DIGNIFY BY DESIGN SUMMIT, SANTA FE, JULY 9+10
The fourth biennial Design Summit will take place in Santa Fe, on July 9-10, 2025. As has been our tradition we will gather leaders in design, architecture, manufacturing, and retail to discuss topics relating to trends in design, creativity, working with cultural material and creating community. The theme of this year's Summit is Dignity, and the title of the Summit is DIGNIFY BY DESIGN. We believe that design has an important role to play in dignifying the lives and spaces that it touches and is also an essential and unifying concept on which to focus our collective creative energy.
This summit is a call for engagement and action. Together we will discuss some of the structural challenges facing our world today, examine how design can build community, accelerate the acceptance of new ideas and inspire positive change and beauty.
The event is hosted by Museum of New Mexico Foundation and Human Dignity Projects, a registered 501(c)3, is an organization dedicated to promoting human dignity and living a dignified existence. The voice of the organization is a magazine called dig.ni.fy: a twice-yearly digital magazine that promotes human dignity through stories, profiles and news about people, organizations and businesses moving cultural and artistic traditions forward, creating community and ensuring that dignity is at the core of their work.
In addition to stimulating presentations and ample time for networking, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and enjoy a curated view of the world class ethnographic textile, pottery and basketry collections at each museum; engage in hands-on projects; and have the opportunity to attend two additional inspiring and highly original events: The 12th SITE SANTA FE Biennale will be curated by Cecilia Alemani (curator of the Venice Biennale 2022). The 21st International Folk Art Market (IFAM), July 11-13 is an open-air market and festival of culture featuring over 150 artists from 60 countries who gather together to sell handmade goods, share their music traditions and enjoy the companionship of fellow artisans.
SPEAKERS
We have reached out to several key industry personalities to speak on how the idea of dignity informs their work, moves a cultural tradition forward, or encourages healthy communities. We are pleased to announce we have confirmed the following speakers for four of the six spots. Our keynote speaker will be architect extraordinaire, Michael P. Murphy (former founder of MASS Design, now heading his own firm); Mexican designer Fernando LaPosse; ceramicist, designer, film maker Virgil Ortiz; and Executive Director of the International Folk Art Market, Stacey Edgar, Executive Director, Handshouse Studio, Marie Brown and principals of A + A Design Studio - Aki & Arnaud Cooren
EVENT TIMING + LODGING
Summit guests arrive on Tuesday, July 8 for an evening cocktail reception. The Summit commences Wednesday at 8:30 on July 9 and ends at 4:30 on Thursday, July 10. We have reserved rooms at the La Fonda Hotel for $289/night and at the St. Francis Hotel for $199. Summit tickets: $595. We will offer a discounted early bird ticket for $495 from January 15 - March 30, 2025.
Ask around and you will learn that our Design Summits are rare and wonderful events and a must-attend design happening. The timing of the Summit coincides with the SITE SANTA FE Biennial and the International Folk Art Market adds great value to the Summit experience. To learn more and buy tickets visit DignityProjects.com
