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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170918
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SUMMARY:Habitare 2017
DESCRIPTION:Habitare\, the largest furniture\, design and interior decoration event in Finland\, will be held at Messukeskus in Helsinki\, from 13 to 17 September 2017. \nHabitare offers experiences and ideas on interior decoration\, and on the functioning and look of homes and other spaces. To be held concurrently with Habitare are the Antiikki antique event HighEnd Helsinki and the Showroom and Forma events for professionals. \nThe keynote speakers at Habitare are the Chairman and Representative director of MUJI Masaaki Kanai\, the industrial designer Jonathan Olivares\, the architect Marwa Al-Sabouni and the architect\, Professor Harry Charrington. On the stage\, designed by the KOKO3 design agency\, Habitare guests will present their respective perspectives on the theme of ‘tomorrow’s home’. \nFor further information click here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/habitare-2017/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170918
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Helsinki Design Week 2017
DESCRIPTION:Q&A – Questions & Answers \nLooking for questions and answers highlights the fact that good design always entails good thinking. Since quite a while\, the value of design has surpassed making mere objects and included insight and questioning the obvious.\nThe theme encourages us towards open-mindedness\, vision\, exploration and discovery. Criticality is important\, and so is openness before options. The theme tackles social questions that impact the future.\nHow can we use design to build better cities and a better society? How could design-thinking benefit new areas? We must ask the right questions and come up with answers that remain relevant in the future. The theme includes topics like urban development\, education and learning\, sustainable development\, spaces and houses\, as well as entrepreneurship and collaboration in the creative fields. \nAnother important dimension is internationality. Helsinki Design Week has kicked off and chairs a new World Design Weeks networks in a time when international interactivity faces new challenges and questions. Populism\, nationalism and protectionism emerge in many countries\, but new ideas and innovations require openness\, engagement and tolerance to develop.\nDuring the years to come\, we need to convince national organizations that international networking and dialogue produce more common good than short-sighted pursuit of national interest. How do we do this? \nIn September\, we’ll be looking for answers in hundreds of Helsinki Design Week events! \nThe programme\nHelsinki Design Week has published its main events for 2017\, including new tram discussions\, city installations and hard questions. This year’s novelties include after-work design discussions on trams\, Data-Driven Design Day that encourages us to utilize data\, and World Design Weeks Summit that is to unite international design influencers and Finnish operators. \nSee the programme here.\nFor further information visit: helsinkidesignweek.com \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/helsinki-design-week-2017/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171106
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180112T135601Z
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SUMMARY:1st Seoul Biennale of Architecture
DESCRIPTION:The cities of the world gather in Seoul to explore the present and future of urban civilization. How are we going to share breathable air\, drinking water land and energy for living and manufacturing? \nUnder environmental crisis and social injustice\, we propose the urban vision of sharing and manufacturing over possession and consumption. \nThe Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017 is an experimental platform for an imminent urbanism that goes beyond human-centered functions\, ownership\, and consumption to a commons of\, technologies\, resources and production. They propose nine essential commons as a feasible path towards a sustainable and just urbanism. From both ecological and technological problems\, this frame foregrounds a study not of a distant utopia but of the near future. \nThe four ecology commons are air\, water\, fire and earth. The five technology commons are making\, moving\, communicating\, sensing and recycling. \nBased on the theme of “Imminent Commons\,” the Seoul Biennale will be held from September 2 to November 5. The exhibition will be organized into two major sections\, “Thematic Exhibition” and “Cities Exhibition ”  and other various programs such as international studio\, educational programs\, forums\, tour programs and common library will also be prepared. \nFor further information click here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/1st-seoul-biennale-architecture/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171001
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:KAUNAS PHOTO Festival
DESCRIPTION:KAUNAS PHOTO festival has been a festival of premières for future stars of photography since its launch in 2004. The festival is organized every year in Kaunas\, the second largest city of Lithuania. Being the longest- running photographic festival in the Baltic States\, KAUNAS PHOTO is a platform for dialogue around contemporary photographic creation between North and South\, East and West. While being the prime event of art photography in Lithuania\, KAUNAS PHOTO does not solely focus on Lithuanian photography. Its programs and projects\, such as exhibition and book “Generation ’74. 11 European Photographers born in 1974” feature a vast menu of internationally acclaimed photographers. \nThanks to a variety of exhibitions\, ranging from venues of National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum\, to mid-sided galleries\, such as Kaunas Photography Gallery\, Meno Parkas gallery\, Post Gallery\, smaller adapted venues and outdoor exhibitions\, KAUNAS PHOTO festival is the most attended photographic event in Lithuania\, comprising 200-300 participants per year’s program and counting its audience by tens of thousands of local visitors. Besides numerous exhibitions\, the festival publishes photography books\, hosts artist talks\, projection nights\, portfolio reviews KAUNAS PHOTO STAR and organises annual distance-based portfolio reviews on its on-line platform\, folioPORT.org. \nBesides domestically hosted exhibitions in Kaunas\, the festival also shows exhibitions in other Lithuanian towns and villages. Moreover\, KAUNAS PHOTO holds exhibitions (of mostly Lithuanian photography) abroad. Since 2005\, Kaunas-Photo-curated shows visited Finland (“Backlight” in Tampere)\, Poland (Fotofestiwal Lodz\, Pix.House gallery in Poznan)\, Italy (“FotoGrafia” festival in Rome)\, France (“Photo de Mer” festival in Vannes\, “Les Photaumnales” in Beauvais\, Les Boreales in Caen)\, China (Pingiao and Lishui festivals)\, New Zealand (Auckland Festival of Photography)\, etc. \nSince its beginning in 2004\,  “Kaunas Photo” festival was co-organised by the Kaunas Branch of the Lithuanian Association of Art Photographers\, known as Kaunas Photography Gallery\, which remains the strategic partner in the years to come. KAUNAS PHOTOfestival’s major sponsors are Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania\, Lithuanian Culture Council and Kaunas Municipality. \nKAUNAS PHOTO is member of Festival Of Light organisation. \nFounder and director of the festival Mindaugas Kavaliauskas \nTo contact KAUNAS PHOTO\, write to: festival@KaunasPhoto.info
