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Program

Amodern Talks at Ace

Name: Amodern Talks at Ace | Sydney Design Week
Start: 2023-09-22T04:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-09-22T07:00:00.000Z
Location: Ace Hotel Sydney

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when

Ended 22 Sept 2023

where

Ace Hotel Sydney

Powerhouse and Ace Hotel Sydney present a series of talks as part of Sydney Design Week 2023.

Amodern Talks at Ace is an afternoon of discussions exploring urban food production, materials science and the transformation of the Australian fashion industry.

Program

2–2.45pm Across the Table
Powerhouse Vitocco curator and artist Gillian Kayrooz leads a discussion on connections to land and food through cultural, agricultural, culinary and entrepreneurial practice.

3–3.45pm Material Matters
Andrew Simpson, founder and director of Sydney-based design house Vert leads a conversation exploring the entanglement of materials within cultures and politics.

4–4.45pm Circular Fashion Technologies
Director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion & Textiles, Dr Lisa Lake, hosts a discussion on emerging circular technologies and their impact on the Australian fashion industry.

Details

Venue

On Gadigal land

Ace Hotel Sydney
47–53 Wentworth Ave
Sydney NSW 2000

Entry

$10 General
$8 Concession
$25 for all three talks

Friday
22 September 2023
2–4.45pm

Book

Note

Tickets can be purchased for individual events. A day pass can be bought for $25 to attend all three events, giving access to all panels plus a complimentary cocktail in The Lobby Bar at Ace Hotel Sydney.

Ace Hotel Sydney has provided a Powerhouse Museum Guest discount code for accommodation during Sydney Design Week 13–26 September 2023

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