Estonian Design Days in Mexico
2023-03-01 - 2023-03-08
The Estonian Association of Designers and the UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana have been collaborating in a profuse cultural exchange since Mexican delegation of design students visited Tallinn Design Festival 2022. A common ground was found in the subject of biodesign, noticing that the initiatives of green design or preservation are not enough. This event will include workshops and conferences about upcycling, hygromorphic robots and biomaterials from food waste.
WDO Member: Estonian Association of Designers

CMRU Cause 2023
2023-02-28 - 2023-03-17 | Bangalore (India), Bangalore, India
CMRU Cause 2023 is an open innovation global challenge addressing some of the most pressing challenges around the world through creativity, artistic expression, research, and design thinking, and are addressed by the efforts glocally in alignment with UN SDG’s. CMRU Cause 2023 is a global initiative under CMRU’s Design Thinking Day, which will be held on 17 March 2023 at CMRU Lakeside Campus in Bangalore (India).
WDO Member: CMR University and CMRU School of Design

Design Leadership Masterclass (for WDO Members only)
2023-02-23 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York)
Discover PARK’s Design Leadership Academy, the path to design excellence and get a taste of their design leadership module with this 90-minute masterclass session. *Open exclusively to WDO Members.
WDO Member: PARK

C-IDEA Design Award 2023
2023-02-20 - 2023-06-20
The C-IDEA Design Award is the world’s 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 jury consists of twenty countries with over thirty representatives from high-profile designers and educators. A yearbook and exhibition of the nominated designs are also presented as part of the event.

Art of Design Thinking
2023-02-11
The symposium defines the importance of design thinking and clarifies its full stages that can be applied in creative production in general, whether in the fields of design or service design, while addressing important concepts (participatory design – experience design UXD – experience maps X Map) as well as employing creative thinking tools during these stages.
WDO Member: ArchiNet

STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-12 | 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 interested in what’s new in Scandinavian Design. With over 200 events during the week, Stockholm becomes the perfect place for everyone connected or interested in design to meet and thrive, discover new impulses, broaden their network and get inspired.
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2023 International Busan Design Award
2023-02-06 - 2023-05-08 | Busan (Republic of Korea), Busan, Korea, Republic of
The International Busan Design Award is an international event developed and is used as a forum for sharing various design concepts through international design industry exchanges and restorations. Apart from the main theme(free), a special theme wishing for the World EXPO 2030 Busan Korea attracts designers around the world and provides an opportunity to commercialize the winning works.
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WDO Member: Design Council Busan

SABIC CIRCUL-A-THON Design Competition
2023-02-01 - 2023-04-01
CIRCUL-A-THON Challenge is a collaboration between SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, and innovation platform, Plug and Play, to find creative and visionary solutions in the field of circularity. The competition will reward up to $50,000 for designs that address the real-life challenges in the packaging, transportation, healthcare, and electronics industries with an emphasis on ease of reuse and recyclability of plastics throughout their life cycles.

AHMEDABAD DESIGN WEEK
2023-01-27 - 2023-01-29 | Ahmedabad, India
Ahmedabad Design Week 3.0 themed “Design and Innovation in Defence and Aerospace” is an edition that throws light on the role of designers and youth in shaping and strengthening the Nation’ s Defence. Spread over speaker sessions, workshops and panel discussions with design stalwarts and industry experts, this event stands as a torchbearer of hope for an AtmnaNirbhar India.
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What is Intelligent Mobility?
2023-01-25
This IN SESSION talk will cover intriguing cutting-edge automotive and transport innovation topics around Intelligent Mobility (IM) including how IM differs to traditional automotive approaches, state of the art IM design and research projects and key IM innovation methods and design principles.
Through conversation with Intelligent Mobility design academic Dr Jiayu Wu, vehicle and automotive design practitioner Martin Uhlarik and transport system innovator Rikesh Shah, the panel will unpack puzzles around intelligent vehicles, systems, services and urban environments that are hindering the transformation of an automotive industry rapidly moving towards autonomous, electric, shared and connected mobility futures.
WDO Member: Royal College of Art
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IN SESSION: EXPAND: STRETCHING THE FUTURE BY DESIGN
2023-01-11 | London, United Kingdom
This event brings together Christian Bason, Danish Design Center CEO, a political scientist & co-author of a new book called Expand, in conversation with two academics who have pioneered social change through design research – Mariana Amatullo of The New School at Parsons School of Design and Jeremy Myerson of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, to discuss design & the future of social innovation.
Free Online Webinar 11 Jan 2023 1pm-2pm GMT.
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WDO Member: Royal College of Art

