SPRING 2024 Events
DESIGN VICTORIA LAUNCH PARTYThursday, May 9, 2024 | 8 - 11 PM @ Thomas and Birch Kitchens + Living 2100 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
Tickets are now on sale for Design Victoria's Launch Party on 9 May.
Guests of the party will enjoy free premium drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic); live DJs and a full sound system; and custom design and art installations that light up the night. Produced in collaboration with Villeneuve Creative and sponsored by Seacliff Properties, the launch party brings together the top names in the design industry. CUSTOM BARS include a gamified bar by Toolpath Design and Steveston Creative; an upcycled bar made from recycled materials by Mike Randall Design and Atelier Dimo; Mark Ollinger Studio's bar will be brought to life with a surrounding sculpture gallery; Matt Betlamini from Washashore Carpentry team up with Bjorn Reider to channel the experience of a forest in their cedar bar. INSTALLATIONS include a whimsical garden that will greet you on entry by Jennifer Sleigh Garden Design and Cedar & Soil; experience the decorative magnitude of V&A prints with installations by Yanna King Interior Design, Ffabb and Maxwell Fabrics; Hololab's interactive projection, Glowshrooms, will glow and grow with music from the dance floor; dHKarchitects are creating a fully deconstructable DJ booth for the main space. Treat yourself to one of the industry's most talked-about parties. Come with a friend or bring your whole team--you can buy tickets here. DIALOGUE | VIU INTERIOR DESIGN SHOWCASE 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 2 - 5 PM @ the VIU Trades and Discovery Centre 900 Fifth St, Bldg 900, Nanaimo, BC The Vancouver Island University Interior Design Students invite the general public to attend their exhibition that features the work of all four years! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!! Open House Exhibition @ 2 pm - 5 pm Guest Speaker: Connie Watts @ 3:30 pm
DESIGN VICTORIA
Launching 9 - 12 May 2024 🎉 Design Victoria is a four-day festival celebrating the city’s growing design community. Designers and design businesses create special installations, exhibitions, events, open houses, tours and workshops. 👀️ Experience design, access creative studios that are not normally open to the public, learn more about the stories behind familiar businesses and get inspired by the design ideas and creative work being produced in the City. 💫 The festival includes design in many forms, including architecture, ceramic, fashion, furniture, graphic, illustration, interior, lighting, landscape, product, software, urban, user experience. FOLLOW DESIGNYYJ FOR ALL THE DETAILS: |
SUMMER 2024 Events
Monday, May 6 to Friday, June 21
VIU on-line summer course
Vancouver Island University is excited to announce a summer course, called ARTI110: Introduction to Vectorworks
You can register for this summer course at VIU starting in early March. It will be taught on-line by Trish Harder. Vectorworks is a popular drafting program used in the interior design industry and this course provides an excellent introduction.
Course Start: May 6 - June 21
Instructor: Trish Harder
Course Type: online/asynchronous with opportunities to connect with the Instructor
Please see: https://www.viu.ca/summer-session
VIU on-line summer course
Vancouver Island University is excited to announce a summer course, called ARTI110: Introduction to Vectorworks
You can register for this summer course at VIU starting in early March. It will be taught on-line by Trish Harder. Vectorworks is a popular drafting program used in the interior design industry and this course provides an excellent introduction.
Course Start: May 6 - June 21
Instructor: Trish Harder
Course Type: online/asynchronous with opportunities to connect with the Instructor
Please see: https://www.viu.ca/summer-session