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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai unveiled the logo of the first-ever Bengaluru Design Festival scheduled to be held from November 11 and launched the festival campaign.

Highlights:

• The festival will open up a lot of opportunities for all the stakeholders and put Bengaluru at the forefront as a design destination, be it learning, applying, activities or developing creative solutions.
• This would be a programme of over 500 events and activities, including design summits, installations, workshops, design talks, exhibits, design challenges, etc.

The first edition is expected to witness a gathering of over 50,000 design professionals, architects, thought leaders,  policy makers & government officials, creative minds, and students.