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With the motto »Change – new horizons«, experts and decision makers from science, politics and business will come together on 11 November at the interdisciplinary German Branding and Design Congress 2021 at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The focus will be on the effective implementation of branding and design concepts and how these can contribute […]
Expo 2020 Dubai will host the world for 173 days, each one brimming with new experiences. It’ll be a time to create, collaborate and innovate. And it’s going to be fun. We’re talking eye-catching, mind-bending, taste bud-tickling, grin-inducing, good-weird, did-that-really-just-happen fun. Come along, or spend a lifetime telling less interesting stories. Website
The DESIGN KOREA FESTIVAL (DKfestival), a leading design exhibition/convention event in Korea, will be held in Seoul this October. The application for participating companies and designers will start from April via the DKfestival website. Website WDO Member: KIDP
The thirteenth edition of Design Week Mexico (DWM), under the slogan: Design is everything, will take place from October 6 to 31 of the current year, with the activities of our traditional program and with digital initiatives that we adopt in 2020. Continuing the biannual invitation, this edition retakes as Country and State guests of […]
'antaaya 2021' Design Education Symposium, titled, "The Changing Landscape of Indian Design Education - Imbibing a collaborative, cross-disciplinary future in the post-pandemic world", between 7th - 9th October 2021, hosted by IIT Guwahati (online) Website WDO Member: IIT Guwahati
The Red Dot Award: Product Design is entering a new competition year. From 11 October 2021 to 11 February 2022, designers, design offices and manufacturers can once again enter their products and have an international jury assess their design quality. Entries can be made in one or several of the roughly 50 categories ranging from […]
The unprecedented period we are experiencing, due to the pandemic, leads to the reversal of data in all aspects of everyday life, placing the existing way of life under review. Under these conditions, innovative design acquires an expanded, holistic significance, as the basic means of searching and developing new ideas and solutions in communication, work, […]
This year's competition features "Smart Design, Links the Future". Apart from the major competition, we've also introduced an incubation platform into our design competition, along with the two enterprise-designated groups. Two main feature events, "Design Achievements Entrepreneurial Investment Conference" and "Launch Event for Original Designs" will be held with the competition to help promote design […]
With the overarching theme of Dutch Design Week 2021 (DDW21), The Greater Number, DDW is first and foremost calling for less. Where less is not the best solution to more, but better. In 4 subthemes, we explore different perspectives to this quest, and invite the design field to reflect on this during DDW21. Website
DRIVE is coming up again! Just like last year, the Design Research & Innovation Festival will take place in De Effenaar, during the Dutch Design Week. And just like last year, they - together with Design United are turning it into a hybrid and interactive event that you can join from home. Five different themes in five […]
The 2021 DesignEuropa Awards are presented in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property. The DesignEuropa Awards ceremony will take place on 19 October 2021 in Eindhoven, coinciding with Dutch Design Week (16-24 October). The DesignEuropa Awards are now in their third edition. Website
As one of the most prestigious design awards in Asia, DFA Awards 2021 announced this year’s winners to honor three trailblazers in the world of design including Patrick Whitney, Professor in Residence of Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health (DFA Lifetime Achievement Award) , Min-Liang Tan, CEO & Co-founder of Razer Inc. (DFA Design Leadership […]
Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, its impact on the international design world and the fair and events sector, and the challenging organisation of major events, the Biennale Interieur has decided to postpone its 2020 edition until the autumn of 2021. Website
NIDEC 2020 is convened by Design Kenya Society, under the theme: Design Zeitgeist Afrika (DZA) which reflects the aspirations, the heart, and the soul of Afrikan design for the decade and beyond. The conference brings together design professionals, design students, researchers, employers, policy makers, small and medium enterprises, and stakeholders to reflect on the successes […]
Best for Life Forum is a dialogue of industry leaders in the field of architecture, design, urbanism, sustainable green design, gastronomy, and performance. Representatives of professional communities and public organizations, leading architects, and designers from all over the world will share their experiences, discuss new trends and solutions to current issues. This is a creative […]
World Industrial Design Conference (WIDC) is a global event jointly initiated by design organizations, institutions, enterprises and universities from over 50 countries and regions. It aims to promote in-depth integration of innovative design with economic and social development on a global scale, and to facilitate exchanges and collaborations in design across countries and regions. Since […]
This year under the thematic axis "Reconfigure" we will reflect on which is the role of the designer in the new normality, the importance of multidisciplinary design and its responsibility in the impact on the environment. Website WDO Member: Universidad Anáhuac México
India Design Mark symbolizes product excellence in form, function, quality, safety, sustainability and innovation and communicates that the product is usable, durable, aesthetically appealing & socially responsible.India Design Mark is a design standard not a contest. It is granted to an applicant after following a diligent evaluation process aimed at identifying good design that exceeds […]
The design hackathon allows the design students to compete against the best design students across the globe in a fast-paced environment, earn recognition, get visibility to showcase their solution to the global audience of DI and get rewarded with 1 Lakh Rupees cash price! Website
The Argentine Good Design Seal is an official distinction granted by the Ministry of Productive Development of the Nation to the products of the national industry that stand out for their innovation, for their participation in sustainable local production, for their positioning in the market and for its design quality. It seeks to promote and […]
