Melbourne Design Week 2017
16–26 March
About
An initiative of the NGV in collaboration with the Victorian Government, the annual ten-day program will comprise talks by leading design experts, design-focused exhibitions, tours, panel discussions and industry events held at NGV International and partner venues throughout the city.
Demonstrating that Melbourne is a city defined by design and architecture the Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture embraces an important role to collect, examine and present the most interesting trajectories of design and architecture today.
Members of the Contemporary Design and Architecture department are ambassadors for the work of designers and architects across the allied fields of design.Melbourne Design Week is conceived as a celebration of design excellence highlighting the role of design as a catalyst linking creativity with business, technology and the community, to drive innovation.
Melbourne Design Week offers a strong rationale for independent studios, galleries and businesses to collaborate together, joining with the NGV to present a vibrant array of exhibitions, programs and satellite projects as part of the program.
Melbourne Design Week is developed by the Departments of Contemporary Design and Architecture and Public Programs at the NGV.
Theme
Design Values
Melbourne Design Week participants are asked to align exhibitions or events with the theme of Design Values.
Design, in all its varied dimensions, is powered by creativity and enriches our economy, culture and society. It allows us to express, question, propose and test ideas about life and the world.
As the scope for design expands and accelerates every day, design thinking intersects with disciplines including economics, health, science, ecology and technology. It’s at this juncture that we ask – what does design value and how do we value design?
Melbourne Art Book Fair
The third annual Melbourne Art Book Fair explores new territory in 2017 by showcasing art book practices in contemporary photography and typography. From artists’ books, catalogues and monographs, to periodicals and independent publications, visitors can engage with the latest developments in art publishing.
Partners
