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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 [...]
Design
Winners of the DME Award 2012 announced
16 novembre 2012 — The DME Award rewards design management initiatives on businesses, public services and NGO’s. APCI is currently presiding the DME and together with the international jury have chosen this year’s winners in Parades, Portugal. Category ‘Best management of design in a large [...]
European Programs
10th international conference on the challenges of design support in Europe
11 janvier 2013 — On January 28 th and 29th 2013, in Paris. Clusters and creative industries: economics and professional issues The 10th international conference will focus on the role of the clusters within the development of creative industries. Two trends can be observed nowadays. The first [...]
Event
Winners of the EDF Sustainable Design Challenge showcased at Lille
22 octobre 2012 — The finalist projects of the 1st EDF Sustainable Design Challenge are showcased during the event Lille 3000 Fantastic at the Gare Saint-Saveur in Lille, France, until January 2013. The projects are exhibited at the Energy Lab, a low-energy pavilion dedicated [...]
International
Design d’ailleurs – Finnish design in France
9 avril 2013 — The Observeur du design®, the national design competition organised by the APCI (French agency for the promotion of industrial creation), has invited its Finnish counterpart, the Fennia Prize, to take over in place of its annual exhibition at the Cité [...]
Publications
Panorama Design – European Design Guide 2011-2012
8 septembre 2011 — Design is booming and designer’s intervention is nowadays deployed in all sectors, with strong growth in services and administration. In order to throw light on this discipline in turmoil, the APCI – French Agency for Promotion of Design – offers [...]
The APCI
The Stars of the Observeur du Design 13 have been announced
16 novembre 2012 — Considered as the French National French award, the Observeur du design is a showcase for innovation and design. Organised by the APCI since 1999, it brings together and rewards each year the best designs (products, spaces and services) from all [...]
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.
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