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WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL VALÈNCIA 2022

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Why Valencia?

Why Valencia?

The city of Valencia and, in general, the Valencian Community, is a land of creativity. The work of professional designers, architects, interior designers and illustrators over the last century shows a design culture that extends throughout the whole region.

WORLD DESIGN ORGANIZATION

The World Design Organization (WDO)®, formerly the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1957 to promote the profession of industrial design. WDO advocates industrial design driven innovation that creates a better world, engaging more than 150 member organizations in collaborative efforts and carrying out international programming—World Design Capital®, World Design Talks™, World Design Impact Prize™, World Industrial Design Day™, and Interdesign™. WDO has United Nations Special Consultative Status.

https://wdo.org/

WORLD DESIGN ORGANIZATION

ASSOCIACIÓ VALÈNCIA
CAPITAL DEL DISSENY

ASSOCIACIÓ VALÈNCIA<br/>CAPITAL DEL DISSENY

The initiative to turn València into World Design Capital 2022 comes from the civil society, from a group of people (entrepreneurs, professionals and members of designers’ associations) that dreamt with the chance of Valencia becoming a world leader and they passed on this hope to companies and authorities that showed their support. This is the origin of the Associació València Capital del Disseny that started the whole process.

Objectives

Valencia World Design Capital 2022 aims to promote the activity and enhance the quality of this creative sector, making it the main agent for social change and urban innovation. The aim is to generate a whole series of initiatives that will project design beyond 2022, generating a legacy that will transcend and become established as a key value of local and national social fabric.

  • The didactics of design as a tool to improve processes in society.

    Design Didactics
  • To create, activate and facilitate links and collaborations between the design ecosystem and innovation, as well as to establish stable contacts with other disciplines or economic, social and cultural sectors that will transform society in the long term.

    Social transformation
  • To promote Spanish design, its professionals and companies, at international level. Furthermore, to inspire other cities to use design as a strategic tool to grow and prosper and generate an international network of cities that share best practices in innovative design.

    Internationalization
  • To assist and accompany the creation of strategies based on design to contribute to the sustainable and inclusive development of the region, improving the level of wellbeing and the quality of life of its citizens.

    Wellbeing
  • To generate a narrative shared by the three provinces of the Valencian Community around creativity and design, positioning us as a national focus point.

    Storytelling and regional cohesion
  • To build a closer relationship between professionals at the national level and improve the professional implementation of the design sector in society.

    Strengthening of the professional network
  • To ensure the blossoming of a design legacy in the appointed city that will be prolonged and remain after the conclusion of the twelve months as Design Capital.

    Legacy

Timeline

Announcement with the Mayor of Valencia that the city will bid to become World Design Capital.

<p>Announcement with the Mayor of Valencia that the city will bid to become World Design Capital.</p>
17 Dec
2018
<p>Events for participation by residents involving the design and architecture sectors, journalists, social agents and society to debate on the capital status and its challenges.</p>

Events for participation by residents involving the design and architecture sectors, journalists, social agents and society to debate on the capital status and its challenges.

18-22Feb
2019

Valencia is now officially a Candidate City recognised by the World Design Organization, bidding to become World Design Capital in the year 2022.

<p>Valencia is now officially a Candidate City recognised by the World Design Organization, bidding to become World Design Capital in the year 2022.</p>
16Apr
2019
<p>Honorific award given by the ADCV to the Associaciò València Capital del Disseny.</p>

Honorific award given by the ADCV to the Associaciò València Capital del Disseny.

22May
2019

Valencia is now a finalist for World Design Capital 2022, shortlisted together with the Indian city of Bengaluru.

<p>Valencia is now a finalist for World Design Capital 2022, shortlisted together with the Indian city of Bengaluru.</p>
11Jun
2019
<p>La Base at Valencia Marina is filled with design and development companies to celebrate Placemaking Week Europe.</p>

La Base at Valencia Marina is filled with design and development companies to celebrate Placemaking Week Europe.

17Jun
2019

Official visit to Valencia by the jury of the World Design Organization

<p>Official visit to Valencia by the jury of the World Design Organization</p>
29-30Jul
2019
<p>Official announcement: Valencia will be World Design Capital in 2022.</p>

Official announcement: Valencia will be World Design Capital in 2022.

9Sept
2019

Presentation of the announcement with the President of the Valencian Government, the Mayor of Valencia and the other political parties and agents involved.

<p>Presentation of the announcement with the President of the Valencian Government, the Mayor of Valencia and the other political parties and agents involved.</p>
10Sept
2019
<p>Conference of the President of the World Design Organization, Luisa Bocchietto, at Feria Hábitat Valencia.</p>

Conference of the President of the World Design Organization, Luisa Bocchietto, at Feria Hábitat Valencia.

18Sept
2019

Trip to India to the World Design Assembly to collect the baton for World Design Capital in 2022.

<p>Trip to India to the World Design Assembly to collect the baton for World Design Capital in 2022.</p>
11Oct
2019
<p>Different professionals from the Valencian Community collect six of the most important national awards for design, innovation, comic and illustration.</p>

Different professionals from the Valencian Community collect six of the most important national awards for design, innovation, comic and illustration.

13Nov
2019

Designscapes. Congress on public policies.

<p>Designscapes. Congress on public policies.</p>
10-11Mar
2020

International Advisory Committee

World Design Capital Valencia 2022 presents the complete team of IAC (International Advisory Committee) ambassadors. This group of great international design figures offers us their support, assistance, backing and their advice when organizing the program of activities and implementation of projects. Their support is key for the organization, with the aim of showing the international backing of the sector for our programme.

Ben Evans

Ben Evans

Bertrand Derome

Bertrand Derome

Greta Arcila

Greta Arcila

Sara de la Mora

Sara de la Mora

Marco Sammicheli

Marco Sammicheli

Luisa Bocchietto

Luisa Bocchietto

Jaime Hayon

Jaime Hayon

Hanna Harris

Hanna Harris

People

Xavi Calvo

Xavi Calvo

CEO of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Amparo Balbastre

Amparo Balbastre

Financial Director of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Miguel Arraiz

Miguel Arraiz

Projects Director of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

María Lapiedra

María Lapiedra

Communication Director of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Eduardo Teixeira-Alves

Eduardo Teixeira-Alves

Director of Partnerships & International Promotion of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Corinna Heilmann

Corinna Heilmann

Programme Director of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Silvia Flórez Duarte

Silvia Flórez Duarte

Design Community Engagement Manager

Alicia Matallín

Alicia Matallín

Communication and press of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Carolina López Ortuño

Carolina López Ortuño

Events & Marketing World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Daniel Valera

Daniel Valera

Administration of World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Roberto Heredia del Rey

Roberto Heredia del Rey

Projects Department World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Beatriz Rodríguez

Beatriz Rodríguez

Programme Department World Design Capital Valencia 2022

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