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SUMMARY:Design Month Graz // ZweckZwei – Shift Circular Design
DESCRIPTION:From residual material to raw material. As part of the ZweckZwei-DesignCamp in spring 2022\, eleven designers worked on giving industrial residual materials a second life in the sense of circular design. The exhibition shows the transformation process that took place and the resulting prototypes developed by the designers.\nThe production of consumer goods constantly produces residual materials. Many companies have neither the ideas nor the means to process these recyclable materials in a meaningful way. As a result\, vast amounts of resources are wasted every day. In order to counteract this and to transform residual materials into raw materials\, the ZweckZwei-principle was brought to life. ZweckZwei rethinks the circular economy and transforms recurring residual materials from trade and industry into marketable products. These are manufactured by socio-economic enterprises in the region. More than 20 local industrial companies already supply their industrial residues to ZweckZwei\, including Niceshops\, A&R-Karton\, BT Watzke\, Wollsdorf Leder\, Ringana\, Vossen and Zotter. The goal is to intercept residual materials from industry before they are disposed of or undergo a costly recycling process. Awning remnants\, twist locks\, welding wire spools\, aluminum reflectors and cardboard tubes can thus become starting material for new products – with minimal use of additional resources. \n  \n“For industrial companies\, waste and scrap materials are just trash\, but for us they are treasure – and source material for marketable products with minimal climate impact”\, says Karl Steinwender\, initiator of ZweckZwei. \n  \nIn spring 2022\, the ZweckZwei-DesignCamp was organized by ZweckZwei\, Creative Industries Styria and the SelfSightSeeing Company. The goal was to develop prototypes for sustainable and high-quality products. Eleven designers – including the curators Io Tondolo and Itshe Petz (SelfSightSeeing Company) – from different fields worked together on new products for one weekend. After the experts from fields such as industrial design\, fashion design and interior design were introduced to the materials and technical possibilities\, they moved on to brainstorming and prototyping. \n  \n“This camp was just the beginning! It allows us to show what is possible in this field – first and foremost\, the development of high-quality products from residual materials that are not in the classic eco-niche”\, emphasize Itshe Petz and Io Tondolo. \n  \nThe exhibition shows the transformation process “From Trash to Treasure” – in the spirit of the circular economy\, the New European Bauhaus and a Green Transition – and the resulting prototypes – from acoustic panels to drawer handles and design elements to sun hats and lamps.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/design-month-graz-zweckzwei-shift-circular-design/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220507
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SUMMARY:Design Month Graz 2022
DESCRIPTION:Design Month Graz gives insights into various creative disciplines and points of contact to the most diverse designers. Events such as exhibitions\, workshops or lectures invite you to network in the UNESCO City of Design Graz. \nDesign Month Graz bundles and condenses the energy of the local creative industries within one month\, makes it visible to the outside world and thus makes a central contribution to anchoring the creative industries in people’s consciousness. It provides a space for innovative projects – be it experimental or commercial – and thus heightens the perception of the meaning of design: it is not about purely decorative behaviors (design as styling)\, but about the economic relevance (design as development and value added process) as well as the transformational power of design in economy and society. \nNumerous local partners are also involved in Design Month Graz. The term “design month” acts as an umbrella brand and assembles the individual activities under one uniform appearance\, without jeopardizing their independence. The Creative Industries Styria coordinates and organises the Design Month Graz and spans a substantive and programmatic range from a variety of individual initiatives from designers to the large local design training institutions\, thereby enabling synergies and cooperation between the creative industries and “classic” companies. \nFrom May 7th to June 12th 2022\, a dense and diverse program will be presented in the Austrian UNESCO City of Design. Exhibitions\, lectures\, workshops\, presentations and guided tours bring the value and meaning of design to the public. It puts the city in a state of exception in which design can be perceived everywhere. \nDesign Month Graz 2022 focuses its program on the topic Green Transition. \n  \nFURTHER INFORMATION \nwww.designmonat.at \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/design-month-graz-2022/
LOCATION:Graz\, Graz\, 8010\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Design Month
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220529
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SUMMARY:Design Month Graz // The Chairman
DESCRIPTION:In the exhibition “The Chairman” at the designforum Steiermark\, the designer and architect Martin Mostböck shows how he approaches the challenge of an armchair design\, which is considered the supreme discipline in design.\nThe architect and designer Martin Mostböck designs furniture\, houses\, interiors\, everyday objects and is a border crosser between disciplines. In the exhibition “The Chairman” at the designforum Steiermark\, Mostböck shows designs that were created in the last two decades. On display are armchairs and furniture that stand in the field of tension between art and serial product. Among other things\, excellent museum pieces will be presented. But small series and serial products of individual pieces can also be studied in the show. In this way\, it is possible to trace the wide world between experiment\, craft\, industry and sustainable design. The exhibition shows how connections between different areas are entangled and flow into the design process. Mostböck thereby attempts to make these invisible connections visible. \nIn the case of his well-known Flaxx Chair\, which is published by Moroso\, the initial idea was simply to design a four-legged cantilever chair. A Ducati racing bike inspired Mostböck to connect the chair’s legs. He copied the welded-together legs of the furniture from the rear swing arm of this motorcycle and transformed them into his functional and formal language. Again and again\, he also emphasizes the importance of the personal relationship with the producers of his pieces\, from the craftsman to the executive. Mostböck also emphasizes the regional and sustainable aspect of his work. So the chair produced by Braun Lockenhaus\, extremely elegant and with nimble details\, which Mostböck designed for the restaurant of top chef Konstantin Filippou\, is not to be missed. \n \n\nF U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N \nclick here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/design-month-graz-the-chairman/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220509
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SUMMARY:Design Month Graz // Around Autofiction
