Circular Design Summit 2026 Rethinking the Economy
The Circular Design Summit is the event for everyone who sees design as a strategic force in the transformation towards a circular economy. Keynotes, panels and hands-on workshops tackle the most relevant topics of the circular economy: circular business, design for longevity, the EU ecodesign regulation, digital technologies and collaborative value creation. Learn more: https://www.german-design-council.de/en/activities/circular-design-summit […]
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The Design Effect: Exploring and celebrating the impact of design
Uncovering design’s role in a changing world – talks, debates, case studies and dinner discussions that will shift and shape your thinking. A day that asks you to look deeper. Join us at The Design Effect for a day that will bring the pioneering minds of the industry together to learn, share, and think differently. […]
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PARK Academy Design Leadership Excellence programme
At PARK, we are proud to deliver the Design Leadership Excellence Programme in partnership with DBA, designed to enhance your effectiveness and influence as a design manager. This programme integrates three essential modules, providing a comprehensive approach to refining your leadership skills: Design Leadership, Design Strategy and Design Value. The programme is based on principles […]
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German Design Award – Awards Ceremony
Design changes the world — the German Design Awards make it visible. The internationally acclaimed awards honour projects that drive innovation, embrace responsibility and open up new perspectives through design. Initiated by the German Design Council, the German Design Awards stand for design excellence with purpose — interdisciplinary in thinking, globally connected, and strategically relevant. […]
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Grand Opening – World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
With the festiveGrand Openingat the Centralstation Darmstadt, WDC 2026 will officially begin on 16 January 2026. The Grand Openingbrings together people from politics, business, culture, and civil society – as a shared statement for openness, diversity and international collaboration through design. Among other things, the evening will feature a dance performance byPaula Rosolen/Haptic Hideand a […]
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Call for papers: 2025 International Art and Design Doctoral Forum
The 2025 International Art and Design Doctoral Forum, hosted by the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, invites paper submissions from doctoral researchers worldwide. Under the theme “Integration and Co-creation: Global and Cross-Cultural Art,” the forum fosters interdisciplinary exchange, creative inquiry, and collaboration to explore emerging paradigms in art and design across global contexts. […]
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Get Published: Opportunities with the Balkan University Press
Looking for new ways to elevate your content in the coming year? Join the team from Balkan University Press for an engaging one-hour webinar to learn how you can publish your architecture and design-related work—free of author charges. During the session, you’ll discover more about the Journal of Balkan Architecture (JBA) and the Balkan University […]
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Fortune Brainstorm Design 2025 – Future Tense: Prototyping Tomorrow
We live in a moment of acute anticipation and anxiety, as AI and other digital technologies promise new wonders while challenges like the climate crisis and shifting global rules emerge. How to navigate this time of upheaval? JoinFortunein Macau, where global design leaders and senior executives from a host of professional backgrounds will gather to […]
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Business of Design Week 2025: Curiosity
Curiosity has long fuelled Italian innovation, fostering a dynamic exchange between disciplines and ideas. This spirit drives creativity across arts, architecture, fashion, and manufacturing, epitomised by the "Made in Italy" commitment to excellence and synergy of diverse talents. Similarly, Hong Kong's design landscape thrives on blending Eastern wisdom with Western influence, pushing beyond comfort zones […]
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Taiwan Design Week 2025: Imagining What’s Next in Design
The third edition ofTaiwan Design Week (TDW)takes place from 29 November to 7 December 2025 at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, under the theme “Design Next.” This year, TDW looks at how design is changing—from focusing on the individual to caring for humanity and even the planet. Beyond its world-renowned semiconductor and technology […]
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Opening Ceremony and Master Lecture of “Pluriversal Futures”
Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) invites you to attend the opening ceremony ofPluriversal Futures - Ars Electronica Exhibition in Collaboration with Hong Kong Design Instituteon 28 November 2025, Friday! HKDI Gallery proudly presents its first flagship exhibition of AY25-26:Pluriversal Futures - Ars Electronica Exhibition in Collaboration with Hong Kong Design Institute.Originating from Austria’s renowned Ars […]
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