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  • The Greenhouse – Service Design and Policy Design Training

    Greenhouse is a unique capacity building programme in service and policy design methodologies and tools. It has been created by PDR based on years of research and experience delivering design-driven innovation projects in the public sector. Greenhouse combines a live project, with design tools and techniques training. From 21-23 June 2023, participants will get to […]

  • IP Seminar on Designs: The future is now

    Online

    The objective of the IP Seminars is to provide training and a platform for knowledge sharing on specific IP issues.The comprehensive programme will cover presentations and discussions on a wide range of aspects related to designs. The two-day virtual IP Seminar on Designs: The future is now will focus on infringement, effective enforcement measures, interesting cases, design promotion initiatives, as well […]

  • WORLD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DAY IRAN 2023

    The "Future We Want" celebration seeks to bring together Iran's industrial design community to promote solidarity and growth towards a brighter future. Through this event, economic and social development can be propelled forward, industry growth can be stimulated, creativity can be encouraged, and valuable connections can be established between experts and businesses, reducing dependence on […]

  • DESIGN DAY 2050

    Moscow (Russia) Moscow, Russian Federation

    Design Day 2050 is an annual project consisting of an International conference on Industrial Design and an all-Russian digital design competition for young generation. The main partners of the project are: World Skills Russia, university of science and technology NUST MISIS. On this day - the 29th of June - we want to show that […]

  • IDX SYD – World Industrial Design Day

    Sydney , Australia

    Welcome to IDX SYD - a 2023 celebration for World Industrial Design Day! Whether you are an established professional or a burgeoning junior industrial designer, IDX invites you to connect, reconnect, build community and celebrate our profession.

  • World Industrial Design Day in the FISE Gallery

    In celebration of World Industrial Design Day 2023, meet the design representatives, creators, communicators, practitioners and thinkers at the Studio of Young Designers Association!

  • Ornamo celebrates World Industrial Design Day

    “Industry” has changed and is changing; design has also changed and must continue changing. The whole society should have a single focus and that is to avoid dangerous climate change and biodiversity loss – how can design play a role in this current, historical, important times? Help us celebrate #TheFutureWeWant and join the online conversation […]

  • Special Interview with Arch Ammar Khammash

    Online

    We are honored to invite you to attend the special interview with Arch Ammar Khammash on an open dialogue about his beginning, practice and his design philosophy & school. Ammar Khammash (born 8 October 1960) is a Jordanian architect, designer and artist. His work is based on the integration of building designs with nature and […]

  • Call for Entries: 2023 Golden Pin Design Award

    Taipei (Taiwan) Taipei, Taiwan

    The 2023 Golden Pin Design Award is now open for registration and welcomes designers from all around the world to submit. This Award is aimed at products that are already on the market and spaces/integrated design projects that have been completed. Entrants must be business entities or design teams. Entries will be accepted until 17:00, […]

  • Unveiling Ceremony of Harbin Design Center and Harbin Creative Design Festival

    Harbin Design Center is a provincial-level creative design center set up by Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association under the "Framework Agreement on Cooperation in Building Harbin Design Center to Promote the Development of Creative Design Industry" in accordance with the provincial authority leading and province-city-district co-construction model. It is also a platform supporting the "Four […]

  • ServDes

    Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    ServDes, the Service Design and Innovation conference, is the premier research conference for exchanging knowledge within Service Design and service innovation studies. Born as a yearly Nordic conference, ServDes has now become a bi-annual international event with the aim of bringing researchers and practitioners together to discuss, share and evolve the emerging discipline of Service […]

  • Human/Ai Design Challenge

    Barcelona (Spain) Barcelona, Spain

    The Barcelona Design Week'23 proposes to engage design students worldwide in a reflection on how to balance the best relationship between human creative thinking and artificial intelligence, by carrying out a graphic design project assisted by AI content generation algorithms. The "Human/AI Design Challenge" consists of creating a graphic design project that will result in […]

  • Global Design Graduate Show 2023

    United Kingdom , United Kingdom

    This proactive initiative in collaboration with Gucci has been created for all creative students graduating this year in all art & design categories such as interiors, architecture, visual communication, film, fashion, textiles, visual arts, contemporary craft, industrial & product design and more! Open internationally to all art and design undergraduate or postgraduate students graduating from […]

  • International Experience Design Conference (IXDC2023)

    The International Experience Design Conference (IXDC) 2023 will be held in Beijing in August! IXDC 2023 will share cutting-edge experience trends, theories, methods, cases, and practices from around the world in design, technology, and business, leading the development of the experience design industry. The five-day conference plans to invite over 150 global design leaders, technology […]

  • World Campus Masters 2023-2024

    Shanghai , China

    World Campus Masters Selective  Design Program (short for "WCM") was launched by Young Bird Plan in 2019. This program, composed by two parts - "World Campus Masters Excellent Course Works Exhibition" and "World Campus Masters Annual Course Works Selection", is committed to recognizing the fresh blood of contemporary design through evaluating course works and graduation designs from global young students and designers in different regions and cultures. 

  • Call for Good Design Izmir_8

    Izmir , Turkey

    Good Design İzmir_8 is now open for applications. Within the framework of this year’s theme “Reconciliation”, we invite you to propose your ideas in order to shape the activities of the Good Design İzmir_8. You can apply by filling out this form until 21 September, Thursday at 4pm: bit.ly/3OPBSzN Please find the details about the […]

  • Peace Tactis / Tácticas de Paz

    Mexico City (Mexico) Mexico City, Mexico

    “Tactics for Peace”. Is an event that has the interest to promote peace and constructive dialogue in our society through design. This event is organized by members of Peace Project from the Young Designer Circle 2022-2023. Conferences from 10 am to 12:00 pm (GMT-6) at youtube channel: CyADtv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacticasdepaz_

  • The Monocle Quality of Life Conference 2023

    Munich , Germany

    Attend to meet industry leaders, innovative creatives and smart thinkers for three days of conversations, debates and, of course, a hearty Bavarian welcome. More than 20 speakers and 200 international attendees will come together to exchange perspectives on building a better future in life and business. At this global summit, you’ll meet and build connections […]

  • DESIGN COMMIT 2024 – 1st International Conference on Design & Industry

    Braga (Portugal) Braga, Portugal

    This international conference aims to explore models that prioritize a post-growth economy, with modern, resource efficient, smart, sustainable and inclusive principles, focused on enhancing human health and education, promoting knowledge and inter-sector collaboration, and a digital society for all. And, in this way, contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future […]