Design Vancouver Festival

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About DVF

Celebrating
Creativity

Our vision is for a city and culture that is creative, collaborative and connected through design.

The purpose of Design Vancouver is to cultivate the public’s knowledge and appreciation of design, and our role in creating a supportive community.

Our mission is to fill the city with accessible and inspiring opportunities to interact with and learn about the power and value of design. It’s all about shining the spotlight on the Vancouver design community, and to engage and celebrate all that we design and do, with our larger city.

Design Vancouver Festival and Design Vancouver Forum are produced by Open Format Arts & Culture. OFAC is a design agency whose core expertise lies in strategy, curation and production. OFAC’s projects include PechaKucha Vancouver and Notions of Home.

Our vision is for a city and culture that is creative, collaborative and connected through design.

The purpose of Design Vancouver is to cultivate the public’s knowledge and appreciation of design, and our role in creating a supportive community.

Our mission is to fill the city with accessible and inspiring opportunities to interact with and learn about the power and value of design. It’s all about shining the spotlight on the Vancouver design community, and to engage and celebrate all that we design and do, with our larger city.

Design Vancouver Festival and Design Vancouver Forum are produced by Open Format Arts & Culture. OFAC is a design agency whose core expertise lies in strategy, curation and production. OFAC’s projects include PechaKucha Vancouver and Notions of Home.

Design
Vancouver
Festival

To meet, Inspire and get Inspired. 11 days; 40 events; 28 studios. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit design studios that are not normally open to the public, and for designers to open their doors to share their spaces, perspectives and practices. DV Festival aims to highlight the incredible talent within our city and create a platform for designers to share their work with a broader audience. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, DV Festival seeks to inspire and nurture creativity and innovation within Vancouver’s design community.

To meet, Inspire and get Inspired. 11 days; 40 events; 28 studios. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit design studios that are not normally open to the public, and for designers to open their doors to share their spaces, perspectives and practices. DV Festival aims to highlight the incredible talent within our city and create a platform for designers to share their work with a broader audience. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, DV Festival seeks to inspire and nurture creativity and innovation within Vancouver’s design community.

Design
Vancouver
Forum

Design Vancouver Forum is based on conversations about design and what design can do to affect change in communities. A place for creatives from all disciplines to share their insights and speak to how they are making a positive and transformative impact in our community, and for the audience to meet and connect with other like-minded people who are passionate about our community. This event aims to increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation of design, and to inspire people to act towards meaningful change of their own.

Design Vancouver Forum is based on conversations about design and what design can do to affect change in communities. A place for creatives from all disciplines to share their insights and speak to how they are making a positive and transformative impact in our community, and for the audience to meet and connect with other like-minded people who are passionate about our community. This event aims to increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation of design, and to inspire people to act towards meaningful change of their own.

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