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Global Design Graduate Show 2021 in collaboration with GUCCI is the second edition of this initiative and was open to all art & design students graduating in the year 2020-21 (undergraduate, graduate & postgraduate) in any related creative discipline, located anywhere in the world. This year 5211 students uploaded their end of year projects and […]
The C-IDEA Design Award is an annual juried design competition. It aims to recognize and promote visionary talents in a wide array of categories ranging from communication design, industrial design, architecture, interior design, fashion design, and new media. The C-IDEA Design Award aims to recognize outstanding design with social value, excavate more farsighted, and responsible […]
Featuring an unmissable programme, the two-day fair will bring the area to life under the summer sun with festivities to match. Immersive installations will line the streets, a curated exhibition will showcase sought after brands and the latest products, delectable food and drink partners will offer a variety of discounts and deals whilst a topical […]
France Design Week is an event aiming to give visibility to the diversity and vitality of French design practices. France Design Week participants are committed through their initiatives to value innovation and know-how through design – a vehicle for economic, social, cultural and environmental development – and to make this approach as universal as possible. […]
Sparking business opportunities and creative interaction between the world’s decoration, design and lifestyle community, Maison&Objet is your never-ending source of inspiration, constantly serving up exciting new finds: in the flesh twice a year at our trade fair in Paris; in the streets of Paris during Paris Design Week with our fringe event, ‘Le Off’; and […]
The International Design Conference (IDC), produced by Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), is the #1 event by and for industrial designers and creatives across disciplines. Each year, IDC brings together top design and innovation leaders to network, upskill, and advance the conversation about how design can shape the world’s future. In 2022, IDC attendees […]
London Design Festival celebrates and promotes our city as the design capital of the world. The 20th anniversary edition will take place on 17–25 September 2022. Website
Neo-nomadism is the theme of this fourth edition, a concept moving seamlessly between real and digital life in a survey of new movements of culture and labour. These have always featured throughout the history of mankind but are now also very much associated with the phenomena of the great economic divide and of climate change. […]
The 17th Tallinn Design Festival will take place from 19 to 25 September 2022, focusing on issues related to sustainability and green design. Discussions on methods to readjust the impact of human activities on the environment in an era fixed on economic success, examples of circular design from different countries, enlightening stories told by professionals […]
The World Design Street Festival is one of the milestones of World Design Capital Valencia 2022. It aims to democratize design, open the capital project to the city, link designers with their local, national and international members, and the Valencian society as a whole, while providing a space for dialogue, meeting and understanding. The World […]
Furniture and lighting manufacturers will present their new products and developments, not only to national agents and sales points, but also to international buyers and specifiers. They will help those companies who haven’t jet taken their first step to launch their export business, and will assist those companies already having export experience in the consolidation […]
Join Readymag Twitter Space talk on September 21st, 19:00 CET, and discover the secrets of award-winning websites directly from the creators: Taikonauten and Locomotive. Why do you need to submit projects to design awards? Which ones can you trust? These and other questions will be answered at Readymag Twitter Space by designers who know all […]
San Diego Design Week (SSDW) is an annual five-day event celebrating design across the binational San Diego-Tijuana region. A community-led event, SDDW features programs such as live community discussions, studio tours, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, films and podcasts from all disciplines of design. Website
The London Design Fair brings together over 550 exhibitors from 47 countries, including independent designers, established brands, international country pavilions, alongside talks and networking events. Over its 16 years, the Fair has developed a world-wide reputation as the essential trade destination during the London Design Festival, and the go-toshow for inspiration and business. Website
Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre in collaboration with Strategic Partner the Netherlands, KODW 2022 assembles over 30 industry experts and creatives to spotlight design principles and case studies rooted in the vision for a sustainable future under the theme ‘Regeneration by Design’. For the very first time, the programme is transformed into a virtual […]
The 5th edition of Design China Beijing will come back with an exciting new format which well combines the Exhibition with a Sustainable Design Summit. Design China Beijing brings together our community, contacts, sponsors and connections to create a truly inspiring event that promotes both change and commercial opportunities for our community of visitors and […]
World Interaction Design Day (#IxDD) is an 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. Website
Use the principles and tools of service design to rethink the journey your customers take and transform your customer experience, delivered live online 6, 7, 10 & 11 October 2022, from 9am - 12:30pm BST per session. This introductory executive masterclass will teach you the theory of service design and how to apply practical tools […]
The next appointments of the Digital Open Days of POLI.design, Consortium Company founded by Politecnico di Milano, are approaching! Discover the training proposal and start planning your future in the Design sector. Website WDO Member: POLI.design
Join like-minded innovators, change-makers and thought leaders at the d.confestival – a unique conference-meets-festival hybrid event centered around design thinking. The event follows the 2012 and 2017 d.confestival events hosted in Potsdam. Supported by the Global Design Thinking Alliance (and also marking its 5th birthday), this event will be hosted by the Hasso Plattner d-school […]
