Eija Salmi’s, Cumulus Secretary General, letter of thanks after the Cumulus Roma conference 2021.

Cumulusians,
we want to sincerely thank the team of Sapienza University of Rome for the precious work of welcoming over 500 conference delegates to Rome, both online and onsite. Rome radiates only warmth to all of us Cumulusians. This awesome event managed to mobilize the whole Cumulus Family. Thank you!

Cumulus Membership for 2021 now totals 360 members from 63 countries (from 340 and 61 countries in 2020) a steady and sustainable rate of growth!

The Student Ambassadors are to contribute their singular voices to the Association’s Conferences and the Cumulus community overall highlighting the changes that the next generation of artists and designers are shaping in an increasingly complex and interconnected global marketplace for art and design.

One of the newest initiatives of Cumulus – PhD Netowork – is meeting again during the Design Culture(s) conference on June 9, 2021.

Students partnered with artists, designers, and scientists to envision the future of biotechnology.

Through PLUS+ grant scheme Cumulus mobilizes academics from different parts of the world and countries less familiar to Cumulusians to join the conferences under the Cumulus umbrella.

Cumulus President’s Message May 2021

Fourteen months ago, I wrote in this newsletter how New York was a shadow of its former self as it grappled with the onslaught of the pandemic. Today, I am happy to report that my city is springing back to life, due in part to widespread vaccination access and the arrival of mild spring weather prompting everyone to emerge from hibernation and quarantine.

DRS2022 invites new paper submissions in an open call or theme-track. We embrace research looking at and using design in the widest possible sense, with interdisciplinary work particularly encouraged.

November 8-11, 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Hosted by Universidad de las Artes del Ecuador (UArtes)