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  • DESIGNERS INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND BEST DESIGN AWARD

    Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, WA, New Zealand

    The Best Design Awards is an annual showcase of excellence in graphic, spatial, product, digital and motion design along with three special awards - Value of Design, Public Good and Toitanga. Website

  • GLOBAL HEALTH & INNOVATION CONFERENCE (GHIC) 2021

    Virtual Event

    The Global Health & Innovation Conference (GHIC) is an annual event that dives deep into bold ideas, transformative innovation, and responsible global engagement. We bring together those who are creative, curious, talented, and passionate. We are innovators, thinkers, collaborators, and doers. We think differently, we have deep conversations, and we are collectively transforming organizations and […]

  • WORLD DESIGN DAYS 2021

    Virtual Event

    Every year, between 12 and 15 April, are the World Design Days. The aim of the World Design Days is to create awareness for design in multiple demographics across the globe. World Design Days program was especially established to promote design for a better, brighter future where good designs serve mankind through improvements in the […]

  • REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN FOR DESIGN-LED ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS 2021!

    New Delhi (India) New Delhi, India

    TiE and QGLUE (the design venture of QAI) announce awards that recognize entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ventures driven by 'Responsible Design'. Responsible Design pays special attention to the "human-centered" approach to shaping new businesses, conceptualizing meaningful innovation and undertaking a venture journey that forever has empathy and responsibility at the center of critical decisions. In summary, […]

  • NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS CONFERENCE

    Virtual Event

    The 1st New European Bauhaus conference is around the corner! Don’t miss it! Join the conversations on how we can build a more beautiful and sustainable future together with an incredible international line-up and interpretation in all EU languages. Website

  • INTERNATIONAL DESIGN DAY (IDD)

    Virtual Event

    The goal of IDD is to challenge designers to reflect deeply on the well-being of people within their local environments, and to find innovative solutions to local needs by using design as a vehicle to honor diversity, transcend borders, and improve quality of life. Marking the anniversary of ICoD’s establishment on 27 April 1963, participants […]

  • 2021 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD (TIDA)

    Taipei , Taiwan

    Over the years, Taipei City Government has been devoted to shaping Taipei into a city with design visions and has been continuously conveying to those with a passion for design and creativeness the urban branding of “Design Taipei; Dream Taipei.” Taipei City Government extends its invitation to designers from all over the world to join […]

  • BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DESIGN DE SAINT-ÉTIENNE

    Saint-Etienne (France) Saint-Etienne, France

    The twelfth edition of Biennale Internationale Design de Saint-Étienne explores the theme of bifurcation through six physical exhibitions. Bifurcating is defined by the event as "exploring other ways of doing things, other possibilities, collectively, soberly, whilst respecting life and lives and adapting to different contexts." The Biennale is also hosting Pedagogies, an exhibition that is […]

  • FRENCH DESIGN DAYS

    Virtual Event

    The second edition of French Design Days, a virtual event aimed to connect French designers and manufacturers to North America-based interior design professionals, will take place May 4 - June 4. Organized by Business France, the trade and investment arm of the French Embassy, the event's goal is to help French high-end furniture and home […]

  • DESIGN MONTH GRAZ 2021

    Vienna (Austria) Vienna, Austria

    The Design Month Graz puts the range of services of the design scene in the foreground for a month and promotes regional, national and international networking. A dense and varied program will be presented in Austria's UNESCO City of Design from May 8 to June 6, 2021. Exhibitions, lectures, workshops, presentations and guided tours bring […]

  • COMPETITION EURASIAN PRIZE 2021

    Global event

    The Festival supports such an interesting project as COMPETITION EURASIAN PRIZE 2021, the largest in the Eurasian area. The mission of the EURASIAN PRIZE is to discover, encourage and promote of concepts and projects, that answer our Festival slogan: INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY. The competitive program EURASIAN PRIZE brings together […]

  • Q&A WITH RYAN MCMANUS OF D-FORD

    United States , United States

    A conversation between Work & Co Engineering Director Nick Lee and Ryan McManus, Design Strategy Director at D-Ford, a lab within Ford driving innovation through empathy and creativity. They'll explore how D-Ford is reimagining mobility for humans. Website

  • SINGAPORE PAVILION, VBIAE 2021 OPENING LAUNCH

    Singapore , Singapore

    We invite you to join us in announcing the Singapore Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by the National University of Singapore. The Singapore presentation is commissioned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the DesignSingapore Council. The exhibition will showcase 16 insightful installations that examine the different ways […]