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    "title": "Bucharest Design Festival 2026 se va desf\u0103\u0219ura sub \u00cenaltul Patronaj al Pre\u0219edintelui Rom\u00e2niei",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-29 08:24:55",
    "published_at": "2026-04-02 08:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.lazarbara.ro/bucharest-design-festival-2026-se-va-desfasura-sub-inaltul-patronaj-al-presedintelui-romaniei",
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    "subtitle": "Prima edi\u021bie a festivalului se deschide pe 20 mai, la Muzeul Na\u021bional Cotroceni, cu expozi\u021bia ,,BDF Highlights: Branding Romania Through Creativity\u201d",
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    "body": "<a href=\"https://www.institute.ro/bucharestdesignfestival\"\n        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"story-content-button-block story-content-button-block--wide story-content-button-block--primary\">\n    Full festival info here</a>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Bucharest Design Festival 2026 se va desf\u0103\u0219ura sub &Icirc;naltul Patronaj al Pre\u0219edintelui Rom&acirc;niei, Nicu\u0219or Dan. Aceast\u0103 rela\u021bie recunoa\u0219te festivalul ca proiect strategic pentru afirmarea identit\u0103\u021bii culturale contemporane a Rom&acirc;niei, at&acirc;t pentru rom&acirc;ni c&acirc;t \u0219i la nivel interna\u021bional, \u0219i ca platform\u0103 prin care creativitatea local\u0103 devine un ambasador cultural al \u021b\u0103rii.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Organizat de Funda\u021bia THE INSTITUTE &icirc;ntre 20 mai \u0219i 21 iunie, Bucharest Design Festival este g&acirc;ndit ca fiind un festival creativ din \u0219i pentru Bucure\u0219ti, ce reune\u0219te profesioni\u0219ti din design, art\u0103, arhitectur\u0103 \u0219i alte industrii creative, mari organiza\u021bii culturale publice \u0219i private, companii interna\u021bionale si antreprenori locali, universit\u0103\u021bi voca\u021bionale din \u021bar\u0103, organiza\u021bii profesionale relevante, ambasade \u0219i centre culturale str\u0103ine, comunit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i hub-uri creative, al\u0103turi de publicul larg - conecta\u021bi prin design, &icirc;ntr-un sistem amplu de expozi\u021bii \u0219i evenimente &icirc;n peste 100 de spa\u021bii din ora\u0219. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">&Icirc;ncep&acirc;nd cu 20 mai 2026, <strong>Muzeul Na\u021bional Cotroceni va g\u0103zdui prima expozi\u021bie a festivalului</strong>:<strong> </strong><em><strong>BDF Highlights: Branding Romania Through Creativity.</strong></em> Deschis\u0103 publicului larg, expozi\u021bia aduce &icirc;n prim-plan creatori \u0219i proiecte de referin\u021b\u0103, care au pus creativitatea rom&acirc;neasc\u0103 pe harta interna\u021bional\u0103. Prin alegerea Muzeului Na\u021bional Cotroceni ca spa\u021biu de debut, festivalul ancoreaz\u0103 designul rom&acirc;nesc &icirc;ntr-un loc simbolic pentru patrimoniul cultural na\u021bional.</p><p style=\"text-align: justify\">G\u0103zduirea expozi\u021biei de c\u0103tre Muzeul Cotroceni \u0219i Administra\u021bia Preziden\u021bial\u0103 este, &icirc;n sine, un gest de recunoa\u0219tere institu\u021bional\u0103 a valorii unor organiza\u021bii creative excep\u021bionale \u0219i a unor mari personalit\u0103\u021bi, dar \u0219i a poten\u021bialului pe care acestea &icirc;l au &icirc;n a deveni, &icirc;n mod asumat, ambasadori valoro\u0219i ai brandului de \u021bar\u0103, at&acirc;t intern cat \u0219i la nivel interna\u021bional.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote>&bdquo;<em>Bucharest Design Festival este un eveniment important pentru scena creativ\u0103 din Rom&acirc;nia \u0219i pentru modul &icirc;n care Bucure\u0219tiul &icirc;\u0219i afirm\u0103 identitatea cultural\u0103 actual\u0103. Prin acordarea &Icirc;naltului Patronaj, &icirc;mi doresc s\u0103 sus\u021bin ini\u021biativele care promoveaz\u0103 talentul rom&acirc;nesc \u0219i care contribuie la vizibilitatea interna\u021bional\u0103 a Rom&acirc;niei.</em>&quot; <strong>Nicu\u0219or Dan, Pre\u0219edintele Rom&acirc;niei</strong></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bucharest Design Festival reune\u0219te &icirc;ntr-o singur\u0103 platform\u0103 proiectele dezvoltate de THE INSTITUTE - Romanian Design Week, DIPLOMA Show \u0219i Cartierul Creativ - al\u0103turi de formate noi care exploreaz\u0103 rela\u021bia dintre design, ora\u0219 \u0219i comunitate. Festivalul apare ca r\u0103spuns la nevoia de a conecta ini\u021biativele creative ale Bucure\u0219tiului &icirc;ntr-un cadru comun, eviden\u021biind rolul designului \u0219i al artei &icirc;n via\u021ba urban\u0103, sus\u021bin&acirc;nd ecosistemul creativ local.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257\"\n                data-id=\"af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257/-/inline/no/BDF_+%C3%8Enaltul+Patronaj_.