FutureDesignDays 2001 started out as an experiment. Would it really be possible to gather designers and architects from all over the world to debate and talk about design? Would there be an audience, and would it understand how important it was to listen, learn and...

FutureDesignDays 2002 concentrated on highlighting the people with the courage to cross all boundaries in their work. The people whose work advanced the boundaries of what can be achieved and what design can signify. And they were all there. The stage was invaded by...

Exhibitions, parties, mingling, a very extensive speaker list and more than 1,000 visitors. The theme of FutureDesignDays 2003 was “They said it couldn’t be done”. But everyone who attended saw that it could be done. New ties were formed between visitors and speakers....

FutureDesignDays 2004 left its hometown Borås for the swedish capital Stockholm. The event grew big at the Stockholm International Fairs with a huge EXPO, compared to what was exposed at Åhaga in Borås. The conference developed further and Breakout Sessions were...

The festival of 2005 took on a different shape. It became more like four festivals in one – a conference with four blocks, each providing in-depth information and inspiration in the fields of industrial design, architecture, new media and fashion. The Breakout...

Since FutureDesignDays is an ongoing process, never completed or ready to settle down, this years festival­ just like all the other festivals took on a different shape.­ The intimicy was in focus. The goal was to create­ a tight and intensive meeting place with...

Design Leader Procter & Gamble Beauty Care United Kingdom In brief: - Design Leader Beauty Care at the world’s largest consumer product manufacturers. - Member of several Procter & Gamble Design Lead Teams. - Advancing Procter & Gamble from being a...

Designer, artist Helsinki / NYC The star of Finnish design! Stefan Lindfors is a designer, an architect, an artist and a sculptor – all wrapped up in rock star packaging. With projects ranging from art installations at the Olympics to designin petrol cans for the...

Designer Silhouette and adidas sport eyewear Austria In brief: - His many awards include six iF Design Awards and six Red Dot Product Design Awards. - His Titan Minimal Art eyewear series has sold more than 4,500,000 units. - Chief designer for Silhouette and adidas...

Fashion designer Japan Together with Giorgio Messieri CEO Issey Miyake Europe and A Net Europe France In brief: - Former chief designer of the Issey Miyake sport collection. - Has her own flagship boutique in Paris. - Currently designing a new watch for Seiko. FROM...

Julian Roberts Designer, Film-maker, Professor of Fashion UK Sophie Cheung Designer, Film-maker, Fashion Tutor UK Julian Roberts left school at 16 to study fashion. Today he and his constant companion, Sophie Cheung, are a highly esteemed teaching duo. Roberts took up...

Designer NYC Superstar designer on the verge of becoming a house-hold name. Karim Rashid is not afraid to translate his world-changing ambitions into a wide range of objects and projects; from total makeovers to make-up packaging. From his New York studio, he takes on...