The 12th edition of Barcelona Design Week is taking place in the city from June 6th to 14th, with a program of over 120 activities, a record number for the design week and a 50% increase compared to last year. The annual event, organized by BCD Barcelona Design Centre with the support of the Barcelona City Council , expects to surpass the 20.000 participants of the last edition.
This year, 89 organizers have wanted to join this initiative and have made possible a program that exceeds 100 activities, among which are 33 exhibitions, 21 workshops, 20 conferences and 22 presentations, as well as circuits, inaugurations, networking activities, performances and parties, among others.
Analyzing the Design Week program by district, Sant Martí - Poblenou stands out as the city's creative nucleus. Up to 40 activities are concentrated in this area, most of which will be held on Saturday, June 10, on the occasion of Poblenou Design Day, one of the most outstanding novelties presented this year by Barcelona Design Week.
During the presentation, the Second Deputy Mayor, Jaume Collboni, explained that “a line of work to promote the city in the design and fashion environment has been launched in collaboration with the private sectors, to give a new impetus to the city ". "We want to promote the creative industries to make Barcelona a center linked to innovation, technology and design," he added.
Under the title 'Transforming Society' , this year's BDW aims to promote and highlight design as a tool for societal transformation and as a key driver of innovation, sustainability, and improved quality of life. In this regard, the President of the BCD, Pau Herrera, stated that "design is a transformative element that can address the current challenges facing society."
For his part, Jaume Collboni highlighted that this edition of Barcelona Design Week "values design as a tool for social transformation for a more inclusive and sustainable city."
BDW Program 2017
On June 6 at the Disseny Hub Barcelona auditorium, BDW 2017 opened its doors with the inaugural conference 'Design for a better world: Betting on the future of Africa through creativity' by Ravi Naidoo, creator of Design Indaba and CEO of Interactive Africa.
The 'Krea. Different views in creative processes', curated by Curro Claret and Martín Azúa. In this living exhibition, the public has the opportunity to enter an exhibition that does not speak of generosity or charity, but of a genuine interest in the value that creativity brings from the unique life situations and experiences of groups at risk of social exclusion.
Other highlights of this year's program are: the BDW Congress, on June 12 and 13, entitled 'Transforming Society'; the conference 'Design and Research for Health', on June 9, through which the Design Cluster wants to contribute to promoting how research in design can generate innovation in the field of health; and the Talent Show, on June 14, an event that wants to give visibility to the emerging talent of the next generations of designers, in which the following participate: BAU, ELISAVA, EINA, IED, LCI, Escuela Massana, IDEP, ESDAP and ESDI.
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