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For 2.5 weeks in September, Melbourne Fringe transforms our city into a platform for every kind of artform imaginable, supporting over 3,000 artists to present 450+ works in 170+ venues to more than 360,000 people. Website
London Design Festival is an annual event, held to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. Website
Designblok, Prague International Design Festival, is the largest selection of design and fashion show in Central Europe. Designblok traditionally shows the work of designers and manufacturers from all over Europe, it represents both young and well established designers and design studios. In addition to the central space during Designblok,there are also numerous open galleries, showrooms […]
DESIGNART Tokyo is a festival held each fall that brings together items and experiences like art, architecture, interior design, product design, fashion, and technology from around the globe to the stage of Toky. All this in a revolutionary assembly of presentations in galleries, shops, and all sorts of locations. This is an event that transforms […]
Open Design Afrika is an event that aims to demonstrate and celebrate Afrika's opportunities and global contribution through design-led innovation. Website WDO Member: Open Design Afrika Festival
The World Architecture Festival is an annual festival and awards ceremony dedicated to the architecture and development industry. Alongside the awards programme, attendees can find keynotes and seminars across two stages, architecture city tours, an exhibition of high-end manufacturers, fringe events, parties and more. There will be 48 speakers, 550 live finalist's presentations, 146 judges, […]
The World Design Street Festival is the kick-off celebration to the WDC Calendar Year. This is an opportunity to engage as many people as possible, including international visitors, to experience design activities in person through concerts, public design workshops, exhibitions, or design studio open houses. Throughout the weekend, World Design Capital Lille Métropole 2020 invites […]
Madrid Design Festival is an international event that wants to convert Madrid into the capital of design and elevate the city to a privileged position on the international arena. The festival is held in February and will encompass all design disciplines, from architecture to graphic design, communications to interior design, all of them hybridising into a […]
Design Indaba has seen over 600 illustrious speakers take to the stage to deliver soul-stirring and mind-awakening talks earning the acclaim as the best conference in the world whilst also actively pursuing change and action - seeding over 200 impact driven projects into the public square. Design Indaba 2020 will be a 3 day multi-sensory, […]
DesignMarch is Iceland's annual design festival. From fashion to furniture, architecture to the environment, food to product design, the festival showcases the best of the local design scene alongside exciting international names. The festival opens with DesignTalks, a day of lectures by internationally acclaimed designers and leading local design thinkers. Website
From 15 April onwards, Dezeen will host a rolling programme of online talks, lectures, movies, product launches and more. It will complement and support fairs and festivals around the world that have had to be postponed or cancelled and it will provide a platform for design businesses, so they can, in turn, support their supply […]
The international conference DesignTalks is the signature event of DesignMarch, Iceland´s design festival. It is illustrating the spectrum of design and architecture, its relevance, power, potential and responsibility in today’s society. A full day of inspiration. Website
Design Korea Festival 2020 will be held online under the theme “Design Beyond Data”. VR exhibitions displaying design trends around the world, especially on the convergence of data and design will be prepared, as well as lectures/talks of renowned designers from diverse fields. Various networking platforms such as Design Korea Award, which exhibits innovative design […]
Utopian Hours is the city festival, an international event dedicated to "city making". Three days to deepen the most urgent themes of urban environments and learn about success experiences from different cities around the world - among visionary challenges, ambitious placemaking projects , social and technological innovation, and collective imagination. Website
#ddHK had worked with 10 local fashion and accessories designer units and many other creatives to use materials sourced in Sham Shui Po to create “Heart of Cyberpunk – Immersive Fashion Experience”. Inspired by the history of garment and electronic retail industry in the district, the exhibition pulled together fashion and multidisciplinary designs and arts […]
The ODA Festival is underpinned by the beautiful SA philosophy of Ubuntu which simple means “I am because you are”. The purpose of our festival is to help drive and ignite the systemic change we are all seeking in our country and in Afrika. To change mindsets and behaviour, unlock new ideas and ignite aspirations […]
A designer’s paradise should be a fun place, full of creativity, friendship and humour. That’s why we’re delighted to present you our own particular paradise, our first design and creativity festival, which will take place in a virtual and express format over three days -the 16th, 17th and 18th of December- and in which nine […]
DesignTO Festival is Canada’s leading (and largest) annual design festival that celebrates design as a multidisciplinary form of creative thinking and making, with over 100 exhibitions and events forming Toronto’s design week, January 22-31, 2021. Since 2011, DesignTO has been bringing communities together to celebrate design, by taking art and design out of the studio […]
A month of amazing design leadership activities including a three day conference, weekly talks, masterclasses, mentoring sessions and a host of other events. Website
Design District Hong Kong (#ddHK) peers into the future for its finale with the theme ‘transFORM’. Set against the spectacular backdrop of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, #ddHK draws inspiration from Chinese gardens to turn open spaces into an ‘open-air design district gallery’, with 7 sets of design installations by local and overseas designers/artists. The newly […]
