After a successful inaugural launch last year with The Desk Project, Kids of Kathmandu is excited to return with a new arts-focused philanthropic initiative. Continuing to support 49 children in an orphanage in Nepal, the NYC-based non-profit has invited renowned lighting designers from around ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-fairevent-1000000377-kids-of-kathmandu-launches-the-enlighten-project-an-auction-of-designer-lights-to-fund-solar-panels-at-a-nepali-orphanage--.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-fairevent-1000000376-design-month-graz-2012.htm

Design Month Graz is a fixture in the annual festival programme of Graz as UNESCO City of Design. It is an impressive showcase of the local design scene to the public. Once more Design Month Graz focusses on one central topic: the process of designing. Design in and from Styria, designers of all ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-fairevent-1000000376-design-month-graz-2012.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000265-by-design-bootcamp.htm

By Design Bootcamp is a hands on, experiential workshop for attendees to design and build a sustainable and successful communications design business. The objectives are for the attendees to build their brand, and create a strong business model that supports their unique offerings. The ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000265-by-design-bootcamp.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000264-designing-alternatives.-a-symposium-of-contemporary-radical-design-practice.htm

Wednesday, 11.45 – 17.00
Edinburgh College of Art/University of Edinburgh

Design plays a vital role in tackling the economic, environmental and social challenges facing us today and tomorrow, and both design practitioners and educators need to be equipped with the ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000264-designing-alternatives.-a-symposium-of-contemporary-radical-design-practice.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000479-2012-taiwan-international-design-competition.htm

Taiwan Design Center has announced the call for entries to the 2012 Taiwan International Design Competition (TIDC). First held in 2002, TIDC has grown to become a high-profile design competition of note in Asia. This forward-looking design competition, open to creative talents worldwide, aims to ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000479-2012-taiwan-international-design-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000478-latin-america-fotograf.a-and-ilustracion-competition.htm

AI-AP presents inaugural Latin America Fotografía and Ilustración competition

New York (United States) - American Illustration-American Photography (AI-AP), introduces a new competition to honour the best work being created today in Latin America. ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000478-latin-america-fotograf.a-and-ilustracion-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000477-trnava-poster-triennial-2012-.htm

Icograda-endorsed Trnava Poster Triennial 2012 calls for submissions

The Jan Koniarek Gallery and co-organisers including the Trnava Self-governing Region and the Slovak Design Centre have announced the eighth edition of the Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT) - ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000477-trnava-poster-triennial-2012-.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000476-logo-for-the-northern-dimension-insititute.htm

NDI, Finland

Northern Dimension

The Northern Dimension (ND) policy is an instrument of cooperation between four equal partners, the European Union, Russia, Norway and Iceland. The Northern Dimension covers a broad geographic area in the North, comprising the Baltic ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000476-logo-for-the-northern-dimension-insititute.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000475-icwa-international-center-for-women-artists.htm

Under the auspices of UNESCO

Create the official logo for the International Center for Women Artists – ICWA, a new UNESCO Category II museum and arts education center in Amman, Jordan, celebrating the genius of international women artists.

At ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000475-icwa-international-center-for-women-artists.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000263-haid-2012---the-seventh-international-workshop-on-haptic-and-audio-interaction-design-.htm

HAID 2012 - The Seventh International Workshop on Haptic and Audio Interaction Design (HAID)
Lund, Sweden

The combination of haptic and audio for interaction design is a challenging research area, and we invite researchers and practitioners interested in these non-visual ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-education-1000000263-haid-2012---the-seventh-international-workshop-on-haptic-and-audio-interaction-design-.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002955-ceramics-of-italy-2012-tile-competition-winners-announced.htm

The results of the Ceramics of Italy 2012 Tile Competition! Sponsored by Confindustria Ceramica (the Association of Italian Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Commission, every year the awards program showcases the work of prominent North American architects and designers who use Italian tile in ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002955-ceramics-of-italy-2012-tile-competition-winners-announced.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002954-new-york-citys-.quot.taxi-of-tomorrow.quot.-falls-short-on-accessibility.htm

Image of the New NYC taxiOn April 3rd, officials in New York City unveiled the "Taxi of Tomorrow," which is scheduled to replace all existing cabs in the Big Apple. The "Taxis of Tomorrow" does contain some accessibility features geared towards helping people with vision or ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002954-new-york-citys-.quot.taxi-of-tomorrow.quot.-falls-short-on-accessibility.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002953-photosynthesis-by-akihisa-hirata-wins-the-elita-design-awards-as-the-best-exhibition-of-fuorisalone-2012.htm

