SIG

Help Shape the Future of Design Research Quality

The Design Research Quality SIG is developing an open-access hub of resources to promote best practices around research quality in the design field.

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.

New publication: Methodical Development of Modular Product Families

Check out this publication co-authored by Dieter Krause, and spread the word.

Call for Papers

Base Diseño e Innovación special edition on Design and Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Plural, and Situated Perspectives

As the integration of AI continues to reshape the global creative landscape, this special issue seeks to explore how academia can foster responsible design principles and AI literacy. The journal is inviting academics, researchers, and professionals to contribute to a dialogue that prioritises ethical and diverse viewpoints on the future of technology in design.

WIE TALK SERIES

Engineering with Empathy: Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Career

The Design Society has launched a series of online talks to encourage women to explore opportunities in engineering and foster diversity and equality. Our next talk is by Malin Hane Hagström and can be watched LIVE on 30 April 2025.

Registration open

The Scottish Design Workshop (SDW)

Join us for the Scottish Design Workshop 2025, inviting academics, practitioners, and others to discuss design and engineering issues. This one-day event will focus on the development of joint research proposals to tackle the most urgent and systemic challenges of today.

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.

The Design Society on Social Media

Increase your networking abilities by joining us on our social media platforms.

Design Society Rigi Meeting 2022

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.