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Established in 2008, the A' Design Award is a massive, international, juried, academic and prestigious award for good design, recognizing outstanding creativity across every major industry, from industrial design and architecture to consumer goods, communication, digital products, fashion and services. Every year, A' Design Award & Competition recognizes and showcases the world's best products, projects, […]
Designverse Awards is the world’s first design ecosystem big data research award, dedicated to honoring design institutions, enterprises, organizations, and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the greater design industry chain in the fields of space design (architecture, landscape, interior, technical consultancy, professional consultancy, specialized consultancy), product design (product design, product branding), and social […]
A leading multinational company in the packaging industry and Desall invite you to design a new refill dispensing cap for refilling perfume bottles at home, featuring a simple, intuitive, and safe mechanism that ensures a quick and convenient refilling experience while preventing direct contact between the user and the fragrance. Deadline: 26 November 2026. Learn […]
The C-IDEA Design Award is the Worlds’ annual juried design competition. It aims to recognize and promote visionary talents in a wide array of categories ranging from communication design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, fashion design, and new media. A yearbook and exhibition of the nominated designs are also presented as part of the event. […]
The 2026 Better Design Award (BDA) is now accepting entries worldwide, offering RMB 4.1 million in prize money across 326 awards. Open to enterprises, institutions, universities, design teams, and individual designers, the competition features two main categories: Product Design and Design for Industry. Entries will be evaluated by an international jury led by WDO President […]
GOOD DESIGN™ was founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance for Modern Design. In 2027, seven decades later, this new edition of GOOD DESIGN™ aims to bring a parallel public appreciation and awareness for an equally […]
The 2026 International Doctoral Forum, hosted by the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, invites paper submissions from doctoral researchers worldwide. Under the theme “Generating the Future: Art and Design in the Digital Age,” the forum fosters global, interdisciplinary exchange to explore how digital intelligence and AI are transforming artistic creation and design practices. […]
11-14 November 2026 The Design Policy Days serve as the four-day closing event of WDC 2026 and a central forum for exchange between design, politics, science, and society. The goal is to generate momentum for the sustainable shaping of cities, regions, and democratic community life. Three conferences in Wiesbaden, Offenbach, and Frankfurt are dedicated to […]
Are you a design professional looking for a deeper regenerative framework to guide your work? Or a sustainability consultant seeking digital workflows, tools and case studies that can turn regenerative goals into practice? On 30 October 2026 (online, full day), Living Future Europe, in collaboration with Prof. Emanuele Naboni, hosts a practitioner crash course exploring […]
The Network of Cities Meeting aims to offer political decision-makers in the region an exclusive preview of the results of WDC 2026, while also engaging them in dialogue with other previous World Design Capitals. More to come. WDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
The concluding highlight of the WDC year 2026 in Frankfurt RheinMain will be the Convocation Ceremony. In a festive ceremony, the title will be handed over to the next World Design Capital, Busan, South Korea. More to come. WDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
DESIGN MUMBAI is India’s International contemporary design trade show, set to host its third edition from 19-22 November 2026 at Jio World Garden, Mumbai. As an international trade focussed event for design, architecture and interiors capturing the creative energy and consumer power of India featuring international and Indian contemporary brands and designers; housing a series […]
The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno de Cuenca in Ecuador will host Olivetti Vivo, an international exhibition dedicated to the history and cultural legacy of the Italian company Olivetti. Promoted by the Universidad del Azuay, the Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti, Cappelli Identity Design (which is also responsible for the creative direction), the Politecnico di Torino's […]
Join Şişecam for an exploration of how glass design shapes our everyday experiences, influencing not only how we see and appreciate a drink, but also how we perceive its aroma, taste and overall enjoyment. Discover how form, transparency, texture and functionality come together to transform an ordinary object into a carefully considered sensory experience. Through […]
24th DESIGN KOREA: 25 Nov-29 Nov / Coex, Hall B, Seoul DESIGN KOREA examines the transformation and innovation taking place across Korea’s design industry and serves as Korea’s leading comprehensive design expo, creating new business opportunities by connecting companies, designers, and industries. Showcasing products, brands, services, AI, mobility, and more, DESIGN KOREA shares innovative design […]
The inaugural Madinah International Architecture Festival (MIAF 2026), under the theme “Shaping the Future of Cities”, brings together leading architects, urban designers, developers and decision-makers from Saudi Arabia and around the world. Featured speakers include Pritzker laureate Prof. Diébédo Francis Kéré, Dr. Hanif Kara, Dr. Rasem Badran, Dr. Sumayah Al-Solaiman, Farrokh Derakhshani and others. An […]
ARCH College of Design & Business, Jaipur invites researchers, academicians, educators, designers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, practitioners, policymakers and research students to submit original research papers, case studies, practice-based research and critical perspectives for an International Conference on Design, Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Impact. The conference explores how design can contribute to more responsible, […]
In a world saturated with stimuli, images and information, where everything is accelerating, a new aspiration is emerging: to slow down and experience things more deeply. From 14 to 18 January 2027, Maison&Objet Premier explores this shift through “Sensory Shift”, its new inspirational theme, developed in collaboration with NellyRodi. Learn more
Organised by the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, this conference is a platform to critically examine how design education can move from abstraction towards practice, lived experience, & contextually grounded ways of knowing & doing and it invites educators, practitioners, & researchers to rethink design education in relation to socio-cultural contexts, evolving economies, & […]
The 2027 Salone del Mobile is back as the star of the design calendar: the leading international event for the design industry will be held from 13th to 18th April, at Milan’s Rho Fiera fairgrounds. Set up in 1961, the trade fair boasts a wide range of furnishing products, distinguished by their expressive power and their functional, technological and […]
