International Design Conference "Celebrating Diversity, Creating Equality" @ Tallinn Design Festival 2025
Thursday 2. October at 10:00 - 16:00
Remonditsehh (Krulli kvartal), Tallinn
XX TALLINN DESIGN FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONFERENCE "CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, CREATING EQUALITY"
The conference is free for people with special needs!
Tickets 49 € until 31.08
Tickets 69 € from 01.09
Price for EIDD members -50%!
Lunch is included in the price.
@ The Repair Shop; Krulli Kvartal, Kopli 70
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SCHEDULE
09.45 Gathering with coffee
10.00 Introduction
Ilona Gurjanova (EST)
Founder and Main Organiser of the Tallinn Design Festival / President of Estonian Association of Designers
10.10 Welcome
Xenia Joost (EST)
Estonian Ministry of Culture / Designer
10.15 Quality of Life: The Global Design Agenda
Dr Patricia Moore (USA)
Moore Design Associates
10.45 Design for All: Your Love Letter to the World
Rama Gheerawo (UK)
President of EIDD Design For All
11.15 Inclusive Design the Nor Way
Jannicke Hølen & Knut Bang (NOR)
DOGA
11.35 Modern rollator walkers' case
Anders Berggreen (DEN)
byACRE
11.55 Sensing the Future: Designing with Every Body and Every Sense
Jasmien Herssens (BEL)
fourmind
12.15 Inclusive Spaces for HoReCa Interiors, a new necessary paradigm.
Antonio D. De Antonis (ITA)
AIPI president
12.35 Panel (moderator Pete Kercher)
13.00 Lunch
13.45 “From Accessory to Necessity: AI and the New Era of Assistive Tech” - How AI-powered tools are going beyond convenience to become life-changing essentials.
Jakob Rosin (EST)
Ligipääsuke
14.05 Design for Adaptive Play
Cameron Sinclair (USA/UK)
WorldChanging.org
14.25 Cultivating Inclusion: Empowering NGOs and Public Institutions in Fostering Children's Well-being by Implementing the Concept of the Superhero Sensory Garden
Beata Fabisiak (POL)
Poznan University of Life Sciences
14.45 Information space design for people with hearing loss
Teet Kallaste (EST)
MTÜ Ligipääsetavuse foorum
15.05 Knotting New Pathways in Beginning Design Education
Jonathan W. Williams (USA)
Pace University
15.25 Panel (moderator Pete Kercher)
16.00 End of conference
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Tallinn Design Festival's international conference returns as part of the main program. The theme this year carries the title of "Celebrating Diversity, Creating Equality"
The conference aims to explore the principles and practices of inclusive design, bringing together a diverse range of speakers and experts from around the world. The event will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations on various aspects of inclusive design.
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See the whole festival programme here.
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Remonditsehh (Krulli kvartal) • Kopli tänav 70, 10412 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia
