Design Moves the Future: Festival Closing Symposium

Join Design Core Detroit and Cranbrook Academy of Art for the closing symposium of Detroit Month of Design's 16th edition, an afternoon exploring how design moves cities forward.

Design Moves the Future brings together designer leaders to examine how creative practice shapes Detroit's future through the lens of the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals, entrepreneurship, production, studio practice, and cross-sector collaboration.

The event will feature three presenters sharing how their work is advancing design across industries and disciplines, from independent studio practice to large-scale corporate collaborations. The presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with funders, industry leaders, and local practitioners, discussing the challenges and opportunities of building a design practice in Detroit.

Attendees are invited to continue the evening via a 'Design Crawl' for music, creative activities and networking from 5:30PM-8:30pm at nearby partner venues:

• The Hellenic Museum of Michigan, 67 E Kirby St, Detroit, MI 48202

• Wayne State University Prentis Building, 5201 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

Schedule at a Glance:

1:00pm: Doors open, opening remarks

1:30pm: Welcome Remarks

2:00 - 4pm: Speaker presentations

4pm: Panel discussion and Q&A

5:00pm: Closing remarks

5:30 PM-8:30pm: Music, creative activities and networking at The Hellenic Museum of Michigan and Wayne State University Prentis Building.

Presenters:

• Ed Be and Jared Blake, founders of LICHEN

• Kim Colin, co-founder of Industrial Facility and newly appointed creative director of MillerKnoll

• Ayako Aratani, furniture designer and sculptor based in Pontiac, Michigan, originally from Japan

Panelists:

• Moderator: Leon Ransmeier, Head of Industrial Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art

• Sina Sohrab, Industrial designer, editor and writer raised in the Detroit area, currently based in Madrid

• Stefan Novakovic, Toronto-based writer and editor, co-founder of EXPO Magazine

• Sebastian Bauer, General Motors Executive Director of Design, Human Interface

UN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

We use Detroit's UNESCO City of Design designation as a call to action for Detroiters to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals in their own communities, contributing to the active effort of solving global interconnected issues.