Nashville Design Week was founded in 2018 with the desire to make connections across a vast spectrum of creative fields in Nashville. It all started with a simple idea: Let’s stop only talking to ourselves. Nashville Design Week aims to get design-minded people out from behind their desks, into the community, and engaged in conversations.
Since then, NDW has planned and hosted a week-long event annually in the Fall, including dozens of locally-hosted panels, exhibitions, and workshops spanning various fields of design.
In 2019, Nashville Design Week became an independent 501(c)3 non-profit, forming its first Board of Directors in 2020.
Nashville is the Next Nashville
Hosts: The New Athenian, Joe Nolan, Jenn Ross, Shayna Hobbs + Shabazz Larkin
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The Vital Drive Towards a More Sustainable Future
Hosts: Rivian, Ariele Foster, Charles Tostaine + Heidi Zima
Nashville Design Week promotes idea sharing, engages the public, and strengthens our city’s design culture and impact through a dynamic week-long series of events.
We believe we can create a higher quality of life through intentional, collaborative design thinking here in our city. Nashville Design Week provides access to all sorts of designers who shape Nashville’s future — from architecture and interiors to graphic, industrial, and fashion design.
By shining a spotlight on their work, Nashville Design Week demonstrates Nashville’s emergence as a city known for and shaped by thoughtful and innovative design.
Want to get involved? We’re seeking event hosts, community partners, and volunteers for our 2025 season. We’d love for you to join the cause.
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Good Design Show 1+1
Hosts: New Hat+ Holler Designs
The Influence of Music on Nashville’s Interiors
Hosts: Gresham Smith, Lizzie Gerock, Laurel Harrison
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Dead 2 Digital: Making Revival Textures
Host: ST8MNT Brand Agency
