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  • 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 […]

  • Designverse Awards 2023-2024

    Shanghai , China

    Designverse Awards aims to recognize outstanding contributions made by design agencies, brands/enterprises, and influential events in the broader design industry. This award serves as a platform that connects design resource agencies with development agencies, providing access to a pool of design resources for the latter while supporting the former. The platform offers unique features such […]

  • UX Design Awards Open Call

    Berlin , Germany

    The UX Design Awards – Spring 2024 call for participation is open for submissions until 30 November 2023. 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.

  • France Design Week 2023

    France Design Week is an event aiming to give visibility to the diversity and vitality of French design practices. The week brings together professionals, design enthusiasts, and the general public from France and throughout the world to promote French design.

  • IDSA partners with PARK Academy for a third year to offer an exclusive Design Leadership Bootcamp

    Online

    Design Leadership Bootcamp training program Three This intensive 6-week program will help you build the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitude) in 5 key subject areas to help you step up and stand out in leading design for business. Learn how to manage the complexities between leading and managing design across people, processes, and content. Learn […]

  • LAKE COMO DESIGN FESTIVAL

    Lake Como Como, Italy

    The 2023 edition of the Lake Como Design Festival, Naturalis Historia, will take place from 16 to 24 September in Como, developing through a series of exhibitions, installations and widespread events. Hosted by historical, unseen or forgotten places in the city and in the surrounding area, LCDF aims, as every year, to make the public […]

  • XVIII Tallinn Design Festival

    Tallinn (Estonia) Tallinn, Estonia

    Tallinn Design Festival is an annual event that celebrates and showcases design in various forms, such as product design, graphic design, fashion design etc. This festival is focusing on the impact of artificial intelligence on the design sector. The highlight of the festival is the conference "Design 4.0" with keynote speakers Surya Vanka (USA), Darren […]

  • Feria Hábitat València

    Valencia , Spain

    Feria Hábitat Valencia is the main international showcase for the Spanish habitat industry with a wide range of furniture, lighting, decoration, upholstery and rest. Every year it brings together more than 600 national and international firms and in its last edition it welcomed more than 48,000 professional visitors from 70 countries. In 2023 it will […]

  • Singapore Design Week

    Singapore , Singapore

    Save the date for Singapore Design Week (SDW) which is returning from 21 September 2023 to 1 October 2023. From the festival hub at the National Design Centre to Design Districts at Bras Basah.Bugis, Marina Bay, and Orchard, and many other Design Community locations, SDW 2023 will present an extraordinary showcase of Singapore’s distinctive brand […]

  • Hebei International Industrial Design Week 2023

    Xiongan New Area , China

    HIDW 2023 is hosted by the People’s Government of Hebei Province, organized by Industry and Information Technology Department of Hebei Province & Management Committee of Xiongan New Area & Hebei Industrial Design Innovation Center. With the theme of “Eco-friendly Design·Smart Innovation for the Future”, it keeps the international vision and global height to create an […]

  • 2024 C-IDEA Design Award

    Adelaide (Australia)

    C-IDEA Design Award aims to recognize and promote visionary talents in various categories ranging from communication design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, fashion design, and new media. The C-IDEA Design Award hopes to create more opportunities for excellent designers.So far, the CIDEA Design Awards ceremonies (and accompanying events) have been hosted in Germany, Australia, Russia, […]

  • World Interaction Design Day

    World Interaction Design Day (#IxDD) is IxDA's annual event, where we come together as a united global community to show how interaction design improves the human condition. Our aim is to have a positive, long-lasting impact by facilitating activities that support dialogue and outcomes. About our theme: This year’s theme encompasses areas such as ethics […]

  • Change by Design

    Paris , France

    The Change by Design Conference explore design's role in the climate crisis: reimagining needs, resource scarcity, human resilience, and symbiotic relationships among humans, nature, and organisms. The conference's first day is dedicated to Fintech and Green Tech Design, followed by two days delving into the impact of design on ecosystems and fostering a radical design […]

  • 2023 World Design Cities Conference

    Shanghai , China

    The 2nd World Design Cities Conference (WDCC), hosted by Shanghai Municipal Government, will take place in Shanghai from Sep.26 to Oct.2 this year. With the theme of "Design beyond Creativity", the event comprises high-level forums (e.g. International Design 100 Summit, 12th Emerging Practices Design Research and Education Conference), thematic exhibitions (e.g. NICE Commune), release ceremony, […]

  • PARK Academy – Design Leadership Program 11

    Los Angeles , United States

    Helping grow design leadership capability and competency for designers. In this program participants who enrol will unlock their design management and leadership capabilities via a bespoke selection foundational, core and specialist design modules. Covering an advanced structure of content designed to provide a grounded prescriptive, unite people on definitions, bust any myths, while learning to […]

  • German Innovation Award 2024

    Frankfurt , Germany

    The German Innovation Awards 2024 by the German Design Council honour products, projects and pioneering achievements that sustainably improve life through innovation and progress. From Green Mobility, Digital Healthcare and New Work to exceptional engineering achievements in all fields – every innovation counts to enrich the lives of a wide variety of target groups. The […]

  • Call for Content Contributors

    Venice , Italy

    Venice Design Week (VDW) has reached its fourteenth edition! Dedicated to design and innovation, it presents ideas and projects from around the world while cultivating local crafts and culture. The theme for 2023 is Synaesthesia which introduces visitors to a universe of the possible in which all sensory stimuli come together, intertwine, and overlap, giving […]