2012 Sponsors

Supporting DesignPhiladelphia positions you as a champion in design excellence.

DesignPhiladelphia Festival has become a fixture on the national and international creative calendar.

We’ll partner with you to efficiently and effectively achieve mutual partnership goals. We’ll work with you to define your participation in the form of a project, event, or exhibition, and then support you through its completion and evaluation.

BECOME A SPONSOR

Find out more about supporting DesignPhiladelphia. Email us or call 215.717.6515

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

A partnership with DesignPhiladelphia demonstrates how incorporating community stakeholders into your business network not only supports corporate goals and responsibility, but also encourages the promotion of social change and the growth of the creative industries in a positive and sustainable way.

A NETWORK FOR YOU

You benefit from our regional and national network that brings together the full scope of the creative industries from universities to institutions, individuals and businesses, city officials and public organizations. The DP network is truly grassroots with more than 15,000 active participants.

WE ARE COLLABORATORS

We use our network to form collaborations the celebrate and promote design in the city. We believe collaboration provides the means by which partners and supporters can pool their expertise and learn from one another to efficiently improve the overall DP partnership experience.

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Philadelphia was once known as "The Workshop of the World." The city's identity as a hub for creative activity has never vanished - instead it's been transformed.

DesignPhiladelphia is a model for how cities can leverage their local assets and create a compelling urban brand, one that attracts visitors and new residents alike.

Jason Schupbach, director of design for the National Endowment for the Arts

DesignPhiladelphia is one of the most important design festivals in the country, uniting and highlighting all design disciplines to promote a unique and innovative Philadelphia.

A city has four natural advantages: variety, convenience, discovery, and opportunity. Everything should be done to protect these advantages. Everything.

DesignPhiladelphia is crucial to ensuring that our various design disciplines — whether they are graphic design, fashion, furniture or architecture — have a convening force.

Diana Lind, editor in chief, Next City

Design Philadelphia sends a strong signal that this city has a vital creative economy and is an innovation hub. It builds the Philadelphia brand on the inside of the city and radiates it outside to the world.

Alina Wheeler, branding expert and author of Designing Brand Identity and the Brand Atlas

DesignPhiladelphia raises awareness of Philly as a great destination for creative professionals. The more we raise awareness — let people know how much great stuff is going on here -- the better we'll be at recruiting great people.

DesignPhiladelphia has built a strong community that cares about their city and its design.

Susan Szenasy, editor in chief, Metropolis magazine

2012 Sponsors