Nashville Design Week is broadening the definition of design

Nashville Design Week is an annual series of citywide events that brings the local design community together. But Nashville hasn’t always had a design week — this marks this fest’s sixth year. So, what is design week? And what is design?

We see design in skyscrapers and curated cocktail lounges. But design is all around us, from street lights to email formatting. Every choice is an opportunity for creativity. We’ll talk to folks involved in Design Week to hear how design affects all of us, along with some cool events to check out at this year’s event.

Guests:

• Kate O’Neil, co-founder of Nashville Design Week, 2023 NDW event host
• Kaitlin Dastugue, COO of Civic Design Center, 2023 NDW panelist
• Dr. Megan Jordan, community art project artist, social science researcher, artist
• Emmanuel LeGrair, former director of programming and 2023 NDW event host
• Jeff Kuhnhenn, director of design at Gresham Smith, and 2023 NDW event host