The first 100 days
In April 2011, two world-class centres of design - the Design Council and CABE - came together as one organisation. Here is a snapshot of what we've been up to for the first 100 days.
2011 Design Summit digital audience from 20 countries
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increase in number of people following us via social media
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forecast return on every £1 spent on design by business involved in Designing Demand
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design in planning
workshops for local
authority planners
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projects awarded £20,000 as part of Independence Matters, a project to enhance quality of life for older people
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new delivery and contract partners
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ministers and 5 Government departments represented at the 2011 Design Summit
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awarded to 8 local
Design Review panels to safeguard design quality in the UK
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people have taken part in the Bishop Review consultation to help shapre the future of Design Council and CABE
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delegates at the 2011 Design Summit
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representatives from local and national design networks who attended a workshop to co-develop a future model for the UK Design Alliance
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Trustees on our new
board
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Design Council and CABE: 1 organisation
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joined the Reducing violence and aggression in A&E by design Challenge social network
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awarded to the winning design team to reduce violence and aggression in A&E
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is the number of
Routemaster buses that could be parked in the
office buildings that have been through
Design Review
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young people involved in our Design Challenges for Schools
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Neighbourhood Projects Small Grants awarded to deliver design at a local level
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Design Ambassadors working with schools
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schemes considered by Design Review
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What people are saying about our first 100 days
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“… sharing tools with local partners has enabled us to work together to change services for the benefit of local people.”
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“I am pleased to see the teams from the Design Council and CABE have come together so well and we have a superb Trustee Board of outstanding individuals.”
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“It [Designing Demand] made us look at the whole way we present the company and its products. It took us beyond our comfort zone, but that wasn’t a bad thing.”
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“… it was a historic moment where the silos between architecture and design… have started to erode.”
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“If we hadn’t taken part in Designing Demand we would have missed a big opportunity.”
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“Our biggest ambitions have got to be for innovation.”
RT. Hon. David Cameron MP
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“I already recognise a change around the understanding of design and how it underpins
all aspects of what we do.”
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“The Government sees design as a priority given the contribution it can make to stimulating economic growth.”
Rt. hon. Greg Clark, MP
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“We continue to need a national advocate for good design if those decisions are to make a positive change for local people and their neighbourhoods.”
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“… pleased that we’re able to continue funding the Council and have strengthened its role as an advisor to government on design.”
Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP
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