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DESIGN ON SCREEN.
We’re proud to support Architecture & Design Film Festival Vancouver, returning November 10–15.
Join us for films and conversations exploring the people, places and ideas behind architecture and design.
OPENING NIGHT | NOVEMBER 10
Hollywood Theatre · @hollywoodtheatrevan
The festival opens with Mundo Frágil, a film by Bêka & Lemoine following architect Smiljan Radić on a road trip across Chile.
6 pm · Cocktail reception and light bites
7 pm · Film screening
9 pm · After-party
FILMS + CONVERSATIONS | NOVEMBER 12–15
VIFF Centre · @VIFFfest
Explore the film program, with director Q&As and panel discussions featuring UBC SALA and Urbanarium.
Bring a friend, watch something new and keep the conversation going.
Explore the program and get tickets at adffvan26.eventive.org.
Presented by @allinpictures_ and @vanspecial.
#ADFFVancouver #DesignVancouverFestival #VancouverDesign #VancouverArchitecture
03 Nov 2026
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: @build_addapt
Addapt is the home of potential: attainable architecture, designed by @leckiestudio and delivered through a component-based system. Each home starts from an architect-designed kit of parts, purposefully configured to the site. The same design intelligence as a fully custom build, without starting from zero every time.
Thank you to Addapt and Leckie Studio for supporting Design Vancouver Festival and opening the doors to their process.
THE OPEN OPEN HOUSE
Today, October 3, step inside Addapt 002 for a mid-build tour. Explore the structure with Leckie Studio and Forte Projects on site.
October 3 | 1–4 pm
Address shared upon RSVP.
Closed-toe shoes required.
RSVP through @build_addapt website.
Photography: @emaphotographi
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
03 Oct 2026
Sponsor Spotlight: @whentheyfindus
"When They Find Us is a Vancouver based photography and film studio, led by Sarah and Luis Valdizon. Founded in deep curiosity, appreciation, and a commitment to storytelling with an editorial tone, their work has taken them into a variety of notable places of culture. Found, in time."
Sarah and Luis have long championed Vancouver’s design community, documenting events, capturing the moments in between and connecting people along the way.
As our festival photographers, they helped us tell the story of DVF 2026 and the people who made it happen.
Thank you, Sarah and Luis, for your support and for showing up for our community.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
01 Oct 2026
Vancouver is our home, and we take care of our design community by showing up for one another.
11 days. 45 Open Studios. 52 events. A look back at Design Vancouver Festival 2026 and what we built together. Studio doors opened, ideas were shared and new connections were made.
Thank you to everyone who welcomed us into their spaces, shared their work and came out to explore.
And thank you to @whentheyfindus for capturing these moments across the festival. It means so much to look back and see our community come together.
Let’s keep showing up for one another.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
29 Sep 2026
THANK YOU, VANCOUVER.
11 days. 45 Open Studios. 52 events. And so many people who made it happen.
To the studios that opened their doors and shared their work, thank you.
To our participants, speakers, sponsors, partners, volunteers and Design Ambassadors, thank you for your time and care.
To everyone who came out, thank you for showing up for our architecture and design community.
A special thank-you to our Festival Partner @wilsondesignkpu and to all our sponsors and partners. Your support helped bring this festival to life.
The festival ends tonight. Keep the conversations going and keep supporting the people making things in this city.
Thank you for building this with us. ❤️
Photo by @whentheyfindus
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
27 Sep 2026
Announcing the 2026 PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge Winner: EKKO! 🏆
We’re excited to share EKKO by Alejandro Laos and Arkgo Chen as the winning proposal for this year’s PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge — a playful and inviting take on the everyday public bench that explores how a simple place to sit can spark connection, conversation, and new ways of experiencing the city.
Presented by Hapa Collaborative + Green Theory as part of Design Vancouver Festival, PUBLIC SEAT invited designers, students, and creative thinkers to rethink public seating in Mount Pleasant — not simply as a place to rest, but as an opportunity for gathering, interaction, and community life. We received 100 submissions from across the globe including Turkey, USA, Malaysia, Romania, Italy, Thailand, Iran, Ethiopia, Germany, London, Hong Kong, Philippines, Pakistan, Greece, Japan, Australia, Puerto Rico, India, Mexico, Indonesia, South Africa, Ecuador, Nepal, Costa Rica, UAE, and Serbia.
Inspired by the ripple of an echo, EKKO begins with the idea that one small interaction can unfold into new encounters, experiences, and relationships. Its rounded form welcomes people from every direction, while its low profile and generous platform create a relaxed, playful place to pause, gather, stretch out, or simply watch the neighbourhood go by.
Designed with adaptability in mind, EKKO combines a timber platform with a curved aluminum backrest that can become a canvas for colour, metalwork, planting, and local artistic expression — allowing the seat to take on a life of its own within Mount Pleasant.
A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their ideas and shared their creativity with us. We were inspired by the many ways each proposal imagined a more welcoming, social, and playful public realm.
Congratulations to EKKO — we can’t wait to see this idea ripple into the neighbourhood. 🌊
Stay tuned as PUBLIC SEAT takes its next steps from design challenge to public space!
