Design Society Fellow: Professor Emeritus Margareta Norell Bergendahl

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

Come apply your digital design skills re-imagining how we design drones

The Digital Design Network+ explores and demonstrates what digital design can bring to Engineering Design processes. For this, we are creating a set of Digital Design Challenges that provide open-ended briefs. Case study 1 is open. Apply by 23 July.

The Design Society on Social Media

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

New publication: Springer Handbook of Engineering Systems Design

We are delighted to announce this Springer Reference Works: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-81159-4.

DS Scholarships (ICED25)

The Design Society is pleased to launch two new scholarship models to support our members’ participation in leading conferences across the design research and education community. These scholarships are designed to foster inclusivity, reduce financial barriers, and enhance member engagement by enabling more members to attend and contribute to Design Society-supported events.

ICED23 Conference Planning

In preparation for the 24th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED23) in Bordeaux, the Organizing and Program Committee met at ENSAM in Paris from 23-25 January.

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!

Politecnico di Milano

PhD Position Opening

Announcement for the opening of the Call for applicants for a new multidisciplinary design-oriented PhD Scholarship in "Decarbonizing Humanitarian Operations: Energy/Material Modelling and Product (Re)Design for Reduced Environmental Impact"

Rigi 2023 - Science Day

All information required for Thursday, 30 March 2023

Board of Management

BM Elections 2025 - Call for Nominations

All members of the Society are eligible to participate in the election process. A member may nominate another member for candidature; however, self-nominations are not permitted. Nominees should be active in Society activities and organisation.