Designers’ Saturday turns 40 – join the celebration!
Welcome to the celebration of 40 years of Designers’ Saturday! For 40 years, Designers’ Saturday has brought together designers, architects, interior architects, manufacturers and design enthusiasts for meetings, conversations and experiences centred around design. The evening kicks off with a professional programme from 17:00–19:00, followed by a party with music from 19:00–01:00, featuring some of Oslo’s most renowned DJs behind the decks. (The professional programme will be held in Norwegian only).
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME 17:00–19:00
Past Forward is the theme of Designers’ Saturday 2027 - exploring how where we come from can become the starting point for what we create next.
At a time defined by rapid shifts in trends, artificial intelligence and increasingly generic expressions, we take a closer look at what makes design, brands and people relevant over time. What happens when history meets the present? When heritage becomes raw material? And when identity becomes more important than the pursuit of what’s new?
TRENDSTEFAN
What’s happening out there?
Stefan Nilsson, known as Trendstefan, is a journalist, curator and entrepreneur specialising in trends across design, lifestyle, culture and consumer behaviour. An established voice in the media, he shares his analyses and perspectives on the future through TV, radio and his long-running blog. He travels to the world’s leading design fairs to identify emerging trends and movements, which he shares through talks and seminars.
PEDER HAUGFOSS
Bringing the past into today’s pursuit of trends
Peder Haugfoss is a creative strategist and concept developer who works with how established brands can connect with new generations without losing what makes them distinctive. His background includes NRK P3 and Urørt, and he has worked with established brands and institutions such as the BBC, Fjällräven, Blomqvist and DNT.
In his work with the industry, he explores why so much is beginning to look the same - and how history, cultural heritage and distinctiveness can become some of our strongest tools for creating relevance for the future.
PANEL DISCUSSION
In an era of AI, imitation and ever-faster shifts: A conversation about heritage, distinctiveness and the art of creating new relevance from what is already ours.
Trendstefan and Peder Haugfoss are joined by Kaja Dahl, designer at Norske Formgivere, Fredrik Bull, interior architect and furniture designer at MNIL and NIL, and Loni Barsten, Country Manager Norway & Sweden at Vitra.
The conversation will be moderated by Marianne Otterdahl Møller, Chair of the Board of Designers’ Saturday.
PARTY & MUSIC
After the professional programme, we turn up the music and continue the celebrations into the night with DJs from Oslo’s club and music scene.
See you at the party – register here
P.S. Everyone in the industry is welcome – please feel free to share the invitation.
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