Sydney Design Week 2024 Brings Together Visionary Designers, Architects & Artists

Sydney Design Week 2024 brings together visionary designers, architects and artists who are creating space for alternative futures. Powerhouse has unveiled the Sydney Design Week 2024 program presented from 13–19 September.

Titled ‘In Between Worlds,’ Sydney Design Week 2024 will feature events across the city. Programmed by Creative Director Keinton Butler, Senior Curator at Powerhouse, in collaboration with Amaia Sánchez-Velasco from GRANDEZA STUDIO, festival highlights presented at the University of Technology Sydney will include keynote discussions by Academy Award-winning production designer Colin Gibson on how he imagines real world prototypes for the future, architect and artistic director of the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale Summaya Vally who will discuss designing for belonging and international architecture practice Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)’s managing partner – architect David Gianotten who will share insights into the changing role of architecture.

At Parramatta Town Hall, Moroccan-British artist Hassan Hajjaj will explore his maximalist approach to image making while international space architect Melodie Yashar will present her perspective on the ethics of space settlement. MAIO co-founder and architect Professor Anna Puigjaner will delve into the reimagination of domestic spaces and the idea of design as a tool for social transformation.

Parramatta will be the home for food events that display alternative methods of documenting culture and storytelling through cuisine. Sydney food creative Karima Hazim and Sumayya Vally will prepare a traditional Lebanese Sunday breakfast at Baba Ghanouj Parramatta, highlighting how family recipes capture snapshots of significant milestones and cultural shifts. Professor Puigjaner will collaborate with Powerhouse’s Vitocco Kitchen program manager Xinyi Lim on a special culinary event in Parramatta Square, sharing global food stories and bringing the act of cooking into the public domain.

The Australian Production Design Guild will take audiences between worlds at a family-friendly weekend event at Powerhouse Castle Hill. The program includes all-ages design workshops facilitated by leading designers including award-winning production designer Jacinta Leong, behind the scenes tours of Powerhouse Castle Hill’s state-of-the-art research, conservation and collection storehouse and insights into the magic behind production design.

Sydney Design Week 2024 is presented with the support of the NSW Government, Principal Partner Holdmark Property Group, Foundational University Partners University of Technology Sydney and Western Sydney University, Festival Partner City of Parramatta and Accommodation Partner Ace Hotel Sydney.

Powerhouse Chief Executive Lisa Havilah said, ‘Powerhouse is proud to present Sydney Design Week 2024. For nearly three decades, this annual event has brought together the world’s most influential designers and creatives to spotlight design’s essential role in bringing communities together. I’m excited to see how this year’s program will amplify the rich and diverse stories of our communities and cultures through disciplines including food, film production and space exploration.’

Sydney Design Week Creative Director Keinton Butler said, ‘Creativity and imagination have become critical tools in helping us to think differently about how we live, as we face an increasingly divided, inequitable future. This year’s design week program highlights leading designers and architects who are challenging the status quo, to reimagine more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities.’

For more information about Sydney Design Week, visit powerhouse.com.au