{"id":87168,"date":"2011-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/world-design-capital-2014\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:49:54","slug":"world-design-capital-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/world-design-capital-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18647\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/world-design-capital-2014\/cape-town-design\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18647\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18647\" title=\"Cape Town Design\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Cape-Town-Design.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Town Design\" width=\"570\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">: A visitor relaxes outside the township house designed by Legato Redyard for DTCC AET 275 Design Fundamentals course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you roam in creative circles then you\u2019ve probably heard about Cape Town\u2019s bid to become the <strong>World Design Capital in 2014<\/strong>. Otherwise known as the <strong>WDC 2014<\/strong>, this coveted award is bestowed on the city that is \u201c<em>dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The final decision on Cape Town\u2019s bid lies in the capable hands of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (<strong>ICSID<\/strong>) and the winning city will be announced in Taipei on 24-26 October 2011.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the WDC14 mean for Cape Town<\/h2>\n<p>Apart from the sizeable, targeted tourism injection the <strong>WDC2014<\/strong> means for the Mother City, it will also do much to further Cape Town\u2019s position on the world stage as a major creative destination. The title will give Cape Town a chance to showcase its achievements and aspirations through a year-long programme of design-led events and activities as <strong>World Design Capital<\/strong> designees Seoul and Helsinki will do in this year and in 2012 respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Who are we up against?<\/h2>\n<p>Securing an event of this nature for Cape Town was never going to be a walk in the park and we\u2019re up against some tough competition. There are some 56 cities from 24 countries also bidding for the coveted title of World Design Capital in 2014 some of which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dublin<\/li>\n<li>Bilbao (Spain)<\/li>\n<li>Beijing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How can you get involved in the WDC 2014 Bid?<\/h2>\n<p>In partnership with the <strong>WDC 2014<\/strong> bidding committee is Creative Cape Town and CCID. Become involved by joining the Cape Town World Design Capital bid on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Cape-Town-for-World-design-Capital\/348553012789\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other bids, Cape Town (and South Africa as a whole) is hoping Table Mountain becomes one of the New7Wonders in 2011.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Update &#8211; 21 June 2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s reason to\u00a0 celebrate &#8211; <strong>Cape Town<\/strong> has just been shortlisted along with Bilbao and Dublin for the <strong>World Design Capital 2014<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/38390797@N02\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Profesora Farigoule<\/a> on Flickr<\/p>\n<h2>Update on WDC 2014 &#8211; 26 August 2011<\/h2>\n<p>Check out this slicky produced video on why Cape Town deserves to be the <strong>World Design Capital in 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xoFLtHMWssY\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=xoFLtHMWssY\">Cape Town World Design Capital Bid 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Update &#8211; 26 October 2011<\/h3>\n<h2>NEW Cape Town is World Design Capital 2014<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>I logged on to Twitter this morning eager with anticipation to see whether or not Cape Town had been chosen as the <strong>World Design Capital in 2014<\/strong>. The good news was immediately evident the moment I looked at my Twitter timeline. The delegation in Taipei representing Cape Town (including City Mayor <strong>Patricia de Lille<\/strong> and <strong>Skye Grove<\/strong> of Cape Town Tourism) announced the news that Cape Town had beaten Bilbao (Spain) and Dublin to clinch the title of World Design Capital in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Patricia-de-Lille-WDC2014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21078\" title=\"Patricia de Lille WDC2014\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Patricia-de-Lille-WDC2014.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia de Lille WDC2014\" width=\"570\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Images: <a title=\"Cape Town Tourism on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/capetowntourism\" target=\"_blank\">@CapeTownTourism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Cape Town contingent in Taipei tweeted excitedly from Taiwan exclaiming<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/World-Design-Capital-Tweets.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21076\" title=\"World Design Capital Tweets\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/World-Design-Capital-Tweets.png\" alt=\"World Design Capital Tweets\" width=\"494\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CEO of Cape Town Tourism, <strong>Mariette du Toit-Helmbold<\/strong>, Tweeted shortly after the announcement:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\u201c<em>World Design 2014 gives Cape Town the opportunity and platform to redesign a historically disconnected city as inclusive, entrepreneurial and sustainable. Cape Town&#8217;s WDC 2014 bid showcased the power of design to transform lives. Design meets humanity &#8211; let&#8217;s make this our city&#8217;s legacy<\/em>!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Mariette-Twitter.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21077\" title=\"Mariette Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Mariette-Twitter.png\" alt=\"Mariette Twitter\" width=\"522\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In 2014 South Africa will celebrate 20 years of democracy &#8211; and now, through a<strong> full year of design-led events<\/strong>, we will be celebrating the role that design has played in taking a divided city and transforming it into an integrated one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetown2014.co.za\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21079\" title=\"WDC 2014\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/badge.png\" alt=\"WDC 2014\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XrcFSbYSEko\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you roam in creative circles then you\u2019ve probably heard about Cape Town\u2019s bid to become the World Design Capital in 2014. 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