Design Austin | PechaKucha #41

PechaKucha is an informal gathering where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, and just about anything.

PECHAKUCHA AUSTIN #41
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Austin History Center// 810 Guadalupe 
7:00PM Doors, 8:20PM Program Begins

Don’t miss this incredible night of creative storytelling featuring leading Austin-based architects, designers, musicians, writers, and artists at the Austin History Center, the local history archive of the Austin Public Library.

PechaKucha, which roughly translates to “chit-chat” in Japanese, is a creative speaking event that originated in Tokyo in 2003. The unique format, a kind of speed-dating version of a TED Talk, invites 10 guest speakers to each develop a presentation on a creative topic within the strict parameters of 20 slides (image slots) and 20 seconds per slide. The slides are set on a timer out of the control of the presenters, so the cumulative effect of 10 short presentations, just over six minutes each, leads to a fast and furious evening of entertainment and creative inspiration.

PechaKucha is presented in collaboration with The Austin History Center Association, Design Austin and DJ Stout, Austin-based graphic designer, Pentagram Partner, Principal of Pentagram’s Austin office, and Co-Director of PechaKucha Austin.

PechaKucha Austin #41 Lineup and Order
1 Jennifer Chenoweth (AHC Manager)
2 Stephanie and Ryan Lemmo (Architects)
3 Michael Barnes (Historian)
4 Ian Searcy (Magazine Designer)
5 Will van Overbeek (Photographer)

B R E A K

6 Emily Schexnayder (Entrepreneur)
7 Alan Lazarus (Vespaio Founder)
8 Angelique Ferrao (Painter)
9 Jim Franklin (Poster Artist)
10 Miles Zuniga (Musician)