Creation, fashion and design industries play a strategic role for the economy of the Ile-de-France Region (urban agglomeration around Paris): they generate turnover and value added, create employment and reinforce the international radiation of the region. “Two third of the national employment in design and more than half the employment in fashion are located in Paris and its region. Concerning quality and competencies Paris is an even more important site as the majority and most renowned establishments are situated here.”

ARIST Paris (Agence Régionale d’Information Stratégique et Technologique) is a specialised service of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Engineers and analysts support entrepreneurs in structuring, quantification and validation of information and data which are important for their development on national and international level. ARIST works in close cooperation with the regional players of innovation, thus being well informed of the current evolutions in the creation, fashion and design industries.

In order to sensitize, inform, orientate and accompany students, creators, researchers, agencies and enterprises of these sectors ARIST Paris launched a new publication, which first edition focuses on design in Germany.

Index of contents:

Les industries culturelles et créatives et l’UE [Cultural and creative industries and the EU]

1. German design industry: Key facts and data / Sectoral data: industrial design, product design, communication design / Characteristics of German design
2. Important names and design agencies
3. Major enterprises of Corporate Design and Corporate Identity
4. Institutions, promotional centres for design
5. Fairs and major exhibitions 2008
6. International awards and contests
7. Press review, professional directories 2008, archives and museums

The publication is available for free under www.arist.ccip.fr

Author: CCIP/ ARIST, A. Ohlmann-Waucampt

[Translation from French: Catherine Daraspe]