The foundation Design Den Haag invites German designers and architects to send in projects that are commissioned by the German government. Projects concerning design for public space, visual communication and architecture will be placed on Design Den Haag’s website. Design Den Haag 2010-2018 researches the relation between…

The winners of the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition—a celebration of year’s most innovative and exciting product and product concept designs and one of the world’s most prestigious and recognizable design competitions—exhibit a focus on sustainability, functionality and, in some cases, breathtaking aesthetics. Additionally, a recent trend toward…

The international contest for the James Dyson Award, celebrating, encouraging and inspiring the next generation of design engineers, invites the public to participate in the People’s Vote stage. Until Monday, July 20, the website is opened up to a public vote in…

Underscoring the idea that the kitchen is both a social hub and a place of innovation and transformation, Dornbracht, manufacturer of premium kitchen and bath faucets, has created a novel exhibit celebrating the diversity and ingenuity of actual street “kitchens.” Entitled Global Street Food,…

The Design Institute of Australia (DIA)’s hotly contested 2009 Australasian Student Design Awards (ASDA) concluded recently, with design students from Australian and New Zealand tertiary institutions submitting their best final year work for judging by some of the industry’s most experienced designers. The…

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Paul Warwick Thompson announced the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines. The Award recipients…

The American Institute of Architecture Students and the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) announce the top six winners of the fourth student design competition. Sponsored by the ICPF and administered by the AIAS, the program will challenge students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of issues related…

Wondering where breakthrough ideas addressing today’s major crises are? Look no further, the entries to the 2009 Buckminster Fuller Challenge are now available for view in the Idea Index, an open-source database of solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. The entries…

M2L, a NY-based furniture importer and distributor specializing in modern design, just announced the winners of its first-ever Genuine Design Scholarship. Furthering the company’s mission of promoting authenticity, M2L developed this scholarship in conjunction with Ruth Lynford, founder of NY Eleven, to educate students about knockoffs and their…

During the official opening of Studio Dumbar China‘s new office in Shanghai, four parties: the Shanghai Creative Center, the Willem De Kooning Academy, Studio Dumbar China and Michel de Boer, presented a declaration of intent for the start up of a new design educational program in…