The Design Institute of Australia partners with Fremantle Design Week as Supporting and CPD Partner

Kicking off this Friday, the inaugural Fremantle Design Week (FDW), presented by DesignFreo, is WA’s first multi-disciplinary design festival, bringing seven days of exhibitions, conversations, tours, workshops, films, open studios and special events. Excited to be part of it all, the DIA is pleased to announce its partnership with the FDW as a Supporting and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) partner.

“Fremantle Design Week is an opportunity for local designers to share what they do and reach new audiences. Our specially curated program invites people to engage with things they are familiar with, such as fashion and house design, but there will also be moments to delve deeper, understand more and hopefully inspire,” says Fremantle Design Week and DesignFreo Creative Director, Pippa Hurst.

Fremantle Design Week is presented by DesignFreo which was founded in 2020 by likeminded Fremantle-based designers, makers, and doers; DesignFreo’s mission is to strengthen the local design community and promote Fremantle’s abundance of creativity across all disciplines.

The first FDW theme is 'enough' and based on how we can design a future where everyone has enough and what enough looks like. The FDW x DIA partnership is an ideal alignment based on shared values and aims to educate visitors and designers about what the DIA’s CPD program and an Accredited Designer™ is. Attending FDW incentivises new and existing members to participate in community-building design events and to further receive several DIA points in one space while benefiting from the depth of knowledge shared by speakers and key opinion leaders.

“The FDW x DIA partnership supports the joint commitment to offering designers knowledge gain experiences across all facets of the design landscape, and rewards new and existing members who attend the FDW events,” says DIA’s Head of Program and Partners Bernadette Wilson.

Our FDW event picks include:

• HyperSext City exhibition by Monash University's XYX Lab

‘HyperSext City’ examines the nexus of gender and public space, drawing attention to the experiences of women, girls and LGBTQI+ communities in urban environments. Through arresting hypergraphics and video works, the show uses data and intersectional gender narratives to make visible and amplify the voices of people who are not often heard.

• Design Cities Symposium

Cities are constantly evolving places where people come together. Who makes the decisions that shape the spaces and places we share, and how can cities be better for all? Join FDW for an afternoon symposium that will examine city-making from different perspectives and provide practical ideas to inform a better, more sustainable future.

• Conversation 3: Fashion Critical
with Lisa Piller, Leith Groves, Luka Rey & Nita-Jane McMahon

Fashion is fun but the fashion industry generates huge amounts of waste and can be exploitative. Who is making a difference and how can we buy better? Join fashion designer and educator Lisa Piller in conversation with three local fashion creatives each offering a different take on sustainable clothing.

• Conversation 6: Cities for Families
with See Design Studio

Family-friendly cities make space for everyone. What makes space family friendly? Local landscape architects See Design Studio will share their work on playspaces and on making cities for little people as well as big ones.

• Victoria Quay Design and Architecture Walk

Fremantle Harbour and Victoria Quay are rich in design history! An array of structures whose industrial architecture reflects the economic, social and cultural history of WA, the tour of Victoria Quay takes in the Fremantle Inner Harbour designed by State Engineer CY O’Connor (1897), the award-winning WA Maritime Museum (2002), the historic Passenger Terminal (1962) and more.

• FDW Film Festival - Namarali

In Namarali, filmmaker Tim Mummery, follows artist Donny (Yorna) Woolagoodja as he pursues his connections to culture and the Wandjina – creator beings – whose images can be seen in caves and rock ledges in the Kimberley.

• Behind the Pass: Commercial Hospitality Design
with Simone Pirovich of work.shop.dine

Take a peek behind the curtain of quick-service retail, and explore the world of commercial hospitality design. Retail interior designers, work.shop.dine, lift the lid on the secrets of creating kitchen spaces that are efficient and adaptable, essential in today’s tough economic environment.

Want to become a DIA Accredited Designer?

Fremantle Design Week takes place from October 14 to 21.
You can view the full program here.