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Manchester’s eighth annual festival of design presents more than 50 events and exhibitions at iconic locations throughout the city and surrounding centres in Greater Manchester. DM’s International Design Conference is the UK’s leading design conference, with top designers from all over the world, alongside Manchester’s finest, present to an audience of professionals and students. Other […]
Lima Design Week is a platform that integrates art, culture and the different design demonstrations. Our main goals is to disseminate the design importance as a link for the social development. Our aim is to promote creativity and innovation, always in relation to new technologies. Our visitors enjoy several cultural and artistic activities as exhibition […]
The international event - Designing for Children 2020 with focus on - Play and Learn is scheduled to be held at Mumbai, India from 19 - 21 March 2020 and is being hosted by the IDC School of Design (IDC), at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai with support from India Design Association […]
Since inception in 2014, the Chengdu Creativity & Design Week has been held to fantastic fanfare for six consecutive years, having garnered participation from nearly 3,000 creative and design organizations and professional designers across more than 30 nations (regions), cumulative exhibition space reaches 260,000 square meters. The 7th Chengdu Creativity & Design Week will be […]
Dubai Design Week (DXBDW) is held in partnership with Dubai Design District (d3) and is supported by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA), In Dubai’s collaborative spirit, and as a reflection of the city’s global outlook, its design week is both regional and international in scope, encompasses public and private spheres, culture, education and entertainment, […]
Visionaries are invited to submit ideas aiming to prevent or reduce the accidental accessing by children of medications in pill minders, pill organizers or pill dispensers. The innovator(s) with the best idea, potential technology, or potential solution will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding, access to the global JLABS network and mentorship from experts […]
Fringe Furniture is a key forum for experimental, emerging and independent practices – over its 34 years, it has become a rite of passage for young designers and a barometer for the cutting edge of the design industry. This year, designers are encouraged to make new work in response to this year’s provocation, Bettermorphosis, but […]
2020 International Busan Design Award(ibda) is an open place for the international design industry to share various design concepts and to revitalize the industry by linking platforms in order to realize and commercialize the ideas. The event is co-organized by the Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Office of Education, the Busan Chamber of Commerce, and […]
Barcelona Design Week (BDW), organized by Barcelona Design centre (BcD), a must-attend event on design, creativity and innovation in Barcelona. The annual event is a meeting point for companies, entrepreneurs and professionals from the sector, and an opportunity for the general public interested in creativity. Website
2020 Design Korea International Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19 via online streaming, free of charge, as part of Design Korea Festival(DKfestival). This conference is expected to serve as a meeting place for a global sharing of insights, with six prominent specialists from five countries - Korea, the USA, the UK, France, and […]
DESIGNATHON is a 24-hour online hackathon for design students who will become the next generation of designers. It is an opportunity to compete against the best design students across the globe in a fast-paced environment and test your design thinking, management as well as collaboration skills. The teams will be responding to evolving needs and […]
WDO Educational Member Tongji University's College of Design and Innovation in Shanghai (China) will host a World Design Talks on 23 November 2020 on 'Design in a post-pandemic world'. A hybrid event with in-person and virtual content will enable participants to explore the design principles that will guide and build a roadmap towards an intelligent, […]
Relying on four major sections of special exhibitions, awards and events, forum activities, and Qilu Culture tourism, the design week integrates four elements of “Chinese elements + exclusive design trends + innovation + fashion”, gathers top design resources, brand enterprises and industry elites at home and abroad, and strives to build an exhibition platform and […]
Design Inspire conference is a platform that culminates this year’s journey of Design Inspire talk series and honors all the ten inspiring young designers recognized by us for the year 2020. The event will be virtual this year with key design leaders as the speakers and a design hackathon for the design students. The theme […]
Rado Design Week is a collaboration between Dezeen and Rado celebrating the launch of a collection of unique watches that the Swiss brand has created in partnership with designers YOY, Tej Chauhan, Formafantasma and Thukral&Tagra. Every day throughout Rado Design Week, we will feature a short video revealing each new watch, which will be followed […]
VISION 20/21 is about finding clarity in uncertainty. It calls for a creative vision that makes a difference in times of change and ambiguity. BODW 2020 (themed on VISION 20/21) is Asia’s flagship event on design, innovation and brands. As our first hybrid event, complemented with LIVE simulcast on TV and social media, it brings […]
The GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN Awards celebrates and rewards the work of designers and architects who improve our quality of life and the built environment, as well as private and public clients who entrust them with their design needs. Enhancing the appreciation and promotion of excellence in design, the awards provide international recognition and exposure […]
Launching a competition aimed at fostering human resources, proposing new ways of life, and promoting local industry Higashikawa, a major producer of Asahikawa furniture, has established the "Kengo Kuma & Higashikawa" KAGU Design Competition in collaboration with architect Kengo Kuma, and is currently accepting applications for the competition. We are seeking designs for "KAGU" that […]
WDO will host a unique information session towards 'Becoming a World Design Capital'. During this 90-minute, interactive Zoom session, we'll share insights and tips for preparing your bid, as well as provide answers to some of your most pressing questions regarding the programme and the impact that the WDC designation has had on other cities.
As part of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, WDO and UN Women Asia and the Pacific will be hosting a virtual World Design Talk on 9 December 2020. With the goal of stimulating open dialogue around the value of design on the issue of VAWG, this event will showcase the […]
