DW! Semana de Design de São Paulo (São Paulo Design Week) is one of the world's largest and most influential design weeks. Founded in 2012 (as Design Weekend) by Lauro Andrade in São Paulo, Brazil, it's thus reaching its thirteenth edition in 2024. The program features different activities, promoting design culture and its connections. It […]
Perth Design Week started in 2023 as an initiative by Sandy Anghie and David Smith. The idea stems from the success of Design Weeks in Australia and around the world. Perth Design Week is a "coalition of the willing"; a group of people and organizations that Sandy and David lead and work together to create […]
In Bogotá, Colombia, from April 24 to 27, the tenth edition of the Bogotá Design Festival takes place. The BDF - Bogota Design Festival is for both professionals and amateurs. The event contributes to the cultural and creative growth of the Colombian capital. During the four days of the Design Festival, the public can learn […]
NYCxDESIGN Festival, New York's design week, returns May 16-23, 2024. The theme for 2024 is 'Design is All Around Us,' which expresses the inclusiveness of design through its various disciplines. NYCxDESIGN, in fact, includes a trade show, ICFF, several exhibitions and public installations, and a rich program of talks. Thus, NYCxDESIGN makes New York City […]
Clerkenwell Design Week, in London, started quietly in 2009 to celebrate design in the revived district. Indeed, since the 2000s, many of the most established international design brands have found a home in Clerkenwell, alongside startups and emerging brands. Thanks to the enthusiasm and tireless work of the organizers, year after year Clerkenwell Design Week […]
3daysofdesign is Denmark's largest design festival, established in Copenhagen in 2013. A single event spawned the first edition of the 3 days of design, an exhibition in an old warehouse in Nordhavn, a harbor area overlooking Copenhagen's waterfront. Only four companies participated in that exhibition: Montana, Erik Jørgensen (now owned by Fredericia Furniture), Anker & […]
The origin of London Design Festival In 2003, Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans CBE founded the London Design Festival. Building on London's existing design activities, their idea was to create an annual event that would promote the city's creativity by engaging British design practitioners and thinkers, to provide a grand celebration of design. […]
From September 15 to 22, 2024, the 2024 edition of the Lake Como Design Festival returns to Como. Established in 2018 as the Lake Como Design Fair, curated by Margherita Ratti, over the years, it turned into the Lake Como Design Festival and is now in its sixth edition. Lake Como Design Festival is an […]
Singapore Design Week (SDW) returns this year from 26 September to 6 October 2024 in an 11-day celebration of Singapore's distinctive brand of design and creativity. Organized by DesignSingapore Council (DSG), the design festival, which debuted in 2005, is one of Asia’s premier design festivals that celebrates Singapore’s distinctive brand of creativity. It will traverse […]
Designblok, Prague International Design Festival, is the largest exhibition of design and fashion in Central and Eastern Europe. It takes place in the creative heartland of the European continent. Established in 1999, the six-day festival starts with the Professionals’ Day and continues with a five-day exhibition for the public. The design festival presents new projects […]
The Dutch Design Week is an event dedicated to Dutch design that takes place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in the last week of October. Eindhoven, partly due to the presence of the Philips Headquarters for Benelux, is a city devoted to design. Established in 2002, the design festival takes place during the last week of […]
Dubai Design Week is the largest design festival in the Middle East, taking place since 2015. It aims to promote the region's talents through design. Like many design weeks around the world, Dubai Design Week includes installations, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, a marketplace, and the leading contemporary design fair, Downtown Design. Dubai Design Week is under […]
