Making Now

15–16 September, 10am – 1.45pm

Powerhouse Late x Sydney Design Week Opening Night is an inclusive industry event featuring design talks, music from DJ Charlie Villas and award announcements.

Computer generated digital wireframes of cinematic space.

Making Theatre

iCinema Centre NSW

Visit UNSW’s state-of-the-art 360-degree 3D cinema, AVIE, to see how theatre designers create realistic virtual theatre spaces in 1:1 scale with ‘iDesign’.

Three red, black, and cream coloured chairs featured in a showroom space.

Making Paper Planes Chairs

17–18 September, Times vary

Powerhouse

A hands-on workshop giving design enthusiasts the opportunity to dress a ‘Paper Planes’ chair model with the chance to win. Presented by Mobilia.

Close up image of individual working on a paper mockup of a design.

Eddy Multi Space

12–19 September, 10am – 4pm

Eddy Multi Space

Four Eddy Avenue galleries retain their Mondrian-style paintwork as the backdrop of their individual yet interrelated installations. Curated by Emma Elizabeth.

Alex Fitzpatrick lighting, courtesy of Alex Fitzpatrick.

New Australian Design

15 September 2022 – 23 April 2023

16–18 September, Times vary

An installation of new work by some of Australia’s finest designers and makers, art-directed by designer and creative director Emma Elizabeth of Local Design.

An image of the lobby entrance of a hotel with a seating area and a drinking bar.

Ace Hotel Sydney

Events, talks and hospitality experiences will take place in Australia’s first incarnation of Ace Hotel, a Sydney Design Week 2022 partner.

Image of office workers seated in designed in front of the Westpac Place building

Ace Hotel Panel 1 Making Sydney

16 September, 2–2.45pm

Leaders from the fields of urban planning, landscape design, First Nations curatorship and sustainability discuss the dynamics of Sydney with host Stephen Todd.

Curved abstract sculpture make out of polished aluminium

Ace Hotel Panel 2 Designer Makers

16 September, 3–3.45pm

A discussion about the evolving nature of design and pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial creativity with journalist and author Karen McCartney.

Two people sit on pink and grey stones in Kiln at Ace hotel

Ace Hotel Panel 3 Taste Makers

16 September, 4–4.45pm

16 September, 9.15–10.30am

Style leaders of the local restaurant scene discuss creating uniquely memorable dining environments with Australian Financial Review food critic Jill Dupleix.

Grey and White image of boiler room chimneys of Powerhouse Ultimo.

100 Climate Conversations Zoltan Csaki | Remaking fashion

Powerhouse

The Citizen Wolf co-founder is redefining clothing production to reduce pollution and improve ethics in fashion. Live in conversation with Yaara Bou Melhem.

One beige and one blue teapot on a white table against a black background.

Contemporary Asian Craftmanship Thirst

16–30 September, 11am – 5pm

BTWNLNS

Overdue Studio and independent Newtown bookstore BTWNLNS present Thirst, an exhibition highlighting contemporary Asian craftmanship and culture.

A black and white low angle shot of the underside of a spiral staircase.

Making Western Sydney

17 September, 11am – 6.15pm

Various Locations

A day to experience the newest architectural developments in Parramatta and hear from the Western Sydney design community. 

A nightime view of a boardwalk curving around the edge of a waterside escarpment.

Making Western Sydney Architectural Tour

17 September, 11am – 1pm

Parramatta River Boardwalk

Parramatta is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, many of the new buildings across the CBD have been designed by Australia’s leading designers. Hear directly from architects who have created the newest architectural developments in Parramatta. In partnership with Western Sydney University.

WSU Panel 1 Making Greater Sydney

17 September, 2.15–3pm

Making Greater Sydney explores the climatic, historical, demographic, and historic conditions that make Parramatta the place it is today – and into the future.

Black & white photographic pint of interior view of a café with chairs and cloth covered tables.

WSU Panel 2 A Seat at the Table

17 September, 3.15–4pm

A Seat at the Table examines how food raises critical questions around production, consumption and identity.

A man holding a large camera in a dark, smoky room.

WSU Panel 3 Made in Western Sydney

17 September, 4.15–5pm

A grass-roots view of cutting-edge creativity in action, this panel brings together some of western Sydney’s ground-breaking designers and makers.

Photograph of two standing men and a woman sitting on a stool against a grey backdrop.

From Paris to Parramatta

17 September, 5.15–6pm

17–18 September, 11am – 3pm

For the first time, Powerhouse Parramatta principal architects Moreau Kusunoki and Genton publicly discuss the design of the new museum. Hosted by Stephen Todd.

PLAY Community Clay

17–18 September, 10am – 5pm

A takeover of the laneway café and adjoining lane at Ace Hotel Sydney for a weekend of clay workshops led by renowned Australian ceramicists, including Karen Black.

Two Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs being restored.

Reviving design icons

Powerhouse Ultimo Workshop

The CULTIVATED workshop invites the public to experience the restoration of 10 Arne Jacobsen ‘Series 7’ chairs from Powerhouse administration.

A vintage image of a highway with a profusion of signage along one side.

Making Movies

17–18, 21 September, Times vary

Golden Age Cinema

Sydney Design Week partners with Golden Age Cinema to present three films exploring iconic graphic design and revolutionary architecture from the 1950s to now.

A close-up portrait shot of a white man with grey hair and a beard wearing a black collared shirt.

Keynote | Making Massive Action Bruce Mau

18 September, 3–4pm

Bruce Mau, visionary Canadian designer, author and co-founder of Chicago-based holistic design collective Massive Change Network joins Sydney Design Week.

Keynote Nipa Doshi

18 September, 2–3pm

As a keynote speaker of Sydney Design Week 2022, Nipa Doshi will discuss the importance of cross-cultural perspectives in her work for leading manufacturers.

Birds eye view of a circular building amongst trees

Bangawarra Design Studio In Focus

18 September, 10am – 1pm

Smart Design Studio and DesignByThem

Jo Kinniburgh and D'harawal Knowledge Keeper Shannon Foster lead a walking tour examining the methodologies and pedagogies employed by design studio Bangawarra.

A curving roof over a living room in natural-coloured stones.

Making Home Work

18 September, 4–7pm

Smart Design Studio and DesignByThem invite the public to visit their studio spaces in the award-winning Stokes Avenue building designed by William Smart.

A woman with white hair in a pink dress leaning on a purple and white textile.

Charkha and Kargha

13 August 2022 – 15 January 2023