Kasper de Graaf’s Posts
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Manchester and Nairobi combine to fight global warming
Doing Zero selected as creative commission for COP26 Global Climate Change Conference One of a growing number of community design…
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World Festival of Design in Cities
In November 2022, the City of Manchester – birthplace of the industrial revolution, and a diverse city of science, literature,…
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Scale-up Sessions and Resources
Scale-up Sessions is a series of programmes and events for startups, microbusinesses and SMEs produced by Design Manchester in partnership…
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XR to creatives: “Stop toxic!”
We’ve been mesmerized by the COVID-19 pandemic for months. New problems have become apparent, but the old ones have not…
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Tom Bloxham: “We are not delivering units”
by Kasper de Graaf The railway arches at Mayfield, a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Station, is what all of Manchester…
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And the winner is…
From the launch event at Manchester Art Gallery on 6th November to the poignant pop-up exhibition We Are Bury at…
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Win a signed Swifty print and six DM20 Conference tickets!
This year we are running a survey throughout the festival to help us better understand our audiences and support our…
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Manifesto: Do Tank #1
Manchester’s design community assembled for a “Do Tank” session at LEAF on 21st May to discuss the vision and future plans…
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Eindhoven on the map
How a city’s commitment to design has shaped its image on the international stage By Kasper de Graaf On Wednesday…
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Manchester launches a Design Manifesto for the city
Manchester engages design community to support its 10-year strategy. Design, like tech, is crucial to all sectors and services, says…
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John Owens talks about DM18
Manchester’s Finest pointed its cameras at our Artistic Director John Owens to get some idea of the range of Manchester’s…
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Manifestations of Design
In what ways can we apply design skills and thinking to help achieve the objectives set out in our city…