#publicseat #designchallenge #global #landscapearchitecture #placemaking
26 Sep 2026
OPEN STUDIO | HAPA COLLABORATIVE
Saturday, September 26 | 10 am–4 pm
Step inside Hapa Collaborative’s studio and meet the teams behind the PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge.
@hapacobo and @greentheorydesign invite you to an open house with refreshments and a chance to connect with Vancouver’s design community.
Come see the Public Seating Design Challenge submissions and join the conversation about how public seating can bring people together.
Bring a friend, say hello and stay for a conversation.
403–375 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver
Explore more Open Studios and Saturday events through the link in bio.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
26 Sep 2026
LET’S CLOSE THE FESTIVAL TOGETHER
Sunday, September 27 | Cambie Village
11 days. 45 Open Studios. 52 events.
Thank you for showing up, opening your doors and being part of Design Vancouver Festival. Join us on Sunday for a film, an exhibition and a closing party. Come for one, or make an afternoon of all three.
DESIGN FILM | GREEN OVER GRAY: EMILIO AMBASZ
12:45–3 pm | The Park Theatre
Explore the connection between architecture and nature through the work of Emilio Ambasz, with interviews featuring Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma. Supported by @adfilmfest .
BUILT TOGETHER | 17 YEARS OF BUILDING CREATIVE COMMUNITY
3–7 pm | @walrushome
3408 Cambie Street
Celebrate seventeen years of WALRUS through new and selected works by eleven artists who have been part of the shop’s story.
DVF CLOSING PARTY
3–7 pm | Cambie-18th Plaza
Join @cambievillage and @walrushome for music, drinks and conversation, in collaboration with @girls.we.do.adore and Emily Carr University’s Material Matters Research Commons & DESIS Lab.
Featuring the Peña Sisters:
The Community Table Project by @jarapena
Live coaster calligraphy from 3-5 pm by @the.ayla.view
Postcard keepsake designed by @kairapena
Treats & goodies giveaway by @pena.bakes
Sounds by @jadesnto
Whether you’ve been exploring all week or joining us for the first time, everyone is welcome. Bring a friend and celebrate with us.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
25 Sep 2026
🏗️DESIGN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL: WORLDBUILDING DESIGN CHALLENGE
What happens when kids get to redesign Granville Island? Kid Island!
We had so much fun at the World Building Design Challenge, part of the Design Vancouver Festival, led by filmmaker Paisley Smith and architect Graham Smith.
Young creatives reimagined Granville Island - from designing their own blueprints to building and constructing their ideas. The result? Some seriously creative visions for what Granville Island could look like when designed by kids, for kids.
24 Sep 2026
OPEN STUDIOS | MOUNT PLEASANT
Saturday, September 26 | 10 am–4 pm
Your Saturday plans: coffee, a few open doors and a look at what’s being made in Mount Pleasant.
Step inside studios working across architecture, landscape, furniture and art. Meet the people behind the work, ask questions and discover a practice you might not know.
There’s plenty more happening across the festival on Saturday, too. Visit our website and select September 26 to see what’s on. Use the festival map to find nearby events and plan your stops.
Bring a friend and make a day of it. Our design community grows when we show up for one another.
Studio listings, events and festival map through the link in bio.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
24 Sep 2026
Obj:Obj OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Friday, September 25 | 7–10 pm
Obj:Obj EXHIBITION
September 26–27 + October 3–4 | 10 am–6 pm
828 E Hastings Street, Vancouver
@obj____obj returns for its second year, showcasing Vancouver’s contemporary design through lighting, furniture, homeware and products.
Curated by @dum3phone and @annakahoelkstudio, this year’s exhibition pairs each submitted object with a piece from @uncommoncave’s collection, ranging from contemporary collectible design to antiques.
See how objects made here today speak to designs from other places and times.
Join the Opening Night Party, or stop by during exhibition hours to explore the work.
FEATURING
@dum3phone
@annakahoelkstudio
@propellorstudio
@janakilarsen
@benbarberstudio
@ferronaworkshop
@hinterlanddesign
@icaarlee
@stooludio
@charlotterubycampbell
@rupertjasper
@lukas_peet
@workshop_svc
@brett.riekert
@lusia.glass
@a1studioltd
@makirugs
@goodbeast.ca
@cora__glass
@studio.noiseassembly
@druvid
@johnjarviswoodworking
@sfossils
@newformatstudio
@cheintzman
@excellentplanet
@osandoos
Bring a friend and discover what’s being made in Vancouver.
#DesignVancouverFestival #DVF2026
24 Sep 2026
Sponsor Spotlight: @hdr_inc
HDR is a 100% employee-owned, global design firm that fuses architecture, engineering, and environmental services. They are an integrated, multidisciplinary practice dedicated to creating places and spaces that elevate experiences and create lasting impact. They are passionate about projects that bolster community and societal well-being towards creating more holistic, integrated solutions. They are committed to making an equitable and carbon-positive future a reality to address the climate crisis head-on.
Thank you to HDR for supporting Design Vancouver Festival.
HDR & UBC SALA SuperTall Studio
September 25 | 3 PM - 7 PM
#1500-601 W Hastings St
23 Sep 2026
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