(Photo above: Guest speakers from The Beauty Shop in Portland, Oregon | photo courtesy of benddesign.org)
The first Bend Design 2015 conference, presented by ScaleHouse, is coming to Bend, Oregon, October 14-15 and will be one of the leading events for designers throughout the Pacific Northwest. From tiny house design to web user experience design, and design thinking to the product design process, the conference promises to be one of the hottest tickets in town.
Drawing inspiration from multidisciplinary design thinkers in Bend and across the country, Bend Design 2015 will feature workshops, lectures, tours, and hands-on design opportunities, inviting community members, designers, trade professionals, students, entrepreneurs, city officials and citizen-experts to participate in a conversation around the shape of our shared future.
Some of the headlining speakers include:
• Chris Dewan – For two decades, Chris has used design to connect people with places, objects, stories, and each other. With a focus on visual communication, he has led a broad range of award-winning traditional and non-traditional interactive media projects. Currently the Design Director at Second Story, Chris oversees the practice of visual, interaction, and motion design across Second Story’s studios.
• Desi Matel-Anderson is the Chief Wrangler of the non-profit Field Innovation Team (FIT), and CEO of the Global Disaster Innovation Group, LLC. Desi is the first and former Chief Innovation Advisor at FEMA and Think Tank Strategic Vision Coordinator. During her tenure at FEMA, she led the first innovation team down to Hurricane Sandy to provide real-time problem solving in disaster response and recovery, and ran think tanks nation-wide to cultivate innovation in communities.
• Sam Stubblefield – By encouraging abstract thinking and play within deep-practice teams, Sam has created art, architecture, and situations for organizations like Amazon, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, Lady Bug House, Madison Square Garden, Microsoft Research, Sears Tower Visitor Center, and the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
• Kassin Laverty – As Founder and Executive Director, Kassin Laverty is responsible for Interior Design Fair (IDF) vision, strategy, and leadership. Under her direction, IDF creates innovative residential interiors and brings company brands to life in 3D.
“With the increase of entrepreneurs moving to Bend, along with the rise of the creative class, we believe Bend is well poised to bring designers together locally and from afar to celebrate design as a promising cultural and economic resource,” said René Mitchell, Vice President of tbd agency and the visionary behind Bend Design 2015.
Sponsors of Bend Design 2015 include: Astir Agency, Hand in Hand Productions, Bend Fashion Quarterly, The Source Weekly, Bend Broadband Business, Brooks Resources, Bend Furniture & Design, Bounce, BBT Architects, High Desert Design Council, 1859 Media, Old Mill District and Deschutes Brewery.
Those interested in attending Bend Design 2015, or sponsoring, can find out more information and purchase tickets at http://benddesign.org/.
About Bend Design 2015:
Bend Design 2015 is a celebration of design thinking and design doing. We will stoke curiosity, spark innovation, empower collaboration, and make things happen. Drawing inspiration from multidisciplinary design thinkers in Bend and across the country, Bend Design 2015 will feature workshops, lectures, tours, and hands-on design opportunities, inviting community members, designers, trade professionals, students, entrepreneurs, city officials and citizen-experts, to participate in a conversation around the shape of our shared future. You can find out more by visiting www.benddesign.org.
About ScaleHouse:
ScaleHouse is a group of creative believers giving shape to bringing a Contemporary Creative Center to Bend. Until we do so, we strive to connect creative thinkers, providing opportunities for artist congregation and collaboration, cross-pollination, education, and exhibition through ScaleHouse Sessions + Education Workshops. Ultimately, ScaleHouse is a place where all of this can happen. Until ScaleHouse is that place, we will continue to explore and refine our mission with the participation of the community by collecting the creative energy that is currently diffused across the community, sparking new ideas, new relationships and awareness of Bend’s rich creative culture.
