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Deadline: October 20, 2008
Project 10 to the 100th
Never in history have so many people had so much information, so many tools at their disposal, so many ways of making good ideas come to life. Yet at the same time, so many people, of all walks of life, could use so much help, in both little ways and big.

If you have an idea that you believe would help somebody, Google want to hear about it. They're committing $10 million to implement these projects, the our goal is to help as many people as possible. So remember, money may provide a jump start, but the idea is the thing.

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Deadline: October 31, 2008
Fennia Prize 2009 - Good Design Grows Global
The Fennia Prize 2009 Competition is aimed at international companies applying design on a wide basis. Applications of design are expanding into new areas. Alongside product design, various services, such as banks, the insurance and finance sector and digital design utilize expertise in design.

The total prize sum to be distributed is EUR 35,000. The prize jury will rule on distributing the prize sum, provided however that the Fennia Grand Prix will be no less than EUR 15,000. The other awards are Fennia Prize awards and honourable mentions. The maximum number of awards is 28.

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Deadline: November 7, 2008
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Each year a distinguished jury will award a $100,000 prize to support the development and implementation of a strategy that has significant potential to solve humanity's most pressing problems. Entries must present a bold, visionary, tangible initiative that is focused on a well-defined need of critical importance. They should be regionally specific yet globally applicable, and backed up by a solid plan and the capability to move the solution forward.

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Deadline: December 3, 2008
2008 Library for the 21st Century Design Competition
The American Institute of Architecture Students challenges students to learn about building materials, specifically architectural aluminum building products and systems and their assembly in the design of a library. While open to any student, the competition is designed for advanced students. Total prize money is $7,225, including $2,500 for the winning design.

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Deadline: December 21, 2008
Invent a Vehicle
The 7th annual L'argus European Design Competition for students is asking you to "Invent a vehicle that is useful for society." The goal is to come up with original, innovative and useful concepts for the movement of goods and people.

Prizes:
1st Prize: €3000
2nd Prize: €1500
3rd Prize: €500

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Deadline: December 31, 2008
Restaurant and Bar Design Awards
The awards are open to UK based restaurants and bars and their national / international designers. Eligible restaurants and bars must have launched or been renovated in the UK between the 1st April 2007 and 31st December 2008 and their project and product designs. The awards ceremony will be held in April 2009 before an audience of the UK's leading design, lifestyle and hospitality professionals

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Deadline: January 30, 2009
2009 Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition
Rising energy costs present new design problems. Redesign the broken models of the 20th century. Challenge our patterns of living and working in a fuel-hungry world, come up with solutions that connect us, make us more efficient, more humane.

Prize: $10,000


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Deadline: January 31, 2009
BraunPrize 2009
Braun invites Design students to participate in the 17th BraunPrize. The theme "Envision conscious design!" can be applied to any product category at home, work or school, during sports and leisure activities or in the context of health and personal care.

Prizes:
Winner: €12,000 + six-month (paid) internship
Finalists: €5,000

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September 14—November 23, 2008
International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale
—Venice, Italy
The 11th International Architecture Exhibition entitled Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, will take place in the Arsenale and Giardini exhibition venues and several exhibits will be held throughout the city.

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September 27—October 12, 2008
WIRED NextFest
—Chicago, IL
Now in its fifth year, WIRED's gallery of the future includes unique and bold exhibits of sustainable design, next generation healthcare, interactive art and games, humanoid robotics and more.

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October 2—12, 2008
Vienna Design Week 2008
—Vienna, Austria
Taking place in numerous locations throughout the city, this is the second year for Vienna Design Week with a program focussed on showcasing the best in product, furniture, industrial and experimental design.

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October 3—12, 2008
Budapest Design Week 2008
—Budapest, Hungry
This year's theme, idea is Dialogue will be explored in a program featuring 50 different events including exhibitions, fashion shows, conferences and roundtables.

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October 5—8, 2008
REMIX: 33rd Annual Design Management Conference
—Boston, MA
Urban revitalization, social networking, innovation, leadership and ROI are just some of the most current design and business topics being discussed today. The Design Management Institute (DMI) will address, challenge and decipher these issues with a diverse group of presenters.

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October 6—9, 2008
The 6th International Design & Emotion Conference
—Hong Kong
Design science has shown an increasing interest in the emotional impact of product design. This year's conference will explore the theme "Dare to Desire" with practitioners, researchers and industry exchanging knowledge and insights concerning the cross-disciplinary field of design and emotion.

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October 9—26, 2008
Design Event 08
—North East, United Kingdom
DE08 is an annual festival in the North East providing the public with an opportunity to see cutting edge work by regional, national and international design talent.

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October 10, 2008
PSFK Conference Asia
—Singapore
A one day event with speakers from companies that include MTV, NASA, and Panasonic; agencies that include Flamingo International, Mindshare, Profero and Wieden + Kennedy; and leading creative visionaries that include Jeff Staple and Mark Dytham.

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October 15—17, 2008
The Design Hotels Future Forum 2008
—Berlin, Germany
In its fifth year running, the Future Forum will once again connect leading talent in the design, art and architecture communities with great minds from the hospitality industry. Hoteliers, developers, investors, architects, designers, restaurateurs and consultants will come together to broaden their perspective on the ever-expanding hospitality world.

