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Singapore Design Week (SDW) returns this year from 26 September to 6 October in an 11-day celebration of Singapore’s distinctive brand of design and creativity. Organised by DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the festival will traverse the city-state with a rich and thought-provoking programme curated around this year’s theme “People of Design”. SDW 2024 will celebrate the […]
Arab Architecture Week, organized by ArchiNet, showcases leading Arab architects and their achievements in architecture, urbanism, and design. This initiative aims to enrich Arabic content and foster collaboration, encouraging knowledge exchange through projects and studies. This year, it’s community-driven! Over 130 submissions were received, with 20 selected to be part of the event from October […]
Since 2009, Design Week Mexico has been an organization that promotes and contributes to the local design scene. Every year through its programming, it encourages analysis and reflection on local challenges with global relevance from the design perspective.
Design Week Philippines is the only Filipino design festival that celebrates Philippine design through talks, workshops, tours, and experiences in one week, and satellite events all throughout the country every month of October. Unearthing Islandness encourages us to explore what it means to design with and for our archipelago, reflecting on how our natural heritage […]
DWL is West Africa’s leading annual international design event held over ten days, promoting creativity, innovation across disciplines including architecture, industrial design, interior design, furniture design, graphics design, and culture.
Barcelona Design Week brings design to the citizens and to mobilize the sector in order to share the vitality of Barcelona’s design with the world, highlighting its social and economic importance and inviting the different audiences of this event to experience it.
Seoul Design 2024 will kick off on October 17 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul. Already recognized as the city’s premier MICE festival, this 11th edition stands out with its theme, “/imagine Tomorrow.” The focus is on predicting and envisioning, through design, how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the future of everyday life. WDO […]
Dutch Design Week announced the theme for their 2024 edition: Real Unreal. The theme addresses how we navigate all the different realities our world nowadays consists of. What is real and what is not, and where do all of our very diverse perspectives meet? Designers explore and question what we accept as truths, and show […]
Every year, the Republic of the Philippines celebrates Design Consciousness Week during the third week of October as a proud cultural heritage. The festival this year will take place from October 21 to 27. The Design Center of the Philippines organizes the week to celebrate the creativity and quality of design in the Philippines, as […]
Design Week South Africa, powered by Yoco, is a curated calendar of events and immersive experiences that will showcase the future of South African design, through knowledge-sharing, inclusivity and support. Together with Yoco, our mission is to create South Africa’s leading design platform. A platform that celebrates design as an expression of creative thinking and making, creates connections, jumpstarts […]
The 2024 Taiwan Design Expo returned to Tainan for the fifth time, drawing over 4.2 million visitors over its 16-day exhibition! Under the theme “The Next 400” and celebrating Tainan’s 400th anniversary, the Expo showcased the city’s historical culture, local lifestyles, manufacturing and emerging industries, circular design, future urban planning, and revitalized heritage sites. WDO […]
Design Mumbai is a celebration of great design. It is a fresh new international trade show for contemporary designers, architects and interior designers, capturing the creative energy and consumer power of the world’s 5th biggest economy. Leading international and Indian brands and designers are hand-picked and impeccably curated to create a show of the very […]
Geelong Design Week is an annual event that celebrates Geelong’s UNESCO City of Design status by offering a vibrant array of workshops, exhibitions, and talks that highlight cutting-edge innovation, sustainable practices, and creative problem-solving across multiple design disciplines. This dynamic event fosters extensive community engagement and international collaboration, reinforcing Geelong’s reputation as a global leader […]
Business of Design Week (BODW), Asia’s premier annual event on design, innovation and brands since 2002, is organised by Hong Kong Design Centre. The week-long mega event will feature a variety of programmes, including the BODW Summit, BODW in the City, GBA Creative Fortnight, as well as concurrent exhibitions and forums. The event provides a […]
In the 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an ape gains intelligence after encountering a mysterious black monolith, marking the dawn of its awareness of tools. Today, amidst the global AI boom, we’re like pioneers of a new Neolithic Age, eagerly exploring this brand-new “stone tool.” The 2024 Taiwan Design Week Theme Pavilion is […]
Exactly 100 years since the Surrealist Manifesto, this artistic movement continues to inspire, provoke, and electrify creation in all its forms. Starting in January, with the theme Sur/Reality, Maison&Objet will tap into its ever-fertile energy and the lasting resonance it holds for consumers.
DesignTO Festival isn’t just about events, it’s about making real change. Celebrating 15 years of impact, DesignTO brings people together to design a better future that’s sustainable, just, and joyful. As Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, the 10-day event features 100+ free events and exhibitions, both online and in-person, across Toronto.
BLR Design Week (BDW) highlights the constantly evolving nature of design and its ever-increasing role in shaping our city. We are proud to announce Bengaluru's nomination as the inaugural World Design Protopolis by the World Design Organization. Over the next five years (2023-2028), this transformative program will empower Bengaluru with invaluable design knowledge, fostering positive […]
February 3–9 2025, Stockholm Design Week invites all to a city buzzing with events, exhibitions and open showrooms. The design week welcomes professionals, industry insiders and the public from all over the world to participate in design events and product launches in the city – to meet, mingle and network. Our aim is to push […]
Design needs to be celebrated, for it is a gleaming testimony of the ability of human beings to translate thoughts into patterns which can be understood and forged into applications to further enhance lives of all species. Ahmedabad Design Week (ADW) is a global confluence of designers, thinkers, academicians, researchers, industry captains, and entrepreneurs who […]
