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  DESIGN TO BUSINESS SEMINAR  
     
 

To disseminate design culture among entrepreneurs, the Design Center Paraná has promoted since 2000 the Design to Business Seminar. The event brings to Brazil international references to present successful experiences in the use of design as a tool for innovating and creating a competitive edge in a global, highly competitive market.

The Design to Business gathered around 8.000 entrepreneurs, professionals and students in all 11 editions organized in Curitiba (PR), São Paulo (SP) and Bento Gonçalves(RS). Some of the speakers:

 
     
 
 

12th Edition, August 2009

Engine – James Samperi, designer of the consulting company Engine, specialized in
service design (England)

Graphical Project:
Blu Comunicação Integrada

 
     
     
 
 

11th Edition, July 2008

Mechele Popcorn, consumers' trend analyst and president of the Popcorn products, strategic division of the Faith Popcorn's Brain Reserve, specialized in marketing and market survey (USA)

Graphical Project:
Straub Design

 
     
     
 
 

10th Edition, August 2005

Lars Engman, design manager of the store chain IKEA (Sweden), specialized in furniture

Graphical Project:
DMS Box

 
     
     
 
 

9th Edition, March 2005

Paul Priestman, president of the design consulting company Priestman Goode (England)

Graphical Project:
Doma Design

 
     
     
 
 

8th Edition, June 2004

Martin Darbyshire, president of Tangerine Direction and Design (England)

Graphical Project:
Ultra Design

 
     
     
 
 

7th Edition, August 2003

Fran Samalionis, design manager of the design office IDEO (London)

Graphical Project:
Straub Design

 
     
     
 
 

6th Edition, June 2003

Massimo Morozzi, art director of the furniture company Edra (Italy)

Corrado Fontanini, director of the ceramic tiles company SRS (Italy)

Graphical Project:
MC Marketing

 
     
     
 
 

5th Edition, November 2002

Luis Fernando Moro, director of the furniture and interior architecture design company Moro S. A. (Chile)

Graphical Project:
Opus Múltipla

 
     
     
 
 

4th Edition, March 2002

Jane Pritchard, design manager at the design office IDEO (London)

Graphical Project:
Blu Comunicação Integrada

 
     
     
 
 

3rd Edition, June 2001

Martino Zanotta, director of the Zanotta Spa (Italy) furniture company.

Mauro Lipparini,designer, architect and professor at the Florence University (Italy)

Graphical Project:
Nomine Design

 
     
     
 
 

2nd Edition, March 2001


Gwyn Tudor, National Centre for Product Design and Development Research new businesses director - PDR at University of Cardiff (Wales)

Graphical Project:
Idea Anima

 
     
     
 
 

1st Edition, March 2000

Bruce Wood, Glasgow Collection director (Scotland)

Robert Brown, Welsh Design Advisory Service director - WDAS and Design Engineering Research Centre - DERC (Wales)

Graphical Project:
Ana Camargo

 
     
 
     
 
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