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“We are all standing on the shoulders of giants.”
– Sir Isaac Newton
2025


Recording and Key Insights from BEDA Connect: Design Policy Mapping in Europe Report

Creative Skills Week Aftermovie and Closing Notes from Isabelle Vérilhac

National Policy Labs Call for BEDA Members

From Advocacy to Action: How the Culture Compass for Europe Champions Heritage, NEB and Intergenerational Justice

Save the Date: BEDA Design Forum 2026 in Munich

Have Your Say About EU Public Procurement Directives

The “Initiatives to Boost the Creative Economy” Report Presents a Forward-Thinking Framework to Position Barcelona and Catalonia as Global Leaders in the Creative Economy

AIAP and the Feminine: 3 New Books

Latvian Design Centre Takes the Lead for the Next Three Years of the National Design Award of Latvia

mcbw 2026: Playground of Possibilities

WONDER Creativity Festival Welcomed Over 18,000 Visitors

Design Policy Mapping in Europe Report: The Shift in Design Policy Landscape

PDR Celebrates Double Win at the Red Dot Design Concept Awards 2025

TISDC 2025: Where Diversity Meets Design and Sparks Global Dialogue

Designing Sustainability: BEDA Joins the EU’s Ecodesign Forum

Design is What Makes Innovation Visible and Emotionally Resonant - DesignEuropa Awards 2025

NEB Festival 2026 - New Deadline for FAIR and FEST Calls: 15 October 2025

Call for Evidence: Have Your Say on the Future of the New European Bauhaus

Elli Schindler Appointed as New Managing Director of designaustria

Key Takeaways: 'How Design Protection can Drive Innovation' Workshop

Towards a Europe that is the Global Powerhouse of Design for Sustainable Competitiveness - Reflection by Christina Melander, BEDA President

Have Your Say on the Upcoming Circular Economy Act

YouRban Festival in Milan from 26 Sep to 5 Oct

NextGen Design at Vienna Design Week

Design Centre CzechTrade London - Atelier Bohemia Opening

Urban October and Celebration of World Habitat Day 2025

AIAP 80 in Bologna: Assembly and Events

Design Drinks & Talks - 18.09 Landmarck

A New Funding Tool to Revitalise Neighbourhoods: NEB Facility

WONDER Creativity Festival 2025

Registration for Design Innovation Sessions at Dutch Design Week is Now Open

BEDA Unveils MADres Advisory Board and Digital Hub for #impactbydesign

Hands-On Workshop: How Design Protection Can Drive Innovation

Creative Skills Week 2025 - Online Registrations Now Open

Service Design Practitioner Accreditation

MADres Project: A Strategic Initiative to Advance Design Across Europe

The New European Bauhaus Festival 2026 Calls are Open
14/07/25
Creative Skills Week 2025 - Registrations for In-Person Events are Open

Save the Date: Wonder Creativity Festival 2025

Designers in Residence Kortrijk 2025: Meet the Three Selected Designers

Opening of France Design Week and France Design Impact Award Ceremony

DBA Online Training: Autumn 2025 Dates Booking Now

YouRban Open Call: Urban Solutions Using Recycled Reinforced Polymers in Milan or Barcelona

AIAP Turns 80: News and Initiatives

SME Fund for IP Scans, Trade Marks and Designs and Community Plant Varieties is Still Open

One Year of Dutch Design in One Bold Book

Luxembourg Design Festival 2025

ADI Design Museum at the Italy Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka Two Capsule Exhibitions on Italian Design: Innovation and Sport

The EU AI Act: What’s in Force – and what’s Still in Flux?

Open Calls Info Webinar for Designers About Recycling Reinforced Polymeres in Milan and Barcelona

Reflections from PDR at the BEDA General Assembly 2025
05/06/25
Global Service Design Conference 2025

Taiwan International Student Design Competition: A Global Stage for Young Creatives

Apply Now: NEB Facility – Call for Proposals Under the R&I Component
Changes to EU Design Law Start to Take Effect

In-Person Registrations for Creative Skills Week 2025 are Open

Open Call: Best Practices of Biobased or Regenerative Design Sought!

DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: All the Information You Need to Start Your Entry

mcbw 2025–a Vibrant Celebration of Design, Innovation, and Community

360 Design Budapest – International Designers Invited to Join Central Europe’s Contemporary Design Exhibition

BEDA General Assembly 2025 Report

BEDA Design Forum 2025 Highlights

France Design Impact Award: Celebrating Positive Innovation Through Design

Open Call for Underground BDW!

PDR’s New Research Paper Describes Process of Uncovering and Strengthening Hidden Innovation in Creative SMEs

PDR’s ‘Tidal’ Service Solution Reduces Assistive Technology Abandonment and Improves Patient Experiences

PDR’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership with V-Trak

PDR Develop Breakthrough Solution for Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms with Me

BEDA at the Cultural Compass Stakeholder Meeting: Advocating for Design-Driven Policy

Türkiye Design Council hosted the “Children and Design Education Workshop in Türkiye”

Ending Soon: Creative Skills Week Call for Contributions Open till 6 April

The NEB Facility - Roadmap and New Funding

PDR Help to Shape the Future of Design in Berlin

Get Ready for mcbw 2025 – the German Design Event

Design Effectiveness: DBA Webinar and Entry Pack

Budapest Select - A Woven View: Celebrating Hungarian Creativity at Milan Design Week

READ Meeting with the Spanish Ministry of Culture

Insights from the ODD About Upskilling Designers for the Green Transition

Woven Whispers - Belgium is Design at Milan Design Week

GoinGreenGlobal Design Week 2025

Luxembourg Design Festival 2025

PDR’s Anna Whicher and Design Council’s Irene Hakansson Highlight Design’s Role in the Green Skills Revolution

PDR Wins Two iF Design Awards

New Submission Deadline: Compasso d’Oro International Award for the Participants of Expo 2025 Osaka

Barcelona Design Centre is now the Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation

Have your say! Join the DigComp 3.0 Stakeholder Consultation

WONDER Creativity Festival Open Call

Design Month Graz 2025: The New Real

Lithuanian Design Forum Wins Prestigious Design Award

WORTH Open Call: Boosting Competitiveness and Innovation Capacity of SMEs Through Creative Partnerships and the Use of New Technologies

Call for Contributions: Creative Skills Week 2025

SYMBIO General Assembly in Seville: Advancing Industrial Symbiosis Across Europe

Reflections on Arab Health 2025

BEDA Members' Survey 2024 First Insights are Out

Next Gen Design Open Call is Here: Redesign Tomorrow, Today

PDR Wins 3 Good Design Awards for 2024

Open Positions at BEDA and MADres Project

BEDA Design Forum 2025: Design for Sustainable Growth & Prosperity

Become an mcbw Partner 2025

Call for Design Projects at Expo 2025 Osaka

France Design Impact Award: A Celebration of Positive Impact of Design

Take-Aways for Design from the WEF Future of Jobs 2025 Report

Two New Tools: NEB Self Assessment Method and NEB Checklist
Advancing the Skills Agenda for Europe’s Creative Sectors: Highlights from the 5th LSP CCI Plenary Meeting

Apply for NEB Prizes 2025 and the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities

DesignEuropa Awards 2025 Applications are Open Till the End of February

Launch Event: Responsible Design Manifesto

Dutch Creative Industry to Austin with 'European' Vision of Coming Digital Transition

DBA Design-Industry Specific Online Training Workshops Accessible from Wherever You Are
