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Ongoing Exhibit: Shapeshifters, The Alchemy of Bonsai and Design

For “Shapeshifters,” four artists working in the Pacific Northwest have each been paired with a work from Pacific Bonsai Museum’s collection and asked to respond in their own medium. John…

Shapeshifters: The Alchemy of Bonsai and Design exhibit curator, Aarin Packard, will be in conversation with glass artist John Hogan. All are invited to listen and participate in the conversation….

Join us for a city-wide take over of designers, creatives, and companies hosting events during the Seattle Design Festival! Click the links below to learn more about each event. 98.7°:…

Sound Curtain, was a collaboration between the Bertoia Studio and Thomas Cheney Architects for a proposed sound installation below the Osborne Street Bridge in Winnipeg Manitoba. Originally designed as a…

How might design transform lives around the world? Act as a catalyst for change? Expand access? Include those who have been excluded? Design with the 90%: Improving Lives Around the…

A Way of Living is a new book published this year which chronicle the design history of Herman Miller, an innovative furniture company. We will have a lecture and discussion…

Discover Arts in the Park in partnership with Terra Nostra are happy to announce the upcoming free outdoor family-friendly community event Symphony for Climate Change on August 17th 2019 at…

A city’s identity is rooted in the history of its people: their shared experiences and the common perceptions and worldviews that come out of those. That history is manifest in…

Join us as Jim Graham, principle of Graham Baba Architects, shares his vision for breathing life into urban streetscapes as elicited by the firm’s thoughtful work in one of the…

Join Olson Kundig and the Seattle Design Festival for a panel discussion on “Tipping the Paradigm: Shifting the Balance Towards Timber Construction.” What if we could shift the building industry’s…

IxDA Seattle will bring the design community together to share stories about balance in design. All stories will be true and under 8 minutes, as experienced and narrated by the…

Visitors to the Holocaust Center can take a Virtual Reality tour of the Anne Frank annex, interact with touch screens featuring survivor testimony and stories of how survivors came to…

The Seattle 2030 District and Boeing welcome you to explore how we can recycle the beauty of Puget Sound to make Seattle more resilient and sustainable. This summer, we created…

The Masters in Human-Computer Interaction + Design is a one-year intensive studio-based program where students engage in responding to challenging social and business problems using iterative research and prototyping, looking…

Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. We also have one of the highest rated public transit systems, expanding at an exponential rate. Add to that…

98.6°F is the human’s normal temperature, the balanced state if you will. And while there is an acceptable range, and deviation from the norm, there are clear indicators when you’re…

Collaborative Companies invites you to explore the impact of balance within the unique structures of beliefs, ideas, and relationships that make up our community. We encourage you to participate in…

Please meet at the northwest corner of Thomas St & 9th Ave N. South Lake Union is the epicenter of Seattle’s tech-industry boom. As the international home of Amazon.com, and…

The Seattle Architecture Foundation’s Annual Model Exhibit celebrates the creativity of local and international design firms. Each year, the exhibit displays physical and digital models, architectural renderings, and a variety…

As part of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Design Crawl, come visit Schemata Workshop’s storefront office space. We will serve as a Hub and scavenger hunt stop for the event where…

What would you do with 15 acres of new public land in the middle of the city? The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) is embarking on a…

For our participatory event, we intent to interview Seattle’s citizens at our location in Chophouse Row, Capitol Hill, during the Capitol Hill Design Crawl on their opinion about Seattle’s city-life…

Join us for a screening of a version Minda Martin’s “Ramps to Nowhere” titled “Seattle Freeway Revolt”. “Seattle Freeway Revolt” dives deep into the community activism behind the Freeway Revolt…

Your street, your vision. What would it look like if YOU designed a section of Capitol Hill? What would a leveled up street look like? The Seattle Architecture Foundation and…

The Consumer Aesthetic Research Institute (CARI) is an online research community dedicated to developing a taxonomy of recent design aesthetics in modern consumer culture, interpreting and critiquing them in the…

Please note that the Google Maps address for this event is incorrect. The correct address for Ten Penny Studio is 5840 Airport Way South. What does home mean? For some,…

“Layers” is a collection of works curated specifically for the Design Festival. Working primarily in acrylic on duralar, Gupta explores mark making in a variety of ways. Her interest in…

Hoedemaker Pfeiffer is a multidisciplinary architecture and interiors studio. We are recognized for our honest use of materials and sympathetic response to nature and site. We seek to merge contemporary…

S.Kaye Ceramic’s studio will have it doors open to the public and there will a large collection of work available as both samples and if the whim takes you for…

