Six Cities Design Festival
six city design festival international design festival take place simultaneously scotland six city aberdeen dundee edinburgh glasgow inverness stirling festival inaugural year main festival period public exhibition event ran may — june two ongoing six city design festival initiative design business learning continue offer conference workshop class nationwide six city design festival delivered lighthouse glasgow scotland national architecture design centre festival backed £ million scottish government festival announced scotland former first minister jack mcconnell february december publication creativity business review commissioned chancellor gordon brown review argued business uk utilising creative industry fullest potential realise profitable impact utilization ongoing project entitled value design fact finder uk design council gathered supporting evidence business invested design past three year increase likelihood turnover growth aligning finding creativity business uk design council six city design festival ongoing design business learning programme support scottish designer educate business profitably engage sector festival officially launched october medium event dance base edinburgh six city design festival design business programme serf two primary function educate scottish business utilising design improve performance productivity international competitiveness provide professional development design community element make design business programme case study practical master class access online resource presentation keynote international business leader six city design festival learning programme provides professional development design community well educational programme design general public element make learning programme practical workshop master class seminar public event including lecture family programme learning programme six city design festival joined highland island enterprise partner national endowment science technology art nesta led project starter archived wayback machine threeyear project — provide business support mentoring opportunity apply startup grant £ new scottish entrepreneur working science technology creative industry six city design festival first main period public programme occurred main festival period may— june free designfocused exhibition talk tour event took place across six city designer peter saville wayne hemingway stefan sagmeister zandra rhodes participated talk exhibition organization vitra design museum norsk form archived wayback machine view scottish show lighthouse glasgow key festival exhibition featuring top scottish designer following international success original scottish show promoted scottish designer milan london glasgow scottish show aimed provide international platform scottish talent six city design festival official site note bibliography scottish executive october – six city design festival scottish executive february – city festival designed success