URL:https://designcities.net/events/kaunas-photo-festival/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170827
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SUMMARY:Fashion & Design Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Fashion & Design Festival celebrates creativity and culture through a major outdoor event in the heart of Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles. This one-of-a-kind occasion provides an inside look at the world of fashion and design through a diversified program of activities. \n Every year\, many well-known Canadian designers\, retailers\, up-and-coming creators and international fashion icons will share their art and vision with the public. The activities include fashion shows\, live creative sessions\, design showcasing and musical performances. The Fashion & Design Festival’s presence will also be felt around the city with novel exhibits\, original installations and unique experiences open to all. \nWith 50 shows\, as much as 300 participants and 550\,000 visitors expected\, the Fashion & Design Festival is a leading platform for fashion\, design\, music\, beauty and shopping trends. A CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL pop-up market will also be held on site from August 23-26. Visitors of the Festival will have the chance to shop in 20 booths and discover the talent of local designers\, and maybe take home a unique souvenir that can only be found here in Montréal! \nFor further information click here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/fashion-design-festival-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170703
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
DESCRIPTION:  \nTaking place in the City of Media Arts Enghien-les-Bains\, the 11th Creative Cities Annual Meeting will be open to the general public with an artistic programme for the first time in the history of UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Around the theme of DATA CITIES and data collection\, the creative DNA of the cities will be exhibited through cultural events during the international event. \nSince its creation in 2004\, the Creative Cities Network has been a flagship programme of UNESCO\, highlighting and promoting the role of culture and creativity in building more inclusive and sustainable cities. This rapidly-growing Network currently unites 116 cities from 54 countries around a common objective: promoting creativity as a motor for development. \nCreative Cities place culture and the creative industries at the heart of their local development strategies and policies\, and collaborate actively at the international level through intercity projects. The Network maintains that cities – in spite of their cultural\, geographic\, demographic or economic differences – can support\, inspire and enrich one another\, and work together\, for the sustainable development of all.\nIn the face of a rapid urbanization\, culture is more important than ever as a strategic enabler of renewal for cities and a catalyst for innovation\, intercultural dialogue and social cohesion. Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015\, as well as the New Urban Agenda in Quito\, Ecuador\, in October 2016\, the Creative Cities were called upon to implement these development agendas at the city level.\nTogether at Enghien-les-Bains\, on the occasion of the 11th Annual Meeting of the Network\, the Creative Cities will reaffirm their commitment and present concrete actions they have taken towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. UNESCO relies increasingly on the Creative Cities to maximise the power of culture and to imagine the sustainable cities of the future. \n—FRANCESCO BANDARIN\, UNESCO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR CULTURE \nFor further information click here. \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/11th-annual-meeting-unesco-creative-cities-network/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170607
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
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SUMMARY:Salone dell'Auto Torino
DESCRIPTION:Torino Auto Show is the first outdoor car show in Europe. Along the evocative boulevards of the beautiful Parco Valentino\, automobile manufacturers exhibit their premieres and newest cars and car designers reveal their idea of the future with prototypes and concept cars. \nWith a new format that attracted 650.000 visitors from all over Italy in 2016\, Torino Outdoor Auto Show – Parco Valentino prepares the ground for a third international edition\, proposing itself as the most visited Auto Show in Europe for the next years\, also thanks to 650.000 visitors in 2016 and the participation of 43 automobile manufacturers (Abarth\, Alfa Romeo\, Aston Martin\, Audi\, Bentley\, BMW\, Cadillac\, Chevrolet\, Corvette\, Dacia\, Fiat\, Fiat Professional\, Ferrari\, Ford\, Infiniti\, Jaguar\, Jeep\, Kia\, Lamborghini\, Lancia\, Land Rover\, Lexus\, Lotus\, Maserati\, Mazda\, Mazzanti\, McLaren\, Mercedes-Benz\, MINI\, Mitsubishi\, Noble\, Opel\, Pagani\, Porsche\, Renault\, SEAT\, ŠKODA\, Smart\, SsangYong\, Suzuki\, Toyota\, Volkswagen\, W Motors) and 12 car designers (Cecomp\, Frangivento\, IDEA Institute\, IED Torino\, Italdesign\, Model 5\, Pininfarina\, Politecnico Torino\, Skorpion Engineering\, Studio Torino\, Up Design). \nLARGE AND ELEGANT EXHIBITION STANDS – LIKE A SHOWROOM\nThe stands of the exhibition will be completely covered but opened on the sides\, in order to enjoy the beautiful landscape of Parco Valentino behind them and guarantee shelter from bad weather. Moreover\, this format increases the direct interaction with the public of the event: young people\, families\, women and managers\, also thanks to the opening until midnight everyday. The admission is free and 2017 edition offers the public the opportunity to accredit on this website and receive the e-ticket that allows the admission to special events\, reservation of test-drives and the opportunity to take advantage of Trenitalia tickets at a discounted price from all over Italy during the days of the event\, from June 7th to 11th 2017. \nFor more information click here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/salone-dellauto-torino/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Share Festival | Sincerity
