Industrial Engineering: Research Guide

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 […]

Empowered by bayern design, the mcbw is the biggest design event in Germany and an important meeting point for the national and international creative and design industries. During its nine days, we annually bring together designers, design enthusiasts, companies, and students from all design-related fields and industries to promote interdisciplinary exchange and make the relevance […]

The 2025 Salone del Mobile is back as the star of the design calendar: the leading international event for the design industry will be held from 8th to 13th April, at Milan’s Rho Fiera fairgrounds. Set up in 1961, the trade fair boasts a wide range of furnishing products, distinguished by their expressive power and […]

The A.L.I.C.E. conference has long been a platform for fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration across disciplines. This year, we are excited to continue this tradition by welcoming researchers, experts, and practitioners to share knowledge, explore ideas, and engage in a rich exchange of insights on how design, innovation, and societal development can lead us toward […]

The Circular Design Summit brings together leading minds from business, industry, and design, all united by a common vision: economic success in harmony with ecological sustainability. Discover how Circular Design – design for the circular economy – is driving the transformation of the economy and how you can be a part of this development. We […]

WDCD Live Delhi 2025, marks What Design Can Do’s South Asian debut, addressing climate action and social change. Hosted at the India Habitat Centre, the festival will gather designers and changemakers to explore regenerative solutions, community-driven design, and the role of emerging technologies. In partnership with Unbox Cultural Futures and The Design Village, the event […]

Auckland Design Week is all about sparking collaboration, interaction, and the exchange of ideas within the design community – whilst also inspiring and educating design enthusiasts. Our curated programme is designed to foster creativity and innovation, with a focus on driving commercial growth across the design sector.

Despite being home to numerous talenteddesigners and notable design institutions such as Nieuwe Instituutand Huidenclub, there are currently no specific events dedicated solely to design. While Rotterdam hosts an architectural biennale and month, as well as Rotterdam Art Week and IFFR for Films, there is a clear gap in design. 10-day event taking place across […]

Design needs to be celebrated, for it is a gleaming testimony of the ability of human beings to translate thoughts into patterns which can be understood and forged into applications to further enhance lives of all species. Ahmedabad Design Week (ADW) is a global confluence of designers, thinkers, academicians, researchers, industry captains, and entrepreneurs who […]

Designathon is a hackathon aimed at designing innovative solutions to challenges through creative thinking focused on empowering people to encounter global challenges. The initiative brings together 500 interested participants to create a better environment and contribute to community development by forming collaborative teams. WDO Member: Architecture and Design Commission

The eighth edition of the festival will once again make the city the focal point. An event where design displays its transformative power, best practices, initiatives and projects that reveal how design is an essential tool to address multiple challenges of a constantly changing society. Through its extensive programming, and under the theme Redesigning the […]

February 3–9 2025, Stockholm Design Week invites all to a city buzzing with events, exhibitions and open showrooms. The design week welcomes professionals, industry insiders and the public from all over the world to participate in design events and product launches in the city – to meet, mingle and network. Our aim is to push […]

BLR Design Week (BDW) highlights the constantly evolving nature of design and its ever-increasing role in shaping our city. We are proud to announce Bengaluru's nomination as the inaugural World Design Protopolis by the World Design Organization. Over the next five years (2023-2028), this transformative program will empower Bengaluru with invaluable design knowledge, fostering positive […]

DesignTO Festival isn’t just about events, it’s about making real change. Celebrating 15 years of impact, DesignTO brings people together to design a better future that’s sustainable, just, and joyful. As Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, the 10-day event features 100+ free events and exhibitions, both online and in-person, across Toronto.

Join us on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM CEST at the ADI Design Museum in Milan for an evening of Design and reflections on Peace. Hats Art Gallery, Cappelli Identity Design’s cultural project, promotes design culture through iconic works and universal values. Highlighting the evening is the iconic "Peace&War" poster by Armando Milani, […]

Exactly 100 years since the Surrealist Manifesto, this artistic movement continues to inspire, provoke, and electrify creation in all its forms. Starting in January, with the theme Sur/Reality, Maison&Objet will tap into its ever-fertile energy and the lasting resonance it holds for consumers.