LIT LIGHTING DESIGN AWARDS 2023
2023-01-01 - 2023-10-22 | Zurich, Switzerland
The LIT Design Awards honor the best in Lighting Product Design, Architectural and Entertainment Lighting Design globally, advancing the appreciation of design worldwide.
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WDO Member: 3C Awards

Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Awards
2023-01-01 - 2023-10-09
Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Awards is one of the main activities of Chengdu Creativity & Design Week, hosted by Chengdu Municipal People’s Government.The Awards keeps carrying forward four categories of awards for creative design, including fashion, culture and tourism, digital and space, and two special awards, including “Giant Pandas: Chengdu Gift” and “New Culture and Tourism Consumption Scenarios in Chengdu”, were set up.
WDO Member: Chengdu Creativity & Design Week

MADHYA PRADESH DESIGN UTSAV (MPDU)
2022-12-18 - 2022-12-20 | Bhopal (India), Bhopal, India
Madhya Pradesh Design Utsav (MPDU) is an annual design fest, which is conceptualised to serve as a platform for institutions imparting design education, professionals, craft community and industry to come together, share information and build long-lasting relationships. It is a grand confluence showcasing different design avatars in the form of talks, panel discussions, start-up sessions, installations, exhibitions, workshops, and cultural performances. It is organised as an open day.
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WDO Member: National Institute of Design, Madhya Pradesh (NIDMP)

21ST ANDREU WORLD DESIGN CONTEST: AWARDS CEREMONY
2022-12-15 | Valencia, Spain
Andreu World and World Design Capital Valencia 2022 invite you next Thursday, December 15, to a very special day on design at the Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía starting at 6:30 p.m. William McDonough, Creator of Cradle to Cradle, will be giving the inaugural conference. The Awards of the 21st Andreu World International Design Contest will recognize the best circular design projects. The 2022 jury made up of William McDonough; Rodolfo Dordoni, Industrial Designer; Petra Stephan, Director of AIT magazine; Beth Galí, Architect; and David Basulto, editor in chief of Archdaily, will be announcing the winners of this edition.
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WDO Member: Andreu World

MAKING THE SOCIETY! SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH DESIGN
2022-12-13 | Frankfurt, Germany
The conference “Shaping Society! Social Sustainability through Design” focuses on hitherto neglected contexts of social sustainability and spans a wide range of topics such as anti-racism and decolonisation, gender justice and inclusion. All presentations are based on the question “Where is the German design industry today in processes of social sustainability? A one-day conference will give an overview of design in these fields.
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WDO Member: German Design Council

BANGALORE DESIGN WEEK 2022
2022-12-03 - 2022-12-10 | Bangalore (India), Bangalore, India
BLR Design Week 2022 is the celebration of all things design and its growing relevance in the future of our city. It is a confluence of events that blend emergent technologies, catalytic thinking, vibrant conversations, disruptive collaborations, hybrid aesthetics and diverse design practices.
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The BLT Built Design Awards 2023
2022-12-01 - 2023-09-02 | Zurich, Switzerland
The BLT Built Design Awards 2023 celebrate architecture and design excellence, shining a spotlight on inspired projects, accomplished leaders and their innovative ideas. In addition to the Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Product categories, a new category – Landscape Architecture has been introduced, allowing companies to submit a variety of outstanding conceptual, in-progress or completed projects for the prestigious BLT Built Design Awards. Register now to be a part of this exciting opportunity and take advantage of the early bird discount of 10% for registrations made before 30 April 2023. Final deadline to register is 2 September 2023. WDO Member: 3C Awards Group
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DESIGN KOREA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2022
2022-11-23 - 2022-11-27 | Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Design festival Design Korea returns in 2022 for its 20th edition with the theme Mega Impact Design Trend 2023 and Beyond. This year’s theme explores trends for the upcoming year within the programme of events, including exhibitions, international conferences and publications. Design Korea showcases around 2,000 products from 500 global designers, also functioning as a networking hub to connect businesses. While focusing on design, the festival also addresses topics of technology, society and culture.
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WDO Member: KIDP

IXDC2022 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DESIGN CONFERENCE - SUSTAINABLE: DIGITAL · DIVERSE · SECURE｜IXDC2022 ANNUAL THEME
2022-11-21 - 2022-11-27 | Guangzhou (China), Guangzhou, China
The 13th IXDC2022 International Experience Design Conference, the world’s leading user experience innovation event, will be held in Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center from November 21 to 27, 2022. The theme of this event is “Sustainability: Digital, Diversity, Safety”, will be used to explore the sustainable development of interconnectedness and coexistence of goodwill.
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WDO Member: International Experience Design Conference (IxDC)

