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DESIGN X EDGE 2026 | International Selection of Emerging Design Futures
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DESIGN X EDGE 2026 | International Selection of Emerging Design Futures

DESIGN X - A PEAR & MULBERRY initiative

August 31, 2026New York, NY, USA

Some projects should not disappear after the show, the thesis, the studio, or the prototype. DESIGN X EDGE 2026 invites emerging designers, artists, creative technologists, researchers, students, recent graduates, studios, and early-career practitioners to submit projects that open new ways of seeing, making, sensing, relating, and imagining the future. We welcome experimental objects, instal...

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DESIGN X EDGE 2026 is dedicated to emerging and early-career creatives worldwide, including students, recent graduates, designers, artists, creative technologists, researchers, independent studios, early-stage founders, and interdisciplinary teams. Eligible work may originate from a thesis, studio, research lab, independent practice, speculative proposal, prototype, exhibition, startup, public program, or self-initiated experiment. Projects do not need to be commercialized or production-ready, but should demonstrate a clear point of view, strong documentation, and the potential to grow beyond their current form.

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Shortlisted projects will be featured online through DESIGN X SERIES and named in the annual DESIGN X EDGE publication. Selected projects will be included in the annual book, available globally through bookstores and online retail channels.
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