In September, we connected @johnjoemcbob.com of @veryevildemons.com with Kenji at Design & Creative Centre Kobe, hosts of Kobe's @unesco.org City of Design designation to chat all things design and visit some of Kobe's key design sites! 📸 Courtesy of Matthew Cormack + Kenji Kondo.

Dundee-based games designer Jazz Chambers recently attended @gamesground.bsky.social 🇩🇪 In a new blog, Jazz reflects on her visit to Berlin with @abertayuni.bsky.social classmate Alice Kerr🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2d5ejbjk

Looking for something special to gift a loved one that they can look forward to in 2026? 💐 Choose from our three tiered Crowdfunder rewards and contribute towards Dundee's Community Covid Memorial in their honour: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/dundee-covid-community-memorial

It's your last chance to catch Lindsey Mendick's installation 'Growing Pains', presented by Jupiter+ Dundee!  EXHIBITION 📍15 Reform Street, DD1 1SG ⏰ Saturday + Sunday, 11am-5pm LEARNING STUDIO 📍7 Castle Street, DD1 3AA ⏰ Saturday + Sunday, 12-5pm

We're delighted to announce that designers Hannah Sabapathy + Matthew McIntyre Wilson have been selected for our new international residency programme in collaboration with Whanganui City of Design, New Zealand! We look forward to sharing more about each designer's residency soon ❤️

Over £500 raised so far! 💓 Thank you so much to those who have contributed to our Memorial Garden, it will make a huge difference to those affected by Covid. To donate as little as £1 or selecting our top tiered reward of £100, visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/dundee-covid-community-memorial

We're excited to be tabling at The McManus' Christmas Market! Be sure to stop by our stall and grab a copy of our brilliant publication Photo City: Photo Walks Dundee - the perfect Christmas gift for the Dundee fan in your life 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📍 The McManus 🗓️ Saturday 6 December, 10am-4pm

Utilising our window space at Central Library, we display a different design object every month from across the @designcities.bsky.social Network 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Our December object is: 🎥 Photo City: Photo Walks Dundee (2024) 📍 Dundee, Scotland Find out more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/53ppc46k

Tea Green's Winter Design Market returns to @vadundee.bsky.social! Featuring work from some of Scotland’s best independent makers including British-Kenyan artist Grace Ndiritu with COVERSLUT©👚 Find out more ➡️ https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/events/winter-design-market-2025

With @creativedundee.bsky.social, we're hosting 'Have Your Say, Together', an open and upbeat Budget Consultation Gathering creating space for supporters to complete the DCC consultation and celebrate Dundee! 📍 @dcadundee.bsky.social  ⏱️ Wed 10 December, 10am-7:30pm ℹ️ https://tinyurl.com/2rxz4bzm

The city’s cultural and community future are at risk again as Dundee City Council propose a second year of rapid public consultation. With residents already strongly opposing cuts in 2024, we call for more meaningful decision making and long-term ambition from Councillors and officials. Read more:

UNESCO City of Design Dundee, many community organisations and fellow cultural organisations are once again facing potential cuts from Dundee City Council. If you want these activities to continue then it's vital you contribute to this consultation 📢 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4ur33xvn

Our 2025 Designer Trees have landed! Check them out at City Churches before 10 January 2026🎄 → ‘Tinsel Trash' by Zoe Gibson → ‘The Christmice Tree’ by Hollis Crowe → ‘ARE WE THERE YET!!!' by John Fairley → ‘My Christmas Tree Was A…’ by Man Pin 📸 Photography by Richard Hancox for The Courier

There's less than 1 week left to apply for our amazing designer residency in Whanganui, New Zealand 🇳🇿  🗓️ Applications due 10am, Wednesday 19 November 💷 Fully funded accommodation and travel alongside a £2,240 stipend Find out more + apply🔗https://cityofdesigndundee.com/open-call-textile-legacies/

🌺 SUPPORT THE CREATION OF DUNDEE’S COVID COMMUNITY MEMORIAL 🕊️ By donating to this colourful Memorial Garden co-created by local communities, you can commemorate a loved one or memorialise your experience of the Covid pandemic 🌳 Donate here by 30 Jan 26: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/dundee-cov...

Today's the day! We're so excited to see Caird Hall taken over for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award Ceremony featuring live performances from 2024 winners rEDOLENT, KT Tunstall, and more! 🏆 🎟️ Tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/5bjp7ysu  📸 Photography by Grant Anderson

We're delighted to share more image's of No Comply's bespoke designs for SAY Awards made using their signature materials; repurposed skateboard decks and some gorgeous Dundonian walnut ♻️🛹 Find out more ⬇️ https://cityofdesigndundee.com/projects/say-award-design-commission-2025

We’re thrilled to welcome the four new UNESCO Cities of Design, recognized for championing creativity as a driver of sustainable urban development: • Daugavpils (Latvia) • Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) • La Spezia (Italy) • Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

PechaKucha Night Dundee is back and tickets are on sale NOW!! 🎉 🥳 We’re returning to @dundeerep.bsky.social for one of our favourite nights of the year on FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER with more brilliant speakers ready to take to the stage! #PKN_DND Get a first look at the lineup and book your tickets:

Whanganui X Dundee: Textile Legacies is a new residency programme that connects indigenous and ancestral textile practices between Whanganui, New Zealand and Dundee, Scotland to foster meaningful cultural and creative exchange 🧶 Find out more + apply ⬇️ cityofdesigndundee.com/open-call-te...

