Creative Cape Town. Cape Town’s World Design Capital 2014 inspection – Images and insights from day 1. Today was the first day of the official World Design Capital 2014 visit, and it started early with breakfast (and if photos are anything to go by, broad smiles) at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). There our visitors were warmly welcomed by City of Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and introduced in person to the city’s bid and visitor offerings.
Here are a few insights and images from the morning. (All images are courtesy of Bruce Sutherland of the City of Cape Town) “Embrace the city and all it has to offer, as much as we [the city] embrace you.” {*style:<b> </b>*} “Cape Town was designed to polarise and divide. “Cape Town is already one of the top cities to visit – but liveability must come first. “Cape Town has 18 five-star hotels, which puts us on a par with Vienna, one of the top convention cities in the world.” “Good governance is a design project. World Design Capital | an initiative of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.
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