virtual tour here!

MBTA Subway Service - Silver Line Waterfront

Conveniently located at South Station, take the Silver Line Waterfront (SL2) to the Boston Design Center.

Parking

Boston Design Center maintains an automated visitor parking lot off of Drydock Avenue adjacent to the BDC. Payment for parking by credit only is collected at the lot exit gate. Hourly rates apply from 8 am to 9 pm. Trade professionals may have tickets validated at the concierge desk on floor one, BDC West. Please be prepared to show ID and business card.

Short term 90 minute visitor parking is available in designated spaces across from the building entry off Drydock Avenue.

There is no visitor parking in the front courtyard or on the south side of the building. Visitor parking is not permitted in reserved or permit parking spaces. Parking regulations are strictly enforced. Violators will be towed.

Dining at the BDC

Visit Chickadee, the award winning Mediterranean inspired restaurant and bar, for lunch, dinner, or cocktails. For a quicker breakfast or lunch, visit Flour Bakery + Cafe. Other dining options along the building’s Promenade include:

Al’s Cafe - Subs and sandwiches, coming soon.

Allium at IDB - Small batch artisan foods, micro-market. Elevated grilled cheeses, cheese plates (vegan available,) and more. Plus beer and wine.

The Farmacy Cafe - Organic salads, smoothies, and grain bowls with local produce.

Design Services

Everyone is welcome at the Boston Design Center and if you need an interior designer to guide you, we have a welcoming and knowledgeable Design Services team to help you.

Designer Lounge

Located on the 2nd floor, you'll find a relaxing space for client meetings and our meeting tables provide ample room to review design documents.

• Friday, December 31 2021: New Year's Eve - Closed

• Monday, January 17: MLK Day - Closed

• Monday, February 21: Presidents’ Day - Closed

• Monday, April 18: Patriots’ Day - Closed

• Monday, May 30: Memorial Day Weekend
  Closed & Closing at 1PM Friday

• Monday, July 4: Independence Day (Observed)
  Closed & Closing at 1PM Friday

• Monday, September 5: Labor Day Weekend
  Closed & Closing at 1PM Friday

• Monday, October 10: Indigenous Peoples' Day - Closed

• Thursday, Nov. 24 & Friday, Nov. 25: Thanksgiving
  Closed & Closing at 1PM Wednesday

• Friday, Dec. 23 & Monday, Dec. 26: Christmas - Closed

• Friday December 30: New Year's Eve - Closed

  We will be open on Monday, January 2nd 2023.

The Innovation and Design Building is home to a diverse mix of companies and entrepreneurs, including architects and engineers, skilled makers and craftspeople, research and development firms, and technology start-ups. Boston Design Center, Reebok, America’s Test Kitchen, Autodesk, EPAM Continuum, Ginkgo Bioworks, Neoscape, Elkus Manfredi Architects and The Boston Beer Company are just some of the tenants at the Innovation and Design Building. The complex is conveniently located along the MBTA Silver Line route, just minutes from South Station, and is flanked by one of the country’s largest working dry docks to the north and by the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal to the south.