We had the pleasure of attending Dare Academy's Awards, coordinated by @abertayuni.bsky.social, last week ❤️ Huge congratulations to all the nominees and overall winners @riverboatgames.bsky.social - WHAT A NIGHT! 🎉

Games & software developer Niall Moody is hosting a music jam like no other this Saturday! Check out more information at the link below ⬇️ gath.io/KEdN8NWJj7nC... 📍Central Library, The Wellgate ⏰ Saturday 30 August, 10am - 4pm

Last chance to apply to the SAY Awards Design Commission! ⏱️ Deadline: Midnight, Tuesday 15 July 2025 🙋‍♀️ Eligibility: You must live or work in a DD postcode 💶 Prize: £3,000 We're excited to be partners on this year's commission alongside Leisure and Culture Dundee ❤️ www.sayaward.com/designcommis...

We're excited to announce we're nominated for a Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce Award for our work on Dundee Design Festival! 🥳 You can vote for us in the Net Zero category using the link below (we're listed as Leisure and Culture Dundee) ⬇️ surveys.dundeeandanguschamber.co.uk/zs/WTDAgT?fb...

Fuse Jam! 5 comes to Central Library + @scrapantics.bsky.social Wellgate 👾 Organised by @shimmerglitch.bsky.social + @susepicious.bsky.social of @biomecollective.bsky.social, join on August 1-3 for a playful games jam 🤩 Find out more + book your ticket here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fuse-jam-5...

Thank you to Michael Alexander for this brilliant article in @thecourier.co.uk which celebrates Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design student and designer, Paul Hinnrichs' winning tram wrap design, which launched at this year's Saint-Étienne International Design Biennale 🚋🌍

We’re happy to begin sharing more about our Design Lives Here supporters! First up it’s Jamie Stein of Stein Design ⬇️ “Hiya, I’m Jamie, a freelance designer and the founder of Stein Design, my solo design consultancy focused on brand and communication design" cityofdesigndundee.com/design-stori...

Our new supporter scheme, Design Lives Here, officially launched in May! 🎉 Our first cohort include those working in fashion, graphics, games, museums, coffee shops and so much more… Find out more ➡️ cityofdesigndundee.com/design-lives...

🗺️ DUNDEE DESIGN TRAILS NOW LAUNCHED 🗺️ Four brand new free trails of Dundee are now available to collect from The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum, Central Library and @vadundee.bsky.social! More details here ➡️ cityofdesigndundee.com/design-trails/

Welcome to Design Lives Here, UNESCO City of Design Dundee’s supporter scheme celebrating and showcasing individuals, organisations and businesses in Dundee who align with design values 👋 Sign up here to join our first cohort ⬇️ cityofdesigndundee.com/design-lives...

Dundee Month of Design will return for 2025 this May! 🎉 DMoD is Dundee’s celebration of the design activities the city has to offer with a public programme packed full of exhibitions, talks, workshops and more! Find out more and submit your event here ➡️ cityofdesigndundee.com/dundee-month...

We’re very excited to launch our brand new display, 'Object of the Month' at Dundee’s Central Library. Utilising our new window space, we will be displaying a new design object every month from across the UNESCO Design Cities Network 💞 Our first object on display is The Mythical Beast of Kaunas 🦈

📚 JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH EDINBURGH CITY OF LITERATURE 📚 Edinburgh City of Literature Trust are looking for a new Director for the world’s first UNESCO Creative City! Check out more info from them here: cityofliterature.com/new-director/

We’re so excited to see 'Design, Dance, Play' open @vadundee.bsky.social! The interactive installations include ‘Dance Floor Memories’, which encourages visitors to revisit their favourite dance floor memories through music and movement, and ‘Game Designer’, a design tool inspired by mini golf ⛳️

We're so excited to hear that Central Library is a Scottish finalist for Library of the Year at The British Book Awards! 📖 You can find out more about the awards and hear from the amazing Dundee Libraries team here: tinyurl.com/44cva8wu Winners are announced on March 12th 🎉

Fellow UNESCO Creative City, Edinburgh City of Literature, have loads of amazing opportunities now open for Scottish writers including an international residency in Estonia! 🇪🇪 More details here ➡️https://cityofliterature.com/

We’re over the moon to be presenting ‘Sounds of the Future’ as part of dundee radio club's 48- hour listening festival this weekend 💫 📍https://dundeeradio.club/ ⏱️2pm 7-8 February This recording was originally developed for Dundee Design Festival 2021 by @agencyofnone.bsky.social 💕

Creative Central at Central Library is now open! 🎉 Thanks to the Dundee Libraries team for inviting us along to the launch - great to see the reuse of space and all the brilliant facilities available for both self-led and group making 💕

SDAY is back for its 6th year, this time celebrating the theme of “Shaping The Future Together”! These awards are open to Dundee based students or young professionals (aged 35 and under). 👉 You can find out more about the categories, prizes + how to apply on sday.design

Dundee is the UK’s first and only UNESCO City of Design. The global designation as a Creative City acknowledges Dundee’s rich design heritage, its thriving contemporary design sector and a city committed to using design to solve problems and make Dundee a better place to live. Welcome to our page ☺️