ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT
Geelong Design Week is an annual event that celebrates Geelong’s UNESCO City of Design status by offering a vibrant array of workshops, exhibitions, and talks that highlight cutting-edge innovation, sustainable practices, and creative problem-solving across multiple design disciplines. This dynamic event fosters extensive community engagement and international collaboration, reinforcing Geelong’s reputation as a global leader in creativity and design excellence.
Geelong Design Week is an annual event that celebrates Geelong’s UNESCO City of Design status by offering a vibrant array of workshops, exhibitions, and talks that highlight cutting-edge innovation, sustainable practices, and creative problem-solving across multiple design disciplines. This dynamic event fosters extensive community engagement and international collaboration, reinforcing Geelong’s reputation as a global leader in creativity and design excellence.
Geelong Design Week is an annual event that celebrates Geelong’s UNESCO City of Design status by offering a vibrant array of workshops, exhibitions, and talks that highlight cutting-edge innovation, sustainable practices, and creative problem-solving across multiple design disciplines. This dynamic event fosters extensive community engagement and international collaboration, reinforcing Geelong’s reputation as a global leader in creativity and design excellence.
This year’s event will be held from Thursday 21 – Saturday 30 November 2024. The event will be coordinated and delivered by Tracey-Lea Smith, City of Greater Geelong, Guest Curator Dr. Tonya Meyrick and Event Coordinator Alice Bergin.
This year’s event will be held from Thursday 21 – Saturday 30 November 2024. The event will be coordinated and delivered by Tracey-Lea Smith, City of Greater Geelong, Guest Curator Dr. Tonya Meyrick and Event Coordinator Alice Bergin.
This year’s event will be held from Thursday 21 – Saturday 30 November 2024. The event will be coordinated and delivered by Tracey-Lea Smith, City of Greater Geelong, Guest Curator Dr. Tonya Meyrick and Event Coordinator Alice Bergin.
Over 10 days from 21 to 30 November 2024, Geelong Design Week will bring businesses, designers, creatives and the community together to showcase design projects, stories and talents from across our region and beyond. A combination of both online and in-person events, projects and events will be offered across the City of Greater Geelong which could include design exhibitions, workshops, tours, collaborations, cultural events, experiences, projections, popup spaces and forums.
Over 10 days from 21 to 30 November 2024, Geelong Design Week will bring businesses, designers, creatives and the community together to showcase design projects, stories and talents from across our region and beyond. A combination of both online and in-person events, projects and events will be offered across the City of Greater Geelong which could include design exhibitions, workshops, tours, collaborations, cultural events, experiences, projections, popup spaces and forums.
Over 10 days from 21 to 30 November 2024, Geelong Design Week will bring businesses, designers, creatives and the community together to showcase design projects, stories and talents from across our region and beyond. A combination of both online and in-person events, projects and events will be offered across the City of Greater Geelong which could include design exhibitions, workshops, tours, collaborations, cultural events, experiences, projections, popup spaces and forums.
During recent consultations with key stakeholders, four primary Areas of Focus have been identified for Geelong as a UNESCO City of Design. These areas are:
During recent consultations with key stakeholders, four primary Areas of Focus have been identified for Geelong as a UNESCO City of Design. These areas are:
During recent consultations with key stakeholders, four primary Areas of Focus have been identified for Geelong as a UNESCO City of Design. These areas are:
Built and Natural Environment
Built and Natural Environment
Built and Natural Environment
Arts, Design, and Creativity
Arts, Design, and Creativity
Arts, Design, and Creativity
Education, Research, and Knowledge
Education, Research, and Knowledge
Education, Research, and Knowledge
Sustainability and Circularity
Sustainability and Circularity
Sustainability and Circularity
Guest Curator
Dr. Tonya Meyrick
In an era where artificial influences permeate every aspect of our lives, the urgency to centre the human condition in all we do has never been greater. Geelong Design Week 2024 embraces this by adopting 'design for humanity' as its overarching premise, aiming to provoke thought and inspire action around the essential role design plays in our everyday lives. By highlighting the significance of design across various sectors—such as the built environment, education, materiality, sustainability, and the circular economy—we aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of how thoughtful design enhances our experiences, solves complex problems, and contributes to a more sustainable and inclusive society.
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In an era where artificial influences permeate every aspect of our lives, the urgency to centre the human condition in all we do has never been greater. Geelong Design Week 2024 embraces this by adopting 'design for humanity' as its overarching premise, aiming to provoke thought and inspire action around the essential role design plays in our everyday lives. By highlighting the significance of design across various sectors—such as the built environment, education, materiality, sustainability, and the circular economy—we aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of how thoughtful design enhances our experiences, solves complex problems, and contributes to a more sustainable and inclusive society.
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In an era where artificial influences permeate every aspect of our lives, the urgency to centre the human condition in all we do has never been greater. Geelong Design Week 2024 embraces this by adopting 'design for humanity' as its overarching premise, aiming to provoke thought and inspire action around the essential role design plays in our everyday lives. By highlighting the significance of design across various sectors—such as the built environment, education, materiality, sustainability, and the circular economy—we aim to cultivate a deeper understanding of how thoughtful design enhances our experiences, solves complex problems, and contributes to a more sustainable and inclusive society.
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I have been actively working in Geelong as an artist and academic for the past four years. I am an Associate Lecturer in Art and Design at Deakin University, where I have taught across Design Thinking, User Experience Design and Illustration. In my artistic practice, I have been engaged with the community of Geelong through my work at GDW 2023, including the internationally recognised Perpetual Pigments project, and I have worked with Creative Geelong to participate in their makers markets.
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I have been actively working in Geelong as an artist and academic for the past four years. I am an Associate Lecturer in Art and Design at Deakin University, where I have taught across Design Thinking, User Experience Design and Illustration. In my artistic practice, I have been engaged with the community of Geelong through my work at GDW 2023, including the internationally recognised Perpetual Pigments project, and I have worked with Creative Geelong to participate in their makers markets.
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I have been actively working in Geelong as an artist and academic for the past four years. I am an Associate Lecturer in Art and Design at Deakin University, where I have taught across Design Thinking, User Experience Design and Illustration. In my artistic practice, I have been engaged with the community of Geelong through my work at GDW 2023, including the internationally recognised Perpetual Pigments project, and I have worked with Creative Geelong to participate in their makers markets.
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Guest Designer
Jacinta Kay
