Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors, the Seattle Design Festival was able to fund non-profit/student/individual Festival partners who engage youth in the design process, leverage co-design and improve the community engagement process, and inspire action with lasting impact. We are beyond excited to announce the 2021 Seattle Design Festival funding award…
As the summer of 2021 begins to come into focus we are excited to move into this Festival season with optimism and hope. With this year’s festival theme, EMERGE, we invite participants to explore the opportunities of adaptation and change as we move forward with what we’ve learned from 2020. We hope to finally come together…
The Seattle Design Festival is a community-driven program made possible by small individual donations from our community. The Seattle Design Festival provides such a meaningful opportunity to leverage design. I am donating to help individuals and organizations to test ideas, challenge assumptions and raise awareness for our community. – Rob Deane AIA, NCARB Senior Associate…
This year’s festival theme, EMERGE, seeks to inspire action, addressing the consequences of the pandemic to nurture new possibilities. Emerging is a process of adaptation, of transforming the way we interact, collaborate, and create. How can community-driven design strategies carry us forward? How will we emerge better? This year’s festival will happen exclusively outside through…
The Seattle Design Festival (SDF) is entirely a product of the people that are involved in it. It is planned by a core group of dedicated volunteers, who work to shape the Festival each year. Together, they develop our annual call for proposals to connect communities and unleash the design thinker in everyone to illuminate…
Awaken your creative spirit and get ready for the 2021 Seattle Design Festival! Join the Seattle Design Festival planning committee and Surya Vanka, Founder & Chief Designer at AUTHENTIC DESIGN and longtime friend of the Festival, for the Design Jam, a Thinkercyze Live event, THIS SATURDAY April 10 at 10am PT. Explore your creative process…