DESCRIPTION:OPENING SHARE FESTIVAL XII EDITION: SINCERITY \nFor our XII edition of Share Festival\, the Italian art fair of electronics\, digital art and new media\, we chose the theme of “Sincerity.” \n“Sincerity” is the antidote to an era of fake news\, deception\, phony hype\, double-dealing and espionage.  It’s refreshing to be open\, transparent\, and emotionally generous. \nElectronic art often relies on technology to produce stage-magic special effects.  However\, high-tech art doesn’t have to mystify in order to move the audience and make an artistic point.  Sometimes it’s far better to open the stuffy black-boxes and reveal the means of production; to be inclusive and expose all the tools to fresh air. \nThe Share Festival international jury for 2017 – Massimo Banzi\, Sheldon Brown\, Angelo ‘Motor’ Comino\, Jasmina Tesanovic and Bruce Sterling – chose six works that\, although they are technically complex\, are lucid and emotionally clear.  We have  artworks from around the world that include a jar that expresses shyness\, a love that struggles with static and digital decay\, knives that stay alive\, interactive rooms with breathing room\, and multimedia that sleeps on the beach at sunrise. \nWe also have a social show of experimental works by favorite Share artists who have bravely volunteered to create works with the new Share Festival “Artmaker” Tool Bag\, a portable collection of instruments specifically designed and assembled by Share to support creative  technology and device art. \nWelcome to lucidity\, justice\, fairness\, and respect for civilized intelligence.\nWelcome to Sincerity! \n  \nSHARE FESTIVAL XII EDITION\nTOOLBOX TORINO – Via Agostino da Montefeltro\, 2\nOPENING  26th May\, Tuesday – 6:00 PM\nElektro Dj set by Giorgio Pulini \nwww.toshareproject.it
URL:https://designcities.net/events/share-festival-sincerity/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170527
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SUMMARY:Code Souvenir Montréal
DESCRIPTION:From May 24 to 26\, the Ville de Montréal’s Bureau du design attended for the third time at the C2 Montréal immersive event (2013 and 2014 editions)\, with its CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL market.  The space\, dedicated to promoting made-in-Montréal creativity\, brought together 27 designers whose work was featured in the CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL 2016–2017 catalogue. The purpose of the CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL catalogue is to encourage public-sector organizations and private-sector companies to purchase products emblematic of Montréal\, UNESCO City of Design\, as corporate gifts\, promotional items or souvenirs for VIP guests. \nThanks to the market\, visitors to C2 Montréal got a sense of the scope of Montréal designers’ talents and\, who knows\, perhaps take home an original piece that can only be found here. Each year\, more than 5\,000 decision-makers and creative minds gather at C2 Montréal to collectively shape\, experience\, and challenge the future of business. \nAfter SIDIM (Montréal Design Show) and C2 Montréal\, the city’s Bureau du design and its CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL initiative was hosted by the XII World Congress of Metropolis (World Association of the Major Metropolises) at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from June 19 to 22\, 2017. Metropolis\, whose current president is Montréal mayor Denis Coderre\, brings together decision makers from the world’s major cities along with public\, institutional\, private\, community\, and academic stakeholders under the theme “Global Challenges: Major Cities in Action.” Around twenty Montréal designers from the 2016-2017 CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL catalogue were be on hand to present and sell their products and to promote Montréal creativity. Visitors were able to admire the breadth of talent of the city’s designers and perhaps even take home a unique item that can only be found here. The whole idea behind CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL is to encourage public sector organizations and private companies to purchase products emblematic of Montréal\, UNESCO City of Design to give as corporate gifts\, promotional items\, and souvenirs for VIP guests. \n Other CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL pop-up markets could be held in 2017\, stay tuned through the Bureau du design’s Facebook and Twitter accounts! \nTo know more about CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL: \nhttps://designmontreal.com/en/code-souvenir-montreal \n  \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/code-souvenir-montreal/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170527
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SUMMARY:C2 Montréal
DESCRIPTION:© Jimmy_Hamelin \n  \nC2 brings together commerce and creativity to explore trends\, opportunities\, disruptions and major shifts on the horizon. Each year\, in a collaborative environment specifically designed to provoke collisions and spark new ideas\, C2 Montréal inspires 5\,000 executives across conti-nents and industries to challenge their biases\, shift their perspective and explore completely new ways of doing business. \nC2 Montréal unites global trailblazers\, business innovators\, entrepreneurial icons\, social game changers and a host of other engaging thought provocateurs at the top of their creative game. In taking the C2 stage\, these world-renowned speakers representing a diverse array of industries have a common goal: to inspire creative solutions for commercial problems. \nThis year again\, a CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL pop up shop will take place for visitors from around the world to bring home a small piece that can only be found here\, in Montréal! \nFurther Information\nSee the official website here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/c2-montreal-3/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170507
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SUMMARY:Launch of Buy Montréal Design
DESCRIPTION:The Bureau du design is celebrating the city’s designers with the launch of the first day to Buy Montréal Design with CODE Souvenir Montréal!\, happening on May 6 at the SIDIM-Salon du Design\, at five points of sale in Montréal\, and on Facebook. This unifying event is a fantastic opportunity for all Montrealers to support local design by purchasing a product emblematic of the city’s DNA. All of the items that will be available on Buy Montréal Design Day are creations of designers showcased in the Bureau du design’s catalogue of “so Montréal” souvenir items\, CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL.\nOn May 6\, Buy Montréal Design with CODE Souvenir Montréal! day\, design mavens and curious consumers alike are encouraged to purchase CODE products at one of five public points of sale in Montréal: \n\nthe three Space for Life gift shops (at the Botanical Garden\, Biodôme and Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium)\,\nthe M Boutique and Bookstore at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts\,\nand Pépin Shop.\n\nIn addition\, throughout the day\, every CODE product on sale at these five points of sale will be available at a 10% discount. \nDesign aficionados will also be able to buy these products during the SIDIM-Salon du Design at Place Bonaventure\, at the Le Marché themed space\, an area for the general public where visitors to the show will have the chance to meet and talk with more than 10 Montréal designers and publishers\, and enter a photo contest to show off their discoveries. \nFor more information about CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL:\nhttps://designmontreal.com/en/code-souvenir-montreal \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/launch-buy-montreal-design/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170507
