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With more than thirteen years experience in creative industries as a cultural manager and as a journalist, Maria Neneciu is part of the Romanian Design Week core-team since the beginning of the event, more than eight years ago. Meanwhile, RDW has become an authority in the local design scene and one of the most important multidisciplinary events in the region. Maria is interested in how creativity and cultural industries can become tools for urban development.
Maria has been written and published about design, architecture and the role of creative and cultural industries for urban and social development, both at BBC Good Homes, some local specialized publications and Institute, the magazine, and she now contributes to The Institute’s online platform and is part of the (creative) teams of some of the most important projects signed by The Institute- the ecosystem for local creative industries in Romania, such as: Romanian Design Week, Diploma or Bucharest Creative Quarter.