
#Design Industry


BEDA Position on Including Design in the European Competitiveness Fund
03/07/26
European Design Policy Survey 2026
08/02/26
Barcelona Design Week
Barcelona, Spain

Dutch Design Week
Eindhoven, Netherlands

European Design Festival 2026 Heads to Sofia: Four Days of Talks, Exhibitions, Awards and the Future of European Communication Design
18/05/26
XXIX Compasso d’Oro Design Award 2026
Milano, Italy

Belgium is Design at 3daysofdesign
18/05/26
We Know What the Future Holds. Are We Ready?
18/05/26
Join BEDA in Munich, May 2026: BEDA Design Forum and General Assembly
17/04/26This Is BEDA

Glorious 42: MADres Launches Its Pan-European Expert Group to Advance Design
17/12/25
Aperitivo: Spanish Design in Conversation
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Budapest Select - Patterns of Being
Milano, Italy

2026 Creative Europe Call for European Cooperation Projects Open
16/03/26
European Design Policy Survey 2026
27/02/26
Master and Apprentice
Wien, Austria

MADres Project: A Strategic Initiative to Advance Design Across Europe
15/07/25
Key Takeaways: 'How Design Protection can Drive Innovation' Workshop
01/10/25
Designing Sustainability: BEDA Joins the EU’s Ecodesign Forum
21/10/25
mcbw Design Summit
Munich, Germany

“Inspired in Barcelona: Materia Prima” at Milan Design Week
Italy

“Inspired in Barcelona: Materia Prima” Turns the Creative Process Into a Sensory Journey at Milan Design Week
16/03/26
2026 DBA Design Effectiveness Award Winners Revealed at The Design Effect
16/03/26
Designer Salaries and Fees in Switzerland 2025 – An Economic Analysis
15/03/26
MCBW Design Summit 2026 – Highlight Speakers Announced – Secure Your Ticket Now
10/03/26
A New Beginning for "Progetto Grafico" as a Scientific Journal
09/03/26
Czech Jewellery Designers Join the Largest Contemporary Jewellery Showcase in Spain
25/01/26
Out Now! Dd Yearbook ’25–’26: Undercurrents
22/01/26Building Balanced Client Partnerships
online
Marketing Your Design Business
online
PR for Design Businesses
online

Colours of Our Time – Identity and Difference in Design
Wien, Austria

Recording and Key Insights from BEDA Connect: Design Policy Mapping in Europe Report
15/12/25
From Advocacy to Action: How the Culture Compass for Europe Champions Heritage, NEB and Intergenerational Justice
05/12/25
BEDA Unveils MADres Advisory Board and Digital Hub for #impactbydesign
02/09/25
Save the Date: BEDA Design Forum 2026 in Munich
27/11/25
German Brand Awards – Awards Ceremony
Berlin, Germany

German Innovation Awards – Awards Ceremony
Berlin, Germany

German Innovation Awards – Registration Period
online

AIAP and the Feminine: 3 New Books
21/11/25
Have Your Say About EU Public Procurement Directives
24/11/25
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
21/11/25
Latvian Design Centre Takes the Lead for the Next Three Years of the National Design Award of Latvia
20/11/25Developing New Business and Growing Revenues Bundle
online

Design Policy Mapping in Europe Report: The Shift in Design Policy Landscape
06/11/25
PINK. Women of Italian Graphic Design. From the Origins to Contemporaneity
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

PDR Celebrates Double Win at the Red Dot Design Concept Awards 2025
27/10/25
Hands-On Workshop: How Design Protection Can Drive Innovation
25/08/25
TISDC 2025: Where Diversity Meets Design and Sparks Global Dialogue
24/10/25The Code of Ethics of The Professional Designer
15/03/21
New European Bauhaus
2022
NEB Checklist - a Tool to Assess Project Alignment with NEB Values
06/10/25
Elli Schindler Appointed as New Managing Director of designaustria
06/10/25
CreativeNL Live presents during Dutch Design Week 2025: On A New Crossroad
Eindhoven, Netherlands
DBA Online Learning | PR for Design Businesses
online
DBA Online Learning | Building Balanced Client Partnerships
online
DBA Online Learning | Translating the Brief
online

Service Design Masterclasses Series
online

Towards a Europe that is the Global Powerhouse of Design for Sustainable Competitiveness - Reflection by Christina Melander, BEDA President
16/09/25
Future Product Days 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark

Design Drinks & Talks at Landmarck
Kortrijk, Belgium

Design Drinks & Talks - 18.09 Landmarck
06/09/25
BEDA Design Forum 2025 Highlights
19/05/25Our Position

