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SUMMARY:German Design Award 2027: Call for entries
DESCRIPTION:Companies\, agencies\, designers and architects worldwide: The German Design Awards 2027 are now open for submissions. Don’t miss your chance to showcase your projects on an international stage. \nThe awards are looking for design that understands context\, refines processes and delivers impact. Guided by the principle of “Connecting Global Excellence”\, they bring diverse perspectives into a shared framework. Making visible what design can achieve today. \nWhy enter?\nEntering positions your work within an international context. Awarded projects gain visibility through curated channels\, media partnerships and digital platforms. At the same time\, participants connect with a global network across design\, business and media. \nWinning the German Design Awards is not just a celebration of success – it opens doors to valuable networks\, international presence and additional market opportunities. \n🎟️ Registration Deadline: 11 September 2026\n👥 Jury Session: 1 October 2026\n🏆 Award Show: 29 January 2027 \nRegister now: https://submit.german-design-council.de/en-gb \nWDO Member: German Design Council
URL:https://wdo.org/event/german-design-award-2027-call-for-entries/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Awards,Call for entries
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260530T041529
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SUMMARY:Open - Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain
DESCRIPTION:Openness means sharing ideas and creating space for new things. Under this motto\, Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain is building an open stage for everyone who designs\, researches and experiments – both locally and internationally. \nWhether it’s a studio\, conference\, exhibition or young design: participants contribute their ideas\, engage in conversation and put their work in the spotlight at WDC 2026. We accompany you throughout the process and ensure that guests\, experts and the media take notice. \nLearn more: https://wdc2026.org/en/frames/open \nWDO Member: World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
URL:https://wdo.org/event/open-design-week-frankfurt-rheinmain/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:World Design Capital
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260608T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260608T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T041529
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SUMMARY:Moving Business by Design.
DESCRIPTION:Large organisations – whether corporations or public institutions – face the same challenge: building services that don’t just work\, but last. Service design is more than optimising individual touchpoints. It’s about solutions across the entire customer journey and about organisational change. And\, ultimately\, about a bigger question: how can business and government be designed around the people who use them? \nDesign as a Bridge Between Complexity and Impact \nThe second Moving Business by Design talk\, on 8 June 2026\, examines how service design creates real impact inside large organisations – from the customer journey to the transformation of entire structures. The focus is on the design\, technology and policy decisions that make truly usable services possible – and on how design can provide orientation even within the most complex systems. \n  \nWorld Design Capital 2026: Frankfurt Rhein/Main \nAs part of World Design Capital (WDC) 2026: Frankfurt Rhein/Main\, the four-part Moving Business by Design series brings the transformative power of design into sharp focus. Developed in partnership with IHK Frankfurt am Main\, the series positions design as a driver of transformation – in business and in society. \nLearn more\nWDO Member: German Design Council
URL:https://wdo.org/event/moving-business-by-design/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:World Industrial Design Day FRM 2026
DESCRIPTION:The goal of World Industrial Design Day FRM is to explore the role of industrial design here and now. Can a specifically German tradition in the sense of the Werkbund\, Bauhaus\, and HfG Ulm still be effective in the present\, or does this—as often in the past—rather reflect the wishful thinking of designers? \nWhat is expected of design beyond mere styling? What role do we as designers have\, and what role do we want to play? How can we fulfill this role? What constitutes a good product today\, and what requirements must a truly sustainable product meet? \nThis event will explore these and other aspects together with experts from practice and research. \nLearn more and register: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/world-industrial-design-day-frm-2026-registrierung-1742207251789 \n 
URL:https://wdo.org/event/world-industrial-design-day-frm-2026/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:World Industrial Design Day
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SUMMARY:Form Follows Friendship
DESCRIPTION:A binational project brings together German and Dutch designers to work collaboratively on current social\, economic and cultural issues.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom 14 to 28 June\, the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main is hosting the pop-up exhibition Form Follows Friendship\, a project by the German Design Council developed in collaboration with the diplomatic network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of Open – Design Week and World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026. \nLearn more: https://www.german-design-council.de/en/design-perspectives/article-detail/form-follows-friendship \nWDO Member: German Design Council