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition shows a snapshot of the activities and initiatives of UNESCO Cities of Design around the future topic of mobility.\nDetroit\, Geelong\, Graz\, Kortrijk\, Puebla\, Saint-Étienne and Turin are all members of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Design Network and at the same time big names in the automotive industry. Now these cities have come together to share their experiences and visions of the mobility of the future. While individuals’ desire for mobility continues to grow (the number of cars worldwide passed the 1.2 billion mark in 2020)\, profound efforts to change our consumption patterns\, our use of resources\, and our political and social positions can be found everywhere. \nAround Autofiction is a traveling exhibition enriched by workshops with partner cities\, providing an overview of a wide variety of mobility projects being implemented in UNESCO Creative Cities of Design. It shows a snapshot of the respective activities and initiatives and always focuses on innovative concepts to be rethought in the field of tension between social\, ecological and economic issues. \nThese inspiring projects paint a portrait of research by designers and companies in the UNESCO Creative Cities of Design and underscore the cross-cutting nature of the questions surrounding the mobility of the future and all that is at stake. The range presented follows the pace of a changing industry and reveals the global nature of the mobility issue. Mobility is a social\, political and environmental problem that also affects regions and communities and their specificities. This panorama of mobility is accompanied by objects and videos that support the work of designers\, companies\, researchers\, students and users on the mobility of the future. \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/design-month-graz-around-autofiction/
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220507
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
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SUMMARY:Grand Opening
DESCRIPTION:From May 7 to June 12\, 2022\, the UNESCO City of Design Graz is once again hosting the Design Month Graz. This annual design festival highlights a wide range of design disciplines with a dense and multi-facetted event program. For a whole month\, the city will set the stage for exhibitions\, workshops\, meetings\, presentations and a multitude of individual initiatives by designers\, local design training institutions and universities as well as business enterprises. \nThe focus of the program is on “Green Transition\,” a Europe-wide transformation process in which the creative sector plays a key role. Thanks to the sector’s claim to innovation\, it is able to support and fill the European growth and development strategy “Green Deal” with specific content. This requires a joint effort from everyone – quite in the spirit of the interdisciplinary initiative “New European Bauhaus\,” which seeks sustainable solutions and accompanying strategies to manage the transformation. The program focus on “Green Transition” offers a platform for contributions and solutions from the creative sector\, also addressing the transformation and revolutionary processes that will lead towards a sustainable future. In that context\, the role of design is also undergoing change: the individual will take a back seat in favor of the community\, and “Society Centered Design” will increasingly replace “Human Centered Design.” \nOrganized and coordinated by the Creative Industries Styria network\, the Design Month Graz offers a platform for socializing and making oneself visible\, while also emphasizing the importance of design for everyday life and the economic relevance of creative processes as a key to mastering future challenges. \n \n\nDesign Month Graz has some long-standing media partners\, from online and print magazines in Austria and Portugal to Italy and the UK. Here is an overview and brief information about the individual blogs\, radios and publications. \nF u r t h e r   I n f o r m a t i o n : \nc l i c k   h e r e 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/design-month-graz-grand-opening/
CATEGORIES:Design Month
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220422
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220423
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SUMMARY:Human Cities‐SMOTIES
DESCRIPTION:Human Cities‐SMOTIES : creative works with small and remote places is a four-year European project (2020 – 2024) supported by the European Commission under the Creative Europe programme. \nHuman Cities is a multidisciplinary European network that was founded in 2006\, and has evolved over the course of themes\, contents\, partners and leaders. Human Cities – SMOTIES is the continuation of the Human \nCities_Challenging the City Scale project (2014-2018)\, for which the Cité du design was the lead partner and which examined the role of inhabitants in the co-creation of the contemporary city to improve the habitability of public spaces. \nThis new Human Cities – SMOTIES project is led by the Politecnico di Milano\, who will examine\, together with the ten European partners (including the Cité du design)\, the creativity in small and remote places. These places are depositories of material and immaterial culture at risk to be undervalued\, not consolidtaed or handed down\, and hence lost. Through a shared methodology that will ensure the involvement of local communities through co-creation\, masterclasses and prototyping studios\, these remote territories will benefit from the production of cultural and creative works in public spaces\, carried out with the ten partners identified in this project as nodes of creativity. These are public institutions\, design centres\, creative agencies\, national associations\, research centres or university design departments\, located in ten European cities: \nMilan\, Italy\, Politecnico di Milano\, Design Department\nSaint-Étienne\, France\, Cité du design ‐ École Supérieure d’Art et de Design\nGraz\, Austria\, FH Joanneum\, University of Applied Sciences\, Institute of Design & Communication\,\nErmoupoli\, Greece\, University of the Aegean\, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering\,\nLjubljana\, Slovenia\, Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia\nLondon\, UK\, Clear Village Trustee Limited\nTallinn\, Estonia\, Estonian Association of Designers\nCieszyn\, Poland\, Zamek CieszynFunchal\,\nFunchal\, Portugal\, Universidade da Madeira\, Art & Design \n  \nREGISTRATION\nclick here\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n\nC O N T A C T \nInge Eller\nProject Officer\nHuman Cities‐SMOTIES Cité du design-Esadse\ninge.eller@citedudesign.com\n+33 6 22 56 89 34 \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/human-cities%e2%80%90smoties/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220328
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SUMMARY:Call for entries: Geelong Design Week 2022
DESCRIPTION:Geelong Design Week will return in March 2022 with the theme Taur which means ‘belonging’ in the Indigenous language of the Wadawurrung people\, Traditional Owners of Geelong. \nThe event will be held over 10 days in March 2022. \nApplications are now open to the Cities of Design network to host a virtual event as part of the program. Apply now at www.geelongdesignweek.com.au \nWe’re looking for highly engaging events that showcase how design can respond to our need to belong\, how we are creating places and environments accessible to all\, and how staying connected keeps us safe and promotes a better quality of life. We welcome entries from the wider UNESCO Creative Cities Network across all fields including\, but not limited to\, design\, arts\, culture\, architecture and urban form including biophillic (green) design. \nGeelong Design Week presents a great opportunity to showcase your work\, share stories\, exchange ideas\, learn from others and collaborate on an international platform. \n  \nTimeline:\n31 October – applications close\nMid-November – applicants notified\n10 December – Final event content due\n22 December – Program finalised\nLate January 2022 – Program released \n  \nPlease note – the scheduled timing of online events from international cities must correspond with Australian Eastern Daylight time (AEDT). \n\nPlease click here for further information!
