Dundee Design Festival 2016 took place from 25–28 May at West Ward Works, Guthrie Street.
Welcome to the first ever Dundee Design Festival.
The first Dundee Design Festival was held over four days from 25th – 28th May 2016 in the former DC Thomson print factory, West Ward Works, on Guthrie Street.
The theme of the festival was ‘Place. Work. Folk. Design.’ through which the festival explored the potential of design to connect communities and improve everyday lives. This integrated view of the city freely borrows from one of the most famous and fundamental principles of Sir Patrick Geddes (1854 – 1932), the world-famous Scottish town planner and professor at University College Dundee for 30 years.
The festival was contained within three galleries and a screening room, all located in the vast building. The exhibition showcased work and projects by more than 30 different designers and the events programme contained 25 different talks, workshops and performances.
The festival was visited by 7005 people in the period between 10am on Wednesday 25th May and 10pm on Saturday 28th May.
Photography by Alan Richardson.
“To bring you this event, we’ve relied on the support and participation of Dundee’s thriving design community, including many of the city’s cultural organisations and universities. This achievement is a testament to Dundee’s truly unique spirit of collaboration. May our shared work continue, and let this be the beginning of a more regular celebration of design in Scotland, right here in Dundee.
So come play, make and take part. We hope you join us and have a fantastic time.”
Siôn Parkinson
Festival Producer,
Dundee Design Festival 2016
You can view a selection of our festival photography on our Flickr.
The 2016 Festival Team were:
Chair
– Stewart Murdoch
Producer
– Sion Parkinson
Manager
– Anna Day
Co-ordinator
– Annie Marrs
Assistant Co-ordinator
– Andy Truscott
Schools & Volunteer Co-ordinator
– Leanne Roberts
PR & Media Manager
– Jennie Patterson, Patter PR
Exhibition Design
– Old School Fabrications
Graphic Designer
– Angela Dunphy
Festival Identity & Website
– Fleet Collective
Led by the UNESCO City of Design Dundee team, Dundee Design Festival’s delivery was supported by Leisure & Culture Dundee.
