The APCI
Created in 1983 on the initiative of the ministers responsible for industry and culture, to contribute to the bringing together of culture, research and industry, and having become entirely private in 1993, the APCI, in collaboration with its members and its partners, develops tools and group actions that promotes the economic, social and cultural aspects of French design in France and abroad.
Our missions
The APCI is part of the international movement that recognises design as a key factor in business competitiveness as well as economic, social and cultural innovation. The APCI develops permanent promotional and design actions and makes good use of its expertise and that of its networks, in France and abroad, in fulfilling specific actions on its partners’ request or of its own initiative.
Discover our missionsOur team
The agency has a small permanent team, completed by external consultants with specific skills according to projects and a network of contacts in France and abroad.
Discover the APCI teamOur activities
Conferences
Design & Multimodality > Paris
7 avril 2011 — Within the framework of its design development actions in transport innovation, the “Pas de Transport sans Design!” [No Transport without Design] assignment run by the APCI has organised a series of conferences. The latter aim to bring together mobility players [...]
Contests
Launch of the EDF Sustainable Design Challenge 2nd Edition
8 septembre 2011 — The second edition of the EDF Sustainable Design Challenge is officially launched under the motto « Encouraging responsible behaviour for better living ». To participate, fill out the « Expression of Interest » availabe here and send it back to the e-mail [...]
Exhibitions
Register your designs to the Observeur du Design 14 – open in March 2013
31 mai 2012 — The registration for the next edition of the Observeur du Design award will open in March 2013. You may visit the exhibition at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie until the 24th of March 2013
International
International activities – Review of the year 2011
27 janvier 2012 — In 2011, the APCI continued to strive for a strong international presence with two main objectives in mind: reinforcing the visibility of French design in major events and within key networks; implementing a global strategic approach via companies towards outside markets integrating [...]
Studies and Researchs
The study « Design & Patent » translated into Japanese
16 janvier 2012 — What can we find at the intersection of design and patent? What are the practices of designers, either working in companies or in agencies, in terms of patents? What are the factors strengthening the links between design and patent? What [...]
The Observeur du design
The Observeur du design database. A snapshot of some of the 1850 creations selected by the Observeur du design since 1999.
Browse the Observeur du design
Design Innovation Prospective Club
The « design et prospective » club brings together public and private companies who consider that design is or must become a strategic stake for their innovation policies.
Video
Discover the latest exhibition of the Observeur du design at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie science park in Paris.
Become a member
Participate closely to APCI projects by becoming an associate or benefactor member.
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