Industrial Engineering: Research Guide

11-14 November 2026 The Design Policy Days serve as the four-day closing event of WDC 2026 and a central forum for exchange between design, politics, science, and society. The goal is to generate momentum for the sustainable shaping of cities, regions, and democratic community life. Three conferences in Wiesbaden, Offenbach, and Frankfurt are dedicated to […]

‘Drawing Dialogues: Calibration and Celebration of Drawing in Design’, a two-day symposium by National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad on 30th & 31st Oct 2026. Abstracts maybe submitted before the 30th June 2026 for presentations and selected abstracts will be invited to present at the symposium. For more details visit the website or write to […]

Are you a design professional looking for a deeper regenerative framework to guide your work? Or a sustainability consultant seeking digital workflows, tools and case studies that can turn regenerative goals into practice? On 30 October 2026 (online, full day), Living Future Europe, in collaboration with Prof. Emanuele Naboni, hosts a practitioner crash course exploring […]

In an era of rapid technological evolution, the wave of artificial intelligence has swept across all industries, from intelligent manufacturing to financial services, from healthcare to daily life, redefining the boundaries of efficiency and possibility. We clearly see that the instrumental rationality of purely pursuing efficiency and functionality is hitting the ceiling of user experience. […]

The Service Design Network has announced that registration for the Service Design Global Conference 2026(SDGC26)is officially open! In 2026, they are bringing the international Service Design community to Germany, gathering both in-person in Wiesbaden, in the vibrantFrankfurt RheinMain region, and online for our virtual attendees. "We are especially proud to organize this landmark event in […]

Join WDO Member ENSCi – Les Ateliers and colleagues for an inside look at ‘Maintenant | Design for Transitions', France's ambitious national programme that is reshaping design education and better equipping graduates for the transitions ahead. Backed by the French Government, this pioneering initiative is fostering new interdisciplinary approaches, strengthening the skills employers are demanding, […]

Join this urgent agenda to help shape a thriving future for Afrika. We explore one of the most pressing questions in the world of design today: How do we build trust, tell our stories, cultivate future-fit skills and design the systems and solutions that truly help people, communities, cities and nature across Afrika to thrive? […]

The Faculty of Design at Universidad Anáhuac México will host the 23rd edition of the International Congress Designing for Humanity, under the central theme of nearshoring. In a context of transforming production chains, design goes beyond the formal configuration of products to become a strategic discipline capable of shaping processes, integrating technologies, creating value, and […]

Everyday Icons, Reimagined An exhibition where a select group of designers reimagine the Ashtray, the Cupboard, and the Leather Boots—three objects inspired by beloved items from anonymous lives. Each piece tells a unique and intimate story, weaving together the banality of objects with the romance and sophistication that once surrounded them. Inspired by three soundscapes […]

Taking place on 14 October 2026, the Seoul Design Conference 2026 is a full-day programme exploring how design can respond to a changing world. Following the Seoul Design Award 2026 ceremony, the programme will feature presentations by recipients of the newly established ESG Design Impact Award, including Hyundai Motor Company, Patagonia, athome, and RHINOSHIELD, offering […]

itAliens – Italian Design Beyond the Myth is POLI.design’s exhibition at Seoul Design Week 2026, presented at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from 14 to 25 October following an invitation from the Seoul Design Foundation. The exhibition explores a contemporary and evolving vision of Italian design through visual culture, experimentation and international exchange. Part of the project, […]

Seoul Design Week is a design festival showcasing the trendsetting style of Seoul, a global design city. For 12 days from October 14 to 25, Seoul Design Week presents a diverse range of design experiences under the theme ‘The Design Recipe,’ including DDP Design Fair, Exhibitions, Conferences, Markets, and Events. This year, the festival extends […]

Arab Architecture Week is an annual cultural program organized by ArchiNet to celebrate Arab architectural thought. Over five days, fifteen speakers from across the Arab world deliver live lectures on identity and context, place, the human experience of architecture, documentation and preservation, and the future of urban planning. Now in its seventh edition, the week […]

Design Week Philippines is back, and this year we invite everyone to Sama All—show up, join in, and design together! Now on its 15th year, we are going bigger, bringing in more regional partners, and officially joining the World Design Weeks community. From 10 to 18 October, expect a week packed with things to see, […]

Traveling through Europe with the SMW team broadened my perspective on manufacturing.

GOOD DESIGN™ was founded in Chicago in 1950 by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance for Modern Design. In 2027, seven decades later, this new edition of GOOD DESIGN™ aims to bring a parallel public appreciation and awareness for an equally […]

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan targets $1.6 trillion in manufacturing investment by 2030, split across $550 billion for traditional industry, $700 billion for emerging tech, and $250 billion for future industries like AI and quantum.

Terms to familiarize yourself with as you face the implementation of artificial intelligence.

This September, manufacturers filled McCormick Place to see technology in action, talk directly with experts, and consider what could make a difference in their own operations.

함정이 공격받고 임무 수행하기까지… 전 과정 하나의 국산 소프트웨어로 분석한다 - 기계연, 함정 생존성 분석을 하나의 설계환경으로 연결한 국산 통합 프레임워크 ‘isSAFE’ 개발 - - 함정 모델링·피격 시나리오 생성·결과 분석까지 연계… 국산 함정 생존성 설계 기반 마련 - - 개념

The 2026 Better Design Award (BDA) is now accepting entries worldwide, offering RMB 4.1 million in prize money across 326 awards. Open to enterprises, institutions, universities, design teams, and individual designers, the competition features two main categories: Product Design and Design for Industry. Entries will be evaluated by an international jury led by WDO President […]

Making smarter decisions about investments, hiring, production planning, and growth – and focusing on what measures create lasting success in manufacturing.

IMTS 2026 drew more than 90,000 registrants, including an estimated 15,000 students, from all 50 states and 113 countries.