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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 […]
From 15 to 17 October, the iF Design Foundation invites to Die Neue Sammlung for a workshop and symposium on “Innovation”. The event is part of a three-year campus project for design educators concluding in 2025. Internationally renowned speakers like Dr. Delfina Fantini van Ditmar, Dr. Bethan Gordon, Prof. Gareth Loudon and Fumiko Ichikawa will […]
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 […]
From 17 October to 3 November 2024, WONDER in the Kortrijk city centre pushes the boundaries of your imagination. Young creative force and established names from all walks of life and disciplines - from design, innovation, technology to art - will present their vision of a better future. WONDER takes you along a free tour […]
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 […]
The dynamism of the modern working world is unstoppable – constantly driven by new forces that are shaping the future of work. ORGATEC 2024 will address this constant transformation and respond to the industry’s needs with a new, groundbreaking event concept. The central element of the redefined trade fair will be the centrally located Focus […]
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 Seoul Design Award is an international accolade promoting sustainable daily life, aligning closely with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations. The Seoul Design Award is given to designers or organizations whose projects have contributed to a sustainable daily life that aims for a harmonious relationship between people, society and […]
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 […]
On the day that Camillo Olivetti founded “Ing. C. Olivetti and C.” we are pleased to present the new Brand Identity designed for Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti by Cappelli Identity Design. The project aimed to strike the right balance between tradition, contemporaneity and innovation. We invite you to discover it in Ivrea (Torino, Italy), Tuesday, […]
