BEDA Clusters update
Clusters are a key part of BEDA’s strategy to 2021; find out about the latest developments in each area here.Clusters are creative groups formed by BEDA members with recognised expertise in particular...
View ArticleBenchmarking Design for Innovation Policy
Anna Whicher explains how the Design Policy Monitor framework is used to influence policy.In the Action Plan for Design-driven Innovation, the European Commission encourages all European countries and...
View ArticleBEDA and the economic value of design
Three of BEDA’s clusters relate to the economic value of design; we offer an overview of the importance of this area of work.The creative sector is recognised as a significant economic driver within...
View ArticleBEDA members on EU Design Days 2016
We asked BEDA members about their experience of the 6th edition of EU Design Days, held this September in Brussels.We asked participants about the highlights of the EU Design Days event for their...
View ArticleDesign Week LithuaniaI 2017
Lithuania’s biggest design event takes ‘senses’ as its themeDESIGN WEEK LITHUANIA takes place in six Lithuanian cities – the capital Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Telšiai, Anykščiai – and is the...
View ArticleBerlinPoland B2B networking exchange
B2B Networking Exchange, including Manufacturer Visits, in Stettin, PolandAs Part of the project BerlinPoland, International Design Center Berlin invited fashion labels and Polish clothing...
View Article10th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne
10th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 9th March – 9th April 2017From digital labour to the sharing economy, the world of work is being reconfigured; the 10th Biennale explores shifting work...
View ArticleEcoDesign Circle update
The EcoDesign group, driving innovation in the Baltic region, report on their progress and invite members to respond to their questionnaireThe three-year EU project EcoDesign Circle works to increase...
View ArticleJoseph Binder Award winners exhibition
Joseph Binder Award winners exhibition BEDA members are invited to the opening of the Joseph Binder Award 2016 at the JBA16 exhibition at the designforum Vorarlberg! Save the date Vernissage 16.03. //...
View ArticleKapani Market finds its identity
With the support Design for Europe, KEPA, Design Council and a whole set of stakeholders join forces to give Thessaloniki’s oldest market Kapani a new identify and a new renovated life.Kapani market is...
View ArticleEuropean Design Festival, Oslo, May 2018
BEDA members Grafill chosen as partners for the 2018 chapter, profiling Norwegian design and illustration in a European context.The European Design Festival is hosted in a different European city each...
View ArticleErasmus+ ‘Practicing Design’
Design Austria report on a Croatian, Austrian and Macedonian collaboration to bridge the gap between design education and the design professionThe main purpose of the ‘Practicing Design’ project is to...
View ArticleDesign for Europe: A Review
BEDA Board Member Anna Whicher reviews the two year Design for Europe programme and its impact.Design for Europe (a.k.a. European Design Innovation Platform) was funded by the European Union from...
View ArticleExploring finance in Europe’s design sector
After examining EU support for design, we look at the overall financial ecosystem to learn more about traditional and innovative tools to access finance BEDA understands design as a creative approach...
View ArticleBEDA European Design Forum
BEDA European Design Forum: What is the future of design support across Europe? 8 June, Vilnius. BEDA is the authority for design in Europe. Once a year, we bring those that operate in and around the...
View ArticleMakers Unite for social inclusion
BNO report on Makers Unite, a six week social inclusion programme based on collaboratively creating sustainable products. BEDA members BNO are a sponsor and contributor to the MakersUnite programme,...
View ArticleTU Delft Design Doing with KLM
KLM – the Royal Dutch Airlines- and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) will be Design Doing together - developing new products and processes in a real-world environment. KLM – the Royal Dutch...
View ArticleUpdate: European Design Report
There’s still time to contribute to the European Design Report – but hurry! Deadline 30th April. Ten years ago the first European Design Report, which collects national facts and figures from 27...
View ArticleNew Nordic design and public transport
SVID update on how innovative design is being used in the Nordic countries to improve and popularise use of public transport. In the Nordic countries the interest in design for public transportation...
View ArticleImproving the Helsinki rapid tram service
Ornamo Award 2017 is won by Mikko Koivisto, whose agency Hellon are improving the Helsinki rapid tram service. Service designer Mikko Koivisto has won the highly-regarded Ornamo Award of 2017....
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