Design Lives Here
16-25 October 2026
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of Walyalup, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Boodjar, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their cultures and to the Elders past, present and emerging. We use the names Walyalup and Fremantle interchangeably across our communications. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of Walyalup, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Boodjar, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their cultures and to the Elders past, present and emerging. We use the names Walyalup and Fremantle interchangeably across our communications.
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Opening Night | FDW2026 & Imagine: Material Stories
with DesignFreo
DesignFreo free20261016 18 special-eventps-art-spacewest-endImagine: Material Stories
with Design Steward and Future Materials
Design Steward and Future Materials freeall-weekexhibitionps-art-spacewest-endbuilt-environmentfashionfurniture-designtextilesReverie
with Jessica Alice Design
Jessica Alice Design freeall-weekexhibitionthe-naval-storeartfurniture-designinteriorstextiles
FDW2026 Designing Cities Symposium / Imagine: Public Space
presented by Sirona Urban
Sirona Urban paid20261023 12 special-eventsymposiumps-art-spacewest-endbuilt-environmentlandscape
Lessons Learnt – The Fremantle Alternative Walking Tour
with Dr Brad Pettitt
Dr Brad Pettitt paid20261023 10 site-tourwhite-gum-valleyarchitecturesustainable-designurban-design
PechaKucha: Imagine
presented by Artedomus
Artedomus paid20261023 18 talk-presentationps-art-spacewest-endmultidisciplinarymusicphotography
Conversation 1 / Izzie White: understanding architecture when you’re not an architect
with Isabella White
Isabella White paid20261017 11 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endarchitecturebuilt-environmenturban-design
Conversation 2 / Pattern Book Housing: could you live here?
with Emma Williamson and Jennie Officer
Emma Williamson and Jennie Officer paid20261017 12 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endarchitecturebuilt-environment
Conversation 3 / How (and why) to choose an apartment
with Stuart Harrison, Steph McGann and Liam Wallace
Stuart Harrison, Steph McGann and Liam Wallace paid20261017 14 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endarchitecturebuilt-environmentinteriors
Conversation 4 / Sarah Aubrey: Electrify This!
with Sarah Aubrey
Sarah Aubrey paid20261018 11 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endsustainabilityConversation 5 / Imagine: Material Stories keynote
with Dr Alice Payne, Renae Tapley and Lisa Piller
Dr Alice Payne, Renae Tapley and Lisa Piller paid20261018 12 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endfashionfurniture-designsustainable-designtextiles
Conversation 6 / Design for diversity: this means you
with Toni Neck and Patric Przeradzki
Toni Neck and Patric Przeradzki paid20261018 14 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endmultidisciplinary
Conversation 7 / Natural Intelligence Farming
with Diane Haggerty and Lisa Piller
Diane Haggerty and Lisa Piller paid20261024 11 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endfashionlandscapesustainabilitytextiles
Conversation 8 / Bio-based buildings: the real forever homes
with speakers to be announced
speakers to be announced paid20261024 12 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endarchitecturebuilt-environmentsustainable-design
Conversation 9 / Wonder Land
with Dr Daniel Jan Martin
Dr Daniel Jan Martin paid20261024 14 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endlandscapeurban-design
Conversation 10 / Jenny Briscoe-Hough: designing a funeral
with Jenny Briscoe-Hough, CEO Tender Funerals
Jenny Briscoe-Hough, CEO Tender Funerals paid20261025 11 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endmultidisciplinarysustainable-design
Conversation 11 / Icons: Wally Greenham, Organic Architect
with Leonie Matthews
Leonie Matthews paid20261025 12 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-endarchitecturebuilt-environment
paid20261025 14 conversation-seriesps-art-spacewest-end
Various Forms of Production
with Remington Matters & MORE Studio
Remington Matters & MORE Studio free20261019 20261020 20261021 20261022 20261023 20261024 20261025 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 exhibitionfremantlebrandingfurniture-designgraphic-designobject-designOpen Uncle’s Cupboard
with Mikey Hamer
Mikey Hamer paidall-weekexhibitionopen-studiofremantlewest-endfurniture-designlighting-designobject-design
Emerging Designers: Remade Runway
presented by Circular Fashion Festival
Circular Fashion Festival paid20261022 18 runwayfremantlewest-endfashionsustainable-designtextiles
Foundations of Architectural Colour Design
with Lymesmith
Lymesmith paid20261021 13 workshopfremantlearchitecturebuilt-environmentinterior-designinteriorslandscapelandscape-architecturemultidisciplinaryIntroduction to Place Based Colour Design
with Lymesmith