Young Designer Prize 2025
Vilnius, Lithuania

Sign the BEDA Position Paper 2024 Pledging for Sustainable Growth and Prosperity in Europe
16/09/24
BEDA Members' Survey 2024 First Insights are Out
06/02/25
BEDA General Assembly 2025 Report
20/05/25
BEDA Design Forum 2025: Design for Sustainable Growth & Prosperity
21/01/25
Hands-On Workshop: How Design Protection Can Drive Innovation
København, Denmark

BEDA's Position on the Culture Compass
24/07/25
YouRban Open Call for Designers and Artists
online
DBA Online Learning | Developing a Pipeline and Generating Leads
online

SME Fund for IP Scans, Trade Marks and Designs and Community Plant Varieties is Still Open
08/07/25
Taiwan International Student Design Competition: A Global Stage for Young Creatives
02/06/25
Save the Date: Wonder Creativity Festival 2025
10/07/25
Designers in Residence Kortrijk 2025: Meet the Three Selected Designers
10/07/25
Opening of France Design Week and France Design Impact Award Ceremony
10/07/25
DBA Online Training: Autumn 2025 Dates Booking Now
09/07/25
One Year of Dutch Design in One Bold Book
07/07/25
Luxembourg Design Festival 2025
02/07/25
ADI Design Museum at the Italy Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka Two Capsule Exhibitions on Italian Design: Innovation and Sport
01/07/25
AND OR or NOT
Wien, Austria

Spaces of Mobility III: Digital
Nürnberg, Germany

18th Global Service Design Conference
Dallas, United States & online

Ornamo Design Dialogue
Helsinki, Finland

Global Service Design Conference 2025
05/06/25Service Design Award 2025
Dallas, United States & online
Changes to EU Design Law Start to Take Effect
29/05/25
DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: All the Information You Need to Start Your Entry
21/05/25
PDR’s New Research Paper Describes Process of Uncovering and Strengthening Hidden Innovation in Creative SMEs
05/05/25
Designing Impact: A French Perspective
online

German Brand Awards – Awards Ceremony
Berlin, Germany

German Design Awards – Registration Period
online

German Design Awards – Awards Ceremony
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Come Shape What’s Next at Dutch Design Week 2025
Eindhoven, Netherlands

BEDA Design Forum 2025: Design for Sustainable Growth & Prosperity
Brussel, Belgium

PDR’s ‘Tidal’ Service Solution Reduces Assistive Technology Abandonment and Improves Patient Experiences
17/04/25
PDR’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership with V-Trak
17/04/25
PDR Develop Breakthrough Solution for Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms with Me
14/04/25
Joseph Binder Award Exhibition
Wien, Austria

Barcelona Design Week 2025
Barcelona, Spain

Inspired in Barcelona: Luce
Milano, Italy

BEDA General Assembly 2025
Bruxelles, Belgium

BEDA at the Cultural Compass Stakeholder Meeting: Advocating for Design-Driven Policy
01/04/25
Get Ready for mcbw 2025 – the German Design Event
25/03/25
READ Meeting with the Spanish Ministry of Culture
24/03/25
Luxembourg Design Festival 2025
18/03/25
Design Effectiveness: DBA Webinar and Entry Pack
25/03/25
BEDA Open Door Dialogue: Upskilling Designers for the Green Transition
online

DIVE'25 – National Design Congress
München, Germany

New Submission Deadline: Compasso d’Oro International Award for the Participants of Expo 2025 Osaka
18/03/25
Barcelona Design Centre is now the Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation
18/03/25
Lithuanian Design Forum Wins Prestigious Design Award
12/03/25
Open Positions at BEDA and MADres Project
28/01/25
Woven Whispers - Belgium is Design at Milan Design Week
Varedo, Italy

WORTH Open Call: Boosting Competitiveness and Innovation Capacity of SMEs Through Creative Partnerships and the Use of New Technologies
28/02/25
Reflections on Arab Health 2025
20/02/25
Design Dialogues with Ruben Pater
Gent, Belgium

PDR Wins 3 Good Design Awards for 2024
31/01/25
BEDA Members' Survey 2024 First Insights
06/02/25
munich creative business week 2025
Munich, Germany

Become an mcbw Partner 2025
21/01/25
Call for Design Projects at Expo 2025 Osaka
21/01/25
France Design Impact Award: A Celebration of Positive Impact of Design
21/01/25
Take-Aways for Design from the WEF Future of Jobs 2025 Report
21/01/25
SDN Next Gen Conference 2025 'Dare to Impact'
online

