Subject: International Design Day Is Here — Here’s Where to Watch
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:51:12 +0000
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** International Design Day is here!
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Today, SEGD is honored to serve as the global host of International Design Day 2026, presenting 11 conversations premiering every 90 minutes from 6:00 AM–9:00 PM ET.

Across architecture, branding, experiential design, and cultural institutions, leaders from around the world are exploring this year’s theme, The Spaces In Between—the thresholds where design shapes connection, community, and belonging.

Wherever you are in the world, there will be a moment made for you.
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Join the conversations as they premiere throughout the day:

Aired at 6:00 AM ET
The Global Context: Why International Design Day Matters (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=0fa550b077&e=27815f62b0)
Melike Taşcıoğlu Vaughan, Jonas Liugaila & Jacques Lange

Aired at 7:30 AM ET
The Theme Made Visible (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=6125838d89&e=27815f62b0)
Lucy Holmes

9:00 AM ET
Imagination, Hope and the Possibility of Design (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=229afa548b&e=27815f62b0)
Ashley Lukasik & Sue Walsh

10:30 AM ET
Architecture, Community, and What We Build Together (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=ae7f347bdc&e=27815f62b0)
Carole Wedge, FAIA

12:00 PM ET
Design at Historic Scale (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=9541495bcf&e=27815f62b0)
Aki Carpenter

1:30 PM ET
The Philosophy of Experience (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=0e4d459b14&e=27815f62b0)
David Schwarz

3:00 PM ET
Equity, Community, and the Stakes of Design (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=98cb55e404&e=27815f62b0)
Nu Goteh

4:30 PM ET
Belonging, Learning and Radical Empathy (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=fc23428d91&e=27815f62b0)
Lee-Sean Huang

6:00 PM ET
The Spaces We Inhabit (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=49995e9dec&e=27815f62b0)
Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. IIDA

7:30 PM ET
Legacy, Curiosity, and What Endures (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=27d8fa2372&e=27815f62b0)
Llisa Demetrios

9:00 PM ET
The Space Between a Brand and a Human Being (https://segd.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3ef63c7ae24ea5c0a9ac57a04&id=b1497ce7cb&e=27815f62b0)
Joanne Chan

All conversations are free and open to everyone. If a talk moves you, please share it and join the global conversation using #TheSpacesInBetween and #IDD2026.

Settle in, join us throughout the day, and celebrate the power of design.

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