Inaugural Science in Design Symposium Announces Headliners

August 17, 2023  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry   

Brought to you by Science in Design Founder, Mike Peterson, and Co-founder, Linda Kafka, the inaugural Design, Art & Science Symposium is bringing science and the health benefits of design to High Point on October 12-14. The Symposium’s game-changing event will offer ground-breaking and evidence-based education from the leading academics and scholars in science and design.

Peterson shared, “Our Symposium’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 Sussman, 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 Kavander 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, Lisa Kahn, CEO, Founder, Chief Design Officer - Finding Sanctuary by Lisa Kahn and principal of Lisa Kahn 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.

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.