Design Vancouver Festival is back, September 17 - 27. We’re getting ready to build something special together. Stay tuned. More announcements soon.
Open Call Deadline: June 5, 2026
Details + registration: designvancouver.org/engage
Huge thanks to @workbytomorrow for all the brand creations.
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DESIGN DISTRICT
Open Studios is one of the most important parts of Design Vancouver Festival. It invites the public into Vancouver’s design community through studio visits, conversation, and behind-the-scenes access to practice.
This year, Open Studios will run as Design District Days. Studios are grouped by neighbourhood on dedicated days to make visits easier to plan, more walkable, and more connected.
OPEN STUDIOS: DESIGN DISTRICT SCHEDULE
• Armoury / Railtown / Other: Sat, Sept 19 | 10am–4pm
• Granville Island: Sun, Sept 20 | 10am–4pm
• Downtown / Gastown: Fri, Sept 25 | 3pm–7pm
• Mount Pleasant: Sat, Sept 26 | 10am–4pm
Studios, showrooms, schools, and community partners come together by district, creating shared visibility and a stronger sense of community.
Details: designvancouver.org/open-studio
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS IS OPEN
Design Vancouver Festival returns Sept 17–27, 2026 and we’re inviting Vancouver’s design community to help shape the festival.
Have an idea for a talk, workshop, exhibition, tour, open studio, opening, screening, or design-forward gathering? Submit it.
Deadline: June 5, 2026
Details + registration: designvancouver.org/engage
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Design Vancouver Festival returns September 17 to 27, 2026.
We’re excited to bring DVF back with new programming, new collaborations, and new ways to experience design across the city.
Save the date and stay tuned. We’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks.
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A Look Ahead: Design Vancouver Festival Returns in 2026
Last September, Design Vancouver Festival welcomed 8,600+ attendees across 35 events and 33 open studios - from exhibitions and installations to talks, tours, and workshops.
Thank you for showing up - your creativity and support make DVF possible. Due to a health issue, our Festival Director is taking a pause this year. DVF will return in September 2026, with more details coming in February.
We’re thrilled to announce PechaKucha Night Vol.60 happening Tuesday, Sept. 16th at the Vancouver Playhouse!
Join us for this milestone edition as we celebrate Vol.60 and 18 years of ideas, creativity, community, and inspiration. We've invited 13 amazing local creatives to share their stories in the PechaKucha 20 slides × 20 seconds format - fast-paced, visual, and unforgettable.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, August 14th at 10 AM and they usually sell out fast!
Meet our Vol.60 presenters:
Am Johal @am.johal@indiansummerfestival
Andrea Reimer @citizenandrea
Brigitte Leong-Chung & Chris Wong @culturallydefined
Deseree Lo @chef.dezlo
Dominic Lai @dragonboatbc
Jen St. Denis @jenstdenis@thetyee
Joshua Conrad @slowstudies_creative
Kei Baritugo @boldlove
Margherita Porra @arithmeticcreative
Marianne Amodio & Harley Grusko @mahgarchitects
Sierra MacTavish @culturecrawl
Get ready for a night of meaningful stories, bold ideas, and creative connection.
*ASL interpretation will be available at this event. Thank you to our sponsor @perkinswill_van
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It was an honor to be recognized among such an inspiring group of leaders. Thank you, @vancouvermagazine
I want to extend my gratitude to everyone who has supported @pechakuchavancouver and @designvanfest — two platforms that celebrate creativity, spark dialogue, and bring our community together through the power of design and storytelling. Producing these events is a labor of love, and I’m so grateful for the designers, speakers, volunteers, partners, and audiences who make them possible.
This recognition is for the entire creative community that continues to push boundaries and shape Vancouver’s cultural landscape. I’m excited for what’s ahead, and I look forward to continuing to build spaces where ideas can flourish and connections can thrive.
Thank you again! Becki
Wishing you a joyful holiday season! The @designvanfest team thanks you for being part of our journey, and we look forward to reconnecting in the new year.
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Weekly design studio feature.
@Bocci is a multidisciplinary design studio, research lab, and factory built around the core design principles of Omer Arbel @omerarbeloffice . Bocci explore novel production methods, allowing materials to respond according to their inherent properties, unveiling the hidden potentials within glass, metal, concrete, fire, electricity and others.
Follow @Bocci to learn more of their thoughtful and impressive work.
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Weekly design studio feature.
Revery is an internationally recognized design practice specializing in architecture, planning, and interior design with a focus in cultural, community, and educational spaces. The name "revery" reflects the unique blend of creative reverie, technical precision, and innovation that is central to the firm's design approach.
Follow @reveryarchitecture to learn more of their thoughtful and impressive work.
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Happy Friday! Featuring design studio from our creative community.
Propellor is a multidisciplinary design studio working in lighting and object design, sculpture and exhibition design. Propellor's focus is on creating useful, resonant, ecologically minded objects and experiences.
Follow @propellorstudio to see more of their impressive and inspiring work.
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Happy Friday! Featuring designer from our creative community.
Meet Lucy Yun. @beyunique is an award-winning art director and community-based marketing specialist at Lucky Lucy Creative Inc. With a background in fashion marketing, she now specializes in creative direction, set design, wardrobe styling, event planning, and brand experience design, connecting brands to their target demographics in an artistic and memorable way.
Lucy also organized our media launch and assisted DVF with all media requests. It was so wonderful working with Lucy. Follow @luckylucycreative to learn more of her creative and inspiring work.
DVF Media Launch Photo by @whentheyfindus
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