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Montréal International Design Show
DESCRIPTION:The 29th Montréal International Design Show will unfold at Place Bonaventure. Unmistakable cultural event\, in design and creativity\, the DESIGN SHOW will give you a look into the design trends that will shape the homes\, offices\, businesses and institutions of tomorrow. \nCreated and orchestrated by PID Agency\, the DESIGN SHOW has become Canada’s largest gathering of design professionals. It is acknowledged as being among the most elegant and advanced design shows in North America – an essential showcase for the best in industrial design and interior design where attendees can assist to exclusive new product launches\, discover the last furnishing and lifestyle trends as well as fascinating meetings. \nThis year\, a CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL market will take place for visitors to bring home an original piece that can only be found here\, in Montréal! \nFor further information click here.  \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/montreal-international-design-show-sidim-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170508
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20170131T134650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T114800Z
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SUMMARY:Design Week Lithuania
DESCRIPTION:DESIGN WEEK LITHUANIA is an annual design fiesta that takes place in six different cities of Lithuania – Vilnius\, Kaunas\, Klaipėda\, Šiauliai\, Telšiai\, Anykščiai – and so far is the biggest design event in the country. This year festival will be held for the 12th time\, on the first week of May\, 2017. During the festival visitors are invited to participate in workshops\, check various design expositions\, participate in conferences and meet designers from other countries. As for participants – a great chance to present their latest work is provided as well as a good opportunity to keep up to date with recent design trends and market novelties. A nation-wide initiative of bringing designers of all kinds closer to people has planted its roots deeply in Kaunas\, occupying numerous spaces all around town to celebrate Lithuanian talent for one week every year. \nFor further information visit: www.dizainosavaite.lt \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/kaunas-design-week/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20170220T092337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T084928Z
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SUMMARY:Designmonat Graz 2017
DESCRIPTION:The month of May focused on Designmonat Graz (Month of Design). An extensive programme provided an insight into different creative disciplines and links with various designers. Events such as exhibitions\, workshops or lectures invite you to networking in the UNESCO City of Design Graz. \nFrom 29th April to 28th May\, Designmonat Graz 2017 is coordinated and organised by Creative In-dustries Styria (CIS) – already for the ninth time. There is a persistent strong interest in the event. \nA successful Designmonat Graz 2017 turned Graz into an internationally renowned hotspot of design. In May 91\,100 people visited 126 single events\, that were staged with 101 programme partners and 431 designers or labels. About 200 reports of Designmonat Graz in print\, TV and radio media\, as well as numerous national and international postings\, articles and blog posts on online portals and social media channels are a proof of the powerful international radiance of the festival. \nIn the course of Designmonat Graz 2017 the programme focuses on ‘Smart Design – Smart Production’ and deals with the age of digital networking and the multifarious tools of the Digital Revolution. Last but not least\, the protagonists of the creative industries – developers\, researchers\, programmers and designers – are the ones who created and enabled the new technological age. There are also plans for a ‘Smartness Conference’ on this subject. \nMajor events\nThe exhibition ‘SELECTED’ has a long tradition in terms of current interior design trends of different brands from diverse countries. What is new\, is not only the presented trends but also the location because this year the exhibition is staged in the Museum of Natural History at Joanneumsviertel.\nThe successful format ‘Design in the City’ continues to actively involve commercial companies of Graz in the programme of Designmonat. By doing so\, the participating companies launch design activities in addition to their everyday business. Further\, the fashion and design festival ‘assembly’ will once more be a part of Designmonat Graz. \nEstablished partners\nDesignmonat Graz will again include the production ‘Klanglicht’ of Bühnen Graz – this year it will take place on two days at selected locations. Schloss Hollenegg for Design invites to the exhibition MORPHOSIS around the topic ‘change\, evolution and transformation/metamorphosis’. The fans of Fesch’Markt may also look forward to the month of May. In cooperation with FH Joanneum\, the Department of Media & Design wants to familiarise us with the media design of the 1970s. The exhibition called ‘The Orange Age’ presents audio and TV devices as well as communication and office appliances\, provided by Heinz Fischer. In addition\, we plan lectures on the issue of smart communication in the future. \nNew accents\n‘Smart Urban Privacy’ is the name of a cooperation with Holzcluster Styria\, in the course of which we present objects\, that enable a temporary retreat at lively\, public locations. The smart city furniture for ‘digital natives’ or ‘digital immigrants’ rely of course on the smart material wood. Speaking of wood: within the regional focus on Raabtal\, we will stage the second design battle in May\, where teams of designers and specialists will cope with a task based on the topic ‘wood’. \n  \n\n\nYou are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content\, click the button below. 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. \n Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content \n More Information \n\n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				SELECTED exhibition\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Klanglicht\, © Lippizahn Schirm\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Klanglicht\, © Lippizahn Schirm\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Klanglicht\, © Lippizahn Schirm\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Klanglicht\, © Lippizahn Schirm\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Opening\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				SELECTED exhibition\, © Raneburger\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				The Orange Age\, © Geopho\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				The Orange Age\, © Geopho
