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Hábitat Valencia is a well-established project recognized as the leading international showcase for the Spanish habitat industry, featuring a wide range of furniture, lighting, décor, upholstery, and bedding. In 2026, it offers an integrated showcase, enhancing visitor interest with: Textilhogar, Contract, nude, crafts, decoration, and interior design. Learn more: https://www.feriahabitatvalencia.com/en/
Disainiöö / Tallinn Design Festival is the largest design festival in the Baltics, bringing together designers, entrepreneurs, students and design enthusiasts. For over twenty years it has been a key international platform for ideas, innovation and collaboration. The 2026 theme, Future of Product Design, explores sustainability, adaptability and material awareness through conferences, exhibitions, workshops and […]
Research can validate what exists, but it can also constrain imagination and keep designers anchored to the present. US-based organizations spend approximately $17 billion annually on design research, yet its dominance deserves to be challenged. Join WDO Educational Member SCAD for this 60-minute webinar as they explore alternative methods centred on intuition, experimentation, reframing and […]
This October, the Faculty of Design will once again open its doors to Urban October, an international month dedicated to design, cities, communities, public space, housing, sustainability and the many questions that shape the way we live together. At the Faculty of Design, Urban October is much more than a programme of events. It is […]
WDO Member Mixer is a virtual networking initiative designed exclusively for WDO's membership community. This global session will offer space for both new and longstanding members alike to connect, converse and build relationships across regions and disciplines.
Design Week Mexico (DWM) is an annual festival celebrating architectural innovation, industrial design, and contemporary craftsmanship. The upcoming edition will take place from October 5 to October 11, 2026, bringing together top architects, emerging creators, and design enthusiasts across various iconic hubs in Mexico City. Since 2009, the festival serves as a collaborative platform to […]
Pavilion is an international event based in Bogotá, Colombia, conceived to share creation and practice-based research in creative disciplines. The event is open to anyone interested in design, architecture, art, the humanities and creative practices. Over three days, the event will offer exhibitions, lectures by national and international keynotes, performances, showcases and activities that aim […]
Design Week Philippines is back, and this year we invite everyone to Sama All—show up, join in, and design together! Now on its 15th year, we are going bigger, bringing in more regional partners, and officially joining the World Design Weeks community. From 10 to 18 October, expect a week packed with things to see, […]
Arab Architecture Week is an annual cultural program organized by ArchiNet to celebrate Arab architectural thought. Over five days, fifteen speakers from across the Arab world deliver live lectures on identity and context, place, the human experience of architecture, documentation and preservation, and the future of urban planning. Now in its seventh edition, the week […]
itAliens – Italian Design Beyond the Myth is POLI.design’s exhibition at Seoul Design Week 2026, presented at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from 14 to 25 October following an invitation from the Seoul Design Foundation. The exhibition explores a contemporary and evolving vision of Italian design through visual culture, experimentation and international exchange. Part of the project, […]
Seoul Design Week is a design festival showcasing the trendsetting style of Seoul, a global design city. For 12 days from October 14 to 25, Seoul Design Week presents a diverse range of design experiences under the theme ‘The Design Recipe,’ including DDP Design Fair, Exhibitions, Conferences, Markets, and Events. This year, the festival extends […]
Taking place on 14 October 2026, the Seoul Design Conference 2026 is a full-day programme exploring how design can respond to a changing world. Following the Seoul Design Award 2026 ceremony, the programme will feature presentations by recipients of the newly established ESG Design Impact Award, including Hyundai Motor Company, Patagonia, athome, and RHINOSHIELD, offering […]
Everyday Icons, Reimagined An exhibition where a select group of designers reimagine the Ashtray, the Cupboard, and the Leather Boots—three objects inspired by beloved items from anonymous lives. Each piece tells a unique and intimate story, weaving together the banality of objects with the romance and sophistication that once surrounded them. Inspired by three soundscapes […]
The Faculty of Design at Universidad Anáhuac México will host the 23rd edition of the International Congress Designing for Humanity, under the central theme of nearshoring. In a context of transforming production chains, design goes beyond the formal configuration of products to become a strategic discipline capable of shaping processes, integrating technologies, creating value, and […]
Join this urgent agenda to help shape a thriving future for Afrika. We explore one of the most pressing questions in the world of design today: How do we build trust, tell our stories, cultivate future-fit skills and design the systems and solutions that truly help people, communities, cities and nature across Afrika to thrive? […]
Join WDO Member ENSCi – Les Ateliers and colleagues for an inside look at ‘Maintenant | Design for Transitions', France's ambitious national programme that is reshaping design education and better equipping graduates for the transitions ahead. Backed by the French Government, this pioneering initiative is fostering new interdisciplinary approaches, strengthening the skills employers are demanding, […]
The Service Design Network has announced that registration for the Service Design Global Conference 2026(SDGC26) is officially open! In 2026, they are bringing the international Service Design community to Germany, gathering both in-person in Wiesbaden, in the vibrant Frankfurt RheinMain region, and online for our virtual attendees. "We are especially proud to organize this landmark event in […]
In an era of rapid technological evolution, the wave of artificial intelligence has swept across all industries, from intelligent manufacturing to financial services, from healthcare to daily life, redefining the boundaries of efficiency and possibility. We clearly see that the instrumental rationality of purely pursuing efficiency and functionality is hitting the ceiling of user experience. […]
‘Drawing Dialogues: Calibration and Celebration of Drawing in Design’, a two-day symposium by National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad on 30th & 31st Oct 2026. Abstracts maybe submitted before the 30th June 2026 for presentations and selected abstracts will be invited to present at the symposium. For more details visit the website or write to […]
Accessibility should not be an afterthought. It should be embedded into the way we design products, services, systems and experiences from the very beginning. Following the first event in the accessibility series, BEDA Connect returns on 5 November for another conversation exploring the opportunities, challenges and future directions of accessible and inclusive design. Organised within the framework […]
