Design Doha Biennial
Design Doha is a biennial for design excellence from Qatar and the MENASA region. Established by Qatar Museums in 2024 under the leadership of its Chairperson, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the initiative comprises exhibitions, commissions, juried awards, coaching programs, publications, and special events. Learn more: https://designdoha.org.qa/en/
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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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Bhubaneswar Design Week
Bhubaneswar Design Week (BDW)marks the evolution of the much-celebratedOdisha Design Week, returning with a renewed vision to position Bhubaneswar as a thriving epicentre of creativity, innovation, and cultural dialogue. Tentatively scheduled for7–11 February 2026, BDW aims to bring together designers, thinkers, makers, educators, and citizens in a collaborative celebration of design that is rooted in […]
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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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Designing Forward: Shaping Creative, Resilient & Award-winning Designers
Join WDO member Asia Pacific University for this 60-minute webinar and discover how they have mentored students to win four national Dyson Awards—an extraordinary achievement! Learn how they have established the Eco-Innovation Lab, which has become a hub for exploration, material innovation, and hands-on experimentation. The materials developed through the lab have not only advanced […]
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imm cologne 2026
imm cologne is the reconceptualisedB2B trade fair for consumer-oriented interior design.From 20 to 23 January 2026, it will bring the international furniture industry together at the interiorsdestination of Cologne. World of Interiorswill serve as the event’s central theme as it presents home lifestyles and interior design in theirfull diversity, covering all the relevant market segments […]
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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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Maison & Object 2026 – Past Reveals Future
Design draws from its roots to rise higher. At the crossroads of raw material and contemporary form, a quiet strength emerges. Furniture is no longer just a succession of pieces: it becomes the extension of knowledge, of craft, of memory. What emanates from it goes beyond aesthetics: it is an aura, a breath, a trace […]
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Design@Large: Design to Action – Building Innovation and Impact
Design@Large: Design to Actionis a six-part public series from the UC San Diego Design Lab exploring how design moves ideas into real-world impact. Through conversations and hands-on sessions, the series examines how teams set direction, build momentum, and sustain meaningful work across sectors. Each session highlights the practical decisions, relationships, and practices that help innovation […]
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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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