URL:https://designcities.net/events/designmonat-graz-2017/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170309T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20170309T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20170224T144519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T085400Z
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SUMMARY:Drinks x Design | Fashion and Accessories
DESCRIPTION:Held in a new location on the second Thursday of every month from 5:30-8pm\, Drinks x Design offers an opportunity for creative businesses throughout the city to open their doors and share their work with the public. Attendees come to meet new people\, make connections\, promote their creative endeavors and learn about other projects in their community. Event information will be released one month before each event. \nLearn more here. \n\n2017 Drinks x Design Calendar \nFeb 9 Design Strategy and Innovation\nMar 9 Fashion and Accessories\nApril 13 Makers\nMay 11 Interior Design\nJune 8 Film and Video Production\nJuly 13 Architecture\nAugust 10th Industrial Design\nSeptember 14th Detroit Design Festival Preview\nOctober 12th Community Design\nNovember 9 Detroit Design History
URL:https://designcities.net/events/drinks-x-design/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170410
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20170307T085011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T085010Z
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SUMMARY:Saint-Ètienne Design Biennale 2017
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe mutation and shifting paradigms of work\nThe Biennal in Saint-Ètienne is one of the most popular design festivals in Europe. In 2017\, the event takes place already for the thenth time. Under the title “The mutation and shifting paradigms of work“ the Biennal focuses on the changes in the way we work – now and in the future. Visitors will follow a walktrough series of exhibitions made up of ten stages addressing the following three specific topics in particular: \n_Digital Labour\n_Shared utopie\n_Existences Futures \nDetroit – guest of honor\nThe US-American city Detroit has faced substantial changes within the last decades. Since the downfall of the automotive industry\, the number of inhabitants has decreased from three million people by more than three quarters. Especially wealthy classes migrated and left empty plants\, buildings\, and streets. The AKOAKI collective will present the development of the city’s ideas and its ingeniousness in reinventing itself among others in an exhibition. \nFor further information visit: biennale-design.com \n\nFlashback – this was the 2017 Biennale
URL:https://designcities.net/events/saint-etienne-design-biennale-2017/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170410
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Detroit at Saint Etienne Design Biennale
DESCRIPTION:For its 10th edition the Biennale has invited Detroit to be its Guest of Honour. Celebrating its first year as the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States\, Detroit is eager to show the world how the city is leveraging its legacy of creativity and innovation to generate opportunity and development. \nComprised of three independent but connected exhibitions\, Detroit’s presence in France will include installations\, panel discussions\, music performances\, a gift shop\, and even a Detroit-style coffee shop serving up local delicacies. Over 60 Detroiters will attend the event to present\, perform\, and connect with the global design community\, including everyone from city officials\, to small and large design companies\, to artists and urban farmers who have never travelled outside of the state. \nDetroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) and Lear Corporation invite to learn more about the people and projects involved in this ambitious exploration of Detroit\, design\, and the future of work. \n#citedudesign\n#citedudesignstetienne\n#futureofwork\n \nLearn more here.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/detroit-saint-etienne-design-biennale/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170313
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20170227T140938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T095517Z
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SUMMARY:Singapore Design Week - SDW 2017
DESCRIPTION:Singapore Design Week (SDW) is marching forward and advancing ahead to the positive changes design can bring to our lives. In a drive towards deeper engagement with participants\, the fourth edition of SDW will celebrate all things design through more than 100 local and international events and programmes. SDW is organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg) and supported by key and fringe partners. It is from 3 to 12 March 2017 and is held at the National Design Centre and various locations across Singapore. Dsg will also collaborate with Time Inc. for the Innovation by Design Conference on 7 to 8 March 2017. \n“SDW is very different from the other design festivals\, in that our narrative of design has broadened over the years\, and this has been demonstrated through our programming. Singapore Design Week engages businesses and C-suite to help them understand how design can be used in business strategy. It showcases the importance of design in social innovation and national identity. At the same time\, we are excited to see the creative and craftsmanship of local designers grow from strength to strength every year\, and grateful that they see SDW as a key platform to showcase their work. We are especially thrilled to announce our new collaboration with global media company Time Inc. for the Innovation by Design Conference. The collaboration enhances Singapore as a global city for design\,” said Ms Agnes Kwek\, Executive Director\, DesignSingapore Council. \nInnovation by Design Conference is the feature conference of SDW. Through the collaboration with Time Inc and the company’s Fortune\, TIME and Wallpaper* brands\, the conference will feature the theme Design. Innovate. Transform. Discussion topics will include design and technology\, and how design can transform businesses and organisations\, and more. Attendees will include designers\, businesses\, C-suite executives and leaders from the public and private sectors\n“Time Inc. recognises Singapore’s position as a global design and business hub. The city has driven the strategic adoption of design among businesses and public agencies\,” said Norman Pearlstine\, Vice Chairman of Time Inc. “We are pleased to collaborate with the DesignSingapore Council on the Innovation by Design Conference. Participants can expect to hear unique insights from some of the world’s foremost business and design leaders that our global brands have convened.” \nKey Event Highlights \nSingaPlural\, the anchor event of SDW\, is from 7 to 12 March at the F1 Pit Building. Curated by award-winning design firm\, BLACK\, SingaPlural 2017 will present new perspectives with a refreshing take on design and how its influences