Thank you to the Seattle design community and everyone who submitted a proposal for SDF 2019! We are thrilled at the breadth and diversity of proposals engaging with this year’s theme: BALANCE. Stay tuned for: 50 Block Party Installations – August 24 & 25 at Lake Union Park 56 Partner Events – including 32 that…
A collaboration between Duffy DeArmas and Stefan Hofmann, Electric Coffin is supported by a team of talented designers, project managers, and fabricators to really make this super deluxe art machine purr. Exploring the intersection of art and commerce, they are fueled by a number of sources. Both material and ephemeral, these sources encompass knowledge, culture,…
Exhibit runs June 6 – August 31, 2019 City systems operate similarly to people. Much of the day is concerned with utilitarian, functional, and obvious needs. Budgets are allocated to potholes and traffic alleviation like paying rent and filling a pantry with groceries. The blueprint for the average city is largely shaped more by…
Cleo Barnett is a New Zealand American curator, artist and creative director. Currently based in Seattle, Washington, her practice explores the relationship between public space, storytelling, and human rights. Since 2016 Cleo has been Deputy Director of Amplifier, a nonprofit organization that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our…
2019 is the year of Balance. From August 16–25, the Seattle Design Festival (SDF) will connect designers, community members and civic leaders to explore how we design for Balance. We invite you to collaborate with SDF 2019: Balance. Submissions closed on May 22, 5pm PT. KEY DATES April 20 – Design Jam May 8 –…