The second annual Seattle Design Festival will bring speakers, tours, exhibits, outdoor installations, activities, films, and more to the Seattle neighborhood of South Lake Union from September 20-23, 2012. With its theme of “Engage Your World,” the Festival invites the public to participate in a conversation about urban life that is both playful and serious.

The hub of the festival will be the “Design Block” on John Street near Denny and Westlake, where you’ll find cargo containers turned into pop-up shops and activity stations, simple materials into street furniture, and weather balloons into a “cloud” for projections. Mingle, browse, relax; enjoy food tastings, a beer garden, music, and more…

The “Design Block” is free and open to the public. Some events require tickets and reservations. Learn more at seattledesignfestival.org

The Seattle Design Festival is a program of Design in Public, a multidisciplinary nonprofit organization that promotes the role of design in improving our community.