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7th –– 10th June 2018

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7th — 10th June 2018

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A celebration of the local, national and international design industry held over four days in June 2018

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Featured Talks

Talk

An Illuminating Celebration of Colour, Craft & Creativity!

  • The Yarza Twins
  • Tom Muller
  • Aaron Draplin

Sat 9th June

7:00pm – 10:30pm

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

£15 – £25
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An Evening Extravaganza of Printed Passion!

  • Rejane Dal Bello
  • Craig Oldham
  • Astrid Stavro
  • Anthony Burrill

Thu 7th June

7:00pm – 10:00pm

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre

£15 – £25
Talk

An Adventure into Advertising & Bighearted Branding!

  • Jack Renwick
  • Trevor Beattie
  • Jim Sutherland
  • Marina Willer

Fri 8th June

7:00pm – 10:30pm

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre

£15 – £25
Talk

Future Interfaces

  • Andrew Booth
  • Johanna Drewe
  • Sam Munnings
  • Pablo Stanley

Fri 8th June

7:00pm – 10:00pm

The Old Library

£10 – £15
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Featured Workshops

Workshop

Dan Mumford iPad illustration workshop

  • Dan Mumford

Sat 9th June

1:00pm – 2:00pm

BCU STEAMhouse

£10
Workshop

Ornamental Letterpress Workshop

Sat 9th June

12:00am – 11:59pm

BCU Parkside

£30
Workshop

Make Your Own Treasure Map – Drawing Workshop

Sat 9th June

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Free
Workshop

Creative with clay!

  • Michael Price

Sat 9th June

10:00am – 12:00pm

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Free
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Featured Free Events

Talk

Renew / Rebuild

  • Anna Parker
  • Immy Kaur
  • Glenn Howells
  • Stuart Holt
  • Cheryl Jones
  • Kim Quazi

Thu 7th June

7:00pm – 10:00pm

St Paul’s Church

Free
Talk

Be green and not heard – a guide to ethical brand storytelling

  • Sarah Seaton

Thu 7th June

10:00am – 10:40am

BCU STEAMhouse

Free
Talk

Creativity: Birmingham vs. London

  • Sweta Pathak

Thu 7th June

10:00am – 10:40am

Birmingham & Midland Institute

Free
Talk

Will AI take my job

  • Ringo Moss

Sun 10th June

1:00pm – 1:40pm

BCU STEAMhouse

Free
Talk

Gamers don’t read

  • Darren Wall

Thu 7th June

2:00pm – 2:40pm

Birmingham & Midland Institute

Free
Talk

The Hand of Change

  • Marksteen Adamson

Thu 7th June

3:30pm – 4:10pm

Birmingham & Midland Institute

Free
Talk

Designing a Future Ready West Midlands / Birmingham

  • David Symons
  • Taz Shaikh

Thu 7th June

3:30pm – 4:30pm

School of Jewellery

Free
Talk

Designing with materials & light

  • Ian Hunter
  • Keith Bradshaw

Fri 8th June

10:00am – 11:00am

School of Jewellery

Free
Talk

The Future of Storytelling

  • Mike McGee

Sun 10th June

11:00am – 11:40am

BCU STEAMhouse

Free
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Featured Exhibitions / Pop Ups

Forward Thinking exhibition
  • Exhibition

FORWARD THINKING

A Birmingham Design Festival Exhibition

Medicine Bakery & Gallery
  • Exhibition

CHECKOUT: BCU Graduate Show

Graphic Communication Degree Show

BCU Parkside
  • Pop-up

BDF X QTRMSTRS: Birmingham Made

A showcase of locally produced work from ceramics, leather goods, jewellery, furniture and homewares to celebrate the skills and talent of Birmingham artisans, designer makers and small manufacturers.

Stan’s Cafe
  • Exhibition

Orgasm Addict Reframed

Curated by Malcolm Garrett

BCU Parkside
  • Exhibition

G . F Smith Heritage Exhibition

A display of iconic printed pieces from their archive that have become a celebration of the company’s proud design heritage

Rope Press
  • Pop-up

Ikon Pop Up Shop at BMI

Awesome books and more available at our Graphic hub

Birmingham & Midland Institute
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