Presenting our hand-picked guide to the best public events for the fashion-inclined at the State of Design festival. We’ve picked out the best fashion related design events across the festival and condensed them into brief tidbits so you don’t have wade through every event. For full details on the events below, visit State of Design here.
Top 7×7 Future Focus: Stylecraft showroom, 22nd July
Leaders in seven different design disciplines, including Oroton creative director Ana Maria Escobar, present their top seven future trends in their respective fields.
Top Designs: Melbourne Museum, Now until 26th July
A showcase of the best design work by VCE students.
Today Tomorrow: Foundry, 15th to 25th July
Thousands of badges on interactive display. You chose a bunch to wear and create your own roving mini-exhibition.
Suicide Blondes + Own Books: Swensk, 17th to 25th July
Launch of 581c book by photographer Tobias Faldt plus window installation.
Swapping for the Future: Lily Blacks, 15th July
The classic clothing exchange that saves your pennies and the environment
Design Made Trade: Royal Exhibition Building, 16th – 19th July
A highlight exhibition for industry and public visitors showcasing products across multiple design disciplines.
Design of the Times: ACCA, 20th July
Liane Rossler of Dinosaur Designs discusses what designers can do to combat climate change.
Design Dinner feat. Coolhunting editor: Comme, 16th July
Tim Yu of Coolhunting discusses future trends in creative design accompanied by a specially designed three course menu by Comme’s head chef.
Design ‘O ‘ Pizza: Ladro, 19th July
Four designers including Chantal McDonald of Materialbyproduct design their own pizza. You get four courses with wine and 10% of the proceeds go to Architects without Borders.
Cloud 19: 1000£ Bend, 15-25th July
Cloud 19 is a collaborative futuristic exhibition across many design disciplines curated to electronica. Dozens of designers are taking part from Sydney and Melbourne including fashion-focused talents like Alexi Freeman as part of AFAR with architect Aaron Roberts, B-Spoke Designs, James Cameron, Jasmina Krupic, Kim Victoria Wearne of Bonfire Folk, Limedrop, Melanie Bower, Peter O’Connor, Elke Kramer and Trust Fun!
After Dark: Aesop, 15th – 17th July
An invite only late night experience featuring special guest speakers, performances and exhibitions.
T-Shirt Makeover: Materialbyproduct workroom, 15th-25th July
Have your old t-shirt transformed into a new designer piece by Materialbyproduct.
Pocket Guide: Mr Tulk, 15th July to 15th August
Exhibition by Tam Hua and Milly Sleeping celebrating pockets as an element of design.
Looking to the Past: Fashion Incubator, 15th-25th July
Display of fashion and accessories created from recycled materials.
General Assembly Open Studio 09: Boyd School Studios, 17th – 18th July
Create your own brooch from ready-made pieces with Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter of Studio Hacienda.
Flash Faction: Berlin Bar, 24th July
They put the gist of this FAD party better than I ever could, “we part the Iron Curtain for a one-night celebration of neo-constructivist design, agit-pop fashion, and over the wall performance”.
A Somewhat Interesting Digital Textile Design Competition: Mattt, 15th – 25th July
A competition for any type of artist to create a digital fabric print to be used on bags.
Envelope: The Atrium, 16th-19th July
Two hour workshops on creating your own sustainable fashion.
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