Events and competitions

Business of Design Week

Bringing the best of the global design industry to Hong Kong, Business of Design Week (BODW) is Asia’s leading international conference dedicated to design, brand and innovation.

100% Design Tokyo

London's premiere interiors exhibition returns to Japan for the third year running.

Dutch Design Week

This month, Eindhoven will be the inspiring platform for the 6th large-scale annual Dutch Design Week.

DesignFest

This year, DesignFest will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Materialica

This year, the New Munich Trade Fair Centre plays host to the 10th International Trade Fair for Material Applications, Surface Technology and Product Engineering.

Vienna Design Weeks

Over the course of two and a half weeks, Vienna's first annual design convention presents a series of installations, exhibitions, retail fairs, guided tours, discussions and seminars aimed at highlighting local and international product, industrial and furniture design.

Design Event 07: Helvetica the documentary

Lobster Foundation fly in SweetTalk for their first event outside of London - a screening of Helvetica the doumentary, plus a guest panel involving Our Friends artists.

Design Event 07: 50 Years of Helvetica

50 leading designers and graphic artists from around the world throw a birthday party in honour of Helvetica's massive influence on our visual culture.

Design Matters: Clients are only human

Designed specifically for anyone responsible for, or working closely with clients, this one day workshop will give you the opportunity to really get under their skin, reflect on clients’ needs and to evaluate how effectively you meet them.

Flash on the Beach 07

Whether you are a designer, developer, coder, student, manager, game developer, artist, animator or a newbie, Flash on the Beach provides an unmissable opportunity to see over 40 of the best minds in the industry delivering three full days of inspirational and educational presentations.

Mark Porter, Design Director of The Guardian

The West of England Design Forum present a lecture by Mark Porter, Design Director at The Guardian newspaper.

Helvetica the documentary

Directed by independent filmmaker Gary Hustwit, Helvetica is a feature-length documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.

Ecobuild 2008

Tackling issues of sustainable design, construction and the built environment, Ecobuild combines an extensive conference and seminar programme with the biggest exhibition showcase of sustainable construction products anywhere in the UK.

DBA Business Briefing: The Lifecycle of a Design Agency

The DBA brings its most recent Business Briefing, ‘The Lifecycle of a Design Agency’, to London on Monday 15 October. This event is aimed at those keen to introduce sound business practice, no matter what age their agency.