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Into the Metaverse

Whether you like it or not, the metaverse is coming.

Semi Permanent presented its inaugural Art Book Fair in Sydney

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Semi Permanent presented its inaugural Art Book Fair in Sydney

As part of the 20th annual Semi Permanent Festival of Creativity & Design, we were pleased to present PERMANENT Art Book Fair.

City Utopia: Designing the Future of our Urban Environment

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CultureDesignHumanities

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City Utopia: Designing the Future of our Urban Environment

As part of Semi Permanent Sydney’s Future State sessions, we brought together a group of creative innovators, in partnership with Audi’s new e-tron GT, to share urban design ideas to help create vibrant, safe, resilient and sustainable cities.

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CultureArtTech

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Lights on for Vivid Sydney

It’s lights on for Vivid Sydney 2022, with global talent including Gretchen Carlson, Troye Sivan and Aaron Sorkin joining a standout lineup. Here, Semi Permanent shares just some of our highlights from the blockbuster program.

Everything you need to see at this year's Vivid Sydney

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Everything you need to see at this year's Vivid Sydney

After a two-year hiatus Vivid Sydney is finally back – and ready to make up for lost time.

Five reasons why you need to attend Semi Permanent

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Five reasons why you need to attend Semi Permanent

Semi Permanent has delivered 20 years of inspiration, networking and upskilling at our namesake festivals of creativity and design. And in 2022, we’re back in our hometown of Sydney, with our most ambitious lineup yet.

Zoe Terakes on the right kind of ambition

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Zoe Terakes on the right kind of ambition

Over the course of 2021 we’ve been working with indie non-alcoholic beer brand Heaps Normal to better understand a shift in consciousness around alcohol and how it orbits an emergent new normal in our world.

Jonathan Tan: Photographing the new normal

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Jonathan Tan: Photographing the new normal

Over the course of 2021 we’ve been working with indie non-alcoholic beer brand Heaps Normal to better understand a shift in consciousness around drinking and how it orbits an emergent new normal in our world.

Semi Permanent Middle East brings events back to Abu Dhabi

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Semi Permanent Middle East brings events back to Abu Dhabi

Semi Permanent debuts in the Middle East

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DesignBusinessCulture

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Semi Permanent launches Creative Services Agency: SP Brand Studio

Semi Permanent, the biggest and longest-running creativity and design festival in the southern hemisphere, announces the official launch of its creative services and experience design agency: SP Brand Studio

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The Semi Permanent Guide to Abu Dhabi

This week, the inaugural Semi Permanent Middle East launches in Abu Dhabi.

In conversation with the founders of The Flower Shop NYC

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BusinessCulture

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In conversation with the founders of The Flower Shop NYC

Since opening on the fringe of Chinatown in 2017, The Flower Shop has become a much-loved haunt for New York’s downtown scene.

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Moath Alofi

Born in Madina, Saudi Arabia in 1984, Moath Alofi is an artist, researcher, and explorer.

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In conversation with Hussain AlMoosawi

Although you could easily call Hussain AlMoosawi a designer, photographer, or a visual journalist, the term that the Emirati multidisciplinary creative prefers is urban typologist.

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Lucy Folk - Lucy Folk

Founder & Creative Director - Lucy Folk

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ArchitectureDesignCulture

Andrea Brocca

Andrea Brocca is an Italian-Sri Lankan couturier and artist that engages in fashion architecture, constructing surrealist designs that blur the line between sculpture and fashion.

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Azra Khamissa

Azra Khamissa is a Canadian artist and chiropractor based in Dubai. Azra shares the beauty and legacy of henna through visual story telling and unconventional design.

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Tarik Zaharna - T.ZED Architects

Architect & Director - T.ZED Architects

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PhotographyArtCulture

Ryan McGinley

American-born photographer Ryan McGinley is considered one of the country’s preeminent contemporary artists, so distinct is his style of intimate photodocumentary.

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House of Artisans

The crafts represented in House of Artisans celebrate the creative and artistic relationship between the people of the United Arab Emirates and the locally available natural resources.

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Verhaal Studio

Verhaal is an architecture and interior studio founded in Sydney, Australia in 2016 by Neydine Bak and Dewald Struwig and now based in Dubai, UAE.

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Dana Hourani

Dana Hourani is a Lebanese singer and visual artist who has built a reputation as a major talent both in the Middle East and across the world, landing in several fashion campaigns and on the covers of magazines.

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Bünyamin Aydin & Lamia Aydin - Les Benjamins

Creative Directors - Les Benjamins

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Jason Seife

Jason Seife’s work references old Persian carpets, an art form that in modern times is often taken for granted.

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Hussain AlMoosawi

Hussain AlMoosawi is an Emirati multidisciplinary creative who swims between the realms of design, photography, and visual journalism.

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ArtTech

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In Conversation with Jess Johnson

It's hard to find just one word to describe New Zealand artist Jess Johnson's otherworldly artwork.

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PhotographyCulture

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In conversation with Liz Ham

For over 20 years Liz Ham has been crafting captivating imagery in a wide-ranging career that spans documentary, fashion, and portrait photography.

In conversation with Sam Elsom, founder, Sea Forest

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HumanitiesDesign

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In conversation with Sam Elsom, founder, Sea Forest

Get to know: Sam Elsom, founder, Sea Forest

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ArtDesign

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Get To Know: Anita Fontaine

Get to know: Anita Fontaine

In Conversation: Will McPhail, New Yorker cartoonist on his debut graphic novel ‘In’.

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ArtCultureDesign

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In Conversation: Will McPhail, New Yorker cartoonist on his debut graphic novel ‘In’.

DoP Sebastian Winterø on the music video that changed everything.

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ArtCultureFilm

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DoP Sebastian Winterø on the music video that changed everything.

Producer Jason Baum takes us behind the logistics of Sia’s game-changing music videos

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Producer Jason Baum takes us behind the logistics of Sia’s game-changing music videos

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We're taking over a hotel

Together with Highsnobiety, Semi Permanent is taking over the Paramount House Hotel for two days this May.

Haydenshapes, Daniel Arsham, Chris Stamp 'Wave Relic' Sydney pop-up

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SportDesignArt

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Haydenshapes, Daniel Arsham, Chris Stamp 'Wave Relic' Sydney pop-up

Experience a new collaboration between three influential global designers.

In Conversation: Haiku Hands on unstoppable forces

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Culture

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In Conversation: Haiku Hands on unstoppable forces

Any effort to define Haiku Hands really depends on who you’re asking.

In conversation: AJ Tracey's relentless independence

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MusicCulture

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In conversation: AJ Tracey's relentless independence

What does one do when you’ve got limitless options, and how to look outside of music to keep you inspired.

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ArtMusicBusiness

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Flume x Jonathan Zawada

The ongoing creative collaboration between Flume and Jonathan Zawada is perfectly timed with the rise in the NFT marketplace, and a live iteration is coming to Sydney this May.

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Dean Poole - Alt Group

Co-Founder and Creative Director - Alt Group

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