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Dusk.

Swiss Design Week

Montreal, Canada

Seven days of design.

Dates

10–16 November 2025

Monday to Sunday.

Venue

Montreal Design Centre

Three rooms, one programme.

Format

On site and online

Free virtual access.

As day meets night, design meets purpose.

Dusk invites product designers to reflect on clarity, function, and the quiet power of form — the essence of Swiss design in the digital age.

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Designers listening to a talk in a gallery space

About the week

Seven days of clarity, function, and form.

Days

Talks, workshops, and exhibitions across one week in Montreal.

Sessions

Product thinking, design systems, and creative process.

Speakers

Designers, typographers, and creative leaders.

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Every day follows the same rhythm

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Every day follows the same rhythm

Morning

Keynotes

Theory & case studies

Morning

Keynotes

Theory & case studies

Afternoon

Ateliers

Hands-on critiques

Afternoon

Ateliers

Hands-on critiques

Night

Salons

Community & discourse

Night

Salons

Community & discourse

Programme

Session highlights

Full programme

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Sofia Hagblom — The Art of White Space

Talks, workshops, ateliers, and salons — nine sessions across seven days. Here is how the week opens.

10

Mon

The Art of White Space

Sofia Hagblom

Learn how to use white space to create focus, elegance, and visual hierarchy in your interfaces.

Talk

09:00 – 09:40 AM

Lucid Room

10

Mon

The Art of White Space

Sofia Hagblom

Learn how to use white space to create focus, elegance, and visual hierarchy in your interfaces.

Talk

09:00 – 09:40 AM

Lucid Room

10

Mon

Opening Salon: As Day Meets Night

Anna Müller

An evening to open the week: conversation, drinks, and the first look at the programme.

Salon

07:00 – 08:30 PM

Montreal Design Centre

10

Mon

Opening Salon: As Day Meets Night

Anna Müller

An evening to open the week: conversation, drinks, and the first look at the programme.

Salon

07:00 – 08:30 PM

Montreal Design Centre

11

Tue

Grid Systems in Practice

Emil Steiner

How a modular grid scales from a single poster to a full product system.

Workshop

10:00 – 10:40 AM

Modulor Studio

11

Tue

Grid Systems in Practice

Emil Steiner

How a modular grid scales from a single poster to a full product system.

Workshop

10:00 – 10:40 AM

Modulor Studio

12

Wed

Typography at Scale

Emil Steiner

A hands-on atelier on building type systems that stay clear from headline to caption.

Atelier

02:00 – 03:30 PM

Lucid Room

12

Wed

Typography at Scale

Emil Steiner

A hands-on atelier on building type systems that stay clear from headline to caption.

Atelier

02:00 – 03:30 PM

Lucid Room

Speakers

Who you will hear from

All speakers

Anna Müller

Product Designer, Swiss Digital Studio

Programme chair focused on translating Swiss grid discipline into scalable product systems.

Zurich, Switzerland

Emil Steiner

Creative Director, Ratio Studio

Creative director bringing Swiss rationalism to contemporary design systems and team culture.

Basel, Switzerland

Javier García

Frontend Engineer, España Innovación

Frontend engineer translating Swiss clarity into performant, accessible web systems.

Madrid, Spain

Martina Rossi

UX Researcher, Italia Digitale

UX researcher blending musical structure with Swiss proportion to craft balanced interfaces.

Milan, Italy

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Remote access

Free

Join the virtual programme for free.

Livestream, on-demand archive, and live Q&A threads connecting designers across time zones.

On-site experience

Day · Studio · Team

Secure your seat in Montreal.

Day, studio, or team passes give access to every stage, atelier, and curated gathering at Swiss Design Week.

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Hosts and partners

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About Dusk

Host

Montreal Design Centre

The venue and home of Swiss Design Week, hosting every stage, atelier, and gathering.

Host

Dusk Programme Team

The small team of designers and organisers who curate and run the week.

Partner

Modulor Studio

Design studio and room partner for workshops and ateliers.

Partner

Ratio Studio

Creative studio partnering on typography and design systems sessions.

Partner

Swiss Digital Studio

Product design partner and home of the programme chair.

Sponsor

España Innovación

Supporting accessible, performant web engineering on the programme.

Sponsor

Italia Digitale

Supporting UX research and proportion-led interface design.

Sponsor

Lucid Room

Supporting colour, white space, and critique sessions.

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Dusk.

Swiss Design Week in Montreal. A week-long programme of talks, ateliers, and residencies exploring the precision and poetry of Swiss-inspired product design.

10–16 November 2025 · Montreal Design Centre

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