The 12-Day Greater Boston Design Festival

save the dates! 7th boston design week 

March 25 - April 5, 2020

The CALL FOR EVENTS is now online!

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WHAT'S NEXT FOR 2020?

Thank you Boston! The 6th Annual Festival was truly our best yet! Themes spanned the entire design spectrum to provide an insightful, provocative, and diverse experience. It was the most diverse Design Week yet with events including graphic design, fashion, interior design, technical design, architecture, and more! 84 events, almost half of which sold out, took place in 10 neighborhood and 16 cities and towns in greater Boston. 

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We will shortly announce our 'CALL FOR EVENTS" for 2020 -- all design-related events are encouraged.  Make sure you are signed up on our eNews so you are among the first to hear when submissions are open.  Early submissions receive priority consideration for acceptance and calendar selection.

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To receive announcements and keep up with all the news be sure to sign up for our Boston Design Week eNews here, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Boston Design Week is produced by Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC. Expressions of interest from Sponsors and Participants for Boston Design Week 2020 may be sent to Tony Fusco, Co-Producer at bostondesignweek@fuscofour.com 

WORLD DESIGN WEEKS SUMMIT IN BOSTON APRIL 1-5 

Boston Design Week seeks to increase public awareness and appreciation of all aspects of design, foster recognition of the vital role design plays in our lives, and bring new audiences to a wide array of design industries and organizations.  Our vision is to encourage the public to explore all aspects of design. 

Boston Design Week is now a member of World Design Weeks, an international coalition to share knowledge, resources, and best practices, fostering the exchange of products and ideas, sustainable development and the growth of individual design events.  We proudly join Barcelona, Beijing, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Mexico, San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, Toronto and several others globally.

  It is a great honor to announce that Boston will host the World Design Weeks Summit as part of Boston Design Week 2020, with delegates from around the world.   Please help us in welcoming our colleagues from our global coalition of design weeks!  Watch for news and information about our international forums, participants and sponsors!

2019 Special Tracks

If the event falls into one of the categories below, it will also have a special designation to help you find and follow a track that interests you. Click on the logo below to see the events that fall into each track. 

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

- Historic Preservation

- Architecture

- Urban Planning

- Future Design of Our City

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

- Industry Networking Events and Conferences

- New Products and Applications

- Continuing Design Education

- Student Design Contests

DESIGN AND SOCIAL IMPACT

- Sustainable Design

- Design and Recycling

- Design With a Social Purpose

- Design and the Environment

Back Bay Design District

Programs, speakers, and other events will take place at several locations in the Back Bay.

Innovation and Design Building

Indicates programs, speakers, and events taking place at the Innovation and Design Building.

Boston Design Center

Indicates programs, speakers, and other events taking place at the Boston Design Center.

Click the cover to flip through the 2019 Guidebook!

Mayoral Proclamation

"Boston Design Week"

March 27 - April 7, 2019

Martin J. Walsh, Mayor

Thanks to our 2019 Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsors

Gold Sponsors 

Silver Sponsors 

Bronze Sponsors 

Non-Profit Organizational Bronze Sponsor