Established in 2009, the world’s northernmost forum of design and influential people, Arctic Design Week is an entire week of seeing and experiencing for the townspeople, visitors, designers, and entrepreneurs. The long-term umbrella theme for Arctic Design Week is Responsibility, which showcases sustainable and responsible design, as well as the most successful business ideas, and most spectacular cultural deeds. This show aims to promote northern design expertise and business, while inspiring designers, students, scientists, and artists. Arctic Design Week also enlivens town culture with local characteristics. World Design Weeks is a network for design weeks and festivals around the globe. In these times of uncertainty, we need new ideas on how to improve our economy and our societies, and design can be the answer. New thoughts and ideas only emerge when we’re open and collaborative. 

October 11, 2024