What is WDC2014?

This prestigious status is designated biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development.

Media

ABOUT THE BID:

To find out more about Cape Town’s bid, click here.

PRESS RELEASES:

  • Cape Town celebrates World Design Capital win as Mayor accepts accolade in Taipei
    (Read more)
  • Cape Town awarded World Design Capital 2014 – A win for Cape Town, South Africa and the African continent (Read more)
  • World Design Capital® 2014 announced at IDA Congress (Read more)
  • Cape Town’s creative community on board for World Design Capital selection visit
    (Read more)
  • World Design Capital judges in Cape Town next week (Read more)
  • Cape Town shortlisted as one of three candidates for World Design Capital 2014 (Read more)
  • Cape Town World Design capital bid symbolic of a new chapter (Read more)

IMAGES:

To view and request images of Cape Town, click here.

VIDEOS:

Watch videos on why World Design Capital 2014 is so important for Cape Town:

CASE STUDIES:

Read three case studies highlighted in the Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014 bid book that show (1.) how Cape Town is rebuilding communities, (2.) how the city is reconnecting itself after its divisive past and (3.) how design is being used to reposition the city to face the future.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL IN THE NEWS:

  • 21 Oct, Cape Argus: Countdown starts: Mayor on way to Taipei (Read more)
  • 25 Oct, Cape Argus: Design a tool for change and reform (Read more)
  • 30 Oct, Sunday Weekend Argus: Function, form and our history (Read more)
  • 31 Oct, Cape Times: Cape Town’s win is an opportunity to design our own lives, by Mokena Mokeka and Rory Williams (Read more)
  • 2 Nov, Cape Argus: Inequality takes shine of city’s golden time (Read more)
  • 2 Nov, Cape Argus: Designing communities that work (Read more)
  • 3 Nov, Cape Argus: Bridging our divides (Read more)
  • 3 Nov, Business Day: Cities should be capitals for more than a year (Read more)
  • 24 Nov, Cape Times: A new way to think about our city (Read more)

See an extensive list of World Design Capital news coverage here.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CAPE TOWN AND THE WESTERN CAPE:

City of Cape Town:
Spokesperson: Director of Communication Pieter Cronje – pieter.cronje@capetown.gov.za
City of CT

Creative Cape Town – a programme of the Cape Town Partnership:
For more information email – creative@capetownpartnership.co.za
Creative_Cape_Town

Cape Town Tourism:
Spokesperson: PR and Communications Manager Skye Grove – skye@capetown.travel

Provincial Government of the Western Cape:
Spokesperson: Trace Venter – trace.venter@pgwc.gov.za

Stellenbosch:
Spokesperson: Vernon Bowers – vernonb@stellenbosch.org