IDEAS CROSSING BORDERS
2022-11-15 | Berlin, Germany
Successful international cooperation is crucial for solving global problems, achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and other challenges. We need the knowledge and skills of many who think and create together. Different cultural backgrounds and perspectives that feed into solutions and ideas are the strength of such projects.The German Design Museum Foundation therefore invites you to the “Ideas crossing borders” conference on 15 November 2022. With an open discourse on challenges, their solutions and many practical examples, we want to inspire intercultural cooperation and mutual learning.
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WDO Member: German Design Council

6TH ALPAVIRAMA INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-12 | Ahmedabad, India
Alpavirama (a comma in Sanskrit) is a biennial film festival organised by Film and Video Discipline at NID Ahmedabad since 2011. The festival celebrates young filmmakers below the age of 30 years. The objective is to identify future leaders of Filmmaking early in their careers and support them
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WDO Member: National Institute of Design

CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK
2022-11-03 - 2022-11-08 | London, United Kingdom
Learn how to apply creative thinking & strategic design thinking principles to the future of work, enabling you to address hybrid & flexible working with new frameworks, delivered live online. Led by Jeremy Myerson, RCA Professor Emeritus & WORKTECH Academy’s director, this masterclass will equip you with the tools to navigate change right across all aspects of the workplace – from rethinking the purpose of the office to meeting sustainable goals & supporting the mental health of remote workers.
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WDO Member: Royal College of Art

WORLD DESIGN CONFERENCE 2022
2022-11-03 - 2022-11-04 | Valencia, Spain
The World Conference on Design Policies provides a global platform for the exchange of ideas and a laboratory for experimentation “think tank” where best practices are presented from different countries, regions and cities that work from the inclusion of effective design policies.
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ID TECHNIQUE DEEP DIVE 2022
2022-11-02 - 2022-11-03 | Virtual Event
This 2-day online event is built for industrial designers, students, and educators to upskill and explore the fascinating stages of the ID process where ideas come to life through drawings, renderings, and modeling. You’ll learn from some of the industry’s top talent and come away with practical skills across ID visualization, co-design, sustainability, and the latest tech that’s changing how design teams and companies deliver products to market.
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WDO Member: IDSA

HKDI MASTER LECTURE SERIES AUTUMN 2022
2022-10-31 - 2022-11-09 | Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) will present a series of online master lectures under the theme of “Swiss inspiration: Swiss design today-tomorrow” from 31 Oct to 9 Nov 2022. Experts including practitioners, lecturers and inventors in the Swiss design industry will shed light on the current and future approaches of Swiss design across architecture, graphic, industrial, fashion and textile design as well as art and technology from their practice, teaching or research.
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WDO Member: Hong Kong Design Institute

MASTER CLASS WITH MAURO PORCINI
2022-10-26 | Milano (Italy), Milano, Italy
The 7th Master Class by POLIdesign with Mauro Porcini, SVP & Chief Design Officer PepsiCo. “In this global, technological and digital world in which we live, the way companies drive innovation needs to change, in order to remain competitive and succeed. This impacts the entire culture of the organization, the role of design and the one of other business functions, the ways of working and the ways of thinking. We need a human-centric approach to everything we do.”
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WDO Member: POLI.design

DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2022
2022-10-22 - 2022-10-30 | Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven is the largest design event in Northern Europe and presents work and concepts from more than 2,600 designers to more than 355,000 visitors from home and abroad.

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SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FAIR (SZIDF) 2022
2022-10-22 - 2022-10-24 | Shenzhen, China
Rescheduled due to the pandemic, the 9th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Exhibition will now be held from 22-24 October 2022. This year’s exhibition focuses on service experience and reshaping the display scene. The event will offer an emerging design brand area, an international design exhibition and organize online and offline theme exhibitions, forums and lectures, industry matchmaking meetings, investment project negotiations, innovation competitions and other activities.
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WDO Member: Shenzhen Industrial Design Profession Association

DESIGNEUROPA TALKS
2022-10-20 | Valencia, Spain
This hybrid, one-day event is aimed at expanding and consolidating the DesignEuropa Awards community, and highlighting the effective use of design and its protection to drive economic, social, cultural and environmental development. Additional information is available at www.designeuropaawards.eu.
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