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The Industrial Aesthetic: Challenging Models of Design and Manufacture

The Industrial Aesthetic: Challenging Models of Design and Manufacture

Join global design icon Tom Dixon for a deep dive into the evolution of the industrial aesthetic and the future of creative independence. In this headline keynote, Dixon moves beyond the surface to discuss his career-long experiments in challenging existing models of manufacture and distribution. From self-production to rethinking global supply chains, explore how a restless curiosity for materiality and process can disrupt industry standards. This is a rare insight into the mind of a designer who continuously reinvents how objects are made, sold, and experienced, offering a blueprint for innovation in an ever-changing commercial landscape.

Speakers

Tom Dixon
Toss Grumley
Moderator
Tom Dixon NZDW
Experience Talk
Business of Design Product & Industrial
Tuesday 10 March 2026
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Shed 10, Queen’s Wharf, 89 Quay Street, Auckland
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