URL:https://designcities.net/events/call-for-entries-geelong-design-week-2022/
LOCATION:Geelong\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Design Week
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220316
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SUMMARY:Connecti:City - side event of Urban 20 (U20) Indonesia G20 Presidency
DESCRIPTION:Connecti:City is an international conference on creative economy hosted by the West Java Province. This year\, Connecti:City is held as the side event of Urban 20 (U20)\, one of the engagement groups during the Indonesia G20 Presidency 2022. \nThe theme of Connecti:City 2022 is “People and the Next Economy – Recovering Together”. Connecti:City will take place on 14-15 March\, 2022\, online and on site at Merdeka Building\, or Asia Africa Conference Museum\, in Bandung\, UNESCO City of Design\, the capital city of West Java Province\, Indonesia. \nConnecti:City aims to produce Policy Recommendations concerning the creative economy within urban contexts\, which will be delivered to the G20 Sherpa. \n\nHello\, Citizens! \nThis year\, CONNECTI:CITY International Conference on Creative Economy\, in conjunction with the Indonesia G20 Presidency and as a side event of U20\, brings up the theme “People and The Next Economy – Recovering Together”. \nCONNECTI:CITY 2022 serves as a platform for experience and knowledge exchange in promoting the potentials of creative economy as a sector that answers to the SDG challenges in post pandemic recovery. CONNECTI:CITY 2022 discusses the issues of creative economy implementation at the city level\, particularly in the Global South\, including the roles of the informal economy within the creative industries\, creative economy ecosystem\, resilient cities\, creative industries\, digital technology disruption\, inclusive opportunities and future jobs. \n Registration : connecticity.org\n\n\n\n– Day 1-\nPost Pandemic Creative Economy? Crisis Impacts and Transformational Responses\n– Day 2 –\nCreative Economy 2030: Contributions to a New Sustainable Economy\n\nI N F O R M A T I ON \n\n14-15 March\, 2022\n 13.00-17.00 WIB (GMT+7)\n Merdeka Building/ Asia Africa Conference Museum (MKAA)\, Jalan Asia Afrika\, Bandung\, Indonesia\n Online via Webex\n\nF U R T H E R  I N F O R M A T I O N \nclick here \nC O N T A C T \nconnecticity@gmail.com\n@connecticity2022
URL:https://designcities.net/events/connecticity-side-event-of-urban-20-u20-indonesia-g20-presidency/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211108
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SUMMARY:078 KOBE
DESCRIPTION:Held in Kobe for 5 years since 2017\, 078 Kobe is a completely new type of annual event featuring music\, film\, interactive media\, fashion\, and food. A project to promote Kobe as an attractive and vibrant city\, this new cross-media event combines the latest technology\, live music performances\, media screenings and other entertainment\, food\, fashion\, workshops for children\, and educational conferences. \nIn August and November 2021\, it was held in a hybrid format combining online and in-person activities in the city’s urban centers and waterfront areas. \n\nF U R T H E R  I N F O R M A T I O N \nclick here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/078-kobe/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20211101T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20211102T170000
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SUMMARY:Fourth Wuhan Creative Cities Roundtable Conference
DESCRIPTION:As part of the activities for the Wuhan Design Day 2021 & Sixth Wuhan Design Biennale (01-12 November 2021)\, the Wuhan Creative Cities Roundtable Conference will celebrate its fourth edition. The conference will be moderated by Former ICoD President\, David Grossman. The sessions around the topic ‘developing infrastructure for the creative industries’ will be open to observers. The Conference will have a hybrid format\, with international cities attending on-line and Chinese domestic cities joining on-site. The event will take place in three parts: presentations by invited Creative Cities\, three moderated panels and a roundtable discussion. To promote effective on-line participation and in-depth discussion\, 15 keynote speakers have been invited representing various creative disciplines from nine (9) Chinese cities and five (5) creative cities from adjacent time zones\, for the one and a half days’ discussion. \nTOPICS \nDefining the Creative Industries: What does it mean to be a “creative industry”? The word “creative” means different things to different audiences and in different languages. There are important implications to the different meanings and it is the responsibility of the creative professional communities themselves to make sure that what they do is properly understood and conveyed – by the professionals themselves and by government\, industry and the public. \nImportance of Professionalism in Creative Disciplines: Too often\, practitioners in the creative disciplines are surrounded by a mystique that makes it difficult for others to understand what it is they do\, and how they do it. In fact\, this often diminishes our influence and status\, putting us at a disadvantage when compared to other professionals. It is important for creative communities to adopt features of other professional communities in terms of language rigor\, standards of practice\, codes of ethics\, life-long learning\, and especially\, concepts of social and community responsibility\, to ensure maximum contribution to society. \nSoft Infrastructure of Creative Industries: Like any other industry\, the creative industries require a supportive infrastructure\, provided by government and society. Unlike the infrastructure of traditional industries which are usually “hard” (consisting of investment in physical infrastructures of steel\, concrete\, energy and technologies)\, the infrastructures of the creative industries are “soft”\, consisting of the training of young practitioners\, ensuring opportunities to gain experience\, and conditions that support professional community cohesion (internal and external formats for exchange and communications\, formats for the development of shared standards and codes of ethics\, mechanisms for promotion\, etc.). What are the special features of a “soft” infrastructure and how can this be best achieved? \nThose interested in registering for this event can do so here until 30 October 2021. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Cindy Lee (wuhan_design@yeah.net) \n\nFurther information: \n\nRegistration\nAgenda\nList of Speakers\nDescription of Concept\nGuidelines for Online Observers
URL:https://designcities.net/events/fourth-wuhan-creative-cities-roundtable-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211202
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SUMMARY:Bandung Design Biennale 2021
DESCRIPTION:“Excavate: Mapping The Commons Across The Spectrum”\nThe first Bandung Design Biennale (BDB) was held in 2017\, by a group of design professionals\, scholars and communities\, aiming to strengthen the design scene in Bandung after its membership as a City of Design in UCCN. Each BDB contributes to a certain notion of “design” and its influences and impacts\, particularly for the City of Bandung.\n\nF U R T H E R  I N F O R M A T I O N \nWebsite: https://bandungdesignbiennale.com/ \nInstagram: @bandungdesignbiennale \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/bandung-design-biennale-2021/
CATEGORIES:Biennale
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
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SUMMARY:Wuhan Design Day 2021 & The Sixth Wuhan Design Biennale
DESCRIPTION:This year\, Wuhan City of Design will host the Wuhan Design Day 2021 & The Sixth Wuhan Design Biennale from 1 November to 12 November 2021. Revolving around the theme “Quality City”\, the events will focus on the ties between design and environmental protection\, and explore how to realize a green urban development driven by design. \nA series of events celebrating design will be unrolled under mainly three sections: thematic exhibitions/events\, featured exhibitions/events and branded exhibitions/events. One objective is to display the design landscape and achievements of the city in a multi-pronged and all-around approach. A great variety of activities will take place in a two-week period including design contests\, design releases\, forums\, conferences\, researches\, fairs and exhibitions\, etc… Works from different creative areas like product design\, animation\, multimedia arts\, gastronomy and paintings will be exhibited by diverse means. \nAs a UNESCO City of Design\, Wuhan Design Days and Biennales remain an international platform for the city to exchange and cooperate with partner creative cities. This year\, City of Design Puebla of Mexico will be invited to be our guest of honor. A special exhibition dedicated to displaying the Design Cluster will also be set up to tell the design stories and showcase design projects of all the cities of design around the globe\, aiming to embody the sharing\, learning\, cooperating and networking nature of our design cluster. \nDuring the Biennale\, the Wuhan Creative Cities Roundtable Conference will celebrate its fourth edition with sessions on October 31 and November 2nd around the topic “developing infrastructures for the creative industries”\, in observation of the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development 2021 designated by UN. Keynote speakers from creative cities will be invited to share their views on the growth and impact of creative industries and infrastructure of the industries. A Report compiling the contents of the Roundtable will be circulated in due course after the event. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Wuhan Design Industry Promotion Centre\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Wuhan Design Industry Promotion Centre\n				\n		\n\n\nC O N T A C T \nPei Liu\nCoordinator\, Wuhan Design Industry Promotion Centre\nEmail: wuhan_design@yeah.net\nPhone: +86 (27) 85799940 \nF U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N \nclick here \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/wuhan-design-day-2021-the-sixth-wuhan-design-biennale/