our daily lives. The theme Stories – A New Perspective will feature installations\, including a display by international clothing brand\, UNIQLO. \nInternational Furniture Fair Singapore 2017 (IFFS)\, another key partner event of SDW\, is Asia’s premier sourcing and design-led furniture trade show presenting the latest design concepts and furniture range for the home\, as well as a virtual reality showcase. IFFS is co-located with the newly rebranded Nook Asia and held in conjunction with the 34th ASEAN Furniture Show. IFFS is from 9 to 12 March at the Singapore EXPO. \nSingapore + Wallpaper* Handmade Classics will mount a debut exhibition in Singapore. It is a specially curated showcase of original\, one-off pieces and unique design collaborations commissioned by Wallpaper* magazine and created by internationally renowned talents from past Handmade editions. The theme of the exhibition – MultipliCITY – acknowledges Singapore’s heritage of adaptability\, versatility\, diversity and invention. The exhibition is from 9 March to 11 June at Gillman Barracks. \nFrontliners in Action: architects and the people create a better living environment is a collective exhibition comprising Space to Imagine\, Room for Everyone commissioned by Dsg and curated by NUS; Limit/Limitless by MKPL; and Living Shelter by WY-TO and Pod Structures. The exhibitions were first mounted at the15th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (also known as the Venice Architecture Biennale) in 2016. Frontliners in Action demonstrates how architects must constantly be resourceful in surmounting space and resource constraints\, to find solutions that address “frontline” challenges. These challenges may be social\, environmental\, natural or even man-made. Increasingly\, citizens are also exerting their influence in enhancing the environment\, through active support and participation in ground-up initiatives. Architects and the people\, therefore\, are our extraordinary “frontliners”. This feature exhibition of SDW runs from 3 March to 8 April at the National Design Centre Atrium. \nDesign\, Make & Craft Fair will give everyone the opportunity to understand the creative process of making and to appreciate design in everyday life. The Fair is curated by Supermama and In the Wild’s Clara Yee\, with the theme Creating a Better World by Design. Visitors can attend hands-on workshops to design\, make and craft objects\, guided by designers\, makers and craftsmen from Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. The Fair is from 4 to 5 March at The Plaza on Level 1 of the National Library Building. \nDesign Trails\, a perennial crowd-puller\, will return for the fourth time to take visitors on a Design Day Out in the City\, to inspired design spots in and around the city. Participants can get an insider’s peek into spaces and studios of the creative community. They can also learn to appreciate design through talks and demonstrations. The Trails are from 11 to 12 March. \nFor details of SDW events and programmes\, please refer to www.designsingapore.org/SDW
URL:https://designcities.net/events/sdw-singapore-design-week-2017/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161124
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Entretiens Jacques Cartier 2016
DESCRIPTION:After the success of the symposium «Living Lab\, catalyst of responsible and local economic development» in November 2015\, the Cité du design will organize a second symposium with the international network of French-speaking Living Labs. It will take place in November 2016 in Saint-Etienne within the framework of the French-Quebec event called «Entretiens Jacques Cartier». This international scientific meeting assembles each year some 15 symposiums organized by joint steering committees from Canadian Quebec Region and French Rhône-Alpes Region\, and it explores the scientific\, technological\, economic\, social\, cultural and political latest important issues by the both side of the Atlantic Ocean. The Entretiens Jacques Cartier have been a preferential factor of exchanges between Saint-Etienne and Montréal since 2003\, and an important cooperation event for the two UNESCO Creative Cities of Design. \nFurther information on http://www.centrejacquescartier.com/
URL:https://designcities.net/events/entretiens-jacques-cartier-2016/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161107
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20161005T095853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180214T145438Z
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SUMMARY:Operæ - Independent Design Festival
DESCRIPTION:The seventh edition of Operæ gathers public and experts around projects linked by a focus on materials as well as on processes and craft technique. The event suggests a landscape inhabited by objects carriers of new values – whether economic\, social\, productive or relational – that arise from the intersection between craft skills and digital knowledge\, local practices and global needs\, specialized competences and collective narratives. \nThe event offers the opportunity to discover new products\, take note of the emerging phenomena\, get in touch with the actors of the design process as well as to stop and think about those aspects that design industry touches. Thanks to a program of meetings with personalities from the world of design\, economy and culture and a full calendar of workshops\, Operæ involves professionals as well as fans and curious. \nOver time Operæ has become an incubator of stories: it brings to the fore experimental\, innovative and multidisciplinary approaches and allows designers to sell their products and visitors to buy objects that are unique or produced in limited series. \nFor the 2016 edition Operæ is enriched by the presence of Annalisa Rosso\, independent design and architecture journalist\, in the role of curator. She identified the theme “Designing the future” as the framework through which to read the present time and the key which to look at the exhibition. \nThis year Operæ takes place in the first week of November\, from the 3rd to the 6th\, to coincide with Artissima Art Fair in the frame of the most important Italian event dedicated to contemporary arts “Contemporary Art Torino”. \nFor further information click here. \n  \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/operae/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161001
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:SMARTWORK camp
DESCRIPTION:The SMARTWORK camp is a place where people openly\, creatively and artistically reflect on current challenges and future opportunities for new prospects in the working world and try to concretize their solutions\, ideas and projects with other people. \nDay 1 – recognize developments\nOn the first day\, we deal with the drivers or causes of changes in the working world. Together with thought leaders such as Wolf Lotter\, Andreas Draw or Sabine Varetza-Pekarz we discuss current developments and look for new solutions and great ideas. \nDay 2 – develop prototypes\nOn the second day it comes to implementation. We develop from the findings\, fields of action and ideas of the first day actionable prototypes and projects in creative Future Labs. Participating companies are invited to contribute by sharing their ideas and current projects. \nMore information at http://smart-work.at\nProgramme (in German) to download: smartwork Onepager