Lymesmith paid20261022 13 workshopfremantlearchitecturebuilt-environmentinterior-designinteriorslandscapelandscape-architecturemultidisciplinary
Gentle Density, In Practice
with Whispering Smith & New Resident
Whispering Smith & New Resident free20261024 10 exhibitionopen-studiosouth-fremantlearchitecturebuilt-environment
free20261024 10 open-studiosouth-fremantlegarden-designlandscape-design
Telos (Ï„Îλος): Journal Launch & Author Readings
with The Metamorphosis Project
The Metamorphosis Project free20261022 18 launchtalk-presentationfremantlearchitectureartbuilt-environmentmultidisciplinaryphotographysustainable-design
Bukeshla Workshop: The Art of the Trim
with Tricia Bygott / Bukeshla
Tricia Bygott / Bukeshla freeworkshopfremantlefashiontextilesFrom Lawn to Living – A Native Verge Walking Tour
with Valley Verges
Valley Verges paid20261017 15 talktour-site-visitwhite-gum-valleylandscape-designurban-ecology
Freewheeling Freo
with West Australian Historical Cycle Club
West Australian Historical Cycle Club free20261025 09 bike-ridedemonstrationkids-activityspecial-eventtalk-presentationtourfremantlebuilt-environmenthousinglandscape-architecturemultidisciplinaryphotographyurban-designTreechitecture – Form and Function
with Sita Bresnihan
Sita Bresnihan paid20261020 19 talkfremantlelandscape
WAX
with Design Theory
Design Theory free20261024 16 talk-presentationfremantlefurniture-designinterior-design
Explorations in Denim
with Press Play Collective
Press Play Collective free20261022 20261023 20261024 20261024 20261025 10 10 10 19 10 exhibitionproduct-launchfremantlefashionFrom the Surface: Country, Culture, Connection
with Camera Story
Camera Story paidall-weekexhibitionfremantlewest-enddesignpaintingphotographyDrawing the Port City: Sketching Workshop
with Ross Potter, hosted by UDLA
Ross Potter, hosted by UDLA paid20261024 13 workshopfremantleillustrationlandscapePostcards of the Port City: Sketching Workshop
with Tessa Beale and Peter Woodward, hosted by UDLA
Tessa Beale and Peter Woodward, hosted by UDLA paid20261018 10 workshopfremantleillustrationlandscape
Connecting the Threads
with Anastasia Gazis, Dominic D’Silva & Cheryl Centen
Anastasia Gazis, Dominic D’Silva & Cheryl Centen free20261022 17 talk-presentationfremantlefashiontextiles
The Nature of Transition
by Natalia Diaz
Natalia Diaz freeall-weekexhibitionwindow-displayfremantleartfashion
Zine Making Workshop
with Molly Wellington from Craft Club
Molly Wellington from Craft Club paid20261018 14 workshopfremantleartbook-designgraphic-designillustrationmultidisciplinaryCakemantle: An Exhibition of Cakes of Fremantle
with Rosie Halsmith & Loren Holmes
Rosie Halsmith & Loren Holmes paid20261018 14 exhibitionfremantlelandscape
Print is Not Dead!
with Dr Erica Mason from Murdoch University School of Media and Communication
Dr Erica Mason from Murdoch University School of Media and Communication free20261019 11 talk-presentationfremantlebook-designcommunications-designgraphic-designprint-designCasual Wheel Workshops
with Hound Ceramics
Hound Ceramics paid20261017 20261021 20261024 18 18 18 workshopfremantleartceramics
Design Thinking Workshop
with Cristian Vargas & Isabel Kruger
Cristian Vargas & Isabel Kruger paid20261025 14 workshopfremantledesign-thinking
No Idle Water: Fremantle on the Brink
presented by Architectus, featuring Ed Hicks, Manuel Tsakoumagkos and more
Architectus, featuring Ed Hicks, Manuel Tsakoumagkos and more free20261019 18 exhibitiontalk-presentationfremantlearchitecturebuilt-environmenthousemultidisciplinarysustainable-designurban-design
paid20261019 18 film-screeningfremantlebuilt-environmentsustainability
Film: The Plastic Country
at the Luna on SX
Luna on SX free20261020 18 film-screeningwest-endsustainability
Makers’ Film Festival 2026
presented by Maker & Smith
Maker & Smith paid20261021 18 short-filmsfremantlemultidisciplinary
Flipping Fun!
at the Slow Fashion Hub
Slow Fashion Hub paid20261024 10 kids-activityworkshopfremantletextilesRiver Drive Lullaby
with Jessica Wraight
Jessica Wraight free20261024 20261025 10 10 exhibitionopen-studiosouth-fremantleartCreativity Lives
with The Murdoch University Creative Academy in partnership with the School of Media and Communication
The Murdoch University Creative Academy in partnership with the School of Media and Communication free20261016 20261017 20261018 20261019 20261020 20261021 19 19 19 19 19 19 exhibitionfremantlegraphic-designillustrationMurdoch Creative Academy Showcase
with The Murdoch University Creative Academy in partnership with the School of Media and Communication
The Murdoch University Creative Academy in partnership with the School of Media and Communication free20261017 20261018 20261024 20261025 10 10 10 10 exhibitionfremantlegame-designgraphic-designphotographyprint-designCTWG Networking Event
with City of Fremantle & CTWG
City of Fremantle & CTWG free20261019 17 tourartfashiontextiles
Victoria Quay Design & Architecture Walk
with Fremantle Ports
Fremantle Ports free20261016 20261017 20261020 20261023 10 11 10 10 walkfremantlearchitectureurban-design
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