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October 16, 2008
Designboost Boost Talks
—Malmö, Sweden
In conjunction with the The Boost Show visualizing the theme "Long Live the City!", Designboost will host a day of talks featuring architect Jeffrey Inaba, creative director and designer Ilse Crawford, designer Michael Young and architect and urban planner Jaime Lerner.

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October 16—20, 2008
Istanbul Design Week 2008
—Istanbul, Turkey
Another newcomer to the design week scene, Istanbul Design Week (IDW) is quickly establishing itself as an important destination on the design calendar. Exhibiting work from a broad range of creative fields the event will host many workshops and seminars.

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October 18—19, 2008
Maker Faire
—Austin, TX
Maker Faire returns to Austin, Texas for it's second year. Organized by the staff of Make and Craft magazines, Maker Faire celebrates the art of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture bringing together science, art, craft and engineering.

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October 18—26, 2008
Dutch Design Week
—Eindhoven, Netherlands
Now in it's seventh year, the largest design event in the Netherlands takes over Strijp-S (Klokgebouw), De Witte Dame building, and the Campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) with bout 800 designers exhibiting in more than forty venues.

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October 19—25, 2008
National Design Week
—New York, NY
Launched in 2006, National Design Week at the Cooper-Hewitt is an education initiative offering free admission for all museum visitors and will host a series of public programs surrounding the National Design Awards.

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October 30—November 3, 2008
Tokyo Design Week 2008
—Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Designer's Week anchored by 100% Design Tokyo, is comprised of the 100% Futures show, Container Design Town, Zero Exhibition and many exhibits throughout the city in shops, galleries and cafes.

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November 3 & 4, 2008
Future of Web Design
—New York, NY
FOWD returns to New York with a day of workshops on the 3rd and the conference following on 4th with speakers including Ryan Singer (37signals), Khoi Vinh (Subtraction) and Hillman Curtus.

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November 4 & 5, 2008
A Roundtable on Trends and Design strategy for India
—Mumbai, India
As global focus shifts to the Indian market, there is a curiosity to understand Indian consumer insights and trends, beyond statistics. This unique two day event targets Indian and International companies interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Indian consumers, from a 'Trends to Design Strategy' perspective.

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November 5 & 6, 2008
Growing materials - Material day & exhibition
—Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway
Nordic Materials and TreFokus present the material exhibition "Growing Materials, innovation in wood and fibers" exploring wood as timeless material and for sustainable development. On the second day, there's a creative workshop working with bamboo materials provided by Northern Light.

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November 5—7, 2008
Sustain '08: A Plastics Business Summit
—Chicago, IL
This high-level conference aims to help plastics industry executives better understand and execute a green strategy — from product design through to supply-chain management. The program features several designers and brand owners, including IDEO, Bresslergroup, Honda, GE Healthcare, Herman Miller, Nestle Waters, and more.

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November 7—9, 2008
A Better World by Design
—Providence, Rhode Island
What are designers doing to address critical issues facing today's world? How are engineers developing new technologies to improve life on earth? Where are entrepreneurs finding surprising opportunities in this mess? A Better World by Design will attempt to address these questions by demonstrating what professionals and academics are doing to promote sustainable development and change the world for the better.

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December 3—6, 2008
Design Miami
—Miami, FL
Launching in 2005, Design Miami has quickly established itself as one of the most high-profile design events in the US attracting dealers, collectors, curators and design celebrities.

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November 8 & 9, 2008
Opportunity Green Conference
—Los Angeles, CA
Opportunity Green inspires a collaborative culture of new thinking and unconventional ideas that pushes change in unexpected ways. Rub elbows with 500 of the best and brightest thought leaders: entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and designers, all focused on building socially responsible and sustainable enterprises.

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December 5, 2008
Leadership Effectiveness - Breaking the Barriers to Success
—Santa Monica, CA
In a customized seminar for APDF, Rhoda Pitcher will discuss how to determine issues that are barriers to design companies' growth. She also will show how reinventing a firm's leadership can create a higher-platform for business performance.

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September 25, 2008—January 11, 2009
Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1975
—V&A Museum, London
Cold War Modern is the first exhibition to explore international developments in modern art, design, architecture and film in the context of the Cold War.

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October 2—November 2, 2008
The Biennial of Industrial Design
—Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO) is a comparative international exhibition of industrial design, visual communications and design concepts. Every two years the exhibition focuses on design projects that propose creative and innovative solutions to the problems of life today that are oriented toward sustainable development and social responsibility.

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October 16, 2008—February 1, 2009
OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding
—Parsons New School, New York
A multi-disciplinary investigation of democracy as a brand, positioning this form of governance in terms of marketing and market shares, design and visual concepts, and consumer culture and agency.

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October 17, 2008—January 18, 2009
Second Nature, from the depths of a sea of memories
—Tokyo, Japan
This exhibition questions the future of design as well as the mysterious powers of nature which transcend the limits of human imagination. Tokujin Yoshioka, the director of the exhibition, has attempted to incorporate in his own design work the many laws that exist in nature, while at the same time exploring the possibilities of technology

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Through October 20, 2008
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
—New York, NY
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling is both a survey of the past, present and future of the prefabricated home and a building project on the Museum's vacant west lot.

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Through November 1, 2008
Japan Exhibition
—New York, NY
Felissimo Design House will showcase over 70 Japanese designers including new work in areas of home and fashion accessories, food, stationery, beauty and pop-culture.

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