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Powered by SACCORD in association with CYANOTYPES, Creative Skills Week 2025 (CSW2025) will serve as a central hub for the Cultural and Creative Sector and Industries (CCSI), offering a dedicated platform for sharing knowledge and promoting new approaches to re-skilling and up-skilling. The event is designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and the adoption of innovative skilling practices, […]
This year the festival will explore how design can enrich life, creating a world where design based on care and humanity is the norm, not the exception. How to make design less abstract and be easier to understand, be inclusive and accessible? WDO Member: Estonian Association of Designers
Design Week Philippines marks its 14th year by moving towards ginhawa—embracing this deeply Filipino concept of holistic well-being, prosperity & purpose. Let us come together to experience fresh, diverse , and creative explorations of how design can support human flourishing—cultivating vitality, wisdom, intention, and connection. Design Week Philippines will be held from 11 - 18 […]
Venice Design Week is the festival dedicated to design held in the city of Venice, every October since 2010. For a week, the lagoon of Venice comes alive with exhibitions, conferences and meetings, competitions, workshops and guided tours that take place in a unique setting, full of history and contemporaneity, in a continuous exchange between […]
The 6th Arab Architecture Week (October 12–16, 2025) explores the theme “Reimagining Cities.” Organized by ArchiNet, it gathers architects, designers, and researchers to discuss the future of Arab cities through lectures and dialogues on heritage, sustainability, and innovation—enriching Arabic architectural content and fostering regional collaboration. Learn more: https://www.archinet.me/ WDO Member: ArchiNet
Good Design İzmir, held annually with evolving themes from “Output,” “Cycles,” “Common Futures,” and “Vital” to “Dialogue,” explores İzmir’s design potential, social solidarity, ecological awareness, and shared futures. Celebrating its 10th year with the theme “Dirlik” (Vitality, Harmony, Solidarity, Collective Wellbeing), it redefines design as a means of healing and coexistence. In İzmir, design becomes […]
Dutch Design Week celebrates a quarter century of shaping the future. Under the theme ‘Past. Present. Possible.’, DDW reflects on its legacy, showcases today’s creative energy, and explores what design can become. A platform where ideas connect, possibilities open, and the future is designed together. Learn more: https://ddw.nl/
Join 100 Archive for, ‘Designing Together: Prototyping Better Futures’, a special event during Irish Design Week 2025 exploring how design can shape collaborative and hopeful futures. Bringing together emerging voices from visual communications design, policy-making, and systems change, the evening will highlight inspiring projects and initiatives where design acts as a tool for connection, innovation […]
The third edition of Taiwan Design Week (TDW) takes place from 29 November to 7 December 2025 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, under the theme “Design Next.” This year, TDW looks at how design is changing—from focusing on the individual to caring for humanity and even the planet. Beyond its world-renowned semiconductor and technology […]
Curiosity has long fuelled Italian innovation, fostering a dynamic exchange between disciplines and ideas. This spirit drives creativity across arts, architecture, fashion, and manufacturing, epitomised by the "Made in Italy" commitment to excellence and synergy of diverse talents. Similarly, Hong Kong's design landscape thrives on blending Eastern wisdom with Western influence, pushing beyond comfort zones […]
DesignTO Festival isn’t just about events, it’s about making real change. Celebrating 16 years of impact, DesignTO brings people together to design a better future that’s sustainable, just, and joyful. As Canada’s largest annual design festival, the 10-day event features 100+ free events and exhibitions, both online and in-person, across Toronto. Learn more: https://designto.org/
Artificial Intelligence today is an ocean of vast, deep, and constantly expanding knowledge. Within this ocean lie possibilities reshaping every field, and the creative industry is no exception. Design, art, communication, film, media, and beyond, AI is transforming the way ideas are imagined, produced, and experienced. But while technology offers infinite potential, it is the […]
Bhubaneswar Design Week (BDW) marks the evolution of the much-celebrated Odisha Design Week, returning with a renewed vision to position Bhubaneswar as a thriving epicentre of creativity, innovation, and cultural dialogue. Tentatively scheduled for 7–11 February 2026, BDW aims to bring together designers, thinkers, makers, educators, and citizens in a collaborative celebration of design that is rooted in […]
From 12 to 15 March 2026, the second edition of MUNICH DESIGN DAYS will take place. The central location Praterinsel will be expanded to include the Praterinsel Ateliers, and the MUNICH DESIGN DAYS CITY will also be further developed to integrate additional showrooms and locations throughout Munich’s city center. Trade visitors can look forward to […]
GoinGreenGlobal is a long-standing international academic and professional event that brings together distinguished practitioners, researchers, and lecturers from across Europe. Throughout one intensive week, the Faculty becomes an open platform for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collaborative exploration of contemporary design challenges. Learn more: https://en.fd.si/goingreenglobal-2026-traditional-international-design-week-at-faculty-of-design.html WDO Member: Faculty of Design
The Liguria Design Cultural Association organizes the Tigullio Design District (TDD), the first international event dedicated to nautical, outdoor, and lifestyle design in the Gulf of Tigullio ( Portofino in Liguria - Italy ). Supported by regional institutions, TDD promotes Ligurian design and territory, creating cultural, economic, and identity value while positioning Liguria on the […]
Semaine Design de Montréal (Montreal Design Week) celebrates design in all its forms—architecture, interior design, manufacturers, boutiques, emerging and established designers. For professionals—the Index-Design Show, a day of conferences and exclusive events. For everyone—official design addresses and events throughout the city. Learn more (in French only): https://www.semainedesigndemontreal.com
Germany's biggest design event #designconnects Empowered by bayern design, the mcbw is the biggest design event in Germany and an important meeting point for the national and international creative and design industries. During its seven days, we annually bring together designers, design enthusiasts, companies, and students from all design-related fields and industries to promote interdisciplinary […]
What does design mean for cities today? As part of Semaine Design de Montréal, join World Design Organization at the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises for a special screening of its first documentary short, From Tradition to Transformation: World Design Capital Valencia 2022 (Spanish with English subtitles). The 40-minute film offers a powerful look into how […]
BERLIN DESIGN WEEK celebrates design as a driving force for solving problems – whether small or significant. In urban Berlin locations, leading design agencies spanning product design, interior, architecture, strategic branding and digital transformation come together with Next Generation designers from across Europe and international design professionals. The result: Europe’s most exciting design dialogue in […]
