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  • Stockholm Design Week

    Stockholm (Sweden) Stockholm, Sweden

    Together with Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, Stockholm Design Week has established itself as the most important week of the year for Scandinavian Design since its launch in 2002. The week is held annually in February and is a meeting point for buyers, architects, designers, press and influencers from all over the world that are […]

  • Stockholm Furniture Fair

    Stockholm (Sweden) Stockholm, Sweden

    Stockholm Furniture Fair 2024 returns with a revitalised program, merging culture with commerce. The event features a lineup of stellar exhibitors, engaging talks and exhibitions that highlight the current phase of change in design. The 2024 edition of the Stockholm Furniture Fair introduces new arenas and initiatives, along with a series of exhibitions focusing on […]

  • 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair

    Marrakech Marrakech, Morocco

    The Moroccan art event based at legendary hotel La Mamounia adds a second venue this year: the old city contemporary gallery DaDa. This expands the offering of the world’s only international fair dedicated to contemporary African art, accommodating dozens of international galleries in the sunny surrounds, from Cape Town’s Zeitz MOCAA to Smithsonian’s National Museum […]

  • Madrid Design Festival

    Madrid , Spain

    From 8 February to 17 March, Madrid will host the seventh edition of the international Madrid Design Festival, turning the city into the capital of design and positioning it in a privileged place on the international scene. The 2024 event features the crafts of Castile La Mancha as an invited project, 53 exhibitions and installations; […]

  • Futuring Design Education

    New Delhi (India) New Delhi, India

    Design Education Conference will be held on the 10 th and 11 th February 2024 with the aim to discuss, reflect and debate the evolving pedagogical aspects of Design in the context of socio-cultural and technological changes at at the Department of Design, IIT Delhi in collaboration with the IDC, IIT Bombay. Track A: Design […]

  • Palm Springs Modernism Week

    Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Modernism Week returns to Palm Springs for its 19th year, offering over 350 events across the desert enclave, including house tours, parties and the Palm Springs Modernism Show. This year’s 11-day programme spotlights the work of seminal architect Albert Frey and launches the inaugural Restoration Series of home tours, starting with E. Stewart Williams’ 1958 […]

  • Ahmedabad Design Week

    Ahmedabad (India) Ahmedabad, India

    Ahmedabad Design Week is a confluence of creativity, strategy and innovation. With bespoke workshops, networking galore, and talks by industry trailblazers, it's a melting pot of vibrant inspiration.

  • Landscapes in Craft Workshop: The Reimagination of Chinese Landscape

    Hong Kong SAR , Hong Kong

    Ma Yansong, one of China’s most influential architects, founder and principal partner of MAD Architects (MAD), offers a glimpse into the future of urban civilization with designs that artistically entwine natural and urban spaces, proffering a vision that rejects the notion of buildings as static structures and instead projects them as organic and vivid art […]

  • Design Doha

    Doha , Qatar

    Design Doha debuts its first biennale in 2024, showcasing design from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The festival hosts a series of events in its first week from 24 to 28 February – including exhibitions on weaving, architecture and Arabic posters, as well as a coaching programme for designers. Exhibitions will then […]

  • Spatial Design Workshop: Into the Architectural Wonders

    Hong Kong SAR , Hong Kong

    “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” is now showing at the HKDI Gallery! Featuring works from one of China’s most influential architects, Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner of MAD Architects (MAD), the exhibition offers a glimpse into the future of urban civilization – proffering a harmonious coexistence of urban landscapes, historical sites, and natural environments. […]

  • Geneva International Motor show

    Geneva (Switzerland) Geneva, Switzerland

    The 2024 Geneva Motor Show officially returns to celebrate its 100 year anniversary as a prestigious international event. The automotive world is changing faster than ever. Get ready to witness history in the making and keep up with the latest innovations in design and technology at Geneva Salon 2024.

  • Matter and Shape

    Paris , France

    The latest contemporary-design salon to hit Paris will debut during Fashion Week in a 3000 sq m Tuileries venue, aimed at a savvy, fashionable crowd. Launched last year by journalist Dan Thawley with Milan consultants P:S and trade fair experts WSN, the fair promises to showcase furnishings and materials already in production and available for […]

  • Australian Good Design Awards

    Sydney , Australia

    The Australian Good Design Awards showcase the very best in design and innovation to a worldwide audience. Every year, the Awards attract cutting-edge design projects from across the globe, celebrating the very best in design, architecture, engineering, research, fashion, and social impact. Entries open to Australian and international designers and clients. WDO Member: Good Design […]

  • UX Design Awards Call for Entries

    Berlin , Germany

    The UX Design Awards – Autumn 2024 call for participation is open for submissions until 31 May 2024. Companies, agencies, professionals, and young designers worldwide are invited to enter their best work in three competition categories: “Product” and “Concept” for the professional sector and “New Talent” for up-and coming designers. All details and competition dates […]

  • Sustainability Week

    London , United Kingdom

    Sustainability Week focuses on helping businesses become sustainable faster. We are the independent guide to sustainability, helping our audience cut through the noise and supporting them as they achieve sustainability goals and reach outcomes with actual business value. We help businesses, policymakers, financiers, investors, NGOs and others achieve sustainability goals, faster.

  • At Eye Level – People.Space.District

    The New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative calls on us all to imagine and co-create a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful to our eyes, minds and souls. The defining parameters of the New Bauhaus are aesthetics, sustainability and inclusion. The Universal Design thinking and travelling exhibition "At Eye Level – People.Space.District" is based on […]

  • Nairobi Design Week

    Nairobi (Kenya) Nairobi, Kenya

    Nairobi Design Week is a community platform and design studio for creatives to grow together and collaborate on meaningful projects.

  • Biennale of Sydney

    Sydney , Australia

    The 24th edition of Australia’s largest art biennale takes to the heritage-listed White Bay Power Station with a theme of Ten Thousand Suns. The curatorial team invites artists to consider the atomic era, which spurred climate alteration through human exploitation, and also imagine the historic catalysts that complicated Australia’s relationship with its minority populations. The […]

  • DW! Sao Paulo Design Week

    Sao Paulo (Brazil) Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Sao Paulo's annual design week returns in March for its 13th edition. The event focuses on innovation in design, architecture, urban planning and art. Taking place across seven districts in the city, last year's DW! Sao Paulo Design Week hosted more than 220 events and 120 exhibitors. Brazil's 11-day festival serves as a platform for […]

  • Design Open: Humanity x Design x City

    Bengaluru , India

    What can design do to help our city promote the well-being of its inhabitants? Thus shaping a more humane city vs just building infrastructure. We are posing this provocation to no less than one of the fathers of human centered and strategic design. We are thrilled to be presenting Patrick Whitney to Bangalore City! If […]