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/af582df6-bd59-4f92-83c2-d4f929e03257/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote>&bdquo;Bucharest Design Festival porne\u0219te din energia creativ\u0103 a Bucure\u0219tiului, dar prive\u0219te mai departe, spre modul &icirc;n care designul rom&acirc;nesc poate deveni un instrument de construire a identit\u0103\u021bii na\u021bionale \u0219i de conectare cu scena creativ\u0103 interna\u021bional\u0103. Prin acest eveniment, ne propunem s\u0103 aducem designul mai aproape de publicul larg \u0219i s\u0103 eviden\u021biem rolul industriilor creative ca resurs\u0103 strategic\u0103 pentru imaginea, modernizarea \u0219i dezvoltarea Rom&acirc;niei. Acordarea &Icirc;naltului Patronaj al Pre\u0219edintelui confirm\u0103 c\u0103 aceast\u0103 viziune este recunoscut\u0103 \u0219i la nivel institu\u021bional.&quot; <strong>Andrei Bor\u021bun, CEO, Funda\u021bia THE INSTITUTE</strong></blockquote><hr /><p>Mai multe informa\u021bii sunt disponibile pe canalele oficiale ale festivalului.</p><div id=\"bookmark-d913d5ac-7c1d-4274-9fec-174f7181d0de\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://institute.ro/bucharestdesignfestival\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"d913d5ac-7c1d-4274-9fec-174f7181d0de\"\n           >\n                The Institute            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Mi\u0219carea Industriilor Creative din Rom\u00e2nia            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.institute.ro/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.institute.ro%2Fbucharestdesignfestival&newsroom=4f14b81e-b840-4629-a24b-eec77a7d4838\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            The Institute        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div id=\"bookmark-58510f8a-7638-427e-80ac-6724cb083550\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bucharestdesignfestival/\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com%2Fv%2Ft51.82787-19%2F640325040_18036621086567392_7523826831118007361_n.jpg%3Fstp%3Ddst-jpg_s100x100_tt6%26_nc_cat%3D100%26ccb%3D7-5%26_nc_sid%3Dbf7eb4%26efg%3DeyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%253D%26_nc_ohc%3DRd4XK4eG1CEQ7kNvwHeuhv6%26_nc_oc%3DAdoha9-snFy_0rmybHV4PFgzeXEf54KOqc5Xpvu7b04bQAfIqI5fugHeKeWTerFxlEE%26_nc_zt%3D24%26_nc_ht%3Dscontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com%26_nc_gid%3DhuIsKNVhnzkQkbrYgSODqw%26_nc_ss%3D7f60f%26oh%3D00_Af22dM8J17kbiIYnfNBh9FgSO5buTkfQGnRIeIvRNdX1CQ%26oe%3D69F67159?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=61d40ebbb14cfa92eccf3529b3f72243)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bucharestdesignfestival/\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"58510f8a-7638-427e-80ac-6724cb083550\"\n           >\n                Bucharest Design Festival (@bucharestdesignfestival) \u2022 Instagram profile            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                2,010 Followers, 5 Following, 33 Posts - 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Cu o experien\u021b\u0103 de peste 25 de ani, funda\u021bia a construit re\u021bele, platforme si ecosisteme durabile, conect&acirc;nd industriile creative cu mediul administrativ guvernamental, mediul academic \u0219i publicul larg. Printre ini\u021biativele sale se num\u0103r\u0103 Bucharest Design Festival, Romanian Design Week, DIPLOMA Show, Cartierul Creativ, Gala Societ\u0103\u021bii Civile, Internetics, \u0219i ASAP Rom&acirc;nia. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr /><a href=\"https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wt1mxOh1MRMGaN0VEDGKAgxQzKDDjmFx?usp=share_link\"\n        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"story-content-button-block story-content-button-block--wide story-content-button-block--primary\">\n    Descarc\u0103 materialele de pres\u0103</a>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><h3 id=\"contact\" ><strong>CONTACT</strong></h3><hr /><h3 id=\"press\" ><strong>Press</strong></h3><p><strong>LAZARBARA CREATIVE PR</strong></p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-a56f97d3-6797-49d9-89d0-af4a5e856adb\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f19bc5df-84e3-4d4b-9cf4-42b2b90e6b23/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Andreea Bara\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Andreea Bara</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Managing Partner, LazarBara Creative PR</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:andreea@lazarabara.ro\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"andreea@lazarabara.ro\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>andreea@lazarabara.ro</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+40 744 602 818\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+40 744 602 818\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>+40 744 602 818</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://lazarbara.ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"lazarbara.ro\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>lazarbara.ro</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><p>&nbsp;</p><h3 id=\"fundatia-the-institute\" ><strong>Funda\u021bia THE INSTITUTE</strong></h3><p><strong>Raluca MIREL</strong></p><p>Director Bucharest Design Festival (BDF)<br>\u200b</p><p><strong>Diana SUM\u0102NARU</strong></p><p>Head of Brand Communications THE INSTITUTE</p><hr />\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9\"\n                data-id=\"581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9/-/inline/no/2.+BDF_Main+KV_5760x3240.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/581fdce2-3fab-4190-9ab5-a5b9b49cf8f9/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n",
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