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INDEX: Design to Improve Life
Well-being, Aid, Environment
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INDEX: focuses on Design to Improve Life – e.g. design that substantially improves important aspects of human life – worldwide. INDEX: awards the largest design award in the world – the index: award, worth €500 000. INDEX: presents the best life-improving designs in a world touring exhibition. INDEX: organizes professional and educational events for business, industry and students. INDEX: is the heart of a global network generating new knowledge and thinking. INDEX: originates from the human and democratic tradition of Danish design.
History
Making Copenhagen the venue of a worldwide design event was an idea that arose in 2000. Shortly after its conception, the idea was presented to the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, which granted financial support for a preliminary investigation to determine the value of this concept to the Danish design industry as well as its value in marketing Copenhagen on the international arena. During the development of INDEX:, the focus shifted from traditional design to that of “Design to Improve Life.”
The first INDEX: event was held in 2005 and received widespread international recognition. The idea of INDEX: was now a reality and Design to Improve Life is now a new approach to the definition of good design.
In 2007 INDEX: AWARD was presented for the second time. The INDEX: AWARD EXHIBITION was visited by 438.000 people in Copenhagen and 248.000 in Gwangju, South Korea.
On May 20, 2008 INDEX: became a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Danish Design Centre (DDC) which was also among the original founders of INDEX: in 2003.
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INDEX: is dedicated to change global mindsets by exploring and showing how design can improve life for people
Join This GroupINDEX: Design to Improve Life
Copenhagen S, DK-2300
Denmark
+45 3389 2005
Contact INDEX: Design to Improve Life
http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk
Moderator: Niels Jarler
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