agIdeas 2013

Overview

Some words just look strange. 'Snooze', for example. Or 'rug'. The longer you stare at them, the more they seem to resemble that alien language. Yet, if our iPhones did not offer 'snooze' as an option each morning, we would be a most embittered human race. Indeed, weird can be good.

'agIdeas' is another strange-looking word. But don't be fooled. For the agIdeas International Design Week is one of the largest (and most illustrious) design festivals this planet has to offer. Developed and presented by the Design Foundation in Melbourne, agIdeas returns in 2013 with a lineup of workshops, competitions, exhibitions and forums sure to get the imaginative secretion overflowing.

Bringing yet another 40 internationally acclaimed creatives to engage Melbourne this year (including Smart Design's Dan Formosa and Teague's John Barratt), agIdeas is the place to be from April 29 to May 3, whether you're hunting for aesthetic inspiration, a career in design or a hub of original individuals to call your own.