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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.
Join us on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM CEST at the ADI Design Museum in Milan for an evening of Design and reflections on Peace. Hats Art Gallery, Cappelli Identity Design’s cultural project, promotes design culture through iconic works and universal values. Highlighting the evening is the iconic "Peace&War" poster by Armando Milani, […]
Join IDSA on January 23, 2025, at 6pm ET for a panel discussion that dives into the realities of designpreneurship. Hosted by visionary entrepreneur John Arnott, with expert insights from Ayana Patterson, Caterina Rizzoni, and Tom Gerhardt, this session explores the challenges, strategies, and successes behind launching and sustaining a thriving design business. WDO Member: […]
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 […]
The 2025 Finnish Architecture and Design Days will be celebrated from 31 January to 7 February under the theme 'Traces of use'. Now in its fifth year, the national festival will focus on celebrating the use, maintenance and repair of buildings and objects. The theme explores our relationship with tolerating patina and imperfections, and highlights […]
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 […]
DesignDisco Lab is an experimental, interdisciplinary charette that fosters socially and environmentally conscious innovation through collaboration. This four-day program brings together industry professionals and postgraduate students to rethink design education’s role in addressing global challenges, focusing on adaptive, future-forward solutions. ADVANCING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN EDUCATION TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE Living in an age of […]
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 […]
The eighth edition of the festival will once again make the city the focal point. An event where design displays its transformative power, best practices, initiatives and projects that reveal how design is an essential tool to address multiple challenges of a constantly changing society. Through its extensive programming, and under the theme Redesigning the […]
One of the highlights of this year’s consumer-goods fair is the Designer Day on 8 February especially for the Ambiente designer community – organised for the second time by Messe Frankfurt and for the first time in cooperation with the German Design Council. The programme includes inspiring talks, lectures and future perspectives, including on the […]
Designathon is a hackathon aimed at designing innovative solutions to challenges through creative thinking focused on empowering people to encounter global challenges. The initiative brings together 500 interested participants to create a better environment and contribute to community development by forming collaborative teams. WDO Member: Architecture and Design Commission
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 […]
Despite being home to numerous talenteddesigners and notable design institutions such as Nieuwe Instituutand Huidenclub, there are currently no specific events dedicated solely to design. While Rotterdam hosts an architectural biennale and month, as well as Rotterdam Art Week and IFFR for Films, there is a clear gap in design. 10-day event taking place across […]
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 […]
Auckland Design Week is all about sparking collaboration, interaction, and the exchange of ideas within the design community – whilst also inspiring and educating design enthusiasts. Our curated programme is designed to foster creativity and innovation, with a focus on driving commercial growth across the design sector.
The Design Foundation of the Region of Valencia takes a step forward in the institutionalization of design by hosting the first edition of the Social Design Distinctions. These awards aim to highlight the impact of design as a tool for social transformation. In this inaugural edition, the careers of Hilary Cottam and Manolo Bañó will […]
WDCD Live Delhi 2025, marks What Design Can Do’s South Asian debut, addressing climate action and social change. Hosted at the India Habitat Centre, the festival will gather designers and changemakers to explore regenerative solutions, community-driven design, and the role of emerging technologies. In partnership with Unbox Cultural Futures and The Design Village, the event […]
The Circular Design Summit brings together leading minds from business, industry, and design, all united by a common vision: economic success in harmony with ecological sustainability. Discover how Circular Design – design for the circular economy – is driving the transformation of the economy and how you can be a part of this development. We […]
It has been just over a month since 21st Europe was launched —a new think tank working with Europe’s brightest minds to design blueprints that spark conversation and inspire optimism for the continent’s next chapter. As part of the event, they will unveil Starline—their first blueprint, designed in collaboration with Bakken & Bæck. With the […]
