Show your support for the BEDA Position Paper, which empowers design in Europe, by signing it

BEDA sees design as an opportunity to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across Europe.

BEDA boasts over 50 members from more than 25 countries across Europe. Members include publicly funded design organisations plus professional and trade associations, all of whom promote pioneering design nationally or regionally.

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07/10/24

Ornamo Art and Design Finland and BEDA are placing high importance on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for all designers and SMEs across Europe and have created video resources to help grasp the concept of IPR and how to use them to your benefit.
In a short video series, Ornamo‘s lawyer Iiris Adenius provides a concise overview of the basic concepts and principles all designers and SMEs should know.
You can also see... read more

16/09/24

Position Paper in Short
The position paper points to three crucial themes that need attention and ACTION to unleash the potential of designers, as skills, as a creative capacity, as methods and as approaches to innovation.
Deploy design – including fostering skills and lifelong learning, investing in design research to bridge the science-implementation gap, and strengthening intellectual property rights.
Strengthen democracy by rebuilding trust and citizen engagement with design methods – including engage... read more

24/10/24

This survey targets European designers and aims to gather their views and knowledge on design protection.
Share your insights by filling in the survey and checking out the informational materials included in the survey about the protection of your design rights.
The survey is anonymous, but participants can provide their contact information to enter a prize draw for a €100 gift card to Finnish Design Shop. This data will be stored separately... read more

17/09/24

On 17 September 2024, the SACCORD project holds its 2nd Consortium Meeting in Amsterdam, during the Creative Skills Week 2024. This meeting marks a significant milestone in the project’s journey to foster creativity, skills development, and innovative partnerships across Europe. The meeting brings together the SACCORD consortium, to assess progress, explore next steps, and enhance collaboration among the participating organisations.
The agenda among organisational questions of the project includes also such... read more

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