Dining On Design: A Three Course Design Dialogue
Presented by Alice Blackwood
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Smith & Deli
107 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia
Join Leyla Acaroglu and Alice Blackwood who are hosting an evening of deep design discussions over a curated Smith & Daughters dining experience that includes delicious seasonal plant-based dishes.
This dining experience invites professional designers to come together for meaningful conversations about design’s role in addressing some of the most pressing challenges of our time, including Food System Futures; Climate Impact Of Design & Construction; and Building Resilience In Volatile Climate and Geopolitical Conditions.
From this experience emerges a cross-pollination of possibilities. How can design make an impact in a world where diversity, inclusion, and equity face growing challenges? How can design shape narratives and cultures around sustainability and planetary regeneration? How can designers leverage their roles to support emerging generations of design practice?
The evening will feature a three-course meal accompanied by conversation cards, inviting diners to engage with thought-provoking questions. The meal becomes a catalyst for dialogue and connection, sparking new ideas and relationships.
Book now for a fabulous evening at Smith & Deli, Collingwood featuring a three-course Smith & Daughters menu. Choose from two options: three-course dinner without wine $90; three-course dinner with wine $110.
Participants
Your host for the evening, Alice Blackwood
Alice Blackwood is a strategic storyteller and experienced public speaker. For more than 20 years she’s passionately advocated for the Australian architecture and design industry, her roles spanning that of design editor, journalist, communications strategist, and program director. She has been integral in establishing numerous major platforms that recognise and celebrate the region’s most exciting architecture and design, elevating its industry leaders into the global spotlight. Alice served as Editor on Indesign magazine and Indesignlive.com until 2023. She has contributed in a programming and strategic communications capacity on major international design festivals, the INDE.Awards, and the Artedomus and The Local Project’s (Emerging) Designer Awards. She is currently Editorial Director at Artedomus, and a member of the Open House Melbourne Building Council.
Your host for the evening, Leyla Acaroglu
Leyla is award-winning designer, sustainability provocateur, social scientist and entrepreneur, Leyla Acaroglu (PhD). Leyla founded the UnSchool, Disrupt Design, the CO Project Farm, and Circular Futures. She's a main stage TED speaker, LinkedIn Changemaker and was named UNEP Champion of the Earth in 2016 for her work in advancing science and innovation for sustainability. Leyla leads workshops and presentations around the world on activating positive social and environmental change through systems interventions.