World Design Capital 2010 Competition Launched

World Design Capital 2010 Competition Launched
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today on behalf of the International Design Alliance (IDA) the opening of the World Design Capital (WDC) 2010 competition - a biennial international event created to showcase cities in recognition of their design excellences their focus on design as a driving force for economic, social and cultural development.

For the winning city, the WDC designation is an opportunity to share with an international audience, its commitment to integrate the many facets of design into the city's strategic development and provide a platform to demonstrate the merits of design as a sustainable factor to the betterment of the quality of life for its citizens.

The World Design Capital 2010 applicants will be evaluated by a panel of international design figures, which will convene in October 2007 to announce the winner at the Icsid XV Congress in San Francisco, USA.