PULSE OSTRAVA International Festival of Architecture and Design
Ostrava, Czechia

100 Years of Directable Light
Wien, Austria

Talk: Design in Change – a dialogue between Dr. Katharina Hövelmann and Prof. Stefan Diez
Wien, Austria

Dutch Creative Industry to Austin with 'European' Vision of Coming Digital Transition
13/01/25
ODD Summary: Round Table with the BEDA President
20/12/24
Design Creates Value – For Sustainable Growth and Prosperity
01/12/24
BEDA Design Forum 2024: COOL Europe - by Design
Brussel, Belgium

Designwalk & Talk: Design Makes the Difference!
Nürnberg, Germany

BEDA and EUIPO Explores the Fostering of Intangible Design and IP Rights
19/11/24
WONDER Festival Experiences Impressive Growth
14/11/24
Become a Partner of MCBW 2025 and Save the Date!
13/11/24
New Research Paper Highlights Barriers and Solutions for Scaling Up Custom Assistive Technology
04/11/24
Submission Deadline Extended: Joseph Binder Award for Graphic Design and Illustration
Wien, Austria & online

German Innovation Awards 2025
Berlin, Germany

German Brand Awards 2025
Berlin, Germany

Final Selection of the Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2024
28/10/24
Participate in Design Rights Survey (by 7 November)
24/10/24
Helping to Map the Philippine Design Ecosystem for the First Time
15/10/24
Highlights from BEDA Design Forum 2024
11/06/24
Collaborative Workshop - Fostering Intangible Design & IP Rights
13/09/24
Applications to the EIT Culture & Creativity Accelerator Open till 6 October
08/09/24
IN*VISIBLE x Space for Excitement
Wien, Austria

Invitation to munich creative business week 2025
09/09/24
BEDA Design Forum & General Assembly – Brussels, 30-31 May 2024
14/03/24
Alvar Aalto Symposium 2024
Jyväskylä, Finland & online

Styrian Products Exhibition in Vienna
Wien, Austria

PDR Develops CO:RE Cards to Aid Collaboration in the Creative Community
02/07/24ODD Summary: AI Fluid Proceeding(s)
07/06/24
Event Report of the WODD 'Are Designers Superheroes?', 25 January 2024
06/02/24
To All Designing Our Future: Dutch Design Week is Calling!
13/05/24
Lithuanian Design Week'24 Programme Overview
13/05/24
Creative Skills Week Call for Satellite Events Extended to 25 May
13/05/24
Submissions Open to Taiwan International Student Design Competition
13/05/24
What Are the Best Things About Being an iF Award Jury Member?
10/05/24
Call for Projects: France Design Week 2024
10/05/24
munich creative business week 2024 – now!
09/05/24
BEDA in DesignEuropa Awards 2024 Jury
18/03/24BEDA General Assembly 2024
Brussels, Belgium

National Design Award of Latvia - Award Ceremony 2024
Riga, Latvia

A Report on the Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2023: Fostering Compassion and Creativity
13/11/23
BEDA and EUIPO Explores the Process Oriented Service Design Together
26/09/23
Wide Open Door Dialogue: Are Designers Superheroes?
online

DIA »Life, Industry, Future« – Design Intelligence Award Exhibition 2023
Wien, Austria

The Importance of Awards for Designers
Bruxelles, Belgium

Ready for the EU textile strategy?
Antwerpen, Belgium

Drive Different – From Austerity to the Future of Mobility
Milano, Italy

Design Month Graz 2024
Graz, Austria

Budapest Central European Fashion Week
Budapest, Hungary

BEDA is Looking for a Project Officer for European Project.
13/12/23
Virtual Exhibition of Good Design Award
online

Showcase Ireland
Dublin 4, Ireland

DesignMarch
Reykjavík, Iceland

Ornamo Art and Design Finland Contributes to Handcrafted Glass Know-How Being Inscribed to UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
15/12/23
German Brand Awards 2024: Application Period
online

European Urban Initiative: Call for Experts to Support and Guide Projects Selected Under NEB Call
Opening: 24/11/23
Deadline: 17/12/23 - 23:59 CET

WORTH II Partnership Project: 3rd Call
Opening: 12/09/23
Deadline: 12/12/23 - 17:00 CET

