Open Studio

The Open Studios are - a place for food, talk, making and showing. See Open Studio Archive for photos from Nomadic Affordances - the Open Studio of 2016 at Testing Grounds.

What is the Open studio?

This is a glassbox/ the aquarium - where the "studio" opens its doors to the world outside and lets people in to look at the engine room of creatives. Exemplars: Open House Melbourne, SF Open Studios

Why Open Studio?

Design schools, Industrial Design programs the world over choose locales, exotic locales to take their students to get them to present their work to peers, family and friends. At this event they will show their work to Industry people.

  • They come well dressed.

  • The event is memorable - and formative. So, a learning boost, turbo charges them.

“Education is a social process; education is growth; education is not preparation for life but is life itself.” ― John Dewey

Open Studio 2021

June 17, 9 AM to 7 PM

to be confirmed

No Open Studio in 2020; Covid Pivot

Open Studio 2019

Copy of Open Studio

The Open Studio is visualized as a celebration and sharing event of Making and Showing. This is an early concept document - and is a live document that will be updated regularly - as the planning of the event proceeds. So come back to check later.