Bureau Talks

Design District and Bureau
Tuesday 20 Sep—Thursday 22 Sep
Forum, Bureau, Building D1

Join us in Bureau's Forum space with top industry voices as they tackle key creative concerns through a series of panel discussions and Q&As.

Talk 1

The Right Stuff: The Future Of Making and Re-making

Materials, making and re-making are being reimagined as we push towards a more sustainable, circular economy. But how far have we really got and are we heading in the right direction?

Tuesday 20th September

5 - 6 pm

Speakers:

Tamsin Blanchard, British Fashion Journalist

Helen Kirkum, founder Helen Kirkum

Piarve Wetshi, Co-founder of Colechi

Talk 2

What Doesn't Kill You: How To Make Better Mistakes

In a world of beta launches and MVPs, how do you know when you’ve got something right? And what should you really learn from getting things wrong? We interrogate and celebrate creative screwing up

Wednesday 21st September

4 - 5 pm

Speakers:

Tom Dixon OBE, British Designer

Harriet Quick, award-winning journalist and editor

Farshid Moussavi OBE RA, Architect

Talk 3

New Realities: How To Make it in the Metaverse

The future of reality could be virtual or augmented but definitely very digital with the launch of Web 3, a new decentralised, creator economy. That’s the promise anyway. But what’s really in it for you? We get practical with the possibilities of the metaverse.

Thursday 22nd September

5 - 6 pm

Speakers:

Scarlett Yang, multi-disciplinary designer

Ommy Akhe, creative technologist and designer

Moin Roberts-Islam, Technology Development Manager at Fashion Innovation Agency at LCF

About Bureau

Bureau is a members workspace at the heart of Design District. With scaleable memberships and business support, everything Bureau does is centred around helping creatives thrive. Develop your career surrounded by creative excellence, strengthening your networks to propel yourself forward. Bureau offers flexible, design-centric work spaces from £80 + VAT per month. Sign-up for a tour and spend the rest of the day at Bureau for free.