TOWARDS PLACES OF PURPOSE

Building communities, fostering human and environmental wellbeing, offering meaningful experiences: interior design is taking on challenges far beyond notions of style and esthetics. Futureproof spaces serve clear purposes. How can we get there?

Join us next February 15th, to the official launch of our Diploma in Strategic Interior Design, in-person or online, to our PechaKucha event, and access to a wealth of industry knowledge across all types of sectors.

That there is a need to rethink our interior spaces and develop strategic solutions for a wide range of functions it is indisputable but, what are the future trends?

We are honored to welcome Robert Thiemann, Director and Founder of FRAME magazine, our media partner in the launch of our Diploma in Strategic Interior Design program, who will be moderating the event, Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn at VITRA who will talk about "Designing Futures", Andrea Caruso, adjunct professor at IE School of Architecture and Design who is revolutioning HOFF stores and others and will talk about the “Phygital in Retail” concept, Melanie Chismechian, Workplace and Change Management Consultant at Savills and alumni of our Strategic Interior Design program will talk about the “no where office” and the “work-resort” concept, and of course, our own Elvira Muñoz, Principal Interior Design Director for EMEA at AECOM and Director of the Diploma in Strategic Interior Design who will talk about “Purpose-Design”, it is the time now to do human-centric design, which means whatever it is at the end that you're building, start from the inside out, what is the purpose?

Join the conversation, no matter where you are in the world!

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AGENDA

Speakers

Opening: Robert Thiemann, Director and Founder of FRAME magazine

PechaKucha Participants:

• DESIGNING FUTURES by Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn at VITRA - Workplace specialist

• PHYGITAL IN RETAIL by Andrea Caruso, Founder of Ciszak Dalmas Design Studio and Adjunct Professor at IE School of Architecture and Design - Retail Specialist

• WORK-RESORT by Melanie Chismechian, Workplace and Change Management Consultant at Savills and alumni of our Strategic Interior Design program - Workplace Specialist

• PURPOSE-DESIGN by Elvira Muñoz, Principal Interior Design Director for EMEA at AECOM and Director of the Diploma in Strategic Interior Design