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A One-Day Summit For Female Creative Business Leaders. HOW Women Lead is the all-women summit for creative business leaders who are looking to uplevel their skills, position themselves for bigger roles and new challenges, and change the playing field for other women like you.
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, the field of design education finds itself at pivotal juncture, demanding unified and collaborative approaches to tackle emerging challenges and opportunities. The 2025 edition of LearnXDesign conference underscores the significance of integrating diverse perspectives, disciplines, communities and cultures. This conference intends to serve as a hub for nurturing meaningful interactions, […]
HOW Design Live is where inspiration, community, and creativity converge in a 3-day event that you can’t afford to miss. Become part of a creative community that embraces every attendee, validates your work, and empowers you to do great things. HOW Design Live offers the creative inspiration to refuel your passion combined with the practical knowledge […]
Running from 23–29 September 2024, Dundee Design Festival’s programme, now revealed, includes free activities, exhibitions and talks featuring the work of over 150 designers all under one roof in 10,000 sqm of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc. Scotland’s biggest festival of contemporary design – celebrating the 10 year designation of Dundee as a UNESCO City of […]
Join us for the 4th International Flagship Conference on Water, Energy, and Environment for Sustainability (IC-WEES) from 25-27 September 2024, organized by the NUST School of Art, Design & Architecture (SADA). Under the theme “Shaping Tomorrow’s Spaces: Synergy of Design, Sustainability, and Nature,” this conference will explore practical solutions to sustainability challenges. Engage with experts […]
Cappelli Identity Design, member of the World Design Organization, is participating in the World Design Experience at World Design Capital San Diego-Tijuana 2024, powered by San Diego Design Week, with the virtual event Dynamic Brand: Identity is Diversity. A talk about where the passion for design comes from and how much identity and diversity contribute […]
#IxDD is IxDA's annual event where we come together as a united global community to show how interaction design improves the human condition. Whether you're part of an IxDA local group, a company team, a small design community, or a larger organization, come together to celebrate creativity and innovation in our field. Theme Adding dimensions […]
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 […]
This year, WDCD Mexico delves into the exploration of play, collectivity, and collaborative processes within design to showcase projects that address some of the world’s most urgent challenges such as climate change, gender inequality, economic disparity, and the colonisation of creative thinking in an impactful way. This edition focuses on diverse initiatives and designers from […]
Feria Valencia will host next year a new joint call for large international monographic fairs around the habitat sectors. Thus, from September 30 to October 3, 2024, a new edition of Feria Hábitat València, TEXTILHOGAR Home Textiles Premium and Espacio Cocina SICI will be held simultaneously. Both the furniture, lighting and decoration event and the […]
Design Futures Forum 2024: Designing Our Collective Future What will be the role of design and designers in the face of rapidly advancing technologies, a planet that is at the point of “global boiling”, and a future in which the global life expectancy is increasing? The Design Futures Forum returns with an expanded programme this […]
The Service Design Global Conference (SDGC) is organized by Service Design Network (SDN) and this is its 17th edition. The 2024 conference is organized together with SDN Finland chapter and in cooperation with Ornamo Art and Design Finland. The conference aims to foster knowledge sharing, networking and the exploration of innovative practices in service design. […]
On 3 October 2024, WDO will host the global premiere of From Tradition to Transformation: World Design Capital Valencia 2022, our first documentary short that traces the evolution of Valencia’s WDC designation and its impact on the city, its creatives and the future of design in the region. Join us online for the premiere streaming […]
Please select two projects that the most coincide with the Seoul Design Award judging criteria for the harmony between people, society, and the environment. Evaluation Criteria: Solving Everyday Problems, Expanding Global Values, Presenting Future Visions. WDO Member: Seoul Design Foundation
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 […]
This October, the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is holding several Korean design-focused talks as part of its annual recurring Master Lecture Series. From October 7 to 29, design enthusiasts can hear from Korean experts who come from a diverse range of backgrounds, all related to the Korean Wave or ‘Hallyu’. WDO Member: Hong Kong […]
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.
Get ready to redefine the boundaries of creativity at the 2024 AIGA Design Conference! Join us for a groundbreaking virtual experience that pushes the boundaries of what a design conference can be. This year, we're embracing our theme, "Margins," and exploring the uncharted territories of design.
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 […]
The Red Dot Design Award is an international design competition. The accompanying distinction “Red Dot” has become established internationally as one of the most sought-after marks of quality for good design. The award breaks down into the three different disciplines “Red Dot Award: Product Design”, “Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design” and “Red Dot […]
