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  • IMEX Frankfurt 2026

    Frankfurt , Germany

    IMEX Frankfurt is where the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry comes together annually for the largest trade show of its kind in Europe. Where 4,500-plus global meeting planners […]

  • Tijuana Design Week 2026

    Tijuana , Mexico

    Tijuana Design Week is an annual design festival to create interdisciplinary links from a community perspective through exhibitions, conferences, networking, talks and celebrations in this city of constant change and […]

  • Dynamic brand: designing an evolving identity

    Torino Torino, Italy

    As part of Future Week Torino 2026, a session dedicated to the Dynamic brand method as a model for designing identities capable of adapting, evolving and building relationships over time. […]

  • Moving Business by Design.

    Frankfurt , Germany

    Large organisations – whether corporations or public institutions – face the same challenge: building services that don't just work, but last. Service design is more than optimising individual touchpoints. It's […]

  • 3 Days of Design 2026

    Copenhagen , Denmark

    3daysofdesign is Denmark’s Official Design Festival conceived as a platform to showcase and celebrate creativity. Held each year in Copenhagen, it's a visibility opportunity for emerging and established talents from […]

  • World Industrial Design Day FRM 2026

    Frankfurt , Germany

    The goal of World Industrial Design Day FRM is to explore the role of industrial design here and now. Can a specifically German tradition in the sense of the Werkbund, […]

  • World Cities Summit 2026: A.C.T. Now!

    Singapore , Singapore

    How to Achieve Liveable and Sustainable Metropolitan Futures? Cities are at the center of global challenges, from climate resilience to inclusive growth. Metropolitan areas in particular are shaping how these […]

  • Form Follows Friendship

    Frankfurt , Germany

    A binational project brings together German and Dutch designers to work collaboratively on current social, economic and cultural issues. From 14 to 28 June, the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt […]

  • CATIA User Symposium Europe

    Darmstadt , Germany

    The CATIA User Symposium Europe (CUSE) brings CATIA users together to learn, share, and connect. On 16 June, join hands-on workshops in Creative Design, ICEM, MBSE, and advanced mechanical techniques. […]

  • 40th Şişecam International Glass Conference

    Istanbul , Turkey

    In its commitment to advancing the global glass industry, Şişecam launched the Şişecam Glass Symposium in 1985. Over the following 40 years, the symposium steadily evolved into an international event, attracting hundreds of distinguished […]

  • UCLG World Congress

    Tangier , Morocco

    The UCLG Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders) is the flagship gathering of cities, regions, and their associations—bringing together mayors, governors, councillors, civil society partners, and representatives […]

  • German Brand Awards – Awards Ceremony

    Frankfurt , Germany

    The award that makes brand success visible. The German Brand Awards are one of the leading brand competitions in the German-speaking world. Since 2016, they have honoured excellence in holistic […]

  • World Congress of Architects

    Barcelona , Spain

    A unique international event that transcends disciplinary and geographical boundaries, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona brings together renowned architects, researchers, and influential figures from multiple fields to promote the […]

  • San Diego Design Week 2026

    San Diego , United States

    Design for Everyone is an invitation for all of San Diego to explore and celebrate design. Design shapes everything around us: what we wear, the spaces we live in, the […]