Semi-Permanent
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| Semi-Permanent | |
|---|---|
 Semi Permanent Sydney, 2023 | |
| Genre | Design Festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Years active | 1 January 2003 – present |
| Founder | Murray Bell and Andrew Johnstone |
| Website | semipermanent |
Semi Permanent is an international annual design festival[1] and a company that hosts events throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom and China.[2]
The first Semi Permanent event was hosted in Sydney, Australia in 2003. Previous festival line-ups have included presentations from Francesco Zizola,[3] Brian Roettinger,[4] Numskull,[5] and others. Some of the past event attendees included Industrial Light & Magic, Ed Templeton, Wieden+Kennedy, Shepard Fairey, Jeffrey Deitch, Paula Scher, Oliver Stone, Radiohead and Paul Pope.
Since 2013 Semi Permanent has been part of the Vivid Ideas calendar. In 2020 Semi Permanent announced their partnership with digital publisher Highsnobiety.[6]
Additionally, Semi Permanent is a creative experience company that provides creative and production services via SP Studio and SP Productions. Semi Permanent produces creative experiences for clients including Google, Dropbox and National Geographic.[7]
