The Design Foundation of the Region of Valencia was born and develops its activity as a legacy of World Design Capital Valencia 2022. A year of celebration and positioning of local talent that was possible thanks to the previous designation by the World Design Organization (WDO).
With the aim of continuing to strengthen ties, recognition and to continue promoting the use of design to achieve a better world, today the collaboration with the WDO is extended and takes on a new form: making the Design Foundation of the Region of Valencia a new member of the international network of entities adhered to the organisation.
With more than 180 companies and institutions from all over the world, the various members of the WDO represent a global network that collaborates to support the profession of industrial design and promote its contribution to economic, social, cultural and environmental development.
Our country’s links with the World Design Organization (WDO) extend to other highly recognised entities such as the furniture brand Andreu World, Barcelona centre de Disseny (BCD) cluster, CEU Cardenal Herrera University and Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
On an international scale, the best universities in the field of design and creativity, as well as associations, foundations and institutions ensure the ethics and promotion of the discipline for a more prosperous, sustainable and diverse world. They are all part of WDO’s network of members across five continents. You can find them at wdo.org/community/members.
In each edition of “nude”, design experts are responsible for guaranteeing a quality and innovative product, as well as for selecting the designers, studios and publishing firms that will participate.
On this occasion, Xavi Calvo—director of the Fundació—will sit on the jury alongside renowned professionals from the sector: the design journalist Teresa Herrero, the designer and founder of Venture Experience, Alberto Martínez, and Jacobo Ventura, interior designer and creative director at the furniture firm Alexandra. All of them will meet at Feria València and be coordinated by the founder and curator of the “nude” show, María Fontes.
Registration for “nude 2023” is open until 22 June. You can view the rules and all the details regarding registration on the competition’s website: nudegeneration.com.
The next edition of “nude” will take place from 19 to 22 September 2023 at Feria Hábitat Valencia.
A few years ago, become the World Design Capital was simply an unimaginable milestone.
And today, five key words stand out in a special way on our horizon: promote, disseminate, connect, celebrate and position. These are not just trivial actions in our near future, but fundamental pillars to continue building from the momentum that 2022 has given us, the experience we have amassed over the last few decades and the expertise of Mediterranean skills and centuries-old traditions.
We cannot forget the reasons that have brought us this far and that have shaken up the present at an international level: the drive and vision of design companies and professionals, the will and the backbone of entities such as the Marina de València, the Arxiu Valencià del Disseny, schools and universities, technological institutes, museums, cultural centres and all the institutions that have supported us.
The future will be marked by the interests of the territory that defines us: we will continue to seek a better world and a better quality of life from a circular, sustainable and inclusive perspective.
We can only hope that the generosity and entrepreneurial strength of all the people who have made Valencian design a shared project will continue.
Let us understand this new stage as one more link in the chain: we will not tire in our quest to become a consolidated benchmark for international design.
Let’s begin.
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Vicent Martínez
Chairman of the Fundació del Disseny de la Comunitat Valenciana