EDIT 2019- Expo For Design, Innovation & Technology Is Back To Toronto – The biennial design event where innovation and technology are the big stars is returning to the beautiful city of Toronto to impress its visitors! Find out more about this incredible design event that is happening from September 5-15!
After the huge success in 2017, EDIT is back in town to surprise all of the local design lovers who are also passionate about innovation and the ultimate technology trends. Also known as Expo For Design, Innovation & Technology, this incredible design event is a 150,000-square-foot immersive experience organized by Design Exchange, a cultural institution that champions creative thinking, inspires problem-solving, and celebrates innovative talent in Canada and around the world.
In case you havent heard about this incredible cultural institution, Design Exchange or DX was established in 1994 and serves as Canada’s design hub, by being a crossroads for multiple disciplines that demonstrate the power of design, innovation, and technology to change the world for the better for everyone, through the delivery of a range of engaging and enriching public programs and exhibitions.
The EDIT ‘s producer provides access to hands-on, design-based learning for Ontario’s youth and general populations with the goal of inspiring the next generation of creative problem solvers and engaging the general public in the value and potential of design solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
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In 2017, Design Exchange produced its most ambitious project yet known as EDIT: Expo of Design, Innovation, and Technology. In partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) this 10-day expo of installations, workshops, and hands-on experiences promoted and celebrated world-transforming design. 35,000 visitors engaged with ideas and designs that can feed the planet sustainably, increase access to education and deliver innovative healthcare solutions to remote communities.
As a multi-tiered experience, EDIT provoked thought and conversation which showed visitors how design thinking can help achieve sustainable development goals. This groundbreaking inaugural festival will ignite conversations through an array of curated exhibits, compelling talks, and inspiring installations.
The biennial celebration inside the abandoned Unilever detergent factory challenged its visitors and participants to consider how they, too, can participate in designing the future. Inviting some 100,000 visitors to East Harbour (formerly Unilever soap factory) in Toronto‘s Port Lands, EDIT challenges visitors and participants to consider how we can make the world a better place.