Didzioji str. 10A-9
Vilnius
Lituanie
- Arts
The purpose of the Lithuanian Designers' Society is to develop organizational structure in industrial design sector, which would allow this industrial branch to dynamically and successfully react to challenges and development opportunities arising on regional, national or international level, as well as to satisfy other public interests pertaining to industrial design.
The Society also contributes to the benefit of the Lithuania's civil society by means of acting in the areas of international cooperation, education and vocational training, information and other areas which are recognized as beneficial to the society, the most important whereof is cooperation with Lithuanian and foreign organizations of industrialists, regional and local government institutions, design graduate schools etc.
The Society pays special attention to cooperation among its members and scientific and educational institutions in the area of scientific research and experimental development pertaining to implementation of new research methods, commercialization of scientific inventions’ and technology transfer to businesses, creation of competence and knowledge nucleus, which would improve the system of preparation of specialists and qualification enhancement in the Society, scientific and educational institutions and business sectors.
At the ICIF the Lithuanian Designers' Society pursues the goal of establishing valuable links with respective associations and organizations operating in the field of cultural and creative industries, especially design, in China and other parts of the world, find out more about design clusters operating in China and other forms of economic cooperation and organization. Close connections with design-related business entities from China and other countries would help designers and their businesses to implement their aspirations and start beneficial partnerships, thus contributing to economic development of Lithuania in the long-term perspective, because even now the sector of cultural and creative industries creates almost 7 percent of Lithuania’s GDP, which it‘s one of the highest indicators in the European Union.