Mission Design Den Haag

Design and Government
2010-2018, Den Haag and Berlin / Stockholm / Rome / London / Paris

Design Den Haag 2010-2018 researches the relationship between Design and Government in Europe within an international context, from cultural, economic and social viewpoints. Starting spring 2010, Design Den Haag will organize a total of five public events biennially in the field of design, architecture and visual communication, with exhibitions, publications, lectures and debates, workshops and documentary films. Each edition will entail a collaboration between Den Haag and another European government Capital: Berlin, Stockholm, Rome, London and Paris. The first edition will start in Spring 2010 and features a collaboration between Den Haag and Berlin.
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A project by Design Den Haag

Workshop Political Campaigns
Monday 13 - Friday 17 April 2009, Vide Den Haag

Dutch and German graphic design students are working on concepts for future election campaigns. They concentrate on three political parties: a left-wing party, a party operating on the right of the political spectrum and one ‘centrist’ party. The workshop is guided by Sybren Kuiper (Syb, Den Haag) and Richard van der Laken (Designpolitie, Amsterdam).
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In the context of Design Den Haag

Debate Political Campaigns
Wednesday 15 April 2009, Royal Academy of Art Den Haag

In the context of the international workshop 'Political campaigns', a debate is organized about the role of the designer in public space. Speakers are Thomas Widdershoven (Thonik), Richard van der Laken (Designpolitie), Sybren Kuiper (SYB), Jaap de Bruijn (head Campaigns Groen Links) and Fleur Gräper (head marketing and communication D66).
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Design Den Haag presents

Design Den Haag in Milan
Friday 24 April 2009, Corso Colombo 15, Milan

For whom do we make design? What is the role of a designer in a changing world? Where does design stand today and what will it look like tomorrow? Ed Annink, intendant Design Den Haag 2010, will give a lecture about design and governance during the four-day discussion platform Design Why?, an initiative of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague in Milan.
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