FreeDesigndom 08

Europe has a new design event: FreeDesigndom. In September and October 2008, under the name 4 weeks of FreeDesigndom, the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht will host a wide variety of design and fashion events for an international audience. The programme includes Via Milano New Dutch Design (a showcase of new work), Streetlab (an exciting festival of street fashion and design), Multiplicity & Visual Identities (a conference on design research in multicultural societies), the Woonbeurs Amsterdam home show, the popular Inside Design Amsterdam exhibition, and a symposium on social design from leading-edge design organisation Utrecht Manifest. During 4 weeks of FreeDesigndom, Amsterdam will also host, for the first time, ExperimentaDesign. Starting in 2008, this innovative, multidisciplinary event, founded in Lisbon, will take place alternately in Lisbon and Amsterdam. The ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam biennale consists of exhibitions, conferences, 'open talks', and side events taking place at unusual locations throughout the city. With its wide-ranging programme, FreeDesigndom is a major new event on the international creative calendar, held annually in Utrecht and Amsterdam. http://www.freedesigndom.com/