World Design Weeks Events

Call for Proposals: Host the WDW Member Summit 2020 or 2021!

Host festival name *

Host city year *

Name *

Name

Host festival name

First Name

Last Name

Title *

Organization / Company *

City and country *

Phone *

Email Address *

Website *

Describe what your WDW festival program will offer to your colleague WDW members:

1. Global program, days, locations (describe in max 250 words) *

2. Is there a special occasion to become WDW host festival of the year? (describe in max 250 words) (eg like special national celebration festivities or special global events) *

3. In what kind of design activities will you engage your WDW colleagues? (describe in max 250 words) (e.g. special conferences, lectures, workshops) *

4. How do you plan to let your WDW colleagues mingle with your community of designers, design driven organisations, stakeholders etc. ? (describe in max 250 words) *

5. Fill out what specific features or activities your program will bring to create extra exposure for WDW ambitions* (describe in max 150 words) *

6. What themes will be addressed by your WDW Host festival program? (describe in max 250 words) (e.g. design on specific societal themes like materials, water,future of work, mobility, health, social inclusion, education, etc. or design business, crafts, arts & design, design thinking, design policy etc.) *

7. Would you address the communities connected to the World Design Weeks members with a call for participation and if yes, how? (describe in max 250 words) (e.g. young talents, design businesses, renowned studios, design schools, etc. ) *

8. Would you be able to offer special facilities or offerings to your colleague WDW members? (describe in max 250 words) (e.g. discount for hotel rooms, cheaper flight tickets, transport for the program, catering like collective meals) If yes, also describe please what limitations might be there: max number of members etc. *

9. Would you be able to offer special facilities or offerings to the volunteering WDW members that work on different activities for WDW? (describe in max 250 words) (e.g. free hotel rooms, free flight tickets, transport for the program, catering like collective meals) If yes, also describe please what limitations might be there: max number of members etc. *

10. What communication activities do you plan to organize to create extra exposure for WDW network. (describe in max 150 words) *

Thank you!

WDW Milan 2019

World Design Weeks will gather its members again in Milan during Milan Design Weeks. The meet-up consists of a workshop and cocktails.
We have collected top events and exhibitions to see from WDW members’ during Milan Design Week.

See the highlights selected by World Design Weeks members in Milan Design Week's programme.

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WDW Summit Mexico City 2018

Mexico City has been selected as the second city that will preside over the worldwide network of 50 urban and design festivals, World Design Weeks. During the Design Week Mexico and Arch Days Forum their representatives will meet on October 13th at the World Summit of Design Weeks, which will include events such as Design Week Forum, where the audience will be able to interact with some of the international design scene.

This year, distinguished as the World Design Capital, Mexico City has been celebrating its own Design Week every autumn since 2009. The 2018 edition will take place from October 10th to 14th and will held more than 25 events.

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WDW Summit Helsinki 2017

The first major event of World Design Weeks network was held on 14–15 September 2017 in Clarion Congress Centre in Helsinki.

World Design Weeks Summit Helsinki 2017 consisted of two individual events that brought together design festivals and their partners around the world.

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WDW Milan 2018

"WORLD FLOWERS" at the Triennale di Milano.

During Milan Design Week, the global members of WDW came together and exhibited "WORLD FLOWERS" at the Triennale di Milano.

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WDW Milan 2017

World Design Weeks gathered design influencers in Milan

World Design Weeks gathered design professionals from all around the world in Milan.
Look what the eventful day looked like.

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World Design Weeks Events

WDW Milan 2019

WDW Summit Mexico City 2018

WDW Summit Helsinki 2017

WDW Milan 2018"WORLD FLOWERS" at the Triennale di Milano.

WDW Milan 2017World Design Weeks gathered design influencers in Milan

WDW Milan 2018

"WORLD FLOWERS" at the Triennale di Milano.

WDW Milan 2017

World Design Weeks gathered design influencers in Milan