Object Subject 2019 – national design conference

Object Subject: 2019 National Design Conference is an international platform to address design as a positive change agent in society.

At the inaugural national design writing conference, Object Subject (2017), keynote speaker and NY Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn called on the design sector to take seriously their responsibilities – social, environmental and ethical. This clarion call, teamed with multiple requests from national and international design writers to repeat the event, is a catalyst for the second design writing conference.

Presented as part of the popular DESIGN Canberra festival, Object Subject: 2019 National Design Conference will build on the successful inaugural event, which inspired new conversations, connections and ideas, questioned the very role and responsibility of design, and resulted in the publication of a special issue of the international scholarly journal, Fusion.

Stay tuned for announcements about keynote speakers and other featured guests. Join our mailing list here.

Stay on for the weekend and experience everything that DESIGN Canberra has to offer, including events, exhibitions, talks, tours, activations, markets, collaborations, artist studios and open homes. From 4-24 November 2019, the festival celebrates and promotes Canberra as a global city of design, transforming the nation’s capital into a new platform for design and experimentation.

The tentative conference program is as follows (subject to change):

Thursday 7: Conference reception – 6pm
Friday 8: All day – 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday 9: 8:30am-12:30pm

REGISTRATION

Half day registration: $190
Full registration: $290.00
Student: $120.00

LOCATION

Full details will be provide closer to the date

Contact Details

DESIGN Canberra
designcanberra@craftact.org.au
02 6262 9333

Presented as part of the annual DESIGN Canberra festival (4-24 November 2019) which celebrates and promotes Canberra as a global city of design. A Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre initiative.