Detroit City of Design
As the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States, the festival serves as a platform for creative collaboration, celebrating Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital.
This year’s theme, "City of Design," celebrates the 10th anniversary of Detroit’s designation as a UNESCO City of Design. It highlights how cities in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network use design to help build a more sustainable future. Events showcase how Detroit designers are addressing these global challenges locally.
As the stewards of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation, Design Core uses the festival as an opportunity to amplify the work of Detroit designers with our UNESCO Partners, increasing the global visibility and value of Detroit’s creative output.
CITY OF DESIGN CONVERSATIONS
Global Diasporas, Local Design CultureFri, Sep 04River Trail - Little Village
Industrial Heritage to Industrial Design: Learning from ManufacturingSun, Sep 06SpaceLab Detroit
City of Design Talks: At the StationFri, Sep 11The Study @ Michigan Central
Black Culture Across BordersSun, Sep 13Scarab Club
Adaptive Detroit: Design Forum on Reuse + RenovationSun, Sep 20Vander Detroit
Design Moves the Future: Festival Closing SymposiumSat, Sep 26Detroit Public Library
UNESCO Creative Cities
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote international cooperation between cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development.
The 350 cities around the world that make up this network all place creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their urban development plans and share a commitment to collaborating internationally in support of a more sustainable future for all.
Detroit City of Design
As the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States, the festival serves as a platform for creative collaboration, celebrating Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital.
This year’s theme, "City of Design," celebrates the 10th anniversary of Detroit’s designation as a UNESCO City of Design. It highlights how cities in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network use design to help build a more sustainable future. Events showcase how Detroit designers are addressing these global challenges locally.
As the stewards of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation, Design Core uses the festival as an opportunity to amplify the work of Detroit designers with our UNESCO Partners, increasing the global visibility and value of Detroit’s creative output.
17 Goals to transform our world
The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.