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biennial 'Design and Government' will start in summer 2010; a cooperation between Den Haag and Berlin. In spring 2010 the full programme, with exhibitions, lectures, debates and other activities, will be published on this website.

2012 Den Haag - Stockholm
2014 Den Haag - Paris
2016 Den Haag - London
2018 Den Haag - Rome

Design Den Haag 2010-2018 will organize a total of five public events biennially about 'Design and Government'. Each edition will entail a collaboration between governmental city Den Haag and another European government capital. Read more about our mission.

Students in the Bachelor Industrial Design Engineering from The Hague University, are developing concepts for  inter-European meeting places in parks and squares in European capitals. Read more

Have a look at this page to see our growing network of people with whom we are realizing Design and Government 2010-2018; people from the creative field, local and national government and business, from The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, France, England and Italy. Soon online.

Hariton Pushwagner (1940, Oslo) is a controversial artist who, in the seventies, drew a 'cartoonesk' commentary on the fast developing urban architecture.
The exhibition was on show until November 8, 2009 in Stroom Den Haag. Read more

The Government is an important commissioner for the creative sector. View here projects which are commissioned by the government in the field of public design, architecture and visual communication.

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Click here for the personal choice of Ed Annink, intendant Design and Government edition 2010: inspiring projects for the creative sector as well as for the government.

What is the visual identity of Europe?
During a workshop (2 - 7 November 2009) students from various academies in Europe have worked together on ideas that explore uniformity and diversity within Europe. The workshop was organised by VIDE, Den Haag, the students were guided by Paul Hughes (LAVA), Catelijne van Middelkoop (Strange Attractors Design) and Anno Fekkes (VIDE). The results will be presented during Design and Government 2010.  Read more

German and Dutch students of visual communication developed concepts for future election campaigns of "GroenLinks", the Dutch green left party, "D66", the Dutch social liberal party and the "VVD", the Dutch liberal party. This was conducted by the graphic designers Sybren Kuiper (Syb, Den Haag), Richard van der Laken (Designpolitie, Amsterdam) and Anno Fekkes (Vide). The results will be shown in an exhibition during Design and Government 2010. Read more

How do politic parties present themselves to the public?
View here 350 Dutch political posters starting from 1918.

The current European flag with the 12 identical yellow stars on a blue background is designed in 1955. Since then Europe has changed. What is the identity of this new cultural, economic and dynamic Europe with its cultural, linguistic and traditional diversity?
Designers will be asked to design a new European symbol. Read more

How do politic parties present themselves to the public?
View here 400 German political posters starting from 1918.

Towards the German elections on September 27, 2009, German students of the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee developed new concepts for German political campaigns. Read more