URL:https://wdo.org/event/form-follows-friendship/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:German Brand Awards – Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The award that makes brand success visible. \nThe German Brand Awards are one of the leading brand competitions in the German-speaking world. Since 2016\, they have honoured excellence in holistic brand management – strategic\, creative and impactful. Winning means showing what makes a brand truly strong today: clarity\, relevance and team spirit. \nLearn more: https://www.german-brand-award.com/en/ \nWDO Member: German Design Council
URL:https://wdo.org/event/german-brand-awards-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Award ceremony
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SUMMARY:WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026: Module Festival
DESCRIPTION:Module is an open-air festival featuring selected concerts\, DJ sets\, audiovisual performances\, engaging talks\, and workshops. It transforms the Kulturcampus Frankfurt into a weekend full of sound\, design\, and discourse around pop culture. \nUnder the theme Design for Democracy\, the Module asks how design and culture can contribute to inclusive\, vibrant and accessible public spaces for all. Music\, visual art and discussion enter into a creative dialogue\, making social issues tangible and experiential. \nThe Kulturcampus Frankfurt provides the ideal setting. As a site in transition\, developed collaboratively with residents\, cultural practitioners and initiatives\, it represents an open city where encounter\, experimentation and co-creation are possible. \nThe programme features performances\, talks\, workshops and a wide range of participatory formats. At its heart is a stage programme with musicians and AV artists\, whose new works light up the surrounding buildings in the evenings as audiovisual projections. This is complemented by a temporary radio station\, curated daily by different communities and broadcast in collaboration with international online radio stations. \nAdmission to the festival is free for everyone. \nLearn more: https://wdc2026.org/en/constellations/module-festival \nWDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
URL:https://wdo.org/event/wdc-frankfurt-rheinmain-2026-module-festival/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031
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SUMMARY:Service Design Global Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Service Design Network has announced that registration for the Service Design Global Conference 2026(SDGC26) is officially open! \nIn 2026\, they are bringing the international Service Design community to Germany\, gathering both in-person in Wiesbaden\, in the vibrant Frankfurt RheinMain region\, and online for our virtual attendees. \n“We are especially proud to organize this landmark event in cooperation with the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026.” \nLearn more and register here: https://www.service-design-network.org/headlines/sdgc26 \nWDO Member: Service Design Network
URL:https://wdo.org/event/service-design-global-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference,World Design Capital
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
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SUMMARY:World Design Policy Days – Future needs Design
DESCRIPTION:During the three-day World Design Policy Days\, the World Design Policy Conference 2026 will serve as a global meeting place for design\, politics and science to establish design as a catalyst for social and political challenges. The conference in Wiesbaden\, Frankfurt\, and Offenbach is divided into the thematic areas of politics\, administration and attitude. The highlight is the closing assembly in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche\, which initiates dialogue with regional politicians. There\, the international network of World Design Capitals will also meet with key regional players\, and the WDC title will be handed over to the next World Design Capital\, Busan\, South Korea\, in a festive Convocation Ceremony. \nLearn more: https://wdc2026.org/en/frames/policy-days \nWDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
URL:https://wdo.org/event/worlddesignpolicydays/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:World Design Capital
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
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UID:10001121-1794614400-1794700799@wdo.org
SUMMARY:WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026: Network of Cities Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Network of Cities Meeting aims to offer political decision-makers in the region an exclusive preview of the results of WDC 2026\, while also engaging them in dialogue with other previous World Design Capitals. \nMore to come. \nWDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
URL:https://wdo.org/event/wdc2026-network-of-cities-meeting/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:World Design Capital
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTSTAMP:20260530T041529
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UID:10001122-1794614400-1794700799@wdo.org
SUMMARY:WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026: Convocation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The concluding highlight of the WDC year 2026 in Frankfurt RheinMain will be the Convocation Ceremony. In a festive ceremony\, the title will be handed over to the next World Design Capital\, Busan\, South Korea. \nMore to come. \nWDO Member: WDC Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
URL:https://wdo.org/event/wdc-frankfurt-rheinmain-2026-convocation-ceremony/
LOCATION:Frankfurt\, Germany
CATEGORIES:World Design Capital
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