2011-2013 Icsid Executive Board elected and finalists announced for inaugural World Design Impact Prize
Taipei (Taiwan - Chinese Taipei) / Montreal (Canada) - Icsid announced the new slate of Executive Board of Directors for the 2011-2013 term at the close of its 27th General Assembly on 28 October. The biennial election, along with the announcement of the finalists for the inaugural World Design Impact Prize was the highlight of the two-day proceedings after the 2011 IDA Congress. [read more]

City of Cape Town appointed as World Design Capital® 2014
Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) - Icsid announced today, that the City of Cape Town (South Africa) has been designated the World Capital Design® (WDC) 2014. The designated city was revealed on the closing day of the International Design Alliance Congress in Taipei. [read more]

World Design Impact Prize finalists revealed
Montreal (Canada) - On 27 October 2011, the members present in Taipei applauded seven projects from around the world as they were named finalists. Icsid's members selected these finalists through an online voting process. [read more]

[RECOMMENDED READING] An analysis of the application of industrial design in Polish companies
The results of the research prove that among Polish companies, regardless of sector, there is a large and constantly increasing awareness of the role of industrial design in product promotion and achieving competitive advantage, as well as in company development. [read more]

iF closeup: iF kicks off video podcast series
Hannover (Germany) - Starting in November 2011, iF International Forum Design GmbH will launch a monthly video podcast series entitled "iF closeup". The first podcast in the series, which is already available online, takes a closer look at the jury session for the iF design awards 2012. [read more]

BCN Design Week 2011 reached over 2000 participants
Barcelona (Spain) - BCN Design Week 2011, organised by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, closed last 21 October. This new edition of BCN Design Week focused on the relationship between knowledge, innovation, opportunities and progress, key concepts of the European Innovation Policy, the Innovation Union, a key initiative of the of the 2020 strategy. [read more]

Record attendance at the fourth Gwangju Design Biennale
Gwangju (South Korea) - The fourth Gwangju Design Biennale hosted held its closing ceremony on 23 October with a record attendance of around 800,000 visitors. With the theme "Design is Design is Not Design," the 2011 Gwangju Design Biennale featured six main exhibitions: Urban Follies, Unnamed Design, Named Design, Community, Biennale City, and the Academy. [read more]

Look for next month's eNews for Icsid's report on the 2011 IDA Congress in Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei). You can preview a few photos on our Facebook page.

A call for interest to host the 2015 IDA Congress has been launched. A member of Icsid, Icograda or IFI may be eligible to host the IDA Congress. Interested members must submit their expression of interest by 7 December 2011. Please contact Ms. Susie Hall, Icsid Project Manager, IDA Congress at info@idacongress.com.

Icsid endorses a wide range of national, regional and international design-related events including competitions, conferences, award schemes and exhibitions.

NEW ENDORSEMENT:
Bullhorn International Design Competition

Cembrit invites architects and designers from around Europe to create solutions that improve the living environment around railway station areas

Location: Helsinki, Finland
Dates: 18 Oct 2011 - 15 Jan 2012

NEW ENDORSEMENT: BraunPrize 2012

The BraunPrize seeks to promote the work of young and established designers from all over the world, to value the work of design schools and to help develop a greater appreciation of the factors and criteria which make for good product design.

Location: Kronberg, Germany
Dates: 8 Nov 2011 - 31 Mar 2012

	2011 China Red Star Design Award Beijing, China Status: Award ceremony Date: November 2011
	Good Design Award 2011 Tokyo, Japan Status: Exhibition of winners Date: 3 Oct - 13 Nov 2011
	Observeur du Design 12 Paris, France Status: Finalists Exhibition Date: 9 Nov - 11 Mar 2012
	Guangzhou Design Week 2011 Guangzhou, China Date: 5-11 Dec 2011

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