CATEGORIES:Design Week
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211115
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210316T083812Z
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SUMMARY:PLEASE\, HAVE A SEAT
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE\, HAVE A SEAT is a new concept by the Biennale Interieur.\nA new\, live platform for brands\, designers and public\, putting the act of seating central stage. \nThe innovating event connects 2 elements: a curated\, interactive exhibition exploring the story of the seating element\, and an inspiring gallery of chairs\, giving a glimpse of what is going on in terms of innovation and offer in the seating range. \nPLEASE\, HAVE A SEAT is an open\, accessible event\, blending a cultural approach with a business-minded touch. \nDo you want to be part of this brand new concept?\nDiscover all information and a first glimpse in one click. \n\nFURTHER INFORMATION \nclick here \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/please-have-a-seat/
CATEGORIES:Biennale,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211012T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20211014T230000
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20211001T081902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T084351Z
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SUMMARY:UNESCO Cities of Design Subnetwork Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Geelong\, Australia’s only City of Design\, will host the annual UNESCO Cities of Design Subnetwork meeting from 12-14 October 2021. \nThis compelling 3-day program explores the themes of REIMAGINE\, RENEW\, REGENERATE and is an opportunity to learn more about design projects across the world\, encouraging thought-provoking discussion\, exchange of ideas and collaboration. \nREIMAGINE explores how cultural\, creative and social design principles have been used in reimagining new spaces and processes. \nRENEW examines global projects that put sustainability at the forefront of clever design. \nREGENERATE looks closely at the role urban design plays in revitalising cities and how people experience the built environment and the spaces between them. \nDesign experts from Australia\, Europe\, Asia\, United States and the Middle East will share inspiring projects from their cities that explore creative\, cultural and social design\, circular economy\, biophilic principles and urban design. \nThe event will take the format of public viewing and closed sessions and will be streamed each day from 9pm ADST. \nVisit www.geelongcityofdesign.com.au for full program information.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/unesco-cities-of-design-subnetwork-meeting/
LOCATION:Geelong\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Conference,Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210707T172756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T172756Z
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SUMMARY:ICON-ARCCADE (International Conference on Art\, Craft\, Culture and Design) 2021
DESCRIPTION:“Fostering Creative Economy for Sustainable Development”\nICON-ARCCADE was initiated at the Faculty of Art & Design ITB (the oldest higher education institution for art & design in Indonesia) to be a signature event of the faculty\, to raise discussions about the latest issues relevant to the art & design field. This year\, ICON-ARCCADE raises the theme to match the 2021 Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development\, with keynote speakers:\n\n\nJohn Newbigin OBE (Creative Industries Ambassador for the Mayor of London\, UK)\nCallum Morton (Professor of Fine Art\, Monash Art Design and Architecture)\nDr. Martha Zarza (Professor of Design\, University of the State of the Mexico)\nDr. Adhi Nugraha\, MA (Head of Research Center for Cultural and Environmental Products\, Institut Teknologi Bandung)\n\n\nF U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I ON \nWebsite/Registration: icon-arccade.fsrd.itb.ac.id
URL:https://designcities.net/events/icon-arccade-international-conference-on-art-craft-culture-and-design-2021/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210707T064208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T073659Z
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SUMMARY:TORINO DESIGN OF THE CITY 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Torino Design Weeks will be back from mid-September to the end of October with a calendar full of events\, currently being defined. The project will see the involvement of local stakeholders who are in charge of promoting design\, culture and creativity\, alongside experts and guests from the international networks created by the City Council. \n\nSNEAK PEEKS\n\n\n The scheduled events include the Torino stage of the international Automotive Project workshop (16 and 17 October)\, simultaneously with the European Mobility Lab and the Torino Mobility Living Lab\, with the participation of representatives of the cities of Graz\, Kortrijk\, Detroit\, Nagoya\, Geelong and Saint- Étienne. A project in collaboration with the Mobility Area and the Sustainable City Lab of the Educational Area\, the Polytechnic of Milan and other institutions. \n\n\n Strategies and actions for the supply chain: an open meeting for the main players of the Turin design supply chain – companies\, firms\, professionals and trainers – gathered for an experience of mutual listening\, exchange of ideas and sharing of perspectives. \n\n\n National appointments organised by the City of Torino such as the Italian UNESCO Creative Cities meeting and an event organised together with the cities of Biella and Alba as part of the Arcipelago Festival. \n\n\n The fifth edition of Utopian Hours\, “The 1\,000-minute city (The city is everywhere)”\, taking place from 8 to 10 October\, is the first international city-making festival in Italy curated by Torino Stratosferica. \n\n\n Graphic Days® will be back in September with “Touch!”\, an exhibition focusing on the reconnection between the senses in visual communication. \n\n\n More online and offline appointments with the Circolo del Design will take place\, inspired by the Humanising technology topic. The humanisation of technology is the great challenge that technological progress is facing from an ethical\, economic\, social and environmental point of view: how can design contribute to it? \n\n\nLast but not least – exhibitions\, meetings\, shows\, workshops\, events\, tours and itineraries created with the members of the Design Table. \n\nC O N T A C T \nCora Fiorenza  \nF U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N \nclick here \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/torino-design-of-the-city-2021/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211001
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210910T114109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T114109Z
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SUMMARY:Detroit Month of Design 2021
DESCRIPTION:Today\, Detroit designers are focusing on the future\, creating solutions to complex problems\, and accelerating our transition into a better world. 2020 changed how we live and this year’s festival will be a reflection of that change. \nThis September\, Detroit Month of Design is back for its 11th edition. The 2021 festival will offer events and experiences that can be enjoyed outside\, indoors\, or from the comfort of home. \nThe 2021 festival is occurring during an ongoing pandemic. If you’re not feeling well\, stay home. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. When attending indoor programs please wear a face mask and continue to practice social distancing. If you have accessibility questions\, contact info@designcore.org. \n\nClick here for further information!
