{"id":3965,"date":"2023-01-05T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T11:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:12:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs container\" role=\"navigation\">\n\n            <p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/en\/\">\u0141DF<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-heading-block container\">\n\n    <div class=\"ldf-heading-block__inner-part\">\n\n        <div class=\"ldf-heading-block__left-part\">\n            <h1>\n                About Us\n            <\/h1>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-content-block container\">\n    <p class=\"p1\">\u0141\u00f3d\u017a Design Festival (\u0141DF) as a pioneering event, organized since 2007 by the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Art Center foundation, supports the development of the Polish creative sector, attracting both industry leaders (i.e. designers, producers and distributors) and recipients not professionally related to this topic but who love good design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u0141DF program is an annual review of global design trends, presentation of concepts and future visions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-button-block container\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LDF_PORTFOLIO_EN_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Check our portfolio\n                            <span class=\"ldf-chevron ldf-chevron-right\"><\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-slider container\">\n    <div class=\"ldf-slider-desktop\">\n        <span class=\"thin-arrow left-thin-arrow 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An accompanying exhibition is a kind of a unique image of the world of the near future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>must have<\/strong> ? a plebiscite and an exhibition distinguishing the best domestic implementations. It is also an opportunity to meet the most important Polish designers and producers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archiblok<\/strong> ? a space for discussion, a discussion about space. A block of expert presentations and discussions, dedicated to burning topics in the field of architecture and urban planning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edukreacja<\/strong> ? a zone dedicated to families with children. It is a place for creative play and learning regardless of age, status or knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>open programme<\/strong> ? a call addressed primarily to institutions, curators, artists and designers who would like to show the results of their work to the festival audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-images container\n    ldf-images-margin    ldf-images-single-margin    \"\n>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-788950835\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LDF-skrocone-portfolio-en-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/lodzdesign.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LDF-skrocone-portfolio-en-1.png\" alt=\"\"\n                                            style=\"width: calc( 99% \/ 1 );\"\n                                >\n                            <p class=\"single-image-description\">\u0141\u00f3d\u017a Design Festival, our activities<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ldf-content-block container\">\n    <p><strong>DIFFERENTIATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_latest trends and tendencies<\/strong><br \/>\noriginal projects, market overview, the best Polish creators, international designers of the youngest generation, visions of the future, answers to contemporary social problems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_year-round activities<\/strong><br \/>\ncommunication and education, promoting the theme of design, supporting the creative industries sector, responding to the current audience needs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_space for everyone<\/strong><br \/>\ninclusive and egalitarian activities, content and a form tailored to diverse audiences, interpenetration of the world of experts and amateurs of good design<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_inspiring and educating <\/strong><br \/>\nencounters with experts, practical and theoretical knowledge, supporting entrepreneurship, networking, an atmosphere conducive to the exchange of ideas and discussions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_audience involvement<\/strong><br \/>\nconstantly growing number of the \u0141DF participants, year-round demand for activities, an active attitude of the festival audience, creation of socially engaged projects<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_high substantive level <\/strong><br \/>\ncontinuous development, local and international cooperation network, involvement of leading experts ? 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