Oakland (United States) - Ryan Duke, a CCA alum, won the 2010 Oakland Indie Award in the "Greenie" category this past May. The Greenie category singles out a particularly great "environmental hero" who may be creating new products from used materials, using energy-efficient appliances, composting, or devising previously unknown ways to reduce waste.

Cardiff (United Kingdom) - The SEE project has launched the fourth edition of the SEE bulletin, the only publication entirely dedicated to discussing design and innovation policies and programmes across Europe and beyond.

Tokyo (Japan) - HIRAMEKI Design × Finland, an exhibition on three floors and seven spaces, will present a representative group of today's brightest designer names along with companies utilising design in a key way, curated by designers Harri Koskinen and Ilkka Suppanen.

Montreal (Canada) – The winners have been announced for Le taxi prends ses aires! ideas competition in Montreal, including the Jury's Grand Prize, the Public's Grand Prize and the Taxi industry's favourite.

Geneva (Switzerland) - The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing a Seminar on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, which will take place at WIPO Headquarters, in Geneva

London (United Kingdom) - The Design Council will cease to be a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) but will retain its charitable status and be an independent not-for-profit organisation incorporated by Royal Charter.

Montreal (Canada) - INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network is pleased to announce the launch of its new community blog: Talking Stick.

Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Philips brought its innovative Ambient Experience Design expertise and LED lighting solutions to support the refurbishment of the Concert Hall Frits Philips Eindhoven. The Concert Hall reopened to the public on 9 October, with a new top-class, memorable experience for music lovers.

Montreal (Canada) - Helen Fotopulos, City of Montreal Executive Committee member, announced that the city council has proclaimed October 4, 2010, World Architecture Day. Montreal thus joins the International Union of Architects in celebrating the first Monday in October under the theme "Better Cities, Better Lives, Sustainable by Design."

Helsinki (Finland) - The main international organisations behind the World Design Capital project met to review their expectations for the project in Helsinki for the first time on September 24.