URL:https://designcities.net/events/detroit-month-of-design-2021/
LOCATION:Detroit\, Detroit\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210620
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210531T093335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210622T081649Z
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SUMMARY:Humanizing Technology Through Design
DESCRIPTION:HUMANIZING TECHNOLOGY\nCircolo del Design – Turin\, with the aim of feeding and promoting the design culture through projects with territorial impact\, and cultural and training activities\, has launched its new cultural season with a program that will continue until September\, under the theme HUMANIZING TECHNOLOGY. \nWithin this cultural calendar\, Circolo del Design – Turin launches the international conference “Humanizing Technology Through Design” (here the updated program)\, which will take place at OGR Torino from 17 to 19 June 2021. \nThe conference will be held in person\, but it can also be followed for free in live streaming (again at this link)\, and can also be watched\, simultaneously translated\, in English. \nLIVE STREAMING LINK \n\nThe conference aims to disseminate the state of the art on the humanization of technology at a national and international level\, with a view to providing new innovation tools to companies\, institutions\, service providers and designers. \nThe speeches will reflect current challenges and best practices in artificial intelligence\, education\, health\, mobility and public services\, with an opening session dedicated to the relationship between ethics and technology. \nParticipation in the conference is free and reserved for members of Circolo del Design\,\nbecome a member at this link.\nThe booking of the sessions can be made at this link. \nThe conference will be structured as follows:\n  \nT H U R S D A Y  //  17 JUNE \nOpening session on Ethics and technology — h. 10am-12.30 pm \nScenario speech — Molly Steenson\, Associate Professor & Associate Dean at Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania) \nScenario speech — Marco Steinberg\, Founder and CEO at Snowcone & Haystack in Helsink \nScenario speech — don Luca Peyron Director at Apostolato Digitale \nLocal player — Christian Greco\, Director at Museo Egizio in Turin \nHumanizing public services through design — h. 2-6 pm \nLocal player — Marco Pironti\, Deputy Mayor for Innovation and Smart city for the City of Turin \nScenario speech — Sabine Junginger\, Head of Competence Center Research in Design and Management at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne \nCase study — Roberta Tassi\, Head of Service Design nel Digital Transformation Team – Italian Government \nCase study — Claudio Celeghin\, Head of the “Web Development and Communities” Service di Agid (Agenzia per l’Italia Digitale) \nSeminar — TODO\, design studio \n  \nF R I D A Y  // 18 JUNE \nHumanizing healthcare through design — h.10am-15.30 pm \nLocal player — Franca Fagioli\, Director of the Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties – AOU City of Health and Science of Turin \nScenario speech — Marta Lago\, EU lead for Patient Experience and Solution Design \nCase study — Enrico Bassi\, Director of fablab OpenDot Milan\, \nCase study — Andrea Boioli\, Research & Innovation Manager at CELI – H-FARM Innovation \nSeminar — Experientia\, design studio \nHumanizing artificial intelligence through design — h. 2-6 pm \nLocal player — Giovanni Squillero Professor of Computer Science at Politecnico di Torino for “Artificial Intelligence in support of Museums” by Compagnia di San Paolo \nScenario speech — Ruth Kikin Gil\, Responsible AI strategist\, Senior UX Designer per Microsoft \nCase study — Carlo Ratti\, Director of MIT SENSEable City Lab e Co-Founder di Carlo Ratti Associati \nSeminar — Enhancers\, design studio \n  \nS A T U R D A Y //  19 JUNE \nHumanizing mobility through design — h.10am-15.30 pm \nLocal player — Matteo Pessione Coordinator of OGR Tech and innovation projects at the CRT Foundation\, Lecturer in management and marketing at the University of Turin will intervene \nScenario speech – Thomas J. Stovicek Head of User Experience at Volvo Cars \nCase study — Federico Parolotto partner e owner di MIC Mobility In Chain \nCase study — Lowie Vermeersch CEO & Creative Director at Granstudio \nSeminar — Pininfarnia\, design studio \nHumanizing learning through design — h. 2-6 pm \nLocal player — Juan Carlos De Martin Vice Dean for Culture and Communication at Politecnico\, Turin \nScenario speech — Jan Eckert Head of the Design Unit at University of Gothenburg \nCase study — Hector Ouilhet Head of Human Centered Innovation & Strategy at Google USA \nCase study — Kris Krois\, Head of MA in Eco-Social Design at Bolzano \nSeminar — Fightbean\, design studio \n  \nIn the six sessions of the conference\, national and international companies will participate with their designers\, training institutes with their researchers and design studios with their design leads. Together with these speakers\, in order to simultaneously express the work in this sense and the excellence of the territory\, institutional local players will intervene to tell the projects and visions they carry out in their work and their innovative approach with issues related to the humanization of technology. \nCircolo del Design – Turin is supported by the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation and the Turin Chamber of Commerce (main partner)\, with the contribution of the City of Turin\, the Industrial Union of Turin and CNA\, sponsored by Iren and Reale Mutua Assicurazioni. \n  \n \n\nL I N K S \n“Humanizing Technology” dedicated website: https://ht.circolodeldesign.it/ \n“Humanizing Technology Through Design” conference website: https://ht.circolodeldesign.it/convegno \nCircolo del Design: www.circolodeldesign.it \nInstagram: www.instagram.com/circolodeldesign \nFacebook: www.facebook.com/circolodeldesign \nLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/circolo-del-design \nYoutube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYouoahfNG1qy-g4GIBQYg \nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YrSVNM0bfnRyRNEhOzwuI
URL:https://designcities.net/events/humanizing-technology-through-design/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210528
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands - Edwin Jakobs\, RNDR
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Edwin Jakobs\, RNDR \n\n\nThursday\, May 27 2021\, 5.00 – 5.45 P.M. \n\n\nEdwin Jakobs\, one of the founding partners of a studio for interactive design RNDR\, will present to the public the core projects of the studio\, but also reveal the research behind the project that RNDR has prepared for the Palace of Typographic Masonry. \n\n\n event link: click here \n\n\n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-edwin-jakobs-rndr/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210527
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T175744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T070151Z
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands-moderated by Nikki Gonnissen with Thomas Widdershoven\, Pepijn Zurburg and Yuri Veerman
DESCRIPTION:Online Event moderated by Nikki Gonnissen with Thomas Widdershoven\, Pepijn Zurburg and Yuri Veerman \n\n\nWednesday\, May 26 2021\, 5.00 – 5.45 P.M. \n\n\n How can a graphic designer give a meaningful contribution to a society in transformation? During the roundtable\, Nikki Gonnissen\, co-founder at thonik\, will propose designers Thomas Widdershoven\, Pepijn Zurburg and Yuri Veerman to answer this question through the projects that they have developed in the last years. \n\n\n event link: click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-moderated-by-nikki-gonnissen-with-thomas-widdershoven-pepijn-zurburg-and-yuri-veerman/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210526
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210601T124421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T124421Z
