ACTIVE CLUSTERS
User Design
Leader: Cité du design (FR)
Members: Design Forum Finland, DOGA
Mission: To share expertise on this field, and to devise new methodologies in order to innovate, as well as to detect unexpressed demands and needs from business and ever-evolving lifestyles.
Most recent activities: “User Design” session at the BEDA Insight Forum 2016 (presentations available soon), and delivery of the afternoon workshop.
Future activities: “Entretiens Jacques Cartier” and “Living Labs and design” event in Saint-Etienne, France (22 November); and 4 Design Forum Talks in 2017.
Design for All
Leader: DOGA (NO)
Members: Cité du design
Mission: To enhance BEDA and its members’ competence in the field of inclusive design.
Most recent activities: “Why Design for all is good for all” session at the BEDA Insight Forum 2016 (presentations available soon), and delivery of the afternoon workshop.
European Design and Business Dialogue
Leader: designaustria (AT)
Members: Bayern design GmbH, Slovak Design Centre, The Association of Industrial Designers (SPFP)
Mission: To build a platform for exchange between designers and the business community.
Design Policy
Leader: PDR (UK)
Members: KEPA, Lithuanian Design Forum, RRA LUR, Surgenia, Valletta Design Cluster
Mission: To support BEDA members in developing design policy actions specific to their region or country through a hands-on process.
Future activities: Mapping Design Ecosystems Cluster Guide.
Design Stats
Leader: designaustria (AT)
Members: Lithanian Design Forum, CyIDA.
Mission: To get a complete and broader picture on the number of designers in Europe and some basic figures on their economic performance.
Future activity: Update of the European Design Report.
Design&IPR
Leader: Hungarian Design Council (HU)
Members: Surgenia, BNO, Design Flanders
Mission: A respectful approach to IPR, including the introduction of a uniform copyright law; informing and educating the general public; starting a dialogue among stakeholders; starting a lobby to remove the contradiction between national and community law.
Future activity: International Conference on design IPR in Budapest, Hungary (28 November)
Design4Tourism
Leader: KEPA (EL)
Members: DOGA, PDR
Mission: To explore the advantages that design-thinking skills, and particular service-design methodology, can bring to the tourism industry; and to reinforce BEDA members’ capacity in this field.
Future activities: Mapping good practices and meetings with stakeholders.
Membership Benefits
Leader: IDZ (DE)
Members: BNO, Grafill
Mission: To help European design associations to remain vital; to enhance internationalisation and professional opportunities; to reinforce BEDA.
Future activities: Questionnaire to BEDA members.
CLUSTERS IN DEVELOPMENT
Circular Economy
Leader: CLICKNL (NL)
Measuring Design Value
Leader: Barcelona Design Centre (BCD)
Cities and Places
Leader: Cité du design (looking for replacement)
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