Join us September 26-29 at IDS Vancouver. Be a part of the largest event celebrating West Coast design. Meet design leaders as part of our speaker lineup including Omar Gandhi, Kate Snyder, and Craig Stanghetta. Explore feature design spaces like the Future Neighbourhood and Perpetua Bar. Discover cutting-edge design at Studio North and Prototype. Check out all the fun and interesting things happening at the show, and secure your tickets today!
GirlOnWax DJ performing at the IDS Opening Night Party 2023
Opening Night Party Celebrate West Coast design at the Opening Night Party on Thursday, September 26 starting at 7 pm. Mingle with the industry's most influential decision-makers, shop the show floor, and explore all features before anyone else while enjoying live DJ sets from GirlOnWax.
Keynote Speakers and Seminar Program Find your favourite personalities in our lineup and come meet them on the Main Stage. From Friday to Sunday, hear from industry leaders, celebrity personalities, and visionaries in the world of design such as Omar Gandhi, Nyla Free, Primo Orpilla, Kate Snyder, and Craig Stanghetta. Register for an IDS seminar to continue your career growth. Explore topics with the highest impact with leading voices in the design industry in Canada. All of this year's sessions have been submitted for AIBC and IDCEC accreditation.
Perpetua Bar Network with peers at this year's bar. The structure, named "Perpetua Bar", uses recycled materials to create an immersive space for gathering. Open on all sides and accessed from any angle, it seeks to bring people together, blurring the line between openness and enclosure. The cafe/bar at the centre will be accessed through a forest of recycled wood posts.
Future Neighbourhood Take a walk through the Future Neighbourhood. This new, immersive feature is designed to inspire, delight, and stimulate conversation about good design. Explore how interior design will continue to adapt to, and shape our lives.
Studio North and Prototype Explore Studio North and meet with emerging, talented, independent product designers as they exhibit their custom and one-off creations (including furniture and lighting, glass and ceramics, textiles and decor objects) within a gallery-like setting. Within Studio North is Prototype, an exhibition of the latest imaginative products. Become inspired by featured products that are not currently in production. Studio North and Prototype are presented by Rize Properties.