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SUMMARY:2021 TUMI Global Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 TUMI Global Conference focused on “Solutions in urban mobility leading to a Green Recovery from the COVID pandemic”. The conference sought to host leaders across political\, funding\, implementation and NGO sectors to share learnings and strategies in an interactive manner on how to realise this vision. Bold solutions were hosted via the dynamic ‘future of conference’ interactive digital platform\, Journee. \nTUMI is the leading global initiative on transformative urban mobility\, formed through a partnership between 11 organisations including The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)\, GIZ and UN Habitat. This year’s conference included speakers addressing climate change in the transport sector\, gender equality in urban transformation\, and innovative funding solutions to underpin a recovery within mobility sectors that looks ahead to sustainability and a more climate focused acceleration of innovation. \nOpen Streets Cape Town (OSCT) presented work on street transformation in Cape Town\, and the migration of temporary design interventions into permanent city solutions. Design success at a city-scale is rarely “Instagramable”. The designed process of creating and moving local scale solutions into local government policy directives was outlined by Open Streets Cape Town Managing Director\, Kirsten Wilkins during this session. OSCT introduced the notion of experience as temporary infrastructure\, using it’s award winning #SafeOnGreen project with the Greater Tygerberg Partnership as an example. Co-hosting the session was the team from GIZ India\, outlining their nation-wide roll out of tactical urbanism interventions. \nThe design of shared spaces and the way in which user-centric solutions become policy directives is most challenging in the mobility sector. Placemaking as a body of work\, and the transformation of public space has provided an excellent solution base for this conversation. The challenge for street transformation organisations remains advocating for the required shift in technocratic street engineering mechanisms to acknowledge and respond to people\, not in terms of algorithmically calculated flow dynamics\, but as vulnerable\, interactive and fleshy humans. \nLooking forward to August 2021\, Open Streets Cape Town is hosting the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI)\, Designing Streets for Kids training session\, where the organisation plans to address this necessary shift from technocratic to user-centric design. To accelerate the uptake of the design solutions set out in their publication of the same name\, 12 cities were selected globally to receive the training support from GDCI that looks at how to practically change street design to accommodate the most vulnerable in a way that is positive and creates value in a local context. Open Streets Cape Town is looking forward to hosting this series design training session and ushering in user-centric\, child focused street transformation. \n\nC O N T A C T \ninfo@openstreets.co.za\n  \nF U R T H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N \nOpen Streets Cape Town \nVisit: https://openstreets.org.za/
URL:https://designcities.net/events/2021-tumi-global-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210521
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T181124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T063509Z
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SUMMARY:- Online Vernissage - The Architecture of Relationships
DESCRIPTION:The DesignSingapore Council and Urban Redevelopment Authority are co-commissioning the Singapore presentation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale which will run from 22 May to 21 November 2021. This year’s pavilion is curated by the National University of Singapore. \nOn behalf of the Commissioners\, Mr Mark Wee\, Executive Director of the DesignSingapore Council and Ms Yap Lay Bee\, Group Director\, Architecture & Urban Design Excellence of the Urban Redevelopment Authority\, and the Curators\, it is our pleasure to invite you to the Online Launch of the Singapore Pavilion which will be held on Friday\, 21 May 2021\, at 6.00pm (Singapore Time)\, 12.00noon (CET). \n\nFURTHER INFORMATION\nregister here\n\n  \nSingapore’s presentation\, titled to gather: The Architecture of Relationships\, will showcase 16 insightful installations that examine the different ways in which local residents\, citizens and communities share spaces in Singapore. A mix of architecture\, art and design\, these projects represent the cross-section of Singapore’s cosmopolitan culture and urban society. \nIn this online vernissage\, we will introduce the Singapore Pavilion which responds to the theme\, How Will We Live Together?\, set by the Curator of Biennale Architettura 2021\, Hashim Sarkis. \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-vernissage-the-architecture-of-relationships/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210521
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T175447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T063533Z
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands- Studio Dumbar
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Studio Dumbar \n\n\nThursday\, May 20 2021\, 5.00 – 5.45 P.M. \n\n\n Liza Enebeis\, the Creative Director of Studio Dumbar will introduce this Online Event by presenting the studio and its vision of Dutch design. Merijn van Velsen\, the Lead Visual Designer\, will follow by telling more about the NL Branding project\, the new visual identity of the Netherlands\, which the studio created in 2020 with the aim of representing the nation as a forward-looking country of entrepreneurs and innovators. Stan Haanappel\, the Studio’s Senior Designer will also talk about DEMO Festival\, the project that started from the desire to celebrate the best of motion design in a public space. \n\n\n event link: click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-studio-dumbar/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210520
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T175327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T063551Z
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands- High on Type
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – High on Type \n\n\nWednesday\, May 19 2021\, 5.00 – 5.45 P.M. \n\n\n Hans\, Vincent and Guido are going to do a live online drawing session where they will ‘use’ High on Type as their collaborative playground. The collective shares passion for letterforms\, and during this event\, the attendees will be guided through the playful calligraphic games that the Dutch artists create with brushes and ink. \n\n\n event link: click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-high-on-type/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210518T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210518T170000
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T180112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T063608Z
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands - Matteo Bruno\, Slim Dogs
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Matteo Bruno\, Slim Dogs \n\n\nFriday\, May 28 2021\, 3.30 – 4.20 P.M. \n\n\n Matteo Bruno\, head of the Photography and videomaking department of Sim Dogs\, will present the fundamentals of direction and the grammar of storytelling starting from the analysis of the video made in quarantine of his imaginary journey through the continents. What if instead of being in his apartment\, this video could have been shot for real? What equipment would it take to be slim but qualitatively impeccable? \n\n\n In collaboration with Sony. \n\n\n event link: click here \n\n\n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-matteo-bruno-slim-dogs/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210518T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20210518T170000
DTSTAMP:20260617T194700
CREATED:20210518T175604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T063633Z
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands-Karin Langeveld\, Trapped in Suburbia
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Karin Langeveld\, Trapped in Suburbia \n\n\nFriday\, May 21 2021\, 5.00 – 5.45 P.M. \n\n\n Karin Langeveld\, the co-founder of the studio\, will talk about how the Flags of Peace projectwas born\, starting with the ambitious goal of collecting the contributions of well-known and talented young designers to create a visual dialogue around the concept of peace and its symbolism. \n\n\n event link: click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-karin-langeveld-trapped-in-suburbia/
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:GLOBAL INNOVATION SUMMIT
