This movement now makes U.S. landfall in Williamsburg (which has been trendy even longer than Scandinavia), in the shape of Aska, a small restaurant and bar in a space that also encompasses an art-and-design studio.

NEWYORKER: Aska

Carpenters Workshop Gallery, a studio founded in 2004 was the first to set the stage for design as art.

BBC: The City of Light becomes the city of design

Abroad, they were hosted by Ardy2M Design Studio Private Limited (India), Comparte (Chile), the Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (India) and the Red de Guardianes de Semillas (Ecuador).

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