BEDA welcomes six new member organisations into its European network
BEDA’s annual General Assembly took place in Brussels on the 17th May 2019. Bart Ahsmann, ClickNL (president 2017-2019) gave a closing presentation that covered some of the highlights of his tenure as President, handing over to Päivi Tahkokallio, Ornamo whose Presidency runs until 2021. We were
Gdynia Design Days – host festival of Word Design Weeks
Gdynia Design Centre have the pleasure of inviting you to the biggest summer design festival from 6-14 July 2019 at the Baltic sea: Gdynia Design Days, especially that this year the event became a host festival of Word Design Weeks. Word Design Weeks (WDW) is a
Budapest Design Week
Budapest Design Week, a highlight event of the Hungarian Design Council will be held between 4–13 October in 2019. As the festival’s goals include encouraging collaboration between designers and entrepreneurs, main events will focus on business development: designed to meet the needs of SMEs in the
Life-saving app wins prestigious British Design Award
A life-saving app aimed at teenagers at risk of self harm has just won gold at the Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards 2019. Over 60% of users have used the ‘Calm Harm’ app more than once and 93% report a reduction in the urge to
Eight golds in the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2019
Life-saving apps, digital packtivation, community engagement, creative spaces, and rule-breaking redesign were all on show at the Design Business Association’s Design Effectiveness Awards on Wednesday June 12th. Hosted by BBC presenter Alice Bhandhukravi at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, the best and brightest of the
It’s a wrap: DESIGN WEEK LITHUANIA 2019
Impressions and recap. Design Week Lithuania is an annual event dedicated to the synthesis of insightful solutions, original ideas and professional performance, while at the same time highlighting the value of good design. Over the last decade the festival has become a regular fixture and the
Belgrade Design Week
Djordje Ozbolt’s project “Regaining Memory Loss” has won this year’s fierce competition to represent Serbia at the 58th International Art Biennale in Venice, from May 11th to November 24th 2019. Belgrade Design Week has submitted this exhibition and won the nation-wide competition by The Serbian Ministry
iF goes Berlin!
The awards ceremony of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 will take place in Berlin for the first time. Bye-bye Munich – hello Berlin! The awards ceremony of the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 will take place in Berlin – the UNESCO City of Design. On 4 May
German Design Awards 2020 – Last Call!
Registration deadline 10 July 2019 Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the German Design Awards 2020! The award is an international pacesetter when it comes to current design practice, as well as staying competitive in a globalised economy. Participation in the German Design Awards is
German Brand Awards 2019 and German Brand Convention
On the 6 June 2019 the German Design Council honoured the winners in the German Brand Awards at a gala event held at Deutsche Telekom’s Representative Office in Berlin. Over 700 guests chosen from industry, politics and the media took up their invitation to attend this