Led by designers: Casting a curatorial eye across Melbourne Design Week

Design festivals and biennales are under constant scrutiny, their purpose and worth called into question. However, they can provide genuine experimental opportunities for designers and reveal to a public audience how designers can shift perception and experience – skills that are essential to address the pressing challenges of our age. This is where curation becomes critical: the art of judicious selection, presented in a way that is compelling and surprising, advancing a position or sugge