URL:https://designcities.net/events/smartwork-camp/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160917
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:UNESCO’S Creative Cities’ Network to meet in Östersund\, Sweden
DESCRIPTION:  \nÖstersund has set a new standard for the annual meetings of UNESCO Creative Cities Network. The tenth annual meeting was less formal\, with more experiences and more creative discussions. \n– Östersund has taken the annual meeting to a new level. Never before in the history of the network has the delegates been offered such a complete experience of food\, culture\, meetings and exchanges of ideas with a local foundation. This is what the network is all about\, meeting\, exchanging knowledge and experiencing things together\, says Charles Landry\, keynote speaker and moderator at the annual meeting. \nMeetings between people\n250 delegates from 95 cities from all over the World have met\, have eaten local food and have agreed upon future strategies for cultural development of the member cities. The Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy\, Alice Bah Kuhnke\, says that the meetings between people are decisive. \n– The annual meeting of UNESCO Creative Cities Network is important because it creates meeting places\, meetings between people everywhere with a focus on the future. We need to use all of our creativity\, sympathy and innovation to meet the challenges of the future around the World. I hope that all delegates will take their new ideas with them and implement them at home\, says Alice Bah Kuhnke\, the Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy. \nA conference with experiences\nThe delegates and their accompaniers have eaten locally produced food\, have made a time trip at Jamtli regional museum\, have taken a ride in vintage cars\, have held workshops\, have seen the World design exhibition SZ-DAY\, have been offered high class lectures at Creative Business and much more. During the closing dinner at Thursday night the delegates were introduced to a powerful food and music experience with CrEATive Östersund. Both UNESCO delegates and local residents participated\, and chefs from all over the World participated in preparing the food. \n– We have shown that Östersund is a powerful force to be reckoned with when it comes to creativity\, culture and gastronomy. Everyone involved have made an excellent contribution to the arrangement of the conference! The goal now is to assume an even bigger role nationally within this field. We are the only Swedish city who is a member of the network\, and we have a lot of knowledge and experience to share\, says Dag Hartman\, the Project Manager for Region Jämtland Härjedalen for the UNESCO meeting. \nPassing on the torch\n \nDuring the annual meeting the delegates have decided upon a vision and an action plan for how culture and creativity will be used to create a sustainable future connecting urban and rural areas within the framework of the 2030 Sustainable Agenda for Sustainable Development. \n– The tenth annual meeting of UNESCOs Creative Cities Network has confirmed the importance of culture and creativity as enablers for a sustainable development in urban areas\, one month ahead of the UN conference on housing and sustainable urban development (Habitat III)\, which will be held in Quito next month\, says Irina Bokova\, Director-General of UNESCO. \nÖstersund is now passing the torch to the city of Enghien-les-Bains in France\, where the annual meeting of 2017 will be held. \n\n______________________________________ \nThe City of Östersund was designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2010. Östersund was awarded this designation because of the city’s gastronomic entrepreneurs and the Jämtland Härjedalen region’s gastronomic culture and traditions\, which are rooted in locally and sustainably produced food. \nUNESCO Creative Cities Network 10th Annual Meeting was held September 14-16 in Östersund\, Sweden. Regional Gastronomy and Cultural programme offering events and activities highlighting the cultural profile of Östersund and the Region of Jämtland Härjedalen was on-going throughout the week.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/unescos-creative-cities-network-meet-ostersund-sweden/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161003
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:GIOVANI DESIGNER IN MOSTRA
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn exhibition the best 34 projects and prototypes of objects destinated to artshops and bookshops market inside italian museums\, coming from 26 designers creativity\, aged from 18 to 35 years. \nDesigner are: Giuseppe Abati with Alessandra Messali\, Dante Antonucci with Laura Crognale\, Emilio Baria\, Alessandra Benigno with Davide Negro\, Fabio Bernardi\, Giulia Bertolin\, Michela Bortolozzi\, Ilaria Bortolussi\, CODE0039 by Stefania Quintili e Alessandro Zuppa\, Maria Barbara De Marco\, Sogutlu Deniz with Massimiliano Straccia\, Francesco Fusillo\, Alberto Ghirardello\, Rossella Granata\, Claudia Grespi\, Federico La Piccirella\, Cristian Loddo\, Beatrice Marazzini\, Costanza Palmirani\, Eleonora Pettinà with Sara Coniglio\, Noemi Romano\, Jessica Russo\, Marcella Stilo\, Emanuela Stocco\, Davide Tuberga\, Maddalena Vantaggi\, Giovanni Viviani. \nDAB – Design per Artshop e Bookshop\nPlace: MEF – Museo Ettore Fico\nAddress: via Francesco Cigna 114\, Torino\nOpening hours:  Wednesday to Friday from 2pm to 7pm\, and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm \nInfo: www.museofico.it | www.comune.modena.it/gioarte \nUfficio Stampa MEF – Contact\nGiuseppe Galimi – giuseppe.galimi@museofico.it\nTel. 011.853065 / www.museofico.it
URL:https://designcities.net/events/giovani-designer-mostra/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160910
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
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SUMMARY:Directory of Montréal’s architecture and design firms
DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to present our Directory that showcases Montréal-based design and architecture firms that have been selected by independent juries as part of public competitions\, awards competitions and grant programs in Québec and around the world. Here are the creative practitioners who help ensure Montréal’s proud reputation as a UNESCO City of Design! \nOur Directory is a great tool to find local designers to pair up with to take part in international competitions! \nFor further information see https://designmontreal.com/en/directory-designers
URL:https://designcities.net/events/directory-montreals-architecture-design-firms/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160909
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160909T151319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180111T144911Z
UID:832-1473292800-1473379199@designcities.net
SUMMARY:The New Design Montréal map is online!
