The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, designated Graz as "City of Design," as part of the organisation's Creative Cities Network. With its strong history of design culture, the city of Graz is committed to embracing design and the creative industries as a strategic tool for socio-economic and cultural development.
The city has long demonstrated a growing creative economy with small and medium-sized enterprises across the various fields of design industry, which influences not only the local economy but also the quality of life for its citizens.
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Author: Levent OZLER
