The Pacific platform for West Coast design, the , returns to downtown Vancouver this September.
There, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from industry leaders, including Omar Gandhi, Kate Snyder and Craig Stanghetta, who are part of the impressive keynote speaker lineup. Attendees can explore feature design spaces like the Future Neighbourhood and Perpetua Bar while discovering cutting-edge design at Studio North and Prototype.
Celebrate West Coast design at the Opening Night Party on Thursday, Sept. 26 starting at 7 p.m. Mix and mingle with the industry's most influential decision-makers, shop the show floor, and explore all features before anyone else while enjoying live DJ sets from .
A notable new feature this year will be the 鈥楶erpetua Bar.鈥� The structure uses recycled materials to create an immersive space for gathering. Open on all sides and accessed from any angle, it seeks to bring people together, blurring the line between openness and enclosure. Perpetua Bar will include an elevated curtain made from building membrane and provided by will be visible from all areas of the show, making it a central meeting point. The undulating form will glow thanks to lighting design by and contribution by .
The caf茅/ bar at the centre of Perpetua Bar will be accessed through a forest of recycled wood posts fabricated by and structural design by .
Wander through the immersive to explore how interior design will continue to adapt and shape the way humans live. Designs include Don鈥檛 Forget Me, designed by AD Projects x WAO, designed by , designed by , and , designed by Attendees will experience dialogues exploring AI, youthful inspiration, low-carbon communities and our evolving needs in housing.
Explore Studio North, presented by Rize Properties, and meet with emerging, talented, independent product designers as they exhibit their custom and one-off creations (including furniture and lighting, glass and ceramics, textiles and d茅cor objects) within a gallery-like setting.
Within Studio North is Prototype, an exhibition of the latest imaginative and innovative products. Attendees are invited to Become inspired by the featured products that are not currently in production.
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