Photosynthesis by Akihisa Hirata conceived for Panasonic is the official winner of the second edition of ELITA DESIGN AWARDS, the prize for best exhibition of Fuorisalone, born out of a partnership between the Elita festival and IED (the European Institute of Design in Milan), in collaboration ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002953-photosynthesis-by-akihisa-hirata-wins-the-elita-design-awards-as-the-best-exhibition-of-fuorisalone-2012.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002952-school-of-visual-arts-may---june-2012-events-listings.htm

Lectures/Events

Julie Manga: Staying Grounded in the Swirl
Social innovator catalyst, sociologist and executive and team development coach and SVA faculty member Julie Manga shares new ideas and tools for cultivating the resilience and responsiveness that supports ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002952-school-of-visual-arts-may---june-2012-events-listings.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002951-the-pop-up-generation.htm

Design Between Dimensions

Young people born with and behind the screen live in a shadow area; a no man’s land between the second and third dimension that they wish to connect. This Pop-Up Generation moves easily from 2D to 3D and back again, as if they do not notice there is ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002951-the-pop-up-generation.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-fairevent-1000000375-wood-as-the-theme-of-habitare.s-ecodesign-special-exhibition.htm

The fourth international EcoDesign special exhibition will be held this autumn in conjunction with the Habitare fair at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, from 12 to 16 September 2012. This year, the brief for the designers will be to present wooden interior design articles and ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-fairevent-1000000375-wood-as-the-theme-of-habitare.s-ecodesign-special-exhibition.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002950-finnish-design-yearbook-2012-13.-design-embedded.htm

In Helsinki's year as World Design Capital, Finnish Design Yearbook 2012–13 studies the ways in which design is involved in our lives. It is embedded deeply in many different kinds of structures, services and systems, improving and facilitating living. It is often ordinary, ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002950-finnish-design-yearbook-2012-13.-design-embedded.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002949-finnish-design-business-association-launches-new-website.htm

Finnish Design Business Association (FDBA) has launched a website at www.fdba.net.
 
As an established voice for the design industry, Finnish Design Business Association is keen to explain the social and economic significance of design. Another of FDBA’s ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002949-finnish-design-business-association-launches-new-website.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002948-plank-during-the-salone-del-mobile-di-milano-presents-5-new-products-by-four-designers.htm

Plank during the Salone del Mobile di Milano presents 5 new products by four designers. Each has its own style and the pursuit of its coherent interpretation to the contemporary. The projects as different as they are one from another all match into the image of Plank known for research in ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002948-plank-during-the-salone-del-mobile-di-milano-presents-5-new-products-by-four-designers.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002947-altreforme-theatre.-collezione-arlecchino-by-moschino-.htm

Moschino’s creativity meets the distinctive expertise of altreforme to create a collection of scenographic furniture inspired by Arlecchino character, several times protagonist in the history of this brand.

The creation of a furnishing collection signed by Moschino is ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002947-altreforme-theatre.-collezione-arlecchino-by-moschino-.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000474-the-international-german-packaging-award-2012.htm

The international German Packaging Award 2012 launches with a range of new categories and extensive services.

Since the 10th April, the submission phase has been active for the international German Packaging Award 2012. Up to the 20th July, companies can register ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000474-the-international-german-packaging-award-2012.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000473-international-e-waste-design-competition.htm

Ever wonder what happens to your electronic waste?

That old computer or cell phone you discarded?

Do you want new electronics in 10 to 20 years?

If so, here is your chance to do something about it by creating innovative new uses for existing ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000473-international-e-waste-design-competition.htm http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002946-ifda-celebrates-65-years-of-industry-leadership-at-circle-of-excellence-awards-program.htm

The International Furnishings and Design Association – formerly known as the National Home Fashions League – will celebrate its 65th anniversary on Tuesday, May 8th when the group presents its 2012 Circle of Excellence Awards. The event, established in 1992 to recognize outstanding ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002946-ifda-celebrates-65-years-of-industry-leadership-at-circle-of-excellence-awards-program.htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000472-2012-successful-design-awards-.-china..htm

It’s been a year filled with lots of energy and excitement for the world of design. China continues to be a hub for world class designers. We are proud to be a part of the design world and are eager to see how you are electrifying the Chinese community.

Early Bird ... ]]> http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-competition-1000000472-2012-successful-design-awards-.-china..htm http://www.designophy.com/calendar/design-conference-1000000359-the-art-of-research-iv.--making.-reflecting-and-understanding.htm

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Helsinki, Finland