In Memoriam: Dr Rob Bracewell

Rob Bracewell 1962-2023: It is with great sadness that the Design Society has learnt of the death of a good colleague and friend, Dr Rob Bracewell.

19 Nov 2025, Online, 20:30 (UTC+0)

Design Justice and Ethics SIG: Seminar Series

The DJE SIG is launching a talk series, with Dr. Grace Burleson as guest speaker at the inaugural talk "Designing for People and Context: Integrating Social, Political, and Institutional Factors in Product Design" - Register here!

20 years of The Design Society

The year 2020 marks a milestone for The Design Society achieving 20 years of a worldwide community towards Design research, education and practice.

DS Membership Survey 2024 - NOW CLOSED

Thank you to all who completed the survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and essential in allowing us to continue developing the Design Society's activities in accordance with your interests and needs.

Milan, Italy, 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2026

DSM 2026 - Call for Contributions

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. DSM 2026 will be hosted at Politecnico de Milano, Italy.

27th International Dependency and Structure Modelling Conference (DSM 2025)

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. (Full Paper submission deadline: 01 May 2025)

WiE Talk Series

Panel Discussion: Women in Engineering

In most countries, women still represent less than 20% of the engineering workforce in industry and academia. Organised by the EDI committee, the DS launched a series of online talks to encourage women to explore opportunities for careers in engineering, fostering diversity, innovation, and equality in the field. Women from academia and industry describe their experiences and efforts to encourage more women to pursue an engineering degree and subsequently enter engineering leadership. These talks are motivated to inspire change and provide insight into creating inclusive environments. This panel represents women in engineering, with backgrounds in both Industry and Academia - available to watch now!

Design Society Fellow: Professor Warren Seering

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on ProfessorWarren Seering in August 2021

ORGANISATION

Design Society Rigi Meeting 2025

Every year the Board of Management, Advisory Board and SIG and Chapter Leaders of the DS meet to discuss the development and administration of the Society and, in a day of scientific discussions, to explore important issues in design research.

PAD2024 in Hamburg

Retrospective of the 6th International Summer School on Product Architecture Design