The APCI develops sustained international activity around the touring schedule of the Observeur, accompanied by conferences and canvassing trips for agencies and companies. The Observeur, with the international ICSID competition label, appears among the awards present in Seoul every two years in the World Best Design Exchange.
The travelling Design Observeur is one of the main APCI tools for promoting French design abroad.
PresentationWithin the context of its international activities, the APCI animates, promotes and completes its network by taking part in study missions and conferences abroad.
PresentationThe APCI works closely with a number of international institutions within a network bringing together design promotion organisations, companies and schools as well as embassies, cultural centres or French economic assignments abroad.
In addition, it benefits from institutional partnerships, enabling it to include design in bilateral cooperation ministerial programmes.
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 designThe « 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.
Discover the latest exhibition of the Observeur du design at the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie science park in Paris.
Participate closely to APCI projects by becoming an associate or benefactor member.
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