One&twenty - Competition for Students and Graduates Open by 18 Jaunary 2024
27/11/23
Revitalization of Hatay, Turkiye
14/11/23
Call for Experts in Packaging, Waste Sorting or Waste Sorting Labels in the European Union
16/11/23
GQ Grooming Awards 2023 Fonour PDR's Generation Razor Design
14/11/23
Conference and Exhibition: Louis Lucien Lepoix - with the City Bus to the Wind Turbine
14/11/23
Info Session for the Third Call of WORTH Partnership Project!
30/10/23
Irish Design Week 2023
Ireland

Porto Design Biennale
Porto, Portugal

Branding and Communication for the Design Industry
Genève, Switzerland

EU Regions Week 2023
Bruxelles, Belgium

Design Days Genève
Geneva, Switzerland

New Finnish Designers Platform Makes it Easier to Find Design Professionals
14/09/23
Exploring Hungarian Art and Design: Upcoming Regional Events in October
12/09/23
2024 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: Open for Entry
06/09/23
Industry 5.0 Award - Call for Applications
Opening: 15/05/23
Deadline: 15/09/23 - 17:00 CET
Industry 5.0 Award - Call for Applications
online

European Week of Regions and Cities 2023
Brussels, Belgium

Design in / for Government Symposium
Zürich, Switzerland

European Design Report 2006
30/11/06
Design Issues In Europe Today (2004)
09/12/04
Designers(he) & Designers(she). Exhibition about the textile designers at the Ružomberok Cotton Plant.
Slovakia

BEDA Participates in Second Plenary Meeting of the Large-Scale Skills Partnership for the CCI Ecosystem
19/07/23
DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2023: Winner announcement
online

Barcelona Design Week
Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona Design Week 2023: Design for Human Future
19/07/23
France Design Week Returns for its 4th Edition 7-28 September 2023.
19/07/23
Design Week Lithuania '23
14/07/23
Tool Designed to Help Reduce Maternal Mortality Wins DBA Grand Prix
04/07/23
Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners Revealed in 2023 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards
14/07/23
Wide Open Doors Dialogue: Intellectual Property Rights
online

EU Industry Days 2023
Málaga, Spain

The Design Council Invites to Collaborate at Design for Planet Festival 2023
19/06/23
EU Industry Days 2023: call for proposals to organise a panel sessions
Opening: 26/05/23
Deadline: 26/06/23 - 12:00 CET

BEDA General Assembly and Design Forum – Copenhagen, 8-9 June 2023
17/03/23
Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

ENCC Paper on Digital Ethics for Cultural Organisations
24/04/23BEDA's Feedback - Have Your Say: New Product Priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products
18/04/23
BEDA Submitts Feedback to Have Your Say: New Product Priorities for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products.
18/04/23
Advanced Materials for EU Open Strategic Autonomy
online

Blickfang Basel
Basel, Switzerland

EIT Culture & Creativity Call: Skills Fitter
Opening: 03/04/23
Deadline: 31/05/23 - 16:00 CET

EIT Culture & Creativity Call: Talent Scaler
Opening: 03/04/23
Deadline: 04/05/23 - 16:00 CET

EIT Culture & Creativity Call: Community Catalyser
Opening: 03/04/23
Deadline: 31/05/23 - 16:00 CET

EIT Culture & Creativity Call: Venture Factory
Opening: 03/04/23
Deadline: 31/05/23 - 16:00 CET

EIT Culture & Creativity Call: Breakthrough Lab
Opening: 03/04/23
Deadline: 31/05/23 - 16:00 CET

munich creative business week (mcbw) 2023
Munich, Germany

Workspace Design Show
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Masterclass Biodesign
Delft, Netherlands

Malta Fashion Week
Valletta, Malta

Connectivity and Creativity in Times of Conflict
Antwerp, Belgium

BEDA Design Forum 2022 in Kaunas highlights
21/10/22
EIC Accelerator Challenge: New European Bauhaus and Architecture, Engineering and Construction Digitalisation for Decarbonisation
Opening: 08/12/22
Deadline: 22/03/23 - 17:00 CET

Design Economy. People, Places and Economic Value
12/12/22
WORTH Partnership Project
Deadline: 15/02/23 - 17:00 CET

The Future of Energy Materials - Workshop
online

European Design Report 2.0
04/12/18BEDA Cluster Measuring Design – Report 2017
27/11/17
Outputs Of BEDA Insight Forum 2017
15/11/17
Stimulating Wealth and Creation
28/05/02BEDA Positioning Paper on Public Procurement – spread the word
05/07/14BEDA Vision On The Design Profession
15/05/14
Design in Finland advances from classic products to design-driven data and technology business
10/01/23