Keynote –Material, Craft and Technique: The Process of Design
Learn about designer Hylnur Atlason and his Manhattan-based studio and how they take on so many different project types, from a women’s razor to Xbox packaging to DWR’s wonderful womb of a chair, the Lîna Swivel.
Keynote – Drink Your FeelingsLearn How Creatives and Brewers Collaborate to Translate Craft Beer Concepts into Effective Brand Stories
Design can have emotional resonance, particularly in the craft beer world. Presenters from Anthem Branding and Upslope brewing will discuss collaboration between brewers and designers.
Keynote –Natural Form Contemporary Function:A Zaha Hadid and Boffi Collaboration
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Filipe Pereira will provide a narrative of 520 W. 28th New York’s history, design strategy and build. The session will also focus on the project’s custom kitchen — COVE – that Zaha Hadid designed with, Boffi.
Keynote –‘Ship of State’ – From the Crow’s Nest to the Keel, Expert Navigation Through Vision,Design, and the Human Experience
This talk will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and the responsibility of creative thinkers in developing our cultural hubs. Giving each of us a compelling perspective on our role(s) as community stabilizers, but also visionaries.
Keynote –Humans: Designing Within Our Species
This talk will cover a number of topics centered on what we know and don't know about people including instincts v. preconceptions and the ability of design to influence behavior, and the power it can give us as designers.
Keynote –Empowering with Digital Print
When the tools don’t get you the results you need. How digital printing made me a better designer.
Keynote: Design and Prototyping the First Immersive 6DoF Camera
Join Joyce Hsu, a classically trained architect who heads up Facebook’s 3D projects, to learn more about the origins and future plans of The tech company’s cavernous “hardware lab,” sometimes called Area 404.