13 days are left until the end of Łódź Design 2009 - International Design Festival. Come and see the exhibitions of the Main Programme  and accompanying exhibitions. Some of them are open only for one more week, don’t miss them!  

Today (18 October), we have organised an additional presentation! At 16:30, Tomek Rygalik and the SURTIDO  group will talk about their creative activity. SURTIDO is one of the three exhibitions of the Main Programme of Łódź Design 2009, so don’t miss this lecture!  

The main prize, PLN 20 000, was awarded to Paulina Lis for her Soapdish. Rado Young Design Award - Rado Ceramica Chrono watch - went to Jakub Sobiepanek. Anna Łoskiewicz and Zofia Strumiłło-Sukiennik (beza projekt) were awarded a one-week summer design workshop in Domaine de Boisbuchet.  

During Łódź Design Festival, within cooperation with Opal Property Developments, on October 17, 2009 (Saturday) from 10:00 to 14.00 there will be the Open Day. Architects and designers will show you round Łódź lofts. If you would like to take part in this event, please, send your application to: basia.neugebauer@gmail.com  

We would like to invite You to the opening of the 3rd International Design Festival in Łódź, on the 15th of October at 6 pm. in Łódź Art Center, 3 Tymienieckiego Street. The grand opening of the Third International Łódź Design Festival it's also exhibitions of the main programme, accompanying exhibitions and the Paparazzi Design Party - you can't miss it!  

Come and visit our Łódź Design 2009 festival shop in the festival office (lobby, Łódź Art Center). You can buy there i.e. a festival catalogue, published thanks to the sponsor of the catalogue - Interprint and the Duodruk printing house, to whom we are very grateful.  

Visit the tent of Gazeta Wyborcza at 72 Sienkiewicza Street between 14 and 17 October. You will have the chance to learn about the programme of Lodz Design Festival. Our volunteers will give out promotional materials and maps which show all places where festival events will take place. Information centre is supported by: ATAK Design Gazeta Wyborcza Trzy Myszy toy factory   Opening hours: 16:00-20:00  

Again this year, Du Pont has prepared a workshop for designers and architects. It will take place during Lodz Design Festival. It will pose a unique opportunity to learn about the design adaptability and properties of  CORIAN®. ‘The world of CORIAN® closer to you’ workshop will take place on Friday, 16 October at 12:30-14:30 in Lodz Art Center, 3 Tymienieckiego St. To register, write to warsztaty.ldzign@gmail.com  

Soon, Lodz Art Center will offer you a place where you will be able to sit in comfortable armchairs and taste delicious fresh coffee. All this thanks to Portiernia Design Cafe. The unique interior by ATAK DESIGN, Ceramika PARADYZ and Corian will surely provide an ideal atmosphere for discussions concerning festival exhibitions and accompanying events. Portiernia Design Cafe will be open on 15.10.2009, 10:00 Tymienieckiego 3, Lodz  

You are welcome to take part in lectures organised during Lodz Design Festival. For 16-18 October, we have prepared various speeches of designers, architects, academic lecturers, representatives of the industry, companies and institutions. A multi-entrance ticket or a single-entrance ticket for a given day entitles you to participate in the lectures . Here, you will find the topics of lectures! Agenda of lectures  

The final countdown has begun!!! Feel the Festival coming! 15 October – the Opening of Lodz Design Before, visit the first exhibition that accompanies the Festival. On Friday, 9 October, at 6p.m., we will open the LO_LA DESIGNS, ZERO WASTE (2009) exhibition in the Zona Sztuki Aktualnej gallery (no.3, Tymienieckiego Street). The authors of presented works use production waste in their art.  

Within the framework of the Follow Your Inspiration campaign organised by RHEINZINK, we would like to invite you to participate in two inspiring meetings with Daniel Libeskind, which will take place during this year's Łódź Design Festival on the 21st and 22nd of October. This world famous architect, one of the originators of the architecture of deconstruction movement, will be the guest of ArchFilmFest  

We have received 155 applications for  make me! 2009 – they came  from Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Germany and Sweden. The jury has chosen 17 works for the post-contest exhibition. The list of projects that will be presented during the 3rd International Design Festival is already available on our website: laureates of make me! 2009 Congratulations!  

Deadline for applications was 21 August – the postmark date must not be later than that. From among the projects that we receive, the jury will choose those that will be presented during the 3rd International Design Festival in Lodz in October 2009.  The presented works will also be included in the Festival catalogue.  

For the third time, leading Polish and foreign designers will meet during the Łódź Design 2009 festival. The aim of the festival, which is to take place between the 15th and the 31st of October in Łódź, is to review global trends and to present many aspects of design, including industrial design, graphics, architecture and fashion.