Seattle Design Festival 2023 Sparks Curiosity & Encourages Community Collaboration in Design

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Design is in every aspect of our lives and has the power to shape our cities for the better. Seattle Design Festival (SDF) recognizes that. As the largest design festival in the Pacific Northwest, SDF aims to “unleash the design thinker in everyone” through bold conversations, collaboration, and community empowerment.
This year, the 13th Seattle Design Festival returned with several exciting events open to the public from August 19-24. With over 10,000 attendees spread over six days of activities, SDF 2023 kicked off the festivities with its weekend block party, on August 19-20, at Lake Union Park.
The two-day block party featured live music, dozens of interactive exhibits, and hands-on workshops centered around this year’s festival theme of ‘Curiosity.'
Throughout the weekend, attendees were encouraged to participate in various pop-up experiences on how innovative design can influence our future and create a more equitable and inclusive Seattle.
Started in 2011, SDF, formerly known as ‘Design in Public,’ began as an initiative of AIA Seattle, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects; a non-profit professional association of architects and fellow creative partners. The goal of SDF was to encourage public participation and dialogue on how intentional, community-centric design can improve life in urban cities like Seattle.