April 2025

1/20–4/14/2025
IDZ Event

German Ecodesign Award | Call for entries 2025
From 20 January to 14 April, companies, designers and students throughout Europe can apply for the German Ecodesign Award 2025.

Details

We are looking for imaginative ideas and projects that are outstandingly designed and forward-looking. In addition to market-ready products and services, this also includes conceptual and student work. Design innovations are just as much in demand as technical and social innovations. There are no limits to creativity!

3/1–5/15/2025
IDZ Event

UX Design Awards Call for Entries
The Autumn 2025 Awards call for participation is open for submissions until 15 May 2025. Companies, agencies, professionals, and young designers worldwide are invited to enter their best work in three competition categories: “Product” and “Concept” for the professional sector and “New Talent” for up-and coming designers.

Details

All details and competition dates and deadlines are available on the awards website.

Thursday, 4/10/2025
6.30 pm–8.00 pm
IDZ Event

AI in Conversation
Together with our member Archimedes Exhibitions, we invite you to a panel discussion in the AMDX workshop. In the interactive fishbowl format, we will be discussing with our panel guests and the audience.

Details

The aim is to explore how AI may affect not only the way we live together, but also the political, social and creative foundations of our society. What role can AI play in strengthening democratic processes, and where are the risks that could threaten them? How can science, design and culture work together to create AI systems that are inclusive, fair and democratic?

Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann, Professor of Internet Policy at the FU Berlin, Head of the Research Group “Politics of Digitalization” at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Yasemin Keskintepe, art historian and curator - among other things, she organized the special exhibition “Artificial Intelligence. Machines - Learning - Human Dreams” at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Löwe, Director UX Design at the digital agency Virtual Identity, co-author of the book “Design and Artificial Intelligence”

Keynote speech and moderation:
Prof. Carl Frech, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg

Short presentation “Exhibiting AI”:
Jan Hillmann-Regett, Exhibition Designer and Katharina Loderstädt, Creative Director at Archimedes Exhibitions

Thursday, 10 April 2025
18:30 - 20:00


Afterwards: Get-together

Location
Workshop & Studios Archimedes Exhibitions
Saarbrücker Str. 24
10405 Berlin

The event will be held in German.
Admission is free.

Wednesday, 4/23/2025
5.00 pm–6.00 pm
IDZ Event

UX Conversations: Aditi Sharma
Join our upcoming talk with UX Design Awards juror Aditi Sharma, Head of Design & Research at Amazon Web Services (AWS), who will be speaking about effective UX leadership in enterprises.

Details

Learn more about the event and register here.

4/26–27/2025
Member of IDZ


Details

Because only those who can visually imagine a future will set out to achieve it. Tickets and further information at: see-conference.org/

Wednesday, 4/30/2025
5.00 pm–6.00 pm
IDZ Event

Deep Dive with Award Winners "QIMU Design"
In this Deep Dive Shuting Jiang and Tianyue Wu, both co-founders of QIMU Design, will walk us through their Award-winning concept "WE: Wellness Support for Non-Native Speaking Women”.

Details

Learn more about the event and register here.

May 2025

3/1–5/15/2025
IDZ Event

UX Design Awards Call for Entries
The Autumn 2025 Awards call for participation is open for submissions until 15 May 2025. Companies, agencies, professionals, and young designers worldwide are invited to enter their best work in three competition categories: “Product” and “Concept” for the professional sector and “New Talent” for up-and coming designers.

Details

All details and competition dates and deadlines are available on the awards website.

5/8–10/2025

DIVE'25
Design meets politics, business and society: Deutscher Designtag invites you to the DIVE'25 conference in Munich.

Details

The conference brings together experts from design, politics, business and science to discuss the diverse potential of design across disciplinary boundaries together with the audience. Use this opportunity for exchange and dialog and to develop new projects. The IDZ is a member organization of the German Design Day and a cooperation partner of the Federal Design Congress.

When: 8 May, 1:00 p.m. to 10 May, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Munich

Further information, registration and tickets here

Discount for IDZ members: Ticket category “Reduced member organizations”
until 3 February: 150,00 €
until 6 May: gradual increase up to 250,00 €

5/22–6/8/2025
IDZ Event

German Ecodesign Award: Exhibition at GRASSI Museum
From May 22 to June 8, the roadshow will be presented at the GRASSI Museum in Leipzig.

Details

As part of the Leipzig Environment Days, together with the special exhibition “FUTURES. Material and Design of Tomorrow”, we are currently planning a program with exciting lectures and discussions.

Location
Museums at GRASSI
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig


Date
May 22 to June 8, 2025

June 2025

5/22–6/8/2025
IDZ Event

German Ecodesign Award: Exhibition at GRASSI Museum
From May 22 to June 8, the roadshow will be presented at the GRASSI Museum in Leipzig.

Details

As part of the Leipzig Environment Days, together with the special exhibition “FUTURES. Material and Design of Tomorrow”, we are currently planning a program with exciting lectures and discussions.

Location
Museums at GRASSI
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig


Date
May 22 to June 8, 2025

6/19–7/20/2025
IDZ Event

German Ecodesign Award: Exhibition at NOI Techpark
The exhibition will be presented from June 20th to July 19th at the NOI Techpark Bolzano. The opening will take place on June 19th and will be celebrated as part of the annual event "Summer at NOI.

Details

In cooperation with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, the exhibition will be complemented by a supporting program and workshops that offer additional insights into the themes of the nominated and award-winning projects. The exhibition will conclude on July 19 with a finissage and brunch as part of the Diploma Exhibition of the Faculty of Design and Art.

Location
NOI Techpark
A.-Volta-Straße 13/A
39100 Bozen/Südtirol
Italy


Dates
June 19th to July 20th, 2025

Vernissage / Finissage
June 19th / July 19th

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