At Abbrio: Kitchen & Bath Solutions, we are a supplier of luxury, high-end decorative fixtures, faucets, appliances and supplies located in the heart of the design district, Georgetown. We work…

Studio SixEight produces high-quality fine art prints, reproductions and giclees for artists and others who desire fine quality prints for their homes or businesses. Prints and giclees are produced on…

Oxbow Fabrication specializes in the use of CNC technology in conjunction with traditional woodworking techniques to produce functional, aesthetically pleasing objects. We are commonly fabricating anything from custom one off…

I am a mixed media sculptor and installation artist whose work over the last few years has been focused on creating environments that highlight light, color, movement, sound and how…

For the Seattle Design Festival, artists Elizabeth Gahan, Liz Tran, Kate Sweeney, and memory as a gang (The Balance King + Zaiche Johnson) use the concept of energy and balance…

Prestige built the Justice Bus so that BLC can bring services to homeless people at homeless encampments and small social service agencies where people are already receiving a meal, a…

We are a high end custom metal and finishing shop located in Georgetown. We specialize in architectural detail and custom furniture. We welcome you to tour our 3000 sq ft…

NOTE: Due to a relocation, the address has been corrected. During the Georgetown Design Crawl, Hinge Studio will open it’s doors to the public to interact in discussions and activities…

As refugees from The Soviet War who literally fled on foot out of Afghanistan, the Ahmadi family and their hard-earned success epitomizes the American Dream. But a comfortable life in…

Mystical things come from the unmarked warehouses of Georgetown. Come take a peek behind the walls of the Electric Coffin studio where the team creates artworks every day. The behind-the-scenes…

Simple, yet unique, approach to providing supportive seating. Ground-level/ no-step entry Ramped access Directional signage for accessible entrances, restrooms, and other facilities All-gender restrooms

Seattle Glass studio open for the public. Blown glass custom lighting created locally by glass artist Julie Conway. Introducing the new LUMi Collection product line launching in 2019! Spec projects…

Architectural artwork using combination of metals and canvas . Balance and harmony is formed between the different materials that I fuse together. Ground-level/ no-step entry Directional signage for accessible entrances,…

Open Showroom showcasing the new Lawrence & Scott lines of lighting and home accessories that balance the Danish Hygge and Chinese Zen. Ground-level/ no-step entry Wheelchair-accessible display cases, exhibit areas,…

Excellent for waiting rooms, lobbies, or anywhere that people gather, these unique installations provide a tranquil haven. The installations come in different sizes, and custom creations can be made to…

At Black Dog Forge and Studio Gioia, we create beautiful custom furnishings for home and office. We combine old world forging techniques with modern day fabrication to create one of…

This tour examines key ingredients for urban revitalization and discusses the urban design and architectural strategies at work in the vibrant, rapidly growing South Lake Union neighborhood. Participants will experience…

Why is design important for us to achieve balance as individuals and communities? As visitors interact in and around the exhibit, they will exchange shared values like diversity, social responsibility,…

The Problem: It has become common knowledge that the amount of waste that humans generate and dispose is an exponentially growing problem that must be addressed. In the past years,…

This installation highlights the individuals’ impact on the greater whole of sustainability by giving the users an opportunity to learn by interacting and receiving visual feedback. By answering multiple choice…

Throughout history, people have created gardens as idealized versions of nature. Gardens reflect how we perceive nature and our cultural relationship to it. From wild to highly manicured, private gardens…

The culmination of a three-year collaboration, “Hear & Now” aims to conduct a community-wide conversation about the perceptions exchanged between the housed and unhoused through a local tour over the…

Reflecting on lessons from the natural world, we know that diversity equals strength. Act | React aims to illustrate the power that comes from the differences in our community. To…

An interactive landscape combines with the city’s field of sensory experiences to question our finite delineation of space by encouraging visitors to maneuver through and manipulate the installation, finding individual…

This project delves into two different evolutions of digitization. The first references our continuous participation in intimate private space (being on the phone, engaging with social media) in public areas…

There are currently 107,000 individuals living with dementia in Washington State*—and another 320,000 people caring for these individuals. With dementia projected to increase 180% by 2040, many cities, including Seattle,…

How do we use our senses to interact with the world around us? We often ignore one of our most powerful senses – smell. If we could communicate aroma, how…

Join Tinker Tank at Pacific Science Center to create paper flapping animals. We’ll be making mobiles balancing the wings and body of our creations so that they will resonate and…

Ebb and Flow is a three dimensional screen that invites the participant to walk through and around it, expanding and collapsing graphic two dimensional space and 3D form. From four…

In 2015, King County and the city of Seattle government declared a housing affordability crisis and a homelessness state of emergency. Despite these proclamations, the number of people living without…

