On Wednesday, February 24th 2010, the first ever German Town Hall Meeting was held in Berlin with over 120 guests. It was an evening intended to introduce the Designers Accord, share projects, and discuss initiatives. The International Design Center Berlin was an ideal venue for the Town Hall. It’s a non-profit organization that was founded more than 40 years ago, in the back then divided city. It has long since emphasized topical issues and social questions in design. The lectures and presentations were as diverse and broad as the evening’s key-topic, sustainability. The different approaches to sustainability introduced in the open-mic-session lead to further discussion, exchange and networking with a glass of wine and a pretzel. It was midnight when the last guests left, having not only heard bigger ideas on sustainability, but wiser on what is actually going on in Berlin on a smaller scale.
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