About agIdeas:

agIdeas international design week is one of the largest and most prestigious design festivals in the world.

Established 20 years ago by Ken Cato and developed and presented by the design foundation in Melbourne, Australia, agIdeas offers an extraordinary program of events that celebrate design excellence and promote the value of design driven innovation.

Throughout the festival there are a series of events for designers who are seeking inspiration, for designers emerging in the industry to explore the possibilities of careers in design, for companies looking to embrace design as an economic driver, for design researchers to share knowledge, for primary school children to understand design and become the leaders of a design savvy generation and for members of the general public interested in design, innovation and creativity.

About Studio Access:

It's usually impossible for design students and new graduates to meet the designers whose work they admire and want to emulate, but agIdeas opens doors for them.

Through this program they can be part of a small group who not only get inside some top design studios but also get to have dinner and drinks with the principals and gain valuable insights into their ways of thinking and working.

The initiative is strongly supported by many of Melbourne's most notable designers who, in so generously sharing their knowledge, boost the confidence and creativity of budding young designers.

Via: http://www.agideas.net/index.php?nodeId=99