Since its launch in 2023, Perth Design Week (PDW) has rapidly established itself as a premier platform for showcasing design excellence and fostering thought-provoking discussions on issues shaping Western Australia and beyond.
Now entering its third year, Perth Design Week 2025 (March 20-27) promises to be more impactful than ever, featuring new collaborators and over 75 events taking place across Boorloo (Perth) and beyond.
Drawing inspiration from world-renowned design festivals in cities such as Milan, New York, London, and Melbourne, PDW aspires to position Perth on the global map as a hub for design creativity, innovation, and critical thinking—particularly in areas such as sustainable design.
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Perth Design Week 2025: an inclusive design festival
PDW – Perth Design Week 2025 is a landmark event for Perth’s creative community and beyond, providing a platform for innovative ideas and engagement with critical issues, including sustainable design, emerging talent, and design’s role in social change.
Co-founders Sandy Anghie and David Smith describe the festival as an annual celebration of design’s power to drive positive change.
Perth Design Week brings this awareness to the forefront, offering Western Australians the opportunity to engage meaningfully with the design community. Spanning a diverse range of disciplines – including architecture, urban planning, landscape design, interior design, furniture, fashion, and graphic design – PDW is designed to be inclusive and accessible to all. It is a celebration of how design influences every part of our lives and how we can collectively shape the world through creative collaboration.
Emphasizing inclusivity, the festival champions the idea that design is for everyone.
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Perth Design Week Advisory Board (Gaye McMath, Eugene Hooks, Sandy Anghie, David Smith, Juliana Torres, Reinette Roux
PDW 2025: a strong Italian presence
While PDW has a strong local focus, its growing international collaborations are strengthening Perth’s place in the global design conversation. In 2024, PDW signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate of Italy in Perth, and this year, the works with the Consul of Italy continues.
As part of this collaboration, the Consulate of Italy in Perth, together with Curtin University, will present an exhibition by renowned Italian architect Mario Cucinella.
Italian creativity will be at the center of the partnership with Perth Design Week (March 20-27), which will feature the extraordinary participation of the famous architect and designer Mario Cucinella (author of the Italian Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025). As part of the celebrations for Italian Design Day, Cucinella will showcase exclusive installations and an exhibition dedicated to sustainable architecture, with the participation of leading Italian companies in the sector, including Molteni.
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Mario Cucinella, photo Julius Hirtzberger
Highlights from Perth Design Week 2025 Program
- Opening Night Celebration at the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip, featuring a runway show by Peter Farmer Designs and a panel discussion exploring “What makes design from this place uniquely Western Australian?”
- “Western Australian Design Now” Exhibition at Boola Bardip, showcasing innovative works from 30 leading WA designers.
- Workplace Design Insights: Global engineering firms Arup and Aurecon invite attendees to their newly designed Perth headquarters to discuss co-design and Indigenous engagement in workplace design.
- Public Installation: Peter Farmer Designs will create a bespoke design installation at WS2, bringing Arup’s workplace artwork into the public realm.
- Sustainable Design in Retail: Cultivated × Mark Tuckey Pop-Up and tour at Monash House, featuring restored iconic furniture and zero-waste retail design by Foolscap Studio.
- Cerclos Sustainable Design Events: A series of events hosted by Cerclos, a global leader in optimizing sustainability in the built environment.
- PROJECT_HOME: Architects Joel Benichou and Craig Nener present innovative solutions for efficient, pre-designed living spaces.
- Community Engagement: A workshop led by Town Team Movement and Northbridge Common Town Team to redesign Lock Lane, enhancing safety, sustainability, and community connection.
PDW supports emerging designers
A key focus of PDW is supporting emerging designers, ensuring their voices and visions for the future are heard. Returning this year are annual exhibitions by North Metropolitan TAFE and Curtin University, showcasing fresh perspectives from the next generation of creatives. Additionally, NODE will present a panel discussion with leading designers shaping Perth’s creative future.
Perth Design Week 2025 runs from March 20-27, 2025, at various venues in Perth, Australia. It’s proudly supported by Major Sponsors UniFor, SHAPE, Zsa Zsa Property, Human-Urban, Consulate of Italy in Perth, and Sandy Anghie.
Perth Design Week, Perth, March 20-27, 2025
Perth Design Week is open to professional and general public
Some events are paid admission
Size: around 100 events, various locations
Visit PerthDesignWeek website for more info