THE MAINSTAGE

Sponsored by Moroso, the main Talks programming takes place on the Mainstage. Tune in to hear conversations based on this year’s theme: Common Ground.

PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT

Sunday, May 17

11:30 AM | Design as Diplomacy: Soft Power, Hard Materials

Moderator: Amit Gupta, Founder and Editor-in-chief, STIRWorld

Speakers:

Emily Marant, Cultural Strategist and Founder, Studio Marant

Eleni Petaloti, Founder / Creative Director, Objects of Common Interest

4:00 PM | Emerging Designer Showcase Live Critique

Presented with Danver

Moderator: Amy Devers, Executive Producer & Host, Clever

“Pros”:

Lee Broom, Designer, Lee Broom

Chay Costello, Assoc. Director of Merchandising and Product Development, MoMA
Daniel Germani, Creative Director, Danver Stainless Outdoor Kitchens

5:30 PM | ICFF Schools, Launch Pad and Editors Awards

Monday, May 18
11:30 AM | The State of Affairs in Design Media
Moderator: Tiffany Jow, Editor-in-chief, Untapped
Speakers:
Lila Allen, Editor-in-chief, Wrong House
Dan Rubinstein, Editor & Publisher, The Grand Tourist
Jill Singer, Co-founder and Editor, Sight Unseen

1:00 PM | What Design Does, And Can Do, for New York City’s Economy

Moderator: Julie Lasky, Writer and Editor

Speakers:

Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future

Faith Rose, Principal, O’Neill Rose Architects

2:30 PM | Pavilions: Between Architecture and Design

Moderator: Ben Dreith, US Editor, Dezeen

Speakers:

Emanuel Admassu, Principal, AD–WO

Jen Wood, Principal, AD–WO

4:00 PM | Chillspace: Exploring Holistic Retail and Hospitality Interiors

Moderator: Jack Murphy, Editor-in-chief, The Architect’s Newspaper

Speakers:

Ed Bakos, Partner & CEO, Champalimaud Design

Jonathan Garnett, Founder, Creative Partner, Modellus Novus
Madelynn Ringo, CEO & Creative Director, Ringo Studio

Tuesday, May 19
11:30 AM | Can There Ever Be an Affordable House Again?
Moderator: William Hanley, Editor-in-chief, Dwell

1:00 PM | Todd Bracher: Observations, Research, and Design

Moderators: Kate Eichhorn and Dung Ngo
Speaker: Todd Bracher, Founder & Principal, Bracher

2:30 PM | Design Schools Workshop Final Presentation

Presented with Core77 and KI

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