Upcoming Design Events

Dazzling designs by some of the world's best contemporary jewellery artists will take centre stage at this year's Brilliantly Birmingham, the annual celebration of contemporary jewellery which marks its 10th anniversary in 2009.

Included will be 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera, and an extensive film series spanning Burton's 27-year career.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a multimedia exhibition of works by Marcel Wanders, whose unique fusion of technology, artistry, and wit have established him as a leading figure in international design.

Singapore will host the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) World Design Congress 2009 from 23 to 27 November 2009, in conjunction with the biennial Singapore Design Festival.

This year's Congress will directly address today's global challenges which will shape the world of 2050, including issues around agriculture, climate, education, health and mobility.

The interactive exhibition, themed "Illuminate", cuts across all design disciplines, presenting the progression and ambitions of Singapore design.

Over three days, the who's who of Europe's creative communications community will congregate to engage with top industry leaders and advertisers to participate in a rich, lively and inspirational content programme addressing topical issues and challenges that European agencies face on a daily basis.

52nd Annual International Auto Show will feature the largest display of classic cars in show history.

FITC Events travels east this November with FITC Tokyo, a one-day design event featuring Flash experts Lee Brimelow, Joshua Hirsch (Big Spaceship), Mario Klingemann, Keith Peters and Grant Skinner.

Kartell celebrates 60 years of bringing one of the most important catalogues of functional and beautiful products to real people everywhere with Ferruccio Laviani's transformation of the Kartell Miami Flagship from a chic design marketplace to a dramatic panorama of Kartell in the world.

Design Korea is a biennial international design business event that aims to provide an introduction to the latest trends and information in design business, as well as an opportunity to expand design business networks.

MEX is a two day forum exploring the techniques and strategies for creating great user experience in a multi-platform digital environment.

As the most extensive "modern and contemporary art" event in Turkey, Contemporary Istanbul aims to promote the cultural and artistic life of Turkey.

Curated by James and Karla Murray, the exhibition will feature a selection of work from today's top street artists.

Design Life is a design forum that brings together designers and creative individuals from various design disciplines from Asia and Australia.

Design at Work 09 is the international tradeshow for product development, design and innovation from 6-10 december 2009 in Kortrijk, Belgium.

In this detailed and insightful lecture, industrial designer and product development entrepreneur Robert Brunner will talk about the ethos and achievements behind Ammunition, the San Francisco based multidisciplinary design company he founded in 2007.

New Life Copenhagen is a participatory art festival and will engage 10,000 people in 10 days as a collective manifestation of individual power of action and personal engagement in the contemporary climate debate.

The Yacht Racing Design & Technology Symposium is a must attend-event for leading professionals in the field of design and technology for racing and performance yachts.

The Edge will take place over two days in London, on 9/10 December. The participants will be up to 250 high-flyers from the rising generation of the UK's creative talent mixed with the most senior and successful of its high-achievers.

Passagen is a design event focusing on current trends in design - particularly interior design - with exhibitions in Cologne showrooms, galleries, furniture stores, cultural institutions, museums and universities.

The four day fashion showcase features the nation's best designers unveiling their creative forecast of the season's trends, to a global audience of media, fashion buyers, and fashion consumers.

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year has established itself as a leading showcase of the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world, supporting the critically acclaimed Brit Insurance Design Awards.

The design has become the most adapted tool to look for the necessary balance between the enterprise benefits and the social benefits. For this reason, the motto of the congress is: Design, driving force of the innovation and the social progress.

The Luminale will take place in parallel with Light+Building in Frankfurt takes for the fifth time.