The eighth edition of Melbourne Design Week will bring 11 days of exhibitions, talks and events to the city in late autumn and early winter. More than 300 inventive exhibitions will be presented during the festival, cementing its status as Australia’s largest annual design event.
Each year brings a new theme for Melbourne Design Week and this year’s is ‘Design the world you want’. The theme is designed to encourage exhibitors and audience members alike to ruminate on the role of ecology, energy and ethics in combating complex global challenges.
Highlights of the program include a keynote speech from Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo, who will speak to her socially responsive urbanism, and a symposium exploring radical speculative designs for the Birrarung (Yarra River). The Melbourne Art Book Fair will also be celebrating its 10th year, and will run its popular stallholder fair in the NGV’s Great Hall during the first weekend of the festival.
Melbourne Design Week is presented by Creative Victoria and delivered by the NGV. You can view the full festival program and book tickets here.
