Kyiv Design Week 2023: 3 key events worth visiting
Kyiv Design Week 2023 “Kyiv: City of Changes” is taking place in the Swiss city of Zurich as part of Zurich Design Weeks as part of the ReACT4UA program funded by the German government, during which Europeans are getting acquainted with contemporary Ukrainian design in all its manifestations.
This year Kyiv Design Week takes place for the first time. The main events of the week are taking place in Zurich, which is hosting Kyiv Design Week 2023, but several events will also take place in Kyiv. Here are the key events worth visiting in the Ukrainian capital.
Kyiv: City of Changes
Where: MacPaw Space innovation space (100 Velyka Vasylkivska St.)
A two-day intensive for everyone interested in design and creative industries. The first day will be devoted to success stories of modern Ukrainian creative businesses, as well as critical points on the way to realizing a dream. The speakers include Oleksandr Tregub, CEO of Projector and publisher of Telegraf.Design, Olga Kuchmeeva, co-founder of Zavodshop, Mykola Kabluka, founder and art director of Expolight KLDS, Kyrylo Tkachov, founder and art director of AlfaBravo font studio, Olga Terefeeva, co-founder of SaveKyivModernism, and other representatives of the design industry in Ukraine.
Crossing Kyiv Talk
Where: Naked Room (21 Reitarska St.)
Presentation of Crossing Kyiv, an editorial project by NO MAD Paper. The publication is dedicated to Kyiv and its contemporary culture, including design, architecture, and the creative people who drive this industry. In particular, Crossing Kyiv tells about foreigners working in the creative industry who consider Kyiv their second home. For example, it will be possible to learn the story of Mark Wilkins, a Swiss film director and screenwriter who has long lived in Kyiv and says that his heart is divided in half between Zurich and Kyiv.
Charity acoustic concert
Where: Vozianov Studio (17B Ivan Franko St., entrance from Lysenko St.)
Charity acoustic concert in honor of the end of Kyiv Design Week in Zurich and Kyiv.
Photo: press service
