City of Helsinki Wants to Become World Design Capital 2012
September 1, 2009 | Levent OZLER
The City of Helsinki did not fail to make an impression on the two representatives of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) who paid a visit to the Finnish capital last week in order to discuss the city's prospects for becoming World Design Capital (WDC) in 2012.
"Especially Helsinki's district of Arabianranta made an impact on us", says Professor Peter Zec, the father of the worldwide design capital idea.
Zec evaluated the content of Helsinki's application for two days together with Dilki de Silva, the Secretary-General of the ICSID.
"What is important is the content of the entire application package, not individual questions", de Silva explained.
The two visitors have also talked with Helsinki residents, trying to define how committed the various parties involved really are.
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