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novembre 17, 2021 - World Design Capital Valencia

World Design Capital Valencia 2022 unveils its official program

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150 INTERNATIONAL OPINION LEADERS

100 PROJECTS (EXHIBITIONS, INTERVENTIONS, MEETINGS AND PUBLICATIONS)

70 COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS

36 EXHIBITIONS

7 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS OF GREAT MEDIA IMPACT THAT WILL ATTRACT MORE THAN 130,000 FOREIGN VISITORS

GENERAL REACH TO MORE THAN TWO MILLION PEOPLE
 
6 STRATEGIC AXES
 
A LARGE SPACE OPEN TO CITIZENS IN THE CITY HALL SQUARE WILL BE CREATED IN APRIL

* València becomes in 2022 the territory with the most resources, projects and events for the promotion of #design in Spain.
* The general assessment of citizenship is 8.65 out of 10, according to a preview of the study of the economic impact of the University of #Valencia.
The epicenter of the Mediterranean #design: #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022 will attract the attention of more than two million people and 200,000 foreign visitors in 2022.

Only with its seven major Signature events, promoted in collaboration with the World #design Organization, will attract 130,000 people to the Valencian Community over the next year.

Ximo Puig, president of the Autonomous Government of #Valencia; Toni Gaspar, president of the #Valencia Provincial Council; and Joan Ribó, mayor of #Valencia, among other authorities, have reiterated their support for the organization at the institutional gala held at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia with the presence of the partners and the entire Valencian #design ecosystem.

The organization of #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022 today presented its official program to verify that, more than an event, it constitutes a milestone in the history of the city and in the international projection of both the entire Region of #Valencia and the Spain Brand, by leading the promotion of #design as a tool for the transversal transformation of society, and a lever for growth. In fact, only in the Region of #Valencia #design contributes with more than 4,000 million euros to its annual GDP.

The President of the Autonomous Government of #Valencia, Ximo Puig; the Mayor of #Valencia, Joan Ribó; the President of the Valencian Parliament, Enric Morera; the General Secretary of Innovation at the Ministry of Science and Innovation, Teresa Riesgo; the President of the #Valencia Provincial Council, Toni Gaspar; and the Regional Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labour of the Generalitat Valenciana, Rafael Climent, have accompanied the team of #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022 and the members of the World #design Organization in the official presentation of the event's program for 2022, a special occasion for a territory whose #design is the backbone of the history of its industry and both an artistic and cultural heritage. The event has been held at the Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía with 1,200 attendees representing institutions and companies from the Valencian #design ecosystem. Among them, Luis Calabuig, Vice President of #Valencia #design Capital Association.

As part of the communication program of #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022, a hundred registered media - including 25 international media - have attended this morning the press conference that has taken place in the Mar Rojo Auditorium of the #Valencia Oceanogràfic, in the presence of Xavi Calvo, Director of #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022, Bertrand Derome, General Director of the World #design Organization, Corinna Heilmann, Program Director of #worlddesigncapitalValencia 2022, and Silvia Flórez, #design Community Engagement Manager.

Further information in the press release to download