Design Capital

The 2010 State of Design Festival’s business program, Design Capital, will focus on how three interrelated areas – the built environment, mobility systems and digital strategies, are helping businesses address the big issues they face in today’s economic climate.

This program comprises seven key events featuring real-life case studies on the importance of design in a sustainable future.
With Melbourne’s population growing faster than any other city in Australia, Design Capital will look at new models for urban planning and public and private modes of transportation.

Design Capital will also explore the potential for using the vast amount of information on how our cities and businesses operate - currently held by public and private organisations - to improve citizen experiences.

The three events listed below feature international guest speakers.

Mobility: The future of personal emotional mobility
Chris Bangle, Chris Bangle and Associates (Italy)
Tuesday 19 July 2010
6pm – 7.30pm
$50

Sustainable materials to inspire
Zijlstra, Materia (The Netherlands)
Friday 16 Jul 2010
9.30am – 10.30am
$50
the central worldwide platform on innovation, creativity and sustainability.

The power of more: when collaboration is better business
Axel Enthoven, Enthoven Associates Design Consultants (Belgium)
Friday 16 July
7.30am – 9.00am
$66