DESCRIPTION:The Global Innovation Summit with its focus on Green Transition\, Digital Transformation and Post COVID developments provides an international meeting place for businesses\, innovators\, researchers and funding experts to network\, share knowledge and develop new business ideas. You can also learn about world-wide business collaboration and funding opportunities in Eureka and Horizon Europe. \nIt includes a colorful programme full of variety. In addition to keynotes and workshops\, there will be exciting networking opportunities and more. \n  \nParticipation is free! Registration is mandatory for participation. \n  \nRegister here\n  \nM A I N   T O P I C S \nGreen Transition  \nThe Green Deal as an economic\, ecological and social transformation process is one of the centre pieces of political discourse at both international and national levels. One objective of the summit is to support the innovative developments towards green transition and the associated importance of the role of research and innovation programmes. \nPost COVID  \nThe reconstruction of the economy and international cooperation after the Corona crisis will play an important role in 2021. The summit’s goal is to take stock of the situation one year after the outbreak of the Corona crisis and to reflect on the resulting consequences for the European and international economic and RTI system. \nDigital Transformation \nDigital Transformation and its impact is another priority of this year’s summit. Here we seek to promote networking among innovative international SMEs and global companies from the Eureka network during a structured exchange of innovative ideas with regard to digital and sustainable development goals. \n  \nE U R E K A   N E T W O R K \n  \nCurrently under Austrian Chairmanship\, Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation\, present in over 45 countries. Since 1985\, we have funded and supported the R&D and innovation of thousands of breakthrough commercialised products\, processes or services that have positively impacted society and helped economies grow. \nwww.eurekanetwork.org \n  \nS P E A K E R  &  S E S S I O N S \n  \nTop Keynoter: Bertrand Piccard \nIt is in Bertrand Piccard’s DNA to go beyond the obvious and achieve the impossible. From a legendary lineage of explorers who conquered the stratosphere and the abysses\, he made history by accomplishing two aeronautical firsts\, around the world non-stop in a balloon\, and more recently in a solar plane without fuel. A pioneer in his way to consider ecology through the lens of profitability\, he began working in the early 2000s to promote renewable energies and clean technologies. SolarImpulse was born to carry this message around the world. \nSpeaker: Gabriel Felbermayr \nProf. Gabriel Felbermayr is President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He concurrently holds a chair in Economics and Economic Policy at Kiel University. His research and advisory activities focus on questions of economic global governance\, European economic integration and German economic policy. He has published a large number of papers in international scientific journals\, in policy briefs and newspapers. His research has been recognised with various awards. \nSpeaker: Sabine Herlitschka \nSabine Herlitschka’s professional career includes industrial biotechnology research\, international cooperation and financing in technology and innovation\, internships at leading organisations in the USA\, periods as Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University\, as well as her role of founding Vice-Rector for Research Management and International Cooperation at the Medical University of Graz/Austria. Before joining Infineon Technologies Austria\, Herlitschka was Director of European & International Programmes in the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. For almost 25 years she has been frequently involved in European research as an advisor\, project coordinator\, evaluator and Chairperson in strategic European and international expert groups. Currently\, she is Governing Board Chairperson of the €5bn European Public Private Partnership ECSEL-Electronics Components and Systems for Electronic Leadership. \nSpeaker: Dorothee Ritz \nAs General Manager of Microsoft Austria\, Dorothee Ritz is committed to helping shape the digital transformation in Austria. She has been part of the company since 2004 occupying different leading positions\, including heading the “Microsoft International Business Strategy” for the President of Microsoft International. One of her greatest achievements at Microsoft is the implementation of a mobile first\, cloud first – strategy. Ritz is also a board member of the non-profit children’s aid organisation Plan International Germany. \nAfternoon Sessions \nA variety of speakers from interesting fields of expertise will hold lectures in the afternoons. Those after sessions build a bridge between the main topics and the B2B-networking all participants are strongly encouraged to explore. \n  \n  \nV E N U E  &  D E S T I N A T I O N  \n  \nGraz – Austria’s second largest city is a young and academic one and it is a meeting place of innovation\, culture\, art and history. Known as the “gateway to the south-east” this European Capital of Culture\, UNESCO World Heritage Site and City of Design offers more than you might expect… \nIn the fields of renewable energy and recycling or technological innovation and research – ideas are born and raised in green Styria and their success can be witnessed in both local entrepreneurship and the flourishing start-up scene. \n  \nB 2 B  \n  \nB2B meetings during #GIS2021 provide the ideal setting to interact and find the right contacts. They are a great chance to have a private 15-minute web meeting with another participant to discuss joint projects\, ideas and plans. They allow for a personal networking experience in a virtual event setting! \nB2B meetings during #GIS2021 can also be a quick and easy way to meet potential cooperation partners in virtual face-2-face talks. \n  \nB u s I n e s s \, r e s e a r c h  o r  c o o p e r a t i o n  p r o f i l e  a n d   \nM a r k e t p l a c e  O p p o r t u n i t i e s  \n  \nThis is an opportunity to introduce oneself and the company/research institution by publishing a clear profile with detailed information. The more detail (such as organisation background\, business offers\, research project ideas and interests) one provides\, the more one will benefit from the B2B meetings. \n#GIS2021 B2B meetings are brought to you by Enterprise Europe Network. This means wherever you are from\, there will be an Enterprise Europe Network hub near you that will support you in preparing for your meetings and following up on the outcomes of those meetings after the event. \n  \n\n#GIS2021 \nBE PART OF GAME CHANGING AND INNOVATION \n  \n\nFURTHER INFORMATION \nwww.gis2021.com
URL:https://designcities.net/events/global-innovation-summit/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Event
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands-  Dennis Elbers\, Graphic Matters
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Dennis Elbers\, Graphic Matters \nSaturday\, May 15 2021\, 11.30 – 12.15 A.M. \n\n\n  \n\n\nDennis Elbers\, founder and director ofGraphic Matters – the biennial festival in Breda – will talk about how graphic design is an attitude\, a way of thinking and approaching topics. His experience in the field has led him to understand how self initiated projects serve to build a professional practice. Dennis will also talk about what it means to design and create graphic design projects in the public space. \n\n\n  \n\n\nevent link: click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-dennis-elbers-graphic-matters/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210531
