‘GENSAI’ refers to the mitigation of damage or casualties caused by disasters. This competition has been held annually since 2011, seeking ideas and designs to promote ‘GENSAI’, the disaster mitigation. For this 10th year, the theme is “Gensai design in the age of living with COVID-19”, given that our world is now facing this crisis from the viewpoint of disaster mitigation.

We are excited to announce the Foodicons Challenge – a global initiative that invites designers to develop a shared, open-source, and royalty-free iconographic language of food to be unveiled at the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

Submission deadline for the Design for Sustainable Cities student competition is extended. New deadline is 31st of January 2021, 23:59 UTC.

TISDC 2020 – THE SUCCESS

With a total of 20,377 participating entries from students of 860 school departments in 64 countries/regions, one can only celebrate the sucess of the competition. Congratulations to the 75 winning entries who stood out among the mass.

We are happy to announce the Jury of Beirut Identity! Additionally, we are extending the deadline for submissions until the 31st of January 2021.

Hispano Suiza Cars, S.L. (“Hispano Suiza”) is launching the I Hispano Suiza Design Contest aimed at students of different design degrees attending international design schools.

Extended deadline for submission of proposals:  2 December 2020

We are happy to share the announcement of the 2021 Student Service Design Challenge and invite all Cumulus students to participate. This service design challenge aims to support human-centred design students with the start of their careers.

It’s open to current design students, and is initiated by Philips Experience Design, as part of its mission to involve young designers in finding people-centered and future-oriented services for people who need care.

»Designers in Residence« invites young international designers to Pforzheim, Germany!

The scholarship is directed towards young designers especially in the areas of jewellery, fashion, accessory and industrial design. Interdisciplinary working methods are welcome. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2020.