DESCRIPTION:The city of Montréal’s Bureau du design just added the new Design Montréal map to its website. The map makes it easy to locate [find\, see\, discover and get directions to] the buildings\, public squares and businesses on Montréal Island for which Montréal architects and designers have won awards in the past five years. The map will also shows shortly new shops or outlets where you can find CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL gift items. \nTo ensure that the map is up to date and in line with the objectives of Montréal UNESCO City of Design\, it shows only those projects meeting the following criteria: \n\nThe designer has an address in Montréal\nThe designer has an updated listing in the Design Montréal Directory\nThe award-winning project is located on Montréal Island\nThe award was won in the past five years (excluding the current year)\nThe project is in the public domain (accessible to the public)\n\nA major promotional campaign will be conducted for the Design Montréal Directory [the only reference tool listing all Montréal designers and architects] and the Design Montréal map. \nWhat a great way to discover Montréal’s architecture and design scene! \nFor further information see https://designmontreal.com/en/carte
URL:https://designcities.net/events/new-design-montreal-map-online/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160912
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160427T132114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T085840Z
UID:666-1473206400-1473638399@designcities.net
SUMMARY:Habitare 2016
DESCRIPTION:Finland’s leading event for furniture and interior decoration and design since 1970. \nIn conjunction with the Habitare fair will be held The ValoLight lighting event\, high-quality audio and image fair HifiExpo\, Antiikki antique fair\, Art Helsinki contemporary art fair\, Showroom – Trade show for design\, interior and lightning produced by Helsinki Design Week in collaboration with Habitare Fair and Forma Autumn\, which is a meeting place for sellers and buyers of lifestyle products (for professionals only\, no retail). \nFoto taken by: Jan Ijäs\nFoto – Designer: Sanelma Hinhält see her website here\nFurther information: http://www.habitare.fi/en/ \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/habitare-2016/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160912
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160425T145538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180226T110621Z
UID:653-1472688000-1473638399@designcities.net
SUMMARY:Helsinki Design Week 2016
DESCRIPTION:  \nFounded in 2005\, Helsinki Design Week is the largest design festival in the Nordic countries. Held annually in September\, the multidisciplinary festival presents design from a number of fields as well as fashion\, architecture and urban culture. The next Helsinki Design Week will be held 01.–11.9.2016. \nHelsinki Design Week presents the new faces and phenomena of design\, promotes design internationally in collaboration with various partners and offers city citizens through design a forum to participate in developing and discussing the city and its culture. The festival programme contains around 200 events every year\, and includes both events targeted for professionals and the general public. \nThe next Helsinki Design Week will be held 01.–11. September 2016. The first programme announcements for Helsinki Design Week 2016 will be made in spring 2016 and the whole programme will be launched in autumn before the festival. \nFind the archive of previous festival programmes here. \nFurther information:\nHelsinki Design Week
URL:https://designcities.net/events/helsinki-design-week-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160829
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160427T133230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T085903Z
UID:670-1472083200-1472428799@designcities.net
SUMMARY:Ears on Helsinki
DESCRIPTION:The 9th edition of EARS – Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions – will take over the city 25–28 August with the leading creative industry professionals from Asia. Expect 4 days of talks\, roundtables\, shows\, parties and the fantastic people from all around the world. \nMore information here http://ears.asia/ears-on-helsinki-2016/.
URL:https://designcities.net/events/ears-on-helsinki/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160821
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160506T130041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180125T103510Z
UID:677-1471219200-1471737599@designcities.net
SUMMARY:Fashion & Design Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Fashion & Design Festival celebrates creativity and culture through a major outdoor event in the heart of downtown Montréal. This one-of-a-kind occasion provides an inside look at the world of fashion and design through a diversified program of activities. \nEvery year\, many well-known Canadian designers\, retailers\, up-and-coming creators and international fashion icons will share their art and vision with the public. The activities include fashion shows\, live creative sessions\, design showcasing and musical performances. The Fashion & Design Festival’s presence will also be felt around the city with novel exhibits\, original installations and unique experiences open to all. \nWith 50 shows\, as much as 300 participants and 550\,000 visitors expected\, the Fashion & Design Festival is a leading platform for fashion\, design\, music\, beauty and shopping trends. \nMore information here: http://www.festivalmodedesign.com/en \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://designcities.net/events/fashion-design-festival/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160801
DTSTAMP:20260618T194215
CREATED:20160708T081053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180424T085941Z
UID:791-1469923200-1470009599@designcities.net
SUMMARY:Student UX World Championship
DESCRIPTION:The first student UX World Championship will be accomplished at the World Usability Congress 2016. Students are invited to apply. \n150 different universities from all around the globe will be invited to be part of it and send their top UX students to participate. All participating students will have to solve the same task individually\, visualize and prepare their solution as an A0 PDF. This\, in turn\, will then be sent to the UX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JURY. The best 10 students (only one for every proposal) will be invited to be part of the UX World Championship finals! \nFurther information are provided at the UX World Championship Website.\nSee also: Poster_Championship
URL:https://designcities.net/events/student-ux-world-championship/
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