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Influence

As a member of Design denmark you will be a part of our design family. You get access to various influential positions with this. You can read more in the tabs below. 

Design denmark makes a whole array of internal and external positions of trust available to our members through open calls:

  • The board of Design denmark
  • The legal committee of Design denmark
  • The Selection committee of Design denmark 
  • Syn & Skøn
  • Jurors to Sø- & Handelsretten
  • Jurors to Vestre Landsret
  • Jurors to Østre Landsret
  • Repræsentantskabet Designmuseum Danmark
  • Statens Kunstfonds repræsentantskab
  • Statens Værksteder
  • Aftagerpanelet ved Designskolen Kolding
  • Aftagerpanelet ved Designstudier, Syddansk Universitet
  • Uddannelsesudvalget, KEA
  • Bestyrelsen, Dansk Design Center
  • Bestyrelsen, Designnævnet

The positions are appointed by our appointing commitee that is also available to enter. See the appointing committee and the appointees HERE.

As a member of Design denmark you can apply to become a member of our Syn & Skøn corps which services the Danish courts in design disputes. As a Syn & skøn assessor, you have the opportunity to be offered assessor assignments within your field of expertise. Payment for the assignment is settled directly with the person requesting the assignment.

MDd is a verification of you as a designer.  

As a member of Design denmark will be promoted across all of Design denmark’s channels.

Legal

As a member of Design denmark we will assist you in legal issues. You can read more the tabs below.

Design denmark’s Legal Committee advises in professional disputes between members and customers and in cases concerning compliance with the association’s ethical and collegial rules.

The committee also participates as an advisor in the organization of competitions in accordance with national and international cooperation agreements.

Design denmark’s Legal Committee consists of members of the association, who together possess many years of experience from the design industry with a detailed insight into the industry’s many disciplines and niches and their related legal matters

See our full legal committee HERE. 

  • NDA/Fortrolighedsaftale
  • Standard co-operation agreement/Standard samarbejdsaftale
  • Freelanceaftale (Only Danish)
  • Royalty contracts IPR retained by the designer/Royaltykontrakter
  • IPR beholdes af designeren
  • Royalty contracts IPR is transferred to the customer/Royaltykontrakter IPR overdrages til kunden
    Royaltykontrakt med rammeaftale (Only Danish)
  • Funktionærkontrakt (Only Danish)
  • Combined customer and non-compete clause/Kombineret kunde- og konkurrenceklausul
  • Praktikkontrakt med løn (Only Danish)

If you need legal assistance in the field of intellectual property – for example, in connection with protecting design and trademarks, contracts, co-ownership structures, or enforcing your rights – you can contact our legal committee. The legal committee can refer you to the lawyer or attorney best suited to your specific case.

TBA

Online document platform, with all Design denmark’s legal templates. Also helps with GDPR and has a sign function integrated with MitID. See more HERE.

Professional and Social Events

As a member of Design denmark you get invited to multiple events every year. 

  • DesignBar
  • New Year Reception
  • Danish Design Award
  • Others

Professional Networks

  • In-house Design Leader network
  • Experience and Exhibition Design Network
  • Wayfinding Collective
  • Sustainable innovation network
  • Self-employed network
  • In-house designer network
  • More networks are to be announced

  

You can start a network as a Design denmark member.

Read about the networks HERE.

Discounts

As a member of Design denmark you will receive discounts on several design museums. More will be announced throughout the year.

Free

Entré 40 kr.

50% discount

Adult: 50 kr.

Student, Senior: 40 kr.

20% discount

100 kr. discount on årskort

35% discount

15% discount

15% discount

Free

Rie profil

"Together we make magic! If you think design deserves a clear voice - and you want to be part of a community that elevates the profession - consider joining. Together we make the difference."

Quote from Rie Maktabi, Board of Directors, Design denmark

  • Become a part of an interdisciplinary design community
  • Be a part of pushing Danish design nationally and internationally
  • Supporting the Danish Design industry
  • A collective voice
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