DesignMarch, Milan design week and Dubai Design Week are among the key architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide for 2025.
It promises to be a busy year ahead for design with events such as Osaka Expo, Venice Architecture Biennale and the 15th Shanghai Biennale all keenly anticipated.
Read on for the 2025 highlights and see Dezeen Events Guide for more design events around the world.
IDS Toronto
23 to 26 January, Canada
Trade show IDS Toronto will celebrate its 26th edition in 2025, returning to the city’s Metro Toronto Convention Centre to host an exhibition, talks programme, networking opportunities and an opening party.
Speakers include brand strategists, designers, marketing directors and consultants, with several talks moderated by Dezeen’s US editor Ben Dreith.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Stockholm Design Week
3 to 9 February, Sweden
Stockholm Design Week‘s 2025 edition will see the return of Stockholm Furniture Fair and its talks programme at Stockholmsmässan.
Alongside the fair, the festival will present exhibitions, installations, open showrooms, workshops, product launches and parties across the city over seven days.
Daniel Heckscher was appointed to be the director of this year’s festival and fair, which invites architecture and design professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Dezeen is launching its digital guide to the festival in January. In the meantime, take a look at last year’s guide here.
Dezeen is a media partner of Stockholm Design Week and Stockholm Furniture Fair.
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DesignMarch
2 to 6 April, Iceland
Five-day festival DesignMarch takes place in Iceland’s capital Reykjavík, celebrating its 17th edition with its annual DesignTalks programme and fringe events.
The festival will explore a range of design disciplines, including interior, fashion, furniture, graphic, jewellery, landscape, product and textile design.
The 2024 edition saw over 100 exhibitions and 200 events hosted across the city.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Expo 2025 Osaka
13 April to 13 October, Japan
Across Yumeshimanaka island in Osaka Bay, a series of exhibitions will be on display over seven months for Expo 2025 Osaka, exploring topics such as sustainability and technology in design.
The world expo will see global design projects spotlighted on the island, in keeping with the Japanese government’s Society 5.0 initiative.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Milan design week
7 to 13 April, Italy
The world’s largest furniture fair Salone del Mobile will host its 63rd edition at Fiera Milano during the 2025 edition of Milan design week.
Taking place alongside the fair, fringe events such as exhibitions, open showrooms, product launches, talks and tours – collectively known as fuorisalone – are set to demonstrate and explore global design projects over seven days.
Take a look at last year’s guide here.
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Venice Architecture Biennale
10 May to 23 September, Italy
Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti is curating this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which will follow the theme Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.
The 19th edition aims to address how architecture can utilise intelligence to combat global issues such as climate change.
While the biennale takes place across Venice, two main exhibition spaces are Giardini della Biennale and Arsenale di Venezia.
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Melbourne Design Week
15 to 25 May, Australia
The theme of this year’s Melbourne Design Week is Design the World You Want, asking participants to create meaningful and enriching designs that can combat global issues.
The festival programme covers mediums such as communication, industrial, urban and service design, architecture, gaming, fashion, craft and art.
The 2024 edition saw more than 100,000 people attend the festival, which launched over 400 events across Melbourne.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
NYCxDesign
16 to 23 May, USA
NYCxDesign expects to present hundreds of events across Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn during May, including trade shows, talks, tours, exhibitions and product launches.
The design week is built on nine core values, including seeking to make New York City a hub for design, encouraging more sustainable practices and serving as a platform for global cultural exchanges.
Take a look at last year’s guide here.
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Design Shanghai
4 to 7 June, China
The Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center is once again the setting for annual trade show Design Shanghai, located across four halls in the venue.
Aiming to spotlight a mix of Eastern and Western designs, the event will present an exhibition and conference, focusing on furniture, textiles and kitchen and bathroom products.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
3 Days of Design
18 to 20 June, Denmark
Copenhagen’s annual design festival 3 Days of Design returns in June, located across 11 of the city’s regions, with each district named after a local monument.
2025 marks the festival’s 12th edition, which is set to host exhibitions, installations, talks, tours, workshops and parties.
The events will explore indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, office equipment, surfaces and materials.
Take a look at last year’s guide here.
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Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2025
1 September to 31 October, South Korea
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been appointed general director of this year’s Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
The event will arrange exhibitions and forums, located across Seoul for two months, that explore and harness the city’s architecture.
The biennale wants to engage with the inhabitants of Seoul, encouraging them to communicate what they want from their city.
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London Design Festival
12 to 21 September, UK
The 23rd edition of London Design Festival will take place across 10 days, hosting exhibitions, talks, workshops, tours, parties, open showrooms and product launches across a range of design disciplines.
The Global Design Forum is the festival’s talks programme, incorporating daily themes for the speakers to explore.
Take a look at last year’s guide here.
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Chicago Architecture Biennial
12 September 2025 to 28 February 2026, USA
Chicago Architecture Biennial has appointed architect and academic Florencia Rodriguez as its latest artistic director.
2025 marks the event’s sixth edition and 10th anniversary, with the biennial launching with an exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Over 400 works by architects and designers have been displayed across the five previous editions.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Dutch Design Week
18 to 26 October, The Netherlands
Located in Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week will focus on five key elements when hosting its annual events: Thriving Planet, Living Environment, Digital Futures, Health and Wellbeing, and Equal Society.
More than 100 venues and locations are expected to host events across the Canal, Centre, Hallenweg, Sectie-C, Station, Strijp-S, Strijp T+R and West districts.
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15th Shanghai Biennale: Does the flower hear the bee?
8 November 2025 to 31 March 2026, China
Shanghai Biennale has set the theme Does the flower hear the bee? for it’s 15th edition, starting November.
The theme addresses the power of communication and intelligence within design, with writer and curator Kitty Scott as the biennale’s chief curator.
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Designart Tokyo
31 October to 9 November, Japan
Designart Tokyo is an annual festival that highlights art, design, architecture, interiors, and fashion through exhibitions in Japan.
Around 100 venues are expected to host exhibitions and parties over 10 days, with hundreds of international brands participating.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Design Week Lagos
October, Nigeria
While the dates for the 2025 edition of Design Week Lagos are yet to be announced, the festival has previously taken place in October.
The festival hosts exhibitions, installations, talks and fairs across Lagos, celebrating the design industry across Africa.
The event was founded in 2019 by Nigerian interior designer Titi Ogufere and this year will welcome its sixth edition.
Dubai Design Week
4 to 9 November, UAE
The Downtown Design fair is one of the largest events to takes place during Dubai Design Week 2025, running alongside the Editions art fair.
The design week also incorporates exhibitions, installations, workshops, markets and talks into its six-day programme, exploring regional and global creativity.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Design Mumbai
26 to 29 November, India
Trade show Design Mumbai hosts its second edition, showcasing indoor and outdoor furniture, kitchen and bathroom equipment, textiles and surfaces by global brands.
Organised by designers and production managers Ian Rudge, Michael Dynan and Piyush Suri, the inaugural edition hosted the exhibition alongside a talks programme.
The event returns to Jio World Garden in Mumbai.
See Dezeen Events Guide for more details.
Miami art week
1 to 7 December, USA
The latest edition of Miami art week is set to take place across the Miami Beach and Miami Design District neighbourhoods in the city.
Hosting fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach, Design Miami and Alcova Miami, the festival also welcomes exhibitions, installations and pop-up events.
Take a look at last year’s guide here.
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