adidas has unveiled its next NYC Creative Class, selecting six New York-based creatives for the Fall/Winter 2026 season. The initiative launched with its inaugural Spring/Summer 2026 class in March, introduced alongside the opening of the brand’s Originals flagship at 135 Spring Street in SoHo. For FW26, adidas is once again bringing together voices from across the city’s creative scene, spanning food, design, art, fashion, and music.
The program connects adidas with people who shape New York’s culture, without limiting selection to a single field. Members come from different disciplines, and some are known as much for how they affect their communities as for their craft. adidas also treats the class as an ongoing platform rather than a one-season campaign, with new members and ideas arriving each time, and the flagship serves as a gathering spot where the public can see their work.
Chef Stikxz is the culinary director at Miss Lily’s and the founder of the NYAM dinner series, where she pairs Caribbean flavors with fine-dining techniques. Bitter000000 is a Brooklyn duo made up of couple Ava María and Anton Bitter, who make grillz with printed portraits and laser-engraved patterns. Secret Riso Club is an artist-run print studio and community space that runs workshops, publishing, and risograph printing to give emerging and underrepresented artists easier access to the medium.
Cyle Warner is a fellow of Van Lier and the Bronx Museum who works with textiles, fiber, and sculpture to explore home, care, and memory. Gabe Gordon is a designer who makes knitwear by hand, using space-dyed yarn and a moth-hole technique that has become his trademark. Anysia Kym is a Bronx-born producer, drummer, and singer signed by MIKE, with two albums that Pitchfork praised for mixing uptown hip-hop, breakbeats, and sampling.
Throughout the season, the class will take part in programming, collaborations, and events, with 135 Spring Street as one of the main places for them. adidas has announced three so far: a cookout hosted by Chef Stikxz, a grillz pop-up from Bitter000000, and a holiday market from Secret Riso Club.
“New York’s culture is shaped by people who continually challenge what’s possible,” says SVP of Brand Marketing at adidas North America, Chris Murphy. “The Creative Class gives those voices a meaningful platform and makes 135 Spring Street a place where creativity, community, and adidas Originals come together.”
The first class, announced March 26th at the flagship’s opening, had ten members, including musician Nourished by Time, DJ Zillion, photographer Ramshah Kanwal, and the band Fcukers. adidas says each new class will bring its own perspectives to the program.
Check out the adidas NYC Creative Class for FW26 below, and stay tuned to Modern Notoriety for more.
Anysia Kym
Bitter000000
Chef Stikxz
Cyle Warner
Gabe Gordon
Secret Riso Club
