Féria Hàbitat 2025
Feria HábitatValència has already set the dates for its next edition, set to run from 29thSeptember to 2ndOctober 2025at Feria Valencia. The leading event for ‘made in Spain’ interiors thus retains the positioning in the last week of September that delivered such great results this year and will again be running from Tuesday to Thursday. […]
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Tallin Design Festival: Design for all
This year the festival will explore how design can enrich life, creating a world where design based on care and humanity is the norm, not the exception. How to make design less abstract and be easier to understand, be inclusive and accessible? WDO Member: Estonian Association of Designers
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FDI – Furnishings & Design Istanbul
Hosted by MOSFED (the Federation of Furniture Associations of Türkiye), a member of EFIC, Furnishings & Design Istanbul (FDI) will take place on September 25-27 2025 at the Istanbul Expo Center. Showcasing original products ranging from furniture to lighting and décor, FDI stands out as the region’s only curated design fair. Selected by an independent […]
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2025 DesignEuropa Awards
The EUIPO will host the sixth edition of the DesignEuropa Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark on 23 September 2025. The 2025 DesignEuropa Awards are presented in collaboration with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office.
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Creative Skills Week 2025
Powered by SACCORDin association withCYANOTYPES, Creative Skills Week 2025 (CSW2025) will serve as a central hub for the Cultural and Creative Sector and Industries (CCSI), offering a dedicated platform for sharing knowledge and promoting new approaches to re-skilling and up-skilling. The event is designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and the adoption of innovative skilling practices, […]
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The 8th Hebei International Industrial Design Week (HIDW 2025)
Date: Sep 20-26, 2025 Venue: Xiongan New Area Theme: "Envision Future · Next-Gen Industry" Global Impact 7 editions (2018-2024): ✓ 2,158 institutions (70+ countries) ✓ 21,000+ exhibits | 260K+ visitors ✓ 1,910+ signed projects HIDW 2025 Highlights Exhibition Zones: Hebei Design | Xiongan Future | AI Design | CMF | Production Systems Matchmaking Programs: AI […]
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IDSA International Design Conference and Education Symposium
IDC 2025: Legacy Join us in Detroit, Michigan, for the 2025 International Design Conference, hosted by the Industrial Designers Society of America. This year's theme is "Legacy." Legacy is not just about what we inherit; it’s about what we pass on. At this year's IDC, attendees will learn, connect, and share their approach to designing […]
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London Design Festival 2025
London Design Festival was launched by Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans CBE in 2003. Building on London’s existing design activity, their concept was to create an annual event that would promote the city’s creativity, drawing in the country’s greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to a deliver an unmissable celebration of design. The […]
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Opening France Design Week and Ceremony France Design Impact Award
National Inauguration of France Design Week Exhibition Tour – Paris Design Week Visit of the Exhibition Showcasing the 40 Nominees of the France Design Impact Award Presentation of the 2024 Olympic Games Cauldron at the Tuileries Gardens Panel Discussion with Designers and Entrepreneurs on the Impact of Design in Supporting Transitions moderated by Intramuros France […]
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France Design Week 2025
“Useful Design” emphasizes the vital importance of design in our society. This concept highlights design as an essential, beneficial and often profitable tool, always at the service of others. It is considered useful for nature, society, mankind, and the living world in general, as well as for an economy of means and materials. WDO Member: […]
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Hosted by WDO Promotional Member Design Council, the 34th World Design Congress and WDO General Assembly will take place in London (United Kingdom), some 50 years after the event was last hosted in the city in 1969. Set for 9-11 September 2025, the three-day event will gather the international design community and thought leaders from […]
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Zagreb Design Week 2025
Zagreb Design Week is Croatia’s largest design event. The theme for the twelfth edition focuses on exploring various realities. It emphasises the complexities of global challenges and the crucial role designers play in examining and questioning these Shared Realities. Shared reality refers to the collective experience of perceiving the world in similar ways. ZGDW aims […]
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Detroit Month of Design
Detroit Month of Design is a citywide collaboration of creativity that gathers designers and the greater community to celebrate Detroit’s role as a national and global design capital. Detroit Month of Design returns for its 15th annual edition this September 1-30, 2025! Every September, partners across Detroit—from emerging studios to established companies and educational institutions—come […]
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2025 Gwangju Design Biennale: “You, the World: How Design Embraces Humanity” Opening on August 30 and running through November 2, 2025, the Gwangju Design Biennale explores the theme of Inclusive Design, examining how design recognizes and embraces diversity in our world. Curated by Sooshin Choi (Chair and Professor, Savannah College of Art and Design), the […]
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3 Practical Moves to Ease Economic Whiplash
Manufacturers are holding their collective breath as the economy evolves.
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