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25th CII Global Design Summit 2025: Charting India’s Path as a Global Design Leader

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The 25th CII Global Design Summit 2025 marks a pivotal moment in India’s design narrative. Celebrating its Silver Jubilee edition, this landmark event arrives at a critical juncture when design is being repositioned as a fundamental driver of economic growth, social development, and environmental sustainability. Scheduled for 26-27 November 2025 at Hotel Leela Bhartiya City in Bengaluru, the summit […]

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Dubai Design Week 2025: Innovation, Community, and Global Dialogue in the Heart of Dubai

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Dubai Design Week 2025, running from November 4–9, cements the city’s dynamic role as a global design capital. Now in its eleventh edition, the festival transforms Dubai Design District (d3) into a vibrant nexus for creativity, bringing together over 1,000 designers and brands from across the Middle East and around the world. Themed “Community” in

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Dr. B.V. Doshi’s Final Work, the Doshi Retreat, Opens at Vitra Campus in Germany

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The Doshi Retreat, the last architectural work of the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect Dr. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, has officially opened to the public at the renowned Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Inaugurated on October 25, 2025, this contemplative space marks a historic milestone as Doshi’s first and only project to be built outside India,

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Vikram Goyal’s The Soul Garden: Multi-Sensory Installation Set to Debut at Design Miami/Paris 2025

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New Delhi-based designer Vikram Goyal is set to make his debut at Design Miami/Paris 2025 with The Soul Garden, an ambitious multi-sensory installation that reimagines ancient Indian animal fables for contemporary audiences. Presented in collaboration with The Future Perfect gallery, the exhibition runs from October 21–26, 2025, at the historic L’Hôtel de Maisons. A Living

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The Rise of Ethical Design: Transparency, Fairness, and Circular Economy

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Ethical design is becoming a key focus across industries as consumers and businesses increasingly demand responsible, fair, and sustainable products and services. At its core, ethical design means creating with values such as transparency, fairness, and sustainability in mind, aiming to positively benefit individuals, society, and the environment. What is Ethical Design? Ethical design refers

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5 Most Popular Design Philosophies of All Time

Design, Famous Designs /

Design shapes the way we interact with objects, spaces, and even ideas. While trends come and go, certain design philosophies remain timeless and continue to inspire generations of creators. Here are five of the most influential philosophies that have defined design across industries. Function Over Form Championed by Dieter Rams and central to modern industrial

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What Was The “Golden Age of Scandinavian Design?”

Architecture, Design /
Scandinavian Design

And how did Scandinavian Design grow into the iconic phenomenon it is today? Few design movements are as recognisable and universal as the Scandinavian or Nordic Design movement. It finds its way into the Instagram feeds and Pinterest mood-boards of even the average aesthete who is otherwise uninitiated with interior design. Scandinavian design’s focus on

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Design Mumbai Returns in November with Expanded International Programme

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Design Mumbai is set to host its second edition this November, returning to Jio World Garden from 26 to 29 November 2025. The four-day event will bring together over 80 exhibitors, showcasing contemporary design across workspace, commercial, retail and residential sectors. Positioned as India’s only international contemporary design show, this year’s edition features leading brands

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Design & Disability at V&A: A Radical Exploration of Possibilities of Living and Creating

Design, Exhibitions /
Design and Disability Exhibition

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s South Kensington site has opened “Design and Disability,” a landmark exhibition that foregrounds disability as identity and culture through the lens of design. Running from June 7, 2025, to February 15, 2026, in the Porter Gallery, the show celebrates the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people to contemporary

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