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.
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
Design-as-a-Competitive-Edge (DAACE) is a collaborative project led by Ornamo Art and Finland and BEDA that focuses on supporting designers to enhance their capabilities of building sustainable businesses around design. read more
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
Our vision is clear and ambitious. We want for design to be embraced in Europe as a driver of sustainable growth and prosperity. During the past 55 years we have witnessed a tremendous development in the uptake of design throughout Europe in terms of businesses, public sector, and governments. This goes for both regions, countries as well as the European Commission.
Topic: A Human-Centered Approach to Digital Services & AI
Speaker: Christina Melander, Danish Design Center read more
Save the date for an engaging online session that will make you excited about the design protection again!... read more