Events

31 August - 19 September 2023, ZURICH.

In 2023, Zurich Design Weeks returns for its second edition centred around 'TRANSITION', exploring 'a world undergoing complex changes'. There are over 60 programs comprising exhibitions, events, talks, and walks around the city. Additionally, this year's focus on the Circular Circuit highlights Zurich's role as the first Swiss city to establish a legally recognized circular economy. The information hub for Zurich Design Week is the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich.

8-17 September 2023, HELSINKI, FINLAND

This year, Helsinki Design Week is hosted on the 6th floor of the entire Merikortteli block and the surrounding areas. The industrial inter-war building, which has been converted to studios, will host exhibitions, discussions and workshops. The festival also includes the Children's Design Week event and the 'Design Diplomacy' event at the Uruguay, Netherlands, UK and Latvia ambassadors' residences. Photo of Merlikortteli block © Antilooppi. Helsinki Design Week

10 May - 7 August 2023, PARIS

The Centre Pompidou in Paris will host the largest retrospective of Norman Foster's contribution to architecture spanning six decades. The exhibition, covering almost 2,200 square meters, reveals how the architect 'sought to challenge conventions, reinvent building types and demonstrate an architecture of light and lightness, inspired by nature, which can be about joy as well as being eco-friendly'. Photo © Daniel Jamme / Eiffage. Norman Foster, Centre Pompidou

14 July - 15 October 2023, LONDON

The Royal Academy of Arts in London presents an exhibition of Herzog & de Meuron (H&dM), the Swiss architectural practice founded in Basel in 1978, known for projects such as Tate Modern, Laban Dance Centre, Elbphilharmonie and M+. The exhibition will be in three spaces. The first space displays 400 objects, including models, materials, prints and photographs, covering a range of projects. The second space screens two films exploring people's observations of H&dM projects. The final space focuses on a single project, the Kinderspital Zürich, Switzerland, featuring a 1:1 model of a hospital patent room. Photo © Iwan Baan. Royal Academy

29 November - 1 December 2023, SINGAPORE

The shortlist of completed buildings, landscapes and architectural concepts has been announced for the 16th edition of the World Architecture Festival (WAF), which returns to Singapore in 2023. Finalists include Foster + Partners, UNStudio, Grimshaw Architects, MAD Architects, WilkinsonEyre, Safdie Architects and Nikken Sekkei, together with smaller practices, with projects ranging from residential and cultural to creative re-use. Photo of Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects © Duccio Malagamba. World Architecture Festival

19 February - 29 July 2023, NEW YORK

The Museum of Modern Art features a new exhibition, Architecture Now: New York, New Publics. The exhibition features 12 recently completed projects and is the first in a series that showcases emerging talent and groundbreaking projects in contemporary architecture. Photo SO – IL. Amant. 2021 by Iwan Baan. MoMA

28 June - 1 July 2023 & 5 July - 8 July 2023, LONDON

The New Designers exhibition showcases the work of over 3,000 design graduates at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. Works include ceramics, fashion, furniture design, graphic design, jewellery design, product design, textiles, illustration and animation. The exhibition also features selected new businesses in the design industry.  New Designers

20 May - 26 November 2023, VENICE.

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition themed 'The Laboratory of the Future' is curated by academic, educator and best selling novelist Lesley Lokko and organised by the La Biennale of Venice. The spotlight this year is on Africa, with over half of the 89 contributors of the main show from Africa or the African Diaspora. Photo of Padiglione Centrale Giardini  by Francesco Galli. Venice Biennale

23 - 25 May 2023

The 12th edition of Clerkenwell Design Week hosts more than 600 events and showcases thousands of cutting-edge design projects from both leading international designers and new talent. The festival covers furniture, lighting, textiles, surfaces and accessories and takes place over a number of venues across London's creative hub, Clerkenwell. Photo BAUX Installation with Feature Wall by Morag-Myerscough at St John's Square EC1. Clerkenwell Design Week

18 March - 16 September 2023

An exhibition about 'architecture born of craftsmanship' is to exhibit architecture models from the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. The models are working models that counter the abstraction of computer-assisted drafting by their solidity and texture. The venue, which was designed by Zumthor, is the Werkraum Bregenzerwald in the Bregenz Forest, Austria. Photo Peter Loewy for Werkraum Bregenzerwald. Werkraum Bregenzerwald

8 May - 17 May 2023

This year's theme for Berlin Design Week 2023 is Resilience, emphasising the need not only to deal with crisis but also to remain adaptable and resilient in a climate of change. Berlin Design Week brings together exhibitions, talk and events across the city. Berlin Design Week

19 June 2022 - 31 December 2024, Denmark.

An exhibition about the design of the future takes place at the Design Museum Danmark. 'The Future is Present' exhibition aims to show examples of designers working to shape a better future by exploring different approaches to challenges such as climate crisis, refugee flows, surveillance and pandemics. Photo Luka Hesselberg. Design Museum Danmark

21 - 23 May 2023

The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan, the show featuring high end North American studios and emerging international designers, return with new leadership and a new vision. The show in New York City will feature more than 300 designers from over 20 countries and will host the 43rd Annual ICFF Interiors Awards. ICFF + WantedDesign Manhattan

28 March - 14 April 2023

To coincide with PAD Paris 2023, Saint Laurent are holding an exhibition dedicated to French modernist furniture design, featuring the work of Jean-Michel Frank, Jacques Adnet and Jean-Després. The exhibition will be at Rive Droite stores in Paris and Los Angeles. Saint Laurent

26 January - 12 March 2023 

The KIOSK K67 was designed in 1966 by architect Saša Mächtig. 7,500 of these were mass produced in fibreglass and occupied the streets of the former Yugoslavia, and are still being used for many purposes including news stands, coffee shops and flower stalls. Architecture professor Dijana Handanovic has refurbished a Kiosk K67 as an exhibit for the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston. Photo Nicholas Nguyen. Blaffer Art Museum

18  - 28 May 2023

Melbourne Design Week 2023 is a 11 day program of design exhibitions and events across Melbourne. The themes this year are 'transparency, currency and legacy'. Melbourne Design Week

19 - 23 April 2023

The 61st Salon del Mobile, Milan returns after delays and cancellations in recent years. There will be 1,962 exhibitors and the 31st edition of the lighting biannual, Euroluce will take place in parallel. Salon del Mobile. Milano

9 - 12 March 2023

Brussels, Belgium

The 6th Edition of COLLECTIBLE features 21st century collectible design. The fair shows a curated selection of high quality and well researched objects and includes new galleries and emerging designers. COLLECTIBLE 

2 February - 3 April 2023

In partnership with the Design Museum the Ralph Saltzman Prize celebrates emerging product designers. Marco Campardo, who has a keen interest in making and material experimentation was nominated by Barber Osgerby design studio and is the winner of the 2023 prize. Design Museum

14 February to 12 March 2023

Annual event held in Madrid covering all design disciplines from graphic design to architecture, with the aim of promoting Madrid on the international design scene. Madrid Design Festival