Upcoming events

Looking for an event in your part of the world? The Icsid Calendar of Events is a listing of the latest information on design-related events around the world. Click on an event below to find out more.

To submit your event, email us at news@icsid.org or contact us for more information.

CANNES LIONS 2008
Entries are now open for Design Lions, the brand-new category for Cannes Lions 2008, celebrating the creative use of design as a lever to influence consumers and its use as an aid to the communication of brand and product messages.
Submission deadline: 28 March 2008
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BIO 21 - CALL FOR ENTRIES
A comparative international exhibition of industrial design, visual communications and design concepts.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
February 18 - April 11 2008
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WDC: A COMPETITION OF IDEAS FOR MERCHANDISING
Torino 2008 World Design Capital launches a competition to create objects that will become a part of its merchandising line.
29 February - 20 March 2008
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INTEGRATING THE DESIGN PROCESS
Sharing insight and tools to help manufacturers, designers, and business managers work together to boost innovation in Canadian enterprises.
Toronto, Canada
4 March 2008
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THE ART CENTER GLOBAL DIALOGUES: DISRUPTIVE THINKING
A series of conversations with internationally renowned thinkers whose “disruptive” ideas and actions challenge convention, break current paradigms, and inspire positive changes in the world.
6-7 March 2008
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: SABS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 2008
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Design Excellence Awards aims to recognise the achievements of South African product designers.
11 March - 15 May 2008
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DMI INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE CONFERENCE
Design Value: Using design and design thinking to solve business objectives.
13-14 March 2008
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ICSID BOARD MEETING
Executive Board Meeting in Seoul, Korea.
14-16 March 2008

FLOWER POWER
Design Flanders presents the most beautiful and most exclusive vases in which a bouquet of flowers can be seen at its absolute best to a vase that “plays” with the flowers in an original way.
Brussels, Belgium
14 March - 13 April 2008
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DELL™ REGENERATION: INTERNATIONAL GREEN COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY DESIGN COMPETITION
Deadline for submissions. Design students and individuals are invited to create a broad range of design concepts and innovations for technology products that demonstrate refreshed approaches and responsible solutions for green computing technologies.
02 April 2008
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BIO-INNOVATORS
Workshop highlighting experience related to bio-based innovation and biomimetics with a particular focus on the challenges of moving ideas through to commercialisation.
07 April 2008
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DESIGN/MANAGEMENT EUROPE 12
This premier international conference will explore the topical and important theme: Design: The Linking Force.
16-18 April 2008
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SALONE INTERNAZIONALE DEL MOBILE DI MILANO 2008
International Design Furniture Fair of Milan
16-21 April 2008
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6th MATERIALICA Design & Technology Award 2008
Application deadline: 31 May 2008
The award demonstrates the importance of materials for industrial design-oriented applications. The main focal point of this award is on aerospace, automotive, engineering, sports and technical consumer goods.
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