What is the WDC?

• History
• Vision and mission
• WDC Signature Events
  • Signing Ceremony
  • New Year’s Eve of design
  • Design Gala
  • Design conference
  • International Design House
  • Convocation ceremony

World Design Capitals

• Current capital: Helsinki
• Future Capital: Cape Town
• Past capital: Seoul
• Past capital: Torino
  • Why Torino
  • Visual identity
  • A year in numbers
  • Evaluating the results
  • Beyond 2008

Becoming a WDC

• Benefits
• Who can apply
• Project cycle
• Fees
• Key dates
• Submission process
• Selection committee
  • Past committees

Sponsorship

About

• About Icsid
• About Organising Committee
• About the WDC logo
• About WDC Founding Chair
• Contact us

Design Success Stories

• Circa on Jellicoe: encourages walkability
• Subte: a visual signage system of information, identity and stimulation
• NYC Visitors Information Center: an interactive guide for the 21st century traveller
• Bhikaiji Cama Place
• Urbikes: Optimised bike sharing system

Press Releases

• City of Cape Town appointed as World Design Capital 2014
• World Design Capital 2014 shortlisted cities announced
• Anticipation for WDC 2014 builds as over 50 cities show interest in the designation
• Corporations eager to join World Design Capital Helsinki 2012
• WDC Seoul 2010 comes to a successful end

In the News

• In The News