Cape Town has been announced as the winner of the World Design Capital 2014 bid! Great news for the Mother City.

Congratulations to the City of Cape Town and everyone that participated in the WDC 2014 bid! Early this morning it was announced that the Mother City had beaten fellow candidates Bilbao and Dublin to be chosen as the World Design Capital in 2014. Here at Orms, we’re very excited, and looking forward to making the best of WDC 2014!

Have a look at Cape Town’s celebration and bid videos embedded below. You can also keep up with the news on Twitter via the #WDC2014 hashtag, or visit the official website here.

Update:
A copy of the bid book is viewable at Field Office, a coffee shop in Barrack Street. Be sure to go have a look!