Design Society Fellow: Professor Emeritus Margareta Norell Bergendahl

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor Emeritus Margareta Norell Bergendahl in August 2021

Call for mentors and mentees

DS Mentorship Programme 2026-27

The Design Society Mentorship Programme wraps up its third successful year — and we're gearing up for the 2026–27 edition, launching this September! Open to all members, the programme connects early-career researchers, PhD students, and seasoned professionals for meaningful growth and collaboration. Apply by 15 August 2026!

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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.

We Are Not Users: Dialogues, Diversity, and Design, MIT Press - A new book on design (Subrahmanian, Reich, Krishnan, 2020)

This book culminates work of over three decades on design. It addresses issues at the heart of contemporary challenges and debates and written in a way accessible to a large audience.

Survey on Design Co-creation and Elderly

Support this research work if you have experience as a professional working in the field of Design.

Late Registration Still Open for ICED25 in Dallas!

We are pleased to announce that late registration for the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED25) in Dallas is still open!

Design Engineering – Sustainable and Holistic (Wachs, 2022)

The book describes the potential of both design objects and concepts, as well as design as a process, with a specially strong focus on the process of design engineering in the past, present and future.

Designing a better world for all

Design Science Journal Thematic Collection

Designing a better world for all: diversity, equity and inclusion

Design Society Fellow: Professor Panos Y. Papalambros

Design Society Fellowship was bestowed on Professor Panos Y. Papalambros in August 2021

Design Society Rigi Meeting 2021

Every year the Board of Management, Advisory Board and SIG and Chapter Leaders of the Design Society meet to discuss the development and administration of the Society and, in a day of scientific discussions.