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DesignUp is also Asia's premier Conference for DesignInTech, and a series of diverse events bringing practitioners, leaders & learners together, fusing insights from East & West.

From DesignUp 2019

Selected articles, updates, posts from our sold-out 2019 Festival in India, and Asia Conference in Singapore

DUp19: From Service To Strategy

In the first post on DesignUp 2019 takeaways, Madan Rao says the conference "frames opportunities for design leaders in business" and "offers a wealth of frameworks, case studies, and tips for designers at the forefront of the creative economy." Read More

India’s largest Design Conference is more than a collection of talks

So says THC, diving behind the scenes into the making of another edtion of DUp, our 1st Festival and an event at a scale that presents a whole new set of challenges. So how do we stay sane, do our day jobs and juggle with a Festival? Read More

From a Conference to a Festival

Over 1350 attendees & 800+ visitors came to DUp19, which expanded to include Exhibits, Installations, Studio-visits and Stores - besides Masterclasses, Workshops, Panels, Keynotes and talks. A look-back at the 70+ speakers and multiple sessions that made the Festival special Read More

DUp19: From Practice to Purpose

In his second YourStory post on DUp19, Madan says the Festival "raised the bar of excellence for the design community - from inner reflection to broader engagement, the annual conference rallied the designer community to explore new ground in a world of digital opportunity and challenges" Read More

The DesignUp Asia Conference: Singapore, June 2019

DUp19 wasn't just the India Festival: in June we had our Asia conference with over 250 attendees in Singapore. Weiman Kow beautifully captured some key takeaways and insights from the multiple speakers via her amazing sketchnotes (she was a DUp Fest scholar in Nov). Read More

“Data is in the Design”

In a pre-cursor to the DUp19 Festival, LiveMint took a bird's eye view of the Festival "at the intersection of Design and Technology" putting the spotlight on interesting speakers, tracks and off-beat themes like Craft, Design, Data - and "pièce de résistance - a large-scale exhibit by Japanese digital artist Takuma Nakata" Read More

DesignUp Deconstruct: Understanding the State of Design-In-Tech, in India & SE Asia

“With an incredibly diverse population of more than 1.3 billion people, it’s... Read More

Call for DesignUp Scholars 2019

We’re back with the DesignUp Scholarships for 2019 - and this time we’re supported... Read More

▶️ Recap: DesignUp 2018

DesignUp Conference 2018 was the biggest yet - full of all the things that you should expect from every DesignUp event - stellar speakers, varied topics, workshops, in-depth Masterclasses, great opportunities to network - and of course a great spread of food and delectable desserts! And that extra special buzz and energy! Read More