1day events
Presentation of Design x50 - n° 3
8 October, 17h45 -18h30 > Budascoop
Designregio Kortrijk presents its third edition of DesignX50: fifty design products have been developed and commercialized in this region. In this book you can discover their innovative products. You can actually see them in an exhibition at the Design Biënnale Interieur 2010.
The third edition of DesignX50, by editor Designregio Kortrijk will be presented to the press and to the public.
Only by invitation!
Opening Innovation Festival Kortrijk
8 October, 18h30 - 22h30 > Budascoop
The Innovation Festival Kortrijk (8-25 October) is an European project together with the other designcities Barcelona, Milano, Talinn, Lisbon and Vilnius. The Innovation Festival brings everyone, old and young, under the spell of design and innovation.
Official opening of the Innovation Festival Kortrijk
Welcome and introduction by acting Mayor of Kortrijk, Lieven Lybeer and Mr. R. Büscher, Head of Innovation Unit - European Commission
Guestspeaker Alexander D'Hooghe, Associate Professor in Architecture and Urbanism, MIT Principal, Office for Permanent Modernity (Boston - Brussels)
"TERRITORIAL DESIGN"
Conclusion and official start of the Innovation Festival Kortrijk by Mr. Stefaan De Clerck, president of Designregio Kortrijk npo and Mayor in title of the city of Kortrijk.
20h15:
Walking Dinner
Openingsevent in cooperation with Archipel npo, Flemish architecture organization.
Only by invitation!
Realization What IF...idea: "Green in the streets"
9, 16 & 23 October, 9h - 14h > Centre of Kortrijk
The IF...team goes to three streets with a green-streetcar with their interventions. The inner city of Kortrijk will look greener, with the helping hand of the inhabitants, who participate. A real DIYevent!
More spills, less washing? This is possible with the apron.
A What IF ... idea of Esther Stevesyns.
10, 13, 15, 20 and October 24, Tue 14h - 18h / Wed 14h - 16h > Paardenstallen
Free entrance!
Innovative mini- enterprises
11 October, 17h30 - 21h30 > Budascoop
Mini-ventures are a link between education and businesses. Students meet the real business life. There is a competition for the "most innovative mini-venture". Press meeting and presentation of the winners.
Night of IF... Lab
14 October, 18h - 01h > Industrial Design Center, Howest
Visit the IF-lab during this night ‘Nacht van het atelier'. Students Industrial (product)design and devisers will finish the WHAT IF...-prototypes. A unique chance to live this nightly experience!
IF... Lab presentation
15 October, 13h - 16h > Paardenstallen
After 2 weeks of intense design and prototyping in the IF-lab, students Industrial (product)design and devisers present the results to a professional jury and to the public.
What IF... Buda Libre - Yes! We're open
21 October, 18h - 23h > Budascoop
Networkevent in a one night café with some standard ingredients: Dj's, hippe drinks, awesome snacks and a lot of people who are active in designbusiness and in innovation ... Thé place to be for all creatives and businesspeople from the region, in co-operation with Buda Kunstencentrum.
Free entrance!
Innovation Award
21 October, 20h - 23h30 > Budascoop & Ondernemerscentrum
Presentation of the Innovation Award for the most innovative work, created by the last years' students in co-operation with Ondernemerscentrum Kortrijk and Innovatiecentrum Kortrijk.
Afterwork shopping
22 October, 18h - 20h > K and Shops in Kortrijk
Afterwork shopping in inner city of Kortrijk and shopping malt K
Meet and greet with James Irvine
22 October, 18 h > Budascoop
GetTogether@IFFestival
Free entrance!
Closing event
25 October, 17h30 - 23h30 > Budascoop
Presentation of the three finalists of the What IF... Ideas. The three laureates will be invited in 2011 to the Innovation Festival in Tallin.
Only by invitation!
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