September 26 - 29, 2019
Vancouver Convention Centre West
2019 Keynote Speakers.
Presented by
Emily Forgot.
Friday, September 27 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Emily Forgot is a London-based designer whose multidisciplinary practice encompasses art, design & illustration for a diverse range of international clients such as The V&A, Somerset House, the Mondrian hotel, Selfridges, Herman Miller & Absolut.
Emily's first solo show 'Neverland' took place during London Design Festival 2016. It was that exhibition that led to the creation of her celebrated wooden, architectural 'Assemblages'. In her personal work, she uses her recognisably playful & graphic visual language to explore her passion for interior spaces, architecture & colour. The resulting hand-made assemblages not only exist in a space between the real and the imagined but also somewhere between the 2D and the 3D world. Since then, collectors, interior designers, stylists and architects have commissioned bespoke pieces for a variety of private and commercial projects.
Admission to this talk is included in your Trade Day badge. Seats are first come, first served.
Presented by
Marije Vogelzang.
Friday, September 27 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Food designers design food, but Marije Vogelzang designs the act of eating, taking inspiration from food's origins, its preparation, and the politics, history and culture of eating.
Marije graduated from Eindhoven Design Academy in 2000 where she started working with food in 1999. She began her career as an "eating designer" with two experimental restaurants in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, conceived as design studios with with restaurants inside; every detail, from the cutlery to the teabags, is custom made. Broadening her role from restauranteur to what Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant describes as the "grand dame" of eating design, Marije now takes on all types of food-related projects - new eateries, product design, initiatives for hospitals, exhibition design and curation, and even social projects and education. Marije founded the Dutch Institute of Food & Design in 2016. She also heads a new food design department at the Design Academy Eindhoven, called "Food non Food."
Admission to this talk is included in your Trade Day badge. Seats are first come, first served.
Design, Bitches.
Saturday, September 28 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Catherine Johnson & Rebecca Rudolph are both native Californians and licensed Architects registered with the American Institute of Architects. In 2010, they founded Design, Bitches with a bold and irreverent vision to make architecture significant in daily life. Their multidisciplinary firm draws inspiration from the duos’ eclectic expertise in the areas of design, art, and pop culture. Based in Los Angeles, Catherine and Rebecca collaborate on an international range of projects that scale from brand identity and commercial spaces to ground-up residential and cultural buildings. They work closely with clients to develop creative solutions responsive to location and user experience. By experimenting with materials and graphics, they provide durable contemporary designs that wink at history.
Admission to this talk is included in your Saturday ticket. Seats are first come, first served.
Presented by
Bruno Feldeisen.
Executive Chef & "Great Canadian Baking Show" Judge
Saturday, September 28 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Caesarstone Stage
"Great Canadian Baking Show" judge Bruno Feldeisen was named one of the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America by Chocolatier Magazine two years in a row and has been nominated twice for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. He has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Gourmet Magazine, Bon Appetit Magazine and New York Magazine. Bruno has multiple television appearances including Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, Doughnut Showdown and Sweet Genius.
Bruno will join Zach Berman, Co-Founder of The Juice Truck, and Amanda Huynh of Edible Projects, to discuss the thoughtful, important role design plays in the future of food.
Admission to this talk is included in your Saturday ticket. Seats are first come, first served.
Presented by
Zach Berman.
Co-Founder, The Juice Truck.
Saturday, September 28 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Zach Berman is the co-founfer of Vancouver-based The Juice Truck. Along with Ryan Slater, they created the company after a year long back-packing adventure through Nepal and India. Inspired by the mobile juice carts of India and the local superfoods nourishing the locals even at the highest of altitudes in the Himalayas, Zach and Ryan came home ready to launch Vancouver's first cold-pressed juice company. The Juice Truck supports local produce and organic farming practices as a way of extending their passion for healthy living. For fruits and vegetables that aren't locally or seasonally available, they take a long look at potential suppliers to verify their growing standards measure up to the company's policy.
Zach will join Bruno Feldeisen, Chef & "Great Canadian Baking Show" Judge, and Amanda Huynh of Edible Projects, to discuss the thoughtful, important role design plays in the future of food.
Admission to this talk is included in your Saturday ticket. Seats are first come, first served.
Presented by
Amanda Huynh.
Product & Food Designer.
Saturday, September 28 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Amanda Huynh is a Vancouver-based product & food designer. She holds a Master’s degree in Food Design from Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan and a Bachelor degree in Industrial Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Amanda will join Zach Berman, Co-Founder of The Juice Truck, and Bruno Feldeisen, Chef & "Great Canadian Baking Show" Judge, to discuss the thoughtful, important role design plays in the future of food.
Admission to this talk is included in your Saturday ticket. Seats are first come, first served.
Presented by
Eleanor Gibson.
Acting US Editor, Dezeen.
Saturday, September 28 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Caesarstone Stage
Eleanor graduated from Newcastle University with a BA in architecture before moving to Seville, Spain to work for an architecture studio. She is also the co-founder of Foci, an online magazine for arts students, which was awarded the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprise in 2015. She joined Dezeen as an intern in 2015, before she was made editorial assistant in 2016, and then promoted to reporter. Eleanor moved to New York to join the US team in October 2017.
Eleanor will join Zach Berman, Co-Founder of The Juice Truck, Bruno Feldeisen, Chef & "Great Canadian Baking Show" Judge, and Amanda Huynh of Edible Futures, to discuss the thoughtful, important role design plays in the future of food.
Admission to this talk is included in your Saturday ticket. Seats are first come, first served.
Past Keynote Speakers.
Karim Rashid.
Prolific Canadian designer with over 3,000 designs in production.
Michael Ford.
An architect using Hip-Hop to diversify architecture.
Susanna Bjorklund.
Helsinki-based trend analyst uncovering the blurring boundaries between trends.
Jaime Hayon.
Spanish designer lauded as one of the most creative icons by The Times Magazine.
Camille Walala.
London-based visual artist famous for her use of vibrant colours and bold patterns.
Brian Gluckstein.
Acclaimed Canadian designer renowned for creating luxurious, liveable interiors.
Emily Henderson.
LA-based HGTV host, best selling author and stylist with a vintage-inspired style.
Tom Dixon.
One of Britain’s most successful designers most known for his furniture and lighting collections.
Joy Cho.
LA-based designer and book author lauded as one of TIME Magazine's Most Influential People on the Internet.
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