• VALUE SHOP

    A 3-day popup shop celebrating the VALUE of DESIGN in Seattle

    Friday-Sunday,
    September 21-23

  • Tight Urbanism

    Alley Urbanism in the U.S., Australia, and Japan

    September 21 - 23
    Friday: noon – 10 p.m.
    Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • Photo Challenge and Gallery: Engage Your World

    September 21-23
    Friday: noon – 8 p.m.
    Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • FYI is a Poster Show

    September 21 – 23
    Friday: noon – 8 p.m.
    Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • John Street: Design Block

    Urban Intervention Showcase

    September 21 – 23
    Friday: noon – 10 p.m. (containers close at 8 p.m.)
    Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (containers close at 8 p.m.)
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • IIDA People’s Choice Exhibit

    Immerse yourself in the region’s interior design

    September 21 - 23
    Friday: noon – 8 p.m.
    Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • Brainstorm

    Idea Cloud

    September 21 – 23
    Friday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
    Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  • Transforming Seattle’s 520 Floating Bridge

    Design Ideas Competition Exhibit

    September 18 – October 26
    Tuesday – Friday: 10 a.m – 5 p.m.

  • Natural Systems / Emergent Forms

    15th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit

    September 14 – October 14
    Tuesday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
    Saturday – Sunday: 1 – 4 p.m.

  • Discover Environmental Graphic Design:

    Urban Design in Your Environment

    September 13 – 23

  • FutureShack

    The Next 50 Years of Residential Design

    September 06 – 29
    Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

  • George Nakashima

    A Master’s Furniture and Philosophy

    July 13, 2012 – January 20, 2013
    Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Closed Monday.

John Street: Design Block
Urban Intervention Showcase

The “design block” transform an everyday street space into a fun public gathering area as well as a showcase for local design. Shipping containers will become pop-up shops, exhibit galleries, and activity spaces for:

  • A video booth and a gallery of the results of a Hipstamatic Photo Challenge (IxDA, SIGCHI)
  • An exhibit of “infographics” called FYI is a Poster Show (AIGA Seattle)
  • A display about urban design principles in the City’s upcoming Comprehensive Plan and a chance to give your comments (City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development)
  • A retail gallery of local products by Seattle designers, many of them “upcycled” and sustainable
  • An exhibit of award-winning interior design for you to vote on for a “People’s Choice Award” (IIDA)
  • An information kiosk with Festival calendars, magazines, and info about the Festival and local design

The containers will be linked together by a chalk-art ground plane, a balloon “cloud” overhead, and street furniture, the result of a 7-day “Design Jam.” There will be food vendors and a beer/wine gar­den as well as a landscape installation that will provide shade and seating throughout the festival.

September 21 – 23
Friday: noon – 10 p.m. (containers close at 8 p.m.)
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (containers close at 8 p.m.)
Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Design Block: John Street between 9th and Westlake

Event by:
Design in Public