The manifesto of the first ever Łódź Design Festival was the commandments of a good designer formulated by Tomek Rygalik:

• Don’t imitate others. Create things that give you the opportunity to express yourself.

• Don’t waste time on decorating. Do you really want another toothbrush with a rubber handle that twinkles pink?

• Dont lie. Design things to be what they are meant to be.

• Do not kill. Use the original properties of materials and do not combine them with others unnecessarily. They will pay you and the environment back handsomely.

• Don’t be selfish. Design things with the people who will use them in mind. Let items age beautifully.

• Don’t over talk. Understatement triggers imagination, desire and curiosity

_exhibitions

The Festival exhibitions included e.g.:

• “Polish House”, curators: Małgorzata Ludwisiak, Paulina Stępień, cooperation: Monika Bielak, artists including: Aleksandra Adamczyk, Joanna Bylicka, Chameleonlab, Grupa 68, Maciej Karpiak, KWK Promes, Łosiak&Siwiak, puff buff design, Ewa Rurarz, Tamizo Architects

• “Party Print”, curators: Jakub Stępień, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Maciej Nierychlewski, artists including: AMPSTRONG, Maciej Chajnrich, Jakub Jezierski, Małgorzata Gurowska, Joanna Małecka, Mama Studio, Jelena Rackovic, Wiktor Skok

• “Take It Use!”, curator: Bogna Świątkowska, artists: AZE (Anna Kotowicz, Artur Puszkarewicz), Beza (Zofia Strumiłło, Anna Łoskiewicz), Hubert Czerepok, Gogo (Piotr Stolarski, Marysia Makowska), Joanna Jurczak, Janusz Łukowicz, Bartosz Mucha, Massmix, Tomek Rygalik

• “Home” – exhibition of architectural designs by Bartosz Hunger (Allmendinger Gallery)

• “Diplomas 2006/2007” – diploma projects of 2007 graduates of the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Academy of Fine Arts. Władysław Strzemiński in Łódź

• “Diplomas 2006/2007” – master’s and bachelor’s theses from the University of Art and Design in Łódź

• “Presentation of Tomek Rygalik’s workshops” – an exhibition presenting the effects of nationwide workshops conducted at the Rondo Sztuki gallery in Katowice

• “Isle_design” – Polish design inspired by Polish tradition, curators: Aleksandra Klupińska, Izabela Kuzyszyn (Galeria Wschodnia)

• Mobile Design Gallery – bus as a graphic design, design: Hakobo, implementation: Business Consulting Group

_events and guests

During the 1st ŁDF the following events took place:

• discussion panel “Panorama of Polish design”, guests: Czesława Frejlich (2+3d), Bogna Świątkowska (Bęc Zmiana Foundation), Hanna Kaniasta (Adam Mickiewicz Institute), moderated by: Małgorzata Ludwisiak

• discussion panel “Market mechanisms: designer – producer – client”, guests: Ewa Gołębiowska (Silesian Castle of Art and Entrepreneurship), Janusz Obtułowicz (Iker), Irena Krzywonos (Noti), moderator: Małgorzata Ludwisiak

• “Around printing” – a series of 10 lectures combined with the presentation of projects at the Book Art Museum, guests: Andrzej Tomaszewski, Krzysztof Tyczkowski, Radek Nowakowski, Zbigniew Koszałkowski, Andrzej Chętko, Krzysztof Trusz, Tomasz Bierkowski, Anna Wojtunik and Tymoteusz Lekler, Ewa Satelecka and Jacek Mrowczyk, Krystyna Lipka, Martyn Kramek, Paweł Tryzno

• Art of Architecture – documentary film screenings and discussions with guests: Marek Janiak, Dariusz Witasiak, Michał Musioł, Jakub Wójek, Andrzej Owczarek, Maciej Olenderek, Włodzimierz Adamiak, Wojciech Saloni

• Elipsa – presentation of the new electric car Elipsa designed by Paulina Stępień, manufactured by Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego in Radom

_festival 

The organization of the 1th Łódź Design Festival was Łódź Art Center, coorganization was: Łódź City Hall, Łódź Voivodeship and Fabryka Sztuki. The festival was held under the honorary patronage Marshal of the Łódź Voivodeship Włodzimierz Fisiak and President of City of Łódź Jerzy Kropiwnicki. Sponsors of 1st ŁDF was Paradyż Group, Pilsner Urquell and DuoDruk. The event partners included: Łódź – Europejska Stolica Kultury 2016, Manufaktura, Hotel Savoy, Iker, 3PR, Muzeum Książki Artystycznej, Galeria Wschodnia, Allmendinger, Sztuka Architektury, Wyższa Szkoła Sztuki i Projektowania w Łodzi, AMG.net, Fundacja Bęc |Zmiana, Jazzga, Księgarnia Mała Litera, MPK Łódź. The media patronage over the event was taken by: 2+3D, Exklusiv, Magazyn 042, Trójka Polskie Radio, Onet.pl, Gadu Gadu, Press Service.