Hyderabad to host 2019 World Design Assembly, will feature works showing the power of design to improve lives

The World Design Organization (WDO) TM has announced that the City of Hyderabad in India has been selected to host the next WDO World Design Assembly in October 2019.
Hyderabad to host 2019 World Design Assembly, will feature works showing the power of design to improve lives

The World Design Organization (WDO) TM has announced that the City of Hyderabad in India has been selected to host the next WDO World Design Assembly in October 2019. The bid was presented by the Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Telangana, in collaboration with India Design Forum.

Under the theme Humanizing Design, WDO’s 31st Assembly will be held in tandem with a five-day local design event organized by India Design Forum (IDF), which will include installations, interventions, exhibitions and workshops that demonstrate the power of design to improve lives. IDF is India's first and most influential platform for a global dialogue on design, spanning all disciplines under the purview of design. The event will be a continuation of IDF's program, which serves as an invaluable platform to leading design industry figures, professionals, and emerging talent to interact with their counterparts from across the world.

“In the context of WDO’s recently adopted World Design Agenda, the City of Hyderabad presented an outstanding proposal, with numerous opportunities to position design as a critical tool for addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said WDO President Luisa Bocchietto. “We look forward to working with the Government of Telangana and the local design community to elevate the role of design in creating inclusive, resilient, and sustainable cities.”

As part of the selection process, WDO reviewed different bids, examining each city’s working style, capacity to host a large-scale international event, ability to rally the wider design community and its citizens, as well as the relevance of the parallel design event theme and its application in both a local and global setting.

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