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SEOUL DESIGN OLYMPIAD 2009
Seoul, South Korea

9-29 October
A comprehensive annual design event of the city of Seoul, composed of an exhibition, conference, competition and festival, based on the overall theme of 'i Design'.
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SCIENCE & FUTURE INTERNATIONAL CONCEPT CAR DESIGN CONTEST
Beijing, China

Deadline for entries: 20 October
Car design agencies, design schools and designers from all over the world are invited to join in this international festival of car design. The call for entries will run from now until 20 October 2009.
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DESIGN OBSERVEUR 10
Paris, France

Awards and exhibition: 22 October 2009 - 21 February 2010
After a selective screening process by the labelling committee, the independent jury will award the "Stars of the Observeur" to the most remarkable designs. The annoucement of the Stars of the Observeur awards will be held at the Cité des sciences et de l'industrie in Paris during the exhibition opening ceremony.
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DONGGUAN CUP INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AWARDS 2009
Dongguan City, China

Awards ceremony, summit and exhibition: 28-30 October
This year, with the theme of "Innovative Design and Leading Dongguan - Experience, Creativity, Optimization (Eco-Design)", Dongguan Cup Awards aims to discover outstanding design talents and help businesses connect to qualified design resources and partners.
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GUANGZHOU DESIGN WEEK
Guangzhou, China

Deadline for submissions: 31 October
The Designweek Award is open to all professional or amateur designers, creative practitioners, design college students and teachers.
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Design Week: 4-8 December
Guangzhou Design Week is an annual international event for promoting innovation and design held in Guangzhou every year since 2006. There are four key event components: the International Design Expo, the Design Tour, the Designweek Award and the Win by Design Forum.

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GOOD DESIGN AWARDS
Tokyo, Japan

Awards Ceremony: 6 November
After the second screening, 1,034 items received Good Design Awards. These include the Good Design Award Best 15 and other special awards. From the Best 15, one Grand Prize winner will be selected and announced at the Awards Ceremony.
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2009 CHINA RED STAR DESIGN AWARD
Beijing, China

Award Ceremony & Yearbook Publication: November
China Red Star Design Award is the only national design award that aims to encourage domestic enterprises' independent innovation, help create their own brandings and improve their products' competitveness in the international market.
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2010 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Sydney, Australia

Deadline for entries: 1 December
Standards Australia invites you to become part of the Australian International Design Awards, Australia's peak design assessment and promotion body. The call for applications for the 2010 Australian International Design Awards will take place from 15 September - 1 December.
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DESIGN KOREA 2009
Incheon, Republic of Korea

Design Festival: 2-8 December
'Design Korea' is a biennial international design business event organised by Korea Institute of Design Promotion to provide an introduction to the latest trends and information in the design business as well as an opportunity to expand design business networks. This year's events consistsof the World Best Design Exchange 2009, Design Korea 2009 International Conference, Legacy for the Future Design Award, B2B workshops and many other concurrent events.
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Past events

17TH BRAUNPRIZE 2009
Kronberg, Germany

Winner announced
The 2009 BraunPreis has been awarded to Johanna Schoemaker, from Bergischen Universität Wuppertal, Germany, with the project 'Clam I OLED Lamp'.
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See the winning designs in the Icsid Galleria.

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JUMP THE GAP COMPETITION
Barcelona, Spain

Finalist announced
Roca has announced Breathing Bathtub by the young Chinese designer Li Xi as the winner for the 2009 competition.
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See the winning designs in the Icsid Galleria.

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2009 TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION
Taipei, Taiwan

Winners announced
The Gold, Silver, Bronze and 11 Honorable Mention winners of the General Selection for the 2009 Taiwan International Design Competition have been announced.
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