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Expanding the scope of the term “design” to the world as a whole, used as a verb to qualify human action on the environment, is a way of giving ourselves the means to act. The exhibition “Uses of the world” invites us to consider social, environmental, architectural or agricultural alternatives that have been chosen across […]
This exhibition, created by world-renowned trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, explores the way a new generation of designers is experimenting with materials and manufacturing processes. The past decade has seen a turning point in our relationship with materials, from design to manufacturing, with materials gradually reclaiming their central role in the creative process and beginning to […]
A two-week event in the theme of “Innovative Design Makes the Future Intelligent”, is expected to be held in this September and aims to boost the building of “246” Trillion and one hundred billion-level clusters by capitalizing on innovative design. There will be 21 activities in four sections: forum, docking, exhibition and training. The opening […]
Global Leaders in Urban Wellbeing to Meet September 15-17. As the world continues to urbanize, and as 2020 has already showcased, cities are increasingly facing challenges of public health, economic development, social inequality, and environmental degradation. Urban leaders need to take an active role and transform urban life by placing wellbeing at the heart of […]
The exhibition “Design designer(s)” sets out to depict the landscape, diversity, evolutions and ideas of French design based on designers and their projects. With choices made in collaboration with famous names in contemporary design, this exhibition will present some sixty designers, projects, company processes and key figures and, above all, the ways in which designers […]
Ramy Fischler, designer and founder of RF studio, and Scott Longfellow, director of the studio’s Office of Uses, analyse the role of fiction and futurism in imagining the uses of tomorrow. They explore the subject through an exhibition and a creation laboratory located in the Tripostal. The exhibition uses a designer’s perspective to highlight the […]
The IDC 2020 is the world’s premier design event: an immersive and virtual experience packed with expert presentations, skill-building workshops, and global networking opportunities. Grow your knowledge across industrial, experience, service, medical, UX/UI design and other creative disciplines, and advance your ability to innovate during sessions from industry experts at AirBnB, Microsoft, Puma, SHiFT Design Camp, […]
The Elevate Prize is seeking to find, support, and shine a spotlight on leaders, innovators, activists, and risk-takers who are impacting their community every day, creating a multiplier effect that will allow them to more easily scale their work, impact more lives, and inspire others to tackle issues in their own communities – igniting a […]
The AZ Awards Gala usually takes place every June in Toronto, and gathers 500+ local and international architects and designers in an in-person celebration of the industry’s very best. This year, due to social distancing requirements, the Gala was postponed to September and taken online. The format has changed but the celebration remains as real […]
The International Design Conference is a thought leadership platform celebrating the intersection of business and design, while thriving at the edge of disciplines to remain provocative and to use design and creativity to ask difficult questions and to take the audience to new territories. Website
Housed in Lille at the Biotope, the new headquarters of La Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL), the Maison Action Publique’s activities take place in the spaces of the MEL’s public policies laboratory in an exhibition area and of course online. Today The Maison POC Action Publique is about thirty projects that testify to the vitality […]
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and curated by Mariana Pestana, the 5th Istanbul Design Biennial will take place on 26 September – 8 November 2020. To be held with the title Empathy Revisited: designs for more than one, the biennial invites everyone from around the world to respond to the […]
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory will support this challenge as advisors by offering insight into the possibilities that exist through research and technology development aboard the orbiting laboratory. During this fast-paced virtual Interdesign workshop, space industry leaders and researchers, as well as […]
From 28 September to 10 October, the municipal government of Milan fuels the city with an urban initiative on design, seen as a vehicle of culture and innovation, with a particular focus on the aspects of sustainability and the circular economy. The title of the event Milano Design City underlines the driving force of the […]
Canada will host the World Circular Economy Forum—from September 29 to October 1, 2020—in Toronto, marking the first time the international forum will take place in North America. By gathering global circular-economy leaders in Canada, the Forum will open up important discussions on circular-economy opportunities in the natural resource and manufacturing sectors, on leveraging business […]
World Campus Masters Selective Graduation Design Program (short for "WCM Program”) is launched by an international design competition platform Young Bird Plan, and it is committed to recognizing the fresh blood of contemporary design through evaluating graduation designs from global young designers in different regions and cultures. It encourages original design and design thinking in […]
Whether you are a formal educator who wants to influence the future of education, an employer looking for new talent with skills more aligned to the future needs of the organization, or a dissatisfied learner, we invite you to join the working group that will rethink “The Future of Design Education.” Website
TDRI is hosting the International Design Forum with WDO as our global partner for this event. The forum will take place online and we will release 1 video per day, total 6 videos from October 1st to 6th, on TDRI FB page. Each video will be about 15 minutes long and speakers in these videos […]
Design Korea Festival 2020 will be held online under the theme “Design Beyond Data”. VR exhibitions displaying design trends around the world, especially on the convergence of data and design will be prepared, as well as lectures/talks of renowned designers from diverse fields. Various networking platforms such as Design Korea Award, which exhibits innovative design […]
Since 2009, Design Week Mexico has been an organization that promotes and contributes to the local design scene. Every year through its programming, it encourages analysis and reflection on local challenges with global relevance from the design perspective. Website
