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In accordance with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the United Nations in 2015, the theme “Equality” calls on students to treat others with the same level of respect and warmth. Students are encouraged to blend and co-create a more beautiful and diverse society through the power of design. This aims to realize the vision […]
Due to the recent floods in Brazil, many families have lost their homes and essential furniture. ReMakeRS aims to recreate or renew lost furniture, providing a new beginning for affected families. The challenge is to develop low-cost, easy-to-replicate, manufacture, and assemble furniture projects. All projects will be open-source, available for anyone to produce and help […]
Better Design Award, abbreviated as BDA, is an international comprehensive design award. The award recognizes works and companies that demonstrate design excellence and innovation around the world. Adhering to the concept of designing for a better life, BDA will discover global good design, create a new engine of industry, lead a new way of life, […]
7th edition of the Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival will be held from October 15-19, 2024. This year, the festival's theme is ‘Reflected Realities,’ a portrait of reality through the lens of young filmmakers across the globe. For more details, modalities, queries regarding the festival, kindly visit https://alpavirama.nid.edu/ or write to alpavirama@nid.edu. The submission date […]
Good Design İzmir_9 focuses on dialogue with the keywords courage, on-even-ground, action, conflict and transference and asks "How can we transform a dialogue into an action by taking our power from design?" With nearly ten years of experience, the event aims to revive relationships that have formed previously and create new ones by building generative […]
Join us for a collaborative exhibition hosted by World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024, San Diego State University, The San Diego Architectural Foundation and The American Institute of Architects San Diego Chapter! Design Challenge As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Temporary Paradise?” (1974), one of the few forward projecting planning documents for our […]
Braun is excited to announce the 22nd Braun Prize International Design Competition. Since its inception in 1968, the Braun Prize has been at the forefront of recognizing and promoting young designers globally. This year, under the theme of 'Ideas to Keep,' we challenge emerging designers and inventors to explore both timeless design principles from the […]
The awards present great experiences and accomplished solutions – across all fields and industries – twice per year. Enter your best products and concepts for the UX Design Awards until 15 November 2024! ➵ Gain international recognition and showcase your experience excellence. ➵ Have your work endorsed by leading industry experts. ➵ Earn appreciation and […]
The iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD, one of the world's most recognized design competitions for young talent, officially launches the registration phase for the year 2025. Students and young graduates of design-related courses and programs are invited to submit their innovative concepts by February 5, 2025. Creative solutions that meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals […]
The C-IDEA Design Award is the world's 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. The jury comprises twenty countries with over thirty representatives from high-profile designers and educators. The C-IDEA […]
The 2024 ADADA Conference will be held at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. We eagerly look forward to your submissions and participation in this vibrant event. The International Conference for ADADA is one of the major conferences about art and design associated with digital technologies. The conference aims to bring together researchers, designers, […]
Cultures of Care - Imagining Care through Design is an invitation to explore creative responses on the theme of care and its interpretations from practitioners across various domains. It is envisaged as a trans-disciplinary space where varied vantage points, knowledge systems, philosophies, expertise, inquiries, curiosities and practices converge towards a holistic deliberation. WDO Member: National […]
Established in 2015, the Design Intelligence Award (DIA) is the first international academy award in China’s design field. It serves as a platform for the evaluation, promotion, exchange and cooperation of contemporary innovative design, as well as an innovation accelerator that transforms creative ideas into industry and the future. With "Intelligence of Humanity, Living Wisdom, […]
APDCAWARDS is an international design event sponsored and hosted by APDC Asia Pacific Design Center. It has been 14 years since its foundation. The design works of all previous contests are created by outstanding design institutes and designers, which come from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Dubai, Italy, France, Netherlands, […]
A valued part of each World Design Congress is the public call for papers and posters. WDO is now accepting submissions for extended abstracts and posters in line with the Design for Planet theme. Following a double blind review process, papers selected for publication may also be invited to attend the Congress in-person to discuss […]
The Next Gen Design Competition invites young creatives living in Europe (ages 18–35) to propose bold, sustainable solutions under the theme "Redesign Tomorrow, Today." The competition encourages participants to address pressing challenges such as circular product design, food waste solutions, new materials, sustainable textiles, and much more. Selected projects will be featured in the Next […]
Applications are now open for the Compasso d'Oro International Award, the global edition of the world-renowned Italian design award, founded in 1954 by Gio Ponti. It is the first time to accept international applications. In collaboration with the , the special edition of the Compasso d’Oro International Award for 2025 has been inspired by the […]
Design is a powerful catalyst for change – it sparks innovation, solves complex challenges, and shapes the way we live. The 2025 Australian Good Design Awards embrace this transformative potential with the theme Rewarding, Defining and Celebrating Better ______.“ This year’s theme invites designers, innovators, architects, engineers and creative thinkers to explore and articulate what […]
A’ Design Award became one of the World’s largest design accolade thanks to passionate and competent contributions of participants who have provided their feedback on new and original perspectives on how to make a better design award that serves the society. The active role played by the early participants, as well as its founders were […]
Global Design Internship(GDI) is an internship program funded and supported by the Korean government and the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP). Our goal is to provide young and competent Korean designers an international and multi-cultural working/learning experience at design consultancies, in-house design teams, or start-ups outside Korea. * The Korea Institute of Design Promotion […]
