Science in Design Announces Headliners For 'The Future of Design for The Design, Art & Science Symposium.'

Furniture World News Desk on 8/17/2023

Science in Design recently announced headliners for the future of design at the first-ever Design, Art & Science Symposium. 

Science in Design Founder, Mike Peterson, and Co-founder, Linda Kafka, reported that the inaugural Design, Art & Science Symposium will bring science and the health benefits of design to High Point, NC on October 12-14, 2023. The Symposium’s promises to offer ground-breaking and evidence-based education from the leading academics and scholars in science and design.

Science in Design Founder, Mike Peterson, shared, “Our Sympoisum’s speakers and Science in Design’s Faculty Members represent the top minds in the world and hail from world-renowned design firms and prestigious institutions including University of Colorado, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oregon, Boston Architectural College, with studies and research from Eurac, in Athens Greece, citing medical sources documenting how beauty and design improve health.”

Science in Design’s, Design, Art & Science Symposium’s registration is available on Eventbrite and is offering a three-day event experience, held in person and in tandem with High Point Market. The Symposium will educate designers, architects, manufacturers, and retailers on how to use beauty to promote healing, which is proven by the study of neuroaesthetics and medicine. The Symposium will offer world-class education on the convergence of science in design and teach attendees about Biophilia, Neuroaesthetics, the Health Benefits of Interior Design, the Importance of Beauty & Nature, as well as discovering firsthand the Intersection of Technology + Design. The multi-events agenda includes (5) events over (3) days with interactive workshops, networking opportunities, experiential exhibits, product discovery, innovation, and design inspiration.

Design, Art & Science Symposium Agenda

• Thursday, Oct 12, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Symposium Welcome Reception at Hall of Fame
• Friday, Oct 13, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM    Symposium Main Educational Event at Congdon Yards
• Friday, Oct 13, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Meet The Symposium Speakers Cocktail Mixer 
• Saturday, Oct 14, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Science in Design Experiential Exhibits at Hall of Fame
• Saturday, Oct 14, 11:00 to 1:00 PM iMotions Technology Experience Center @ Hooker Furnishings

Symposium headliners feature several of Science in Design’s Faculty members, and represent the leading experts in the field of science and design, including  Architect Don Ruggles, the CEO of Ruggles Mabe Studio Architecture & Interiors and Author of “Beauty Neuroscience and Architecture”, Ann Sussan, Co-Editor, Urban Experience+Design, Instructor, Boston Architectural College, President of the Human Architecture & Planning Institute, Inc, (theHapi.org), and Author of “Cognitive Architecture,” and Angela Harris, interior designer, product designer, and CEO of world-renowned design firm TRIO, who will deliver a the Symposium’s closing keynote presentation on “Interior Design is an Alternative Health Resource, Understanding Neuroaesthetics in Built Environments.”

The Symposium’s Color Design & Trend Headliner Roz Kavander from Roomworks Happy & Roz Kavender Design, will present on the “Fundamentals of Color, Art & Design”, while an industry-led panel discussion on “Designing For The Human Experience” will be moderated Diane Falvey, Editor in Chief of Furniture, Lighting & Decor. This discussion will include Symposium headliners Lisa Staprans, Owner and principal of Staprans Designs, and Dr Rebecca Tapia, Professor at the UT Health & Science Center San Antonio, who will detail how designers can approach their clients in a scientific way. These science and design experts will also showcase how implementing neuroaesthetics and biophilic design into their businesses has revolutionized their design focus and is improving the health of their clients. 

Diane Falvey, Editor in Chief of Furniture, Lighting and Decor commented, "Converging design, medicine and science is game-changing. I'm excited to be speaking with our panelists about the positive impact beauty and design have on our health and well-being. Science now proves what many interior designers know intuitively, framing design through a neuroaesthetics lens can add a new — and effective — layer to improving their clients' health.”

Science in Design’s Co-founder Linda Kafka commented, “Science in Design is dedicated to teaching design and trade professionals about the positive effects of beauty, nature, and fine design. Science now proves that design has the power to create pleasure and beauty, which  positively impacts our emotions and physical health.”

The Design, Art & Science Symposium is made possible by Science in Design’s Partners: 3M, Benjamin Moore, Stone Peak Ceramics, IMotions, Phillips Collection, Hooker Furnishings, and TRIO, as well as event supporters American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, Business High Point Chamber of Commerce, Congdon Yards, City of High Point, Visit High Point, International Textiles Alliance (ITA), Interior Design Society (IDS), Real Estate & Staging Association (RESA), Touch Stay, Splashworks, Cohab.Space, Puroast Coffee Company, High Point By Design and High Point Market Authority.

About Design, Art & Science Symposium 
Design, Art & Science Symposium is a B2B trade event created to offer innovative, cutting-edge, evidence-based education with a global reach. This event seeks to inspire the B2B trade industry including designers, architects, manufacturers, retailers, educators, design students, and others. Held in person and in tandem with High Point Market, the Design, Art & Science Symposium offers innovative education, from the leading experts in the field of science and design. With a multi-events program that will take place October 12-14, 2023, this inaugural and ground-breaking event offers education, networking, product discovery, and next-level experiential exhibits designed to inspire the design and trade industries, as well as a consumer audience.

For more information visit Scienceindesign.com and for partnership and sponsorship opportunities, contact info@scienceindesign.com.

About Science in Design
Science in Design teaches designers, architects, manufacturers, and retailers about the positive effects of beauty, nature, and fine design on people’s physical and emotional health. The goal is to help designers use beauty to promote healing, which the study of neuroaesthetics and medicine has proved. The mission is to make the design industry see that they are a source of health and well-being for people. For more information visit Scienceindesign.com.