Detroit Month of Design 2024: Creative Currents

Detroit Month of Design is a citywide collaboration of creativity that gathers designers, consumers, residents and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital. Detroit Month of Design returns for its 14th annual edition this September 1-30, 2024!

Every September, partners across Detroit—from emerging studios to established companies and educational institutions—come together to show off their latest works and ideas. These cross-disciplinary events take place in all corners of the city, highlighting the talent and innovation that makes Detroit a UNESCO City of Design.

2024 Theme: Creative Currents

Creative Currents, pays tribute to Detroit’s unique legacy of artistry and innovation, while emphasizing the importance of collaboration and collective action as we look to the future.

The ripple effect of Detroit’s design history stretches across the globe, spanning time and space. Detroit forever changed the way the world lives, works, and moves.  

Creative Currents amplifies the notion that for our region to prosper, we must be deliberate about creating spaces where the flow of information, opportunities, and creative solutions can move freely and equally.

The Detroit Month of Design exists as a platform for creating these intentional spaces. Today, the creative minds in Detroit hold the keys to our collective success. As we move through this time marked by rapid changes in our economy, environment and tech, the innovators of today embody Detroit’s Legacy in Motion.

Moving forward, shaping an equitable future where everyone can thrive.