Gdynia Design Days (GDD) is a Baltic Sea design festival, which runs since 2007. 2024, therefore, is the 17th, and takes place June 22nd-30th. Each edition of the 8-day festival is an opportunity to talk about design broadly, as a discipline that affects the whole environment around us. The exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and discussions cover current topics in technology, process design, ecology, fashion, architecture, urban development, and craftsmanship. Through diverse activities, the design festival connects the design world with businesses. Gdynia Design Days is an event for professionals and all those fascinated by design, who are interested in learning more about the changes taking place.
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Gydnia Design Days: gdynia-zdrój (Gdynia-spa)
Although Gdynia has never been a spa town, it has all the potential to become one. For the festival’s duration, Gydnia was transformed into Gdynia-Zdrój, a spa town 2.0 designed to meet the present challenges. Gdynia-Zdrój is the place where the economy, the planet, our society, the locality, and people can regenerate. The design festival wanted to explore the desire for renewal without untying itself from cultural and historical associations, but responding to real and contemporary needs.
Gdynia is already a place where people seek renewal, especially during these design days on Baltic Sea. It is where residents and visitors come to find regeneration, balance, and a good quality of life. Gdynia offers renovation through its contact with nature (proximity to forests, parks, and the Baltic Sea), and its modern character as a smart city designed to facilitate daily life.
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Looking for wellness design on Baltic Sea
Inspired by the usual activities of traditional spas, Gdynia-Zdrój expresses a commitment to physical and psychological well-being. This wellness concept transcends the medical context, focusing on long-term health maintenance through a good quality of life.
Caring for the planet and the climate is one of the pillars of Gdynia Design Days. In this context, each year there is an emphasis on circular design. Economic models, in fact, are in urgent need of a reset. Gdynia-Zdrój must also be a space for curating the relationship with virtual reality and artificial intelligence-and the way we perceive them.
In recent months there have been renewed debates about the dangers of excessive immersion in virtual realms and automation. On the other hand, ours is a period marked by a strong denial of these phenomena. But perhaps there is a possibility of healing the relationship between the analog and digital worlds? At Gdynia Design Days there is a belief that media operating in these two dimensions are actually one world. Here, the artificial intelligence can complement the non-digital experience.
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Why visit
First of all, Gdynia is one of Poland’s most important cities and a popular tourist destination on the Baltic Sea. This proximity to the sea makes Design Week interesting in terms of the issues it addresses. Indeed, the rich program of speeches, with many guests, addresses issues related to well-being, living with nature, and the importance of design in the search for solutions for a better life. The various exhibitions explore the many possibilities that design offers. Gdynia Design Days are a treasure trove of solutions for more sustainable living, from recycled materials to the study of algae to growing hydroponic vegetables.
Gdynia Design Days, June 22-30, 2024
For professionals and general public
Size: 30 brands, 20,000 visitors
Different venues
Visit Gdyniadesigndays.eu for info