Similar to most creative efforts, our team of Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Builders began the design process for INFLUENCE by first collecting a common vision for the piece. After considerable…

Nature is brilliant at maintaining a balanced ecosystem. However, the introduction of artificial materials created by the built environment has interfered with nature’s ability remain balanced. It seems as though…

A shiny inflatable nest with a hidden ball maze at its peak. Work together with others to shift the balance of the floating platforms and maneuver a series of beach…

Perception Bias began as a conceptual study at University of Washington and evolved into an interactive art installation in which participants material bias are explored in a fun low stakes…

Hylomorphism: the doctrine that physical objects result from the combination of matter and form. Balance is a state that objects achieve in relationship to one another. Hylomorphism, in philosophy and…

What does it mean for our earth to be in, or out, of balance? What are the forces that act upon our ecosystem causing the balance to continually shift? “Big…

Points of Contact is an installation of Design in the Parks, and will be visible in Lake Union Park starting on August 10th. Points of Contact is a site specific…

Disrupt the paradigm of “new = nice” with a visit to a pop-up shop featuring totally free reclaimed goods. This equitable “retail” space welcomes all community members without the social…

Lives of modern society are inundated with commitments to family, friends, and personal careers. A popular choice to spend downtime is consuming social media. Keeping up with what’s going on…

The objectives for hosting the 2019 People’s Choice Urban Design Awards are threefold: to create dialogue with the public about urban design issues and considerations; to promote public understanding of…

In Memoriam A temporary installation remembering the homeless who died in King County since September 22nd, 2018. The final date of last year’s Seattle Design Festival. Conceived as a field…

Amid our everyday grind it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the endless juggle of “to-dos.” This installation asks you to slow down, take a moment to reflect on where you…

AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable (DRT) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) are providing an installation focused on on the ten axioms that are part of the Principles of…

This Installation seeks to explore the true meaning of “Carbon Neutral” and will hopefully challenge you, it’s visitor, as well as it’s designers, to envision a more eco-positive way of…

For this year’s Design Festival theme we have taken inspiration from sculptor Alexander Calder who was best known for his innovative mobiles. While visually similar, our piece three dimensionally depicts…

Hazardous Waste disposal is a mystery to many people, and a half can of latex paint is of one of the many liquids that can’t just be thrown in the…

The B+H Seattle Studio is the firm’s Centre for Advance Strategy. Advance Strategy services provide the tools for us to gain a deeper understanding of our clients’ current challenges, therefore…

Heron’s Loop builds on a concept initially documented 2000 years ago by a Roman mathematician. A device commonly referred to as Heron’s Fountain, which utilizes a siphon between two vessels…

FUME calls attention to fire as a balancing force between decay and growth. Human activity has significantly tipped the balance, leading to destabilized forest conditions that have caused heightened unpredictability…

“In Knots” shapes an experience that illustrates how the collective impact we have on our environment is made up of the sum of our individual actions. This impact is represented…

This interactive installation illustrates the importance of providing a baseline of stability in order to support a stable community. Living and thriving as an individual requires an interdependence on a…

Who we are Think Outside the Park is an inclusive student group of undergraduates and graduates at the University of Washington representing the fields of landscape architecture, architecture, art, design,…

BCRA’s installation balances order and chaos. In recent years, our society has been inundated by an array of technologies that seemingly expediate our lives. Many find themselves struggling with the…

Designers can offer places of refuge and comfort in an unbalanced world, places for people to reconcile their internal balance: a pause within the storm to observe the chaos. This…

The Navigating Perspectives installation explores what it means to forge your own path and create a balance with the world around you. At first glance, the piece provides a sense…

Our installation centers around Imbalance Inequality. On each side of our structure A game challenges the players to collaborate, balance their way out of a puzzle. It celebrates the diversity…

Striving to strike a balance between work and personal life is probably the biggest challenge most of us are facing today. And, because each of our lives are different, it…

Aurora is an exploratory, sound-activated space where people awaken a world of light and color by exploring sound together. Rather than dispensing or discussing information about “balance,” this installation investigates…

Murmur is an installation that explores the concept of BALANCE not as a static condition but as a dynamic and evolutionary process that is influenced by both individual and collective…

Attendees will be drawn to this installation by the various hands-on demonstrations it will offer including contrasting views on solutions to common problems. This installation will provide visual demonstrations of…

Vertigo is an installation of Design in the Parks, and will be visible in Lake Union Park starting on August 10th. Currently, the installation proposed is a field of objects…

Architects Without Borders Seattle (AWB) and The BLOCK Project have partnered to build communities of compassion throughout Seattle, engaging individuals and their neighborhoods to welcome someone experiencing homelessness into their…