Tiles written in Braille for the blind walker; an immense water carafe for storing drinking water in precarious areas; pieces of handicrafts made with communities at risk of social exclusion or a catalogue that rescues the forgotten Argentine industrial production of the last century. These are some of the projects on display at the ‘Expanded […]

The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. present the Museum’s annual GOOD DESIGN® Awards Program for the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world. Each year, The Chicago Athenaeum presents the GOOD DESIGN® Awards Program for the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, […]

The 24th CII India Design Summit is happening on 18th December 2024 at Hotel Taj, Bengaluru! Join us for an inspiring day as industry leaders and design innovators come together to explore the future of design and its role in shaping industries for tomorrow. On 19th December 2024, don't miss the Industry Tour, offering an […]

Cultures of Care - Imagining Care through Design is an invitation to explore creative responses on the theme of care and its interpretations from practitioners across various domains. It is envisaged as a trans-disciplinary space where varied vantage points, knowledge systems, philosophies, expertise, inquiries, curiosities and practices converge towards a holistic deliberation. WDO Member: National […]

The 2024 ADADA Conference will be held at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. We eagerly look forward to your submissions and participation in this vibrant event. The International Conference for ADADA is one of the major conferences about art and design associated with digital technologies. The conference aims to bring together researchers, designers, […]

In the 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an ape gains intelligence after encountering a mysterious black monolith, marking the dawn of its awareness of tools. 　​　　​ Today, amidst the global AI boom, we’re like pioneers of a new Neolithic Age, eagerly exploring this brand-new “stone tool.” 　​　　​ The 2024 Taiwan Design Week Theme […]

A Design Meetup by ArchiNet In collaboration with Love That Design and hosted by Andreu World. In collaboration with Love That Design and hosted by Andreu World. Join us for an exclusive gathering of architects, interior designers, and creative professionals to connect, exchange knowledge, and spark collaborations. ️ Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Time: 2:00 […]

Dive into the world of immersive experiences at Brainstorm Design 2024 in Macau, MGM COTAI. Explore how cutting-edge technologies blend with storytelling to create captivating spectacles. Discover the latest in customer-centric design across industries, creating meaningful products and experiences. Hear from designers, technologists, visionaries, and Fortune 500 executives on how these innovations add value across […]

This symposium questions the status of design within the academic system and examines how knowledge is produced by design disciplines. The conference aims to provide examples of virtuous practices and to create an arena for a discussion on the relevance of design research as a framework in the medium and long terms. Which experiences and […]

Are Design Leaders Still Bringing Pencils to a Gunfight? In today’s unpredictable world, leadership must evolve. Traditional concepts of great leadership no longer define success in our creative industry. It's time to explore a new kind of leadership, one that moves beyond conflict and competition toward collaboration and innovation. Join PARK in collaboration with WDO […]

Business of Design Week (BODW), Asia’s premier annual event on design, innovation and brands since 2002, is organised by Hong Kong Design Centre. The week-long mega event will feature a variety of programmes, including the BODW Summit, BODW in the City, GBA Creative Fortnight, as well as concurrent exhibitions and forums. The event provides a […]

You've seen us post about the 300+ volunteer researchers, designers, and filmmakers who have come together for the Habits for a Better World initiative which strives to make the world a better place by inspiring habit change through film, guided by user research. We're just wrapping up the generative research phase en route to the […]

"Circular Cities" is a conference with professionals from multi-perspective fields, both domestic and international, gather to discuss "circulation" as a key concept to shape future cities, culture, and economy. Following a trial event in the winter of 2023, the first full-scale conference will take place in Kyoto in the fall of 2024. In today's world, […]

Register now for an engaging online session that will make you excited about design protection again! The phrase ‘intellectual property rights’ might not sound too exciting to many but don’t be misled, it is an interesting and important topic. Strong design protection is crucial not only for designers but also for businesses. We all benefit […]