The Design Society is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose members share a common interest in design. The Society strives to contribute to a broad and rigorous understanding of all aspects of design, and to promote the use of design knowledge for the good of humanity and the world we live in.
The Design Society has an extensive palette of conferences, seminars, meetings, research schools and other collaborations. Explore these here!
All DS publications are available electronically for Society members to download free of charge through this web site.
SIGs provide opportunities for DS members and non-members to network, share ideas, experience and knowledge, collaborate, learn and open new research topics.
Design Decision-Making in Organisational Complex Systems. Join us to discuss and deliver a big and discipline-bridging picture of decision-making in product design and development. Join us on the 31st Jan and 1st Feb 2019 in Cambridge.
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The E&PDE conference will bring together representatives from education and industry who have an interest in sharing new perspectives on design education. The conference will provide a forum for educators, practitioners and students ...
This workshop will discuss method eco-systems in companies and their relationship with design methods proposed by academia. 5th-6th November 2018, Engineering Design Centre, Cambridge UK
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The Product Development Symposium is DTU Mechanical Engineering’s annual forum for industry practice and research in product development-related state-of-the-art results and projections.
Ken Wallace 1944-2018: It is with great sadness that the Design Society has learnt of the death of founder member and Honorary Fellow Professor Ken Wallace.
The theme of ICoRD‘19 is “Design for a connected world”, away from the traditional development of discrete products, towards products with a smart layer, which makes them context aware and responsive, both individually and collectively.
The 5th IPD Summer School aims at researchers interested in both understanding and researching the interrelations between design, manufacturing, and business aspects. Taking place over two weeks in Malta (May 2018) and Germany (September 2018).
The International DSM Conference provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and developers of DSM-related tools to exchange experiences, discuss trends, and showcase results and tools.
The Design Society is an association of individuals across the world, who deeply care about design. We are an international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation.
The ICED19 Conference will take place at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. The theme of the conference will be 'Responsible Design for Our Future'. Further information coming soon!
