Montreal (Canada) – Following deliberations on 9 June 2011, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has the pleasure to announce on behalf of the members of the World Design Capital® (WDC) Selection Committee that the cities of Bilbao (Spain), Cape Town (South Africa) and Dublin (Ireland) have been selected as the three shortlisted cities that will move on to the next round of evaluation in the bid to becoming the World Design Capital in 2014.

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Montreal (Canada) -  The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) is proud to announce a landmark for the World Design Capital® (WDC) initiative as a record 56 cities in 24 countries have expressed an interest in the 2014 designation as applications closed on 31 March 2011.

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Montreal (Canada) – The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) is currently inviting cities to submit applications for the World Design Capital® (WDC) 2014 designation – a biennial international appointment that is conferred to a city for the period of one year, in recognition of its achievements and focus on design as a driving force for economic, social and cultural development.

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Montreal (Canada) – Following deliberations on 17 July 2009, Icsid announced  on behalf of the members of the WDC Jury, that the City of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and the City of Helsinki (Finland) have been selected for the shortlist of cities that will move on to the next round of evaluation in the hopes of becoming World Design Capital in 2012.
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Montreal (Canada) – The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) reported interest from a total of 46 cities in 27 countries around the world at the close of the WDC 2012 application process on 31 March 2009.

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