DESIGN YOUR PROFIT
A key project, which the Institute of Industrial Design (IID) is currently implementing is the Design Your Profit (D+Y+P), whose aim is to improve the competitiveness of Polish companies through design (process and product innovation). The project is implemented in the framework of the European Union’s Operational Program for Economic Innovation.
EXPO 2010
Within the promotion of Polish economy on the Expo 2010 World Fair in Shanghai prepared by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, The Institute of Industrial Design will present an exhibition entitled “Added Value. Design from Poland” and prepare three one-day seminars on Design management. The seminars will take place on May 24, 25 and 26. The “Added Value” exhibition, showing the best products of Polish Designers will take place in the Polish pavilion on May 1 – 31. It will be accompanied by a publication introducing the visitors with the achievements and originality of Polish Design. The exhibition will be organized as part of the The Institute of Industrial Design key project “Design your profit. The improvement of firm competitiveness by applying Design”.
GDYNIA DESIGN DAYS
Gdynia Design Days promotes design of the Baltic countries. It is co-organised by the Institute of Industrial Design and the City of Gdynia. It is a great festival of design: Polish and foreign exhibitions, presentations, workshops for adults and children, events for all citizens of Gdynia and the Tri-city, tourists, business people and designers.
Young Design is a nationwide competition for young designers (students and graduates in industrial design) organized each year by the Institute of Industrial Design (IID). The main prize is a scholarship memorial Wanda Telakowska. The scholarship is granted to most promising designs and young designers with the greatest potential.
IMAGINE CUP
The Imagine Cup, is an initiative from Microsoft that endeavors to encourage students around the world to apply their passion and creativity to create technology innovations solving real world problems through their curriculum practical projects. We participate in this great initiative co-organising the Software Design category in the Polish edition.
POLISH DESIGNERS LEXICON
We have published the Polish Designers Lexicon. It identifies Poland’s top designers and their achievements. It is published online and is available for free. The Lexicon is a result of our long-lasting research project, during which we identified and compiled the Polish designers’ profiles, their projects and achievements and we put them in one searchable and easy-to-use online database. There are currently about 450 records in the database.
GOOD DESIGN
The Good Design is an annual nationwide design competition, in which we award well-designed products in three areas: home, working environment, and public space. Thanks to the Good Design competition even smaller local companies have an opportunity to present and be awarded for their well designed products.