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SUMMARY:Eyes On the Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Graphic Days® presents Eyes On the Netherlands: Torino (IT) hosts a selection of the best Dutch and European visual design projects. \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom May 14th to 30th\, Graphic Days® will launch an international event in collaboration with Graphic Matters and The Embassy and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy to present the best Dutch and European visual design projects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince almost six years\, thanks to Graphic Days®\, Turin has become the Italian capital of graphic design. Promoted by Print Club Torino\, Graphic Days® is a cultural project that enhances the dynamic aspects of visual design through a wide program of events\, open calls and a widespread autumn edition of the international festival at Toolbox Coworking. \nThis year\, in addition to the annual festival\, the organization is launching an event entirely dedicated to the Dutch visual design scene: Eyes On the Netherlands. Starting May 14th\, a program of exhibitions\, workshops and online events will highlight the Dutch visual communication and the contaminations among European trends and influences in this field. Toolbox Coworking\, main partner since the beginning\, will be the location of the event. \nSince the first edition of the Graphic Days® festival\, a guest country was chosen yearly\, and the Eyes On project was born. The project aims at presenting the excellence of the visual culture of the selected countries through exhibitions and artworks made by some of the most relevant professionals of the chosen nation. After Spain\, Poland and Romania\, this year The Netherlands will be the protagonist of the event\, where the organizers and the contributors will present the artistic soul of the Country. Graphic Matters – the festival of Breda – and The Embassy and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Italy are the main partners of this initiative. The collaboration for Eyes On the Netherlands follows cultural and artistic partnership started during the 2020 edition of the Graphic Days® festival for the double residency project involving Print Club Torino and the Blind Walls Gallery of Breda. \nThis unique collaboration will present for the first time the Palace of Typographic Masonry exhibition. The Palace is an imaginary museum of graphic design focusing on the value and diversity of the craft. It is curated by the Dutch graphic designer Richard Niessen\, who will be present during the event. This utopian palace brings together \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNiessen’s graphic design experiments and his research that together create an interdisciplinary cultural history and new theory of typography. \nIn the last five years\, the project collected more than 750 visual artifacts and described these on index cards. The exhibition itinerary will consist in a tour of an imaginary institution organized as a progression through nine stages: the departments of Sign\, Symbol\, Ornament\, Construction\, Poetics\, Game\, Order\, Craft and Practice. \nAn installation of 26 pop-up drawers shines its light on all kinds of aspects of the creative profession. The issues they explore range from the diversity of writing systems to the ways of constructing narratives\, and from the involving aspect of play in design to the endless possibilities of an ornamental system. \nVarious designers created posters\, books\, videos\, installations\, lectures and an interactive tool to represent parts of the museum. During the event the museum will be no longer imaginary\, but for the first time people will be able to visit it. \nBesides this project\, which is curated by Richard Niessen himself in collaboration with Dennis Elbers (Graphic Matters)\, Graphic Days® will present indoor and outdoor exhibitions with a selection of artworks by Dutch artists and designers that already take part in the festival’s network\, such as Studio Dumbar\, Trapped in Suburbia\, High on Type\, Studio Thonik and Daan Rietbergen. \nEyes On the Netherlands presents also a calendar of digital events and insights dedicated to the Dutch visual communication and the contamination between the European trends and influences in this sector. The programme of online events includes the contributions of the Dutch guests involved in the activities. Each guest will talk about the contents presented in the event\, from exhibitions to performances. The live streams and special contents will be published for free on Graphic Days® Facebook profile and YouTube channel.\nThe opening of the event will take place on May\, 14th at 6 P.M. \nGraphic design\, by definition\, has a global vocation – says Fabio Guida\, Artistic Coordinator of the Graphic Days® project together with the Director of Print Club Torino Ilaria Reposo. Visual language has always transcended national borders\, bringing influences and peculiarities combining in international exchange and in the contamination between disciplines. In a historical moment marked by forced immobility\, our aim is to bring to Turin a lively and eclectic selection of artifacts and visual artworks that come from a country that have historically signed the stages of graphics and that even today continue to inspire the international panorama through a constant renewal of forms and contents. \nThe official Eyes On The Netherlands program is available on the official website  \nThe initiative is promoted by the Municipality of Turin and included in the programme of “Torino Design of the City”. \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Richard Niessen\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Richard Niessen\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Richard Niessen\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				© Richard Niessen\n				\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFURTHER INFORMATION \nGraphic Days®\nGraphic Days® is a cultural project dedicated to international visual design. From famous icons of history to contemporary innovative professionals\, it describes all the aspects of visual communication\, including its contaminations with other disciplines. Every year\, Graphic Days® involves the most relevant artists\, professionals and agencies of the international scene in a widespread festival. The project aims at supporting the cultural value of visual communication\, presenting new inspiring tools and promoting exchange with the audience through debates\, exhibitions and installations. \nSince its first edition in 2016\, Graphic Days® has cooperated with an international network and has become an observatory on visual design\, thanks to its research on possible connections between this discipline and today’s global issues. It combines social commitment and environmental sustainability. Its main focus is the responsibility of the visual designer in the narration of the relation between different systems and their implications. \nWEBSITE  \nINSTAGRAM \nFACEBOOK \nPrint Club Torino\nGraphic Days® is mainly promoted by Print Club Torino\, a cultural and multi-project based center that combines social innovation design and visual culture with a wide programme of activities\, events\, collaborations and projects that deal with social inclusion and accessibility.\nThe association combines visual communication and social innovation\, representing an informal agency operating in the field of sustainable design. Print Club Torino aims at having a positive impact on society: co-design\, permanent research laboratories\, collaborations with local museums and cultural entities are the main activities of its strategic approach\, as well as projects of civic innovation and culture in collaboration with schools and institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/eyes-on-the-netherlands/
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SUMMARY:Online Events - Eyes On the Netherlands- Opening Talk
DESCRIPTION:Online Event – Opening Talk \nFriday\, May 14 2021\, 6.00 – 7.15 P.M. \n\n\n Eyes On the Netherlandsopens with a talk dedicated to the main themes of the event. Dennis Elbers (Graphic Matters) and Richard Niessen (author of “The Palace of Typographic Masonry”) will tell their experience within their respective projects\, while Désirée Bonis– Ambassador ad interim of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rome– will talk about the involvement of the Dutch institution in the project\, describing the collaboration with Graphic Days® and its support in the graphic design field. \n\n\n Ilaria Reposo – Director of Print Club Torino – and Fabio Guida – Artistic Coordinator of Graphic Days® – will welcome guests and the online audience to officially kick off the event. \n\n\n event link –> click here
URL:https://designcities.net/events/online-events-eyes-on-the-netherlands-opening-talk/
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