REVOLUTION is the program focus of Design Month Graz, which is organized by Creative Industries Styria from May 6 to June 4. The creative industries and design community give in- sights into their work. Revolution speeches in the city center will open the design festival, followed by numerous formats, from a revolution conference, workshops and exhibitions to guided tours – around 100 program points.
In May, the 14th Design Month will take place in the UNESCO City of Design Graz. Creative Industries Styria will focus on the topic of REVOLUTION. In today’s sense a complex topic – because revolutions take place digitally, socially, ecologically and economically. And that with great speed. The creative industries want to shake things up, but at the same time show itself and a broad audience inspirations and approaches to solutions, how society and the economy can develop positively.
Revolutionary speeches at the opening: On May 5, 8 experts will give short revolutionary speeches at 8 different locations in the center of Graz to bring the program focus to the attention of the public. At Design in the City, starting on Saturday, May 6, 30 design-savvy stores in Graz will give designers a platform to present their unique products, and GrazGuides will invite visitors to take guided tours of the individual stores.
Under the title Circular What?, two exhibitions at the Designforum Steiermark are thematically linked, both dedicated to the topic of circular economy. Kreislaufkultur deals with the Austrian circular economy strategy and the transformation of residual materials into recyclable materials. Wood Craft Design shows how marketable products can be created from residual materials from wood processing.
The DESIGN-CLINIC will be mobile for „design emergencies” during Design Month Graz. In addition to the analog „clinic”, a special clinic for digitalization will be opened: the DIGITAL-CLINIC, where experienced experts „treat” small and large problems of digitization. Visualizing utopias is the motto of Green Utopia, an initiative of Green Tech Valley Cluster, Creative Industries Styria, Holzcluster Steiermark, Graz University of Technology and FH Joanneum – Institute of Design and Communication. You can expect exciting results and presentations during Design Month Graz.
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES STYRIA
Creative Industries Styria GmbH is the network of the creative industries in Styria and organizes De- sign Month Graz. It creates awareness for the creative sector on a regional and international level. As an active co-creator of the structural change towards a knowledge-based production society, it initiates and coordinates initiatives and key projects of the creative industries. It is a cooperation and contact partner for institutions and companies that want to implement creative concepts and supports their realization through project-related consulting and networking. The creative industries have a cross- sectional function in terms of strengthening the innovation processes of companies through design as a holistic design process for product and service innovations. Its function is also central in location development and in the formation of innovative milieus.
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