The Seattle Design Festival is a platform for bold design conversations. We believe that design is for everyone and that inclusive co-design practices are essential to shaping an equitable Seattle. We are multidisciplinary, socially engaged and civic minded.
2024 – WHAT IF?
SDF 2024: WHAT IF?
The 2024 Seattle Design Festival explored the theme of WHAT IF?. What if? is a simple question that reminds us of the potential within every design — an invitation to imagine improvement and expand what’s conceivable. Will you transport us to a place of wonder? Will you dream of a better world and bring it to life? This year’s theme was more than a prompt — it was a catalyst for reimagining, reinventing, and rejoicing in infinite possibilities.
The 2024 Festival was August 17-22. It kicked off with the SDF Block Party at Lake Union Park with Installations, Pop-Up Experiences and Mainstage performances. In-person Design Mixers and virtual experiences continued throughout the week.
GOLD
Amazon | LMN | MG2
SILVER
Adobe | DLR Group | James Dallas Design | Mahlum | Miller Hull Partnership | Mithun | Olson Kundig | Swenson Say Fagét | Upward Architecture & Interiors
BRONZE
BRR Architecture | Gensler | Graphite Design Group | HEWITT | Integrus | Makers Architecture and Urban Design | Perkins&Will | Pierson Ferdinand LLP | SKAPA
Tenor Engineering Group | Weber Thompson
IN-KIND
Blick Art Materials | citizenM | Dowbuilt | Green Latrine | Recology | The Stranger | The Block Project | UW College of Built Environments
FUNDERS
ArtsWA | 4Culture | National Endowment for the Arts | Seattle Office of Arts & Culture