DIGNIFY BY DESIGN SUMMIT, SANTA FE, JULY 9+10
Please join us for the fourth biennial Design Summit gathers leaders and leading firms in design, architecture, media and manufacturing, to discuss design, creativity, sustainability, working with cultural material and creating community. The focus of Dignify by Design Summit is, Respecting People, Place and Tradition.
SPEAKERS: Internationally renowned architect and spatial thinker, Michael P. Murphy (former founder of MASS Design); acclaimed Mexican sustainable materials designer Fernando LaPosse; Pueblo ceramicist, designer, film maker Virgil Ortiz; and Executive Director of the International Folk Art Market, Stacey Edgar, Marie Brown, Executive Director of HandsHouse Studio (participated in the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral) and French-Japanese design duo Aki + Arnaud Cooren.
PANEL CONVERSATIONS WITH NOTABLE INDUSTRY LEADERS: Interspersed between the speakers there will be panel conversations focusing on the design process and practicalities. Noted ID professionals participating: Scott Kravet (Chief Creative Officer, Kravet), Marybeth Shaw (Chief Creative Officer, Wolf Gordon), Royce Epstein (Snr. Director, Design Insights Mohawk Group), Kimberle Frost (Ultra Fabrics) and Annie Carlano (Snr. Curator Fashion, Craft & Design, Mint Museum, North Carolina)
PRESENTATIONS + EVENTS: In addition to stimulating presentations and ample time for networking, attendees will visit the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture for an exclusive tour of the world class ethnographic textile and pottery and basketry collections at each museum; and engage in hands-on projects. At the conclusion of the Summit, guest can attend two additional inspiring and highly original events: The 12th Site Santa Fe Biennale and the 21st International Folk Art Market (IFAM).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION: July 8th at 5:30 there is welcome cocktail party at Shiprock, Santa Fe for out-of-town guests. The Summit commences Wednesday at 8:30 on July 9 and ends at 4:30 on Thursday, July 10. Hotel rooms are reserved at the La Fonda Hotel for $289/night and at the St. Francis Hotel for $199. Summit tickets: $495. To learn more or purchase tickets visit: dignityprojects.com
Ask around and you will learn that our Design Summits are rare and wonderful events and a must-attend design happening.
