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A leading company in the lighting sector, in collaboration with Desall, is looking for innovative ideas for a cordless lamp designed for off-grid contexts and adaptable to multiple scenarios (HORECA, home, camping, etc.). The product should feature a contemporary and functional design, ensure durability, and may integrate additional functions useful for its intended use. Deadline: […]
The 2026 DIA is open for global entries. As China’s first international academy design award founded in 2015, it consists of the Product Group for market-ready designs and the Concept Group for pioneering concepts. A RMB 1,000,000 Grand Award is available, with Gold, Silver, Bronze and multiple awards for outstanding creators. Winners receive international influence, […]
Hosted by Tsinghua University-Anta Group Sports Fashion Joint Research Center, which is operated by the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, the Global Sportswear Design Award is positioned at the forefront of the sportswear and fashion industry, dedicated to exploring the integration of art and technological. This year’s theme is MOVEMPOWER, with four tracks […]
Applications are now open for the 16th CII Design Excellence Awards 2026 — a premier platform dedicated to Recognizing and Celebrating Excellence in Design. For decades, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has been at the forefront of advancing the design movement in India. Instituted in 2011, the CII Design Excellence Awards have grown into […]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the competition, making it one of the longest-running design contests worldwide, and to commemorate this milestone we are preparing a very special edition. The challenge for this year calls for the design of a seat and/or table conceived under the principles of the circular economy and positive impact […]
The "Taipei Design Award" has entered its 19th year. With the vision of "making design the driving force to shape a better future", by bringing together the creativity of diverse cultures, it has become an important tool to promote urban progress, promote industrial development and improve the quality of life. strength. Through this design competition, […]
Hella Jongerius is among the most influential designers of the past decades. Since the start of her career in the 1990s, she has created groundbreaking works in many different disciplines, including textiles, ceramics, furniture, lighting, and sculpture. Jongerius’ research-driven approach has been a defining influence for an entire generation of young contemporary designers. The exhibition […]
A leading company in the food & beverage sector, in collaboration with Desall, is looking for innovative concepts for a snack, either sweet or savory, aimed at a young consumer audience. The project should develop not only the food product itself but also its related branding, defining a clear and coherent identity capable of standing […]
The Seoul Design Award is an international competition awarded to designers and organizations that solve our daily problems with creative design and have a good influence on creating a harmonious relationship between people, society and environment. This award has attracted entries from 81 countries and has been esteemed by international experts as a prestigious platform […]
In humanitarian emergencies, the absence of small, practical tools can have disproportionate consequences. A simple connector, a stabilizing element, a repair component or a basic medical accessory can determine safety, functionality and dignity in fragile environments. Yet many of these objects remain unavailable, not because they are complex, but because they are not locally producible. […]
Companies, agencies, designers and architects worldwide: The German Design Awards 2027 are now open for submissions. Don't miss your chance to showcase your projects on an international stage. The awards are looking for design that understands context, refines processes and delivers impact. Guided by the principle of "Connecting Global Excellence", they bring diverse perspectives into […]
Submit your proposal by November 2, 2026! The Award is promoted by Biesse — an international company that designs lines, machines and components for processing materials — in collaboration with POLI.design. The competition invites students and emerging designers to explore the intersection between design, technology, and material innovation. Projects must incorporate at least two materials—wood, […]
The DesignEuropa Awards are the European Union's awards for design excellence. They recognise creativity in design, as well as influential figures in the field. The awards are a non-commercial competition and are open to any person, entity or institution of any nationality that owns a valid EU design. Public Choice Award For the first […]
WDO Member Mixer is a virtual networking initiative designed exclusively for WDO's membership community. This global session will offer space for both new and longstanding members alike to connect, converse and build relationships across regions and disciplines.
Openness means sharing ideas and creating space for new things. Under this motto, Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain is building an open stage for everyone who designs, researches and experiments – both locally and internationally. Whether it's a studio, conference, exhibition or young design: participants contribute their ideas, engage in conversation and put their work in […]
Large organisations – whether corporations or public institutions – face the same challenge: building services that don't just work, but last. Service design is more than optimising individual touchpoints. It's about solutions across the entire customer journey and about organisational change. And, ultimately, about a bigger question: how can business and government be designed around […]
This June, University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham will be bursting with colour and alive with the sights and sounds of innovation and creativity as its graduating class of 2026 showcase their ambitious graduate work at the end-of-year Grad Show. Meet the next generation of artists, makers, designers, filmmakers, gamers, and photographers working […]
3daysofdesign is Denmark’s Official Design Festival conceived as a platform to showcase and celebrate creativity. Held each year in Copenhagen, it's a visibility opportunity for emerging and established talents from Denmark and abroad to present their brand, their stories, new product launches and latest collections to an avid audience of design enthusiasts from around the […]
The goal of World Industrial Design Day FRM is to explore the role of industrial design here and now. Can a specifically German tradition in the sense of the Werkbund, Bauhaus, and HfG Ulm still be effective in the present, or does this—as often in the past—rather reflect the wishful thinking of designers? What is […]
From 11–14 June 2026, Sofia becomes the meeting point for Europe’s creative community as the European Design Festival celebrates its 20th edition in one of the continent’s most layered and dynamic capitals. Organised by Studio Komplekt and the Melba Foundation for Design and Visual Culture, the festival brings together award-winning designers, studios, thinkers and emerging […]
