Sydney Design Week, Detroit Month of Design and Lake Como Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this September.

Other events taking place during the month include the Singapore Design Week, Frieze Seoul, Helsinki Design Week and London Design Festival.

Detroit Month of Design
1 to September, USA

The 14th edition of Detroit Month of Design takes place in September, hosting a series of talks, exhibitions, installations, tours markets, product launches and parties.

This year's theme, Creative Currents, seeks to honour the history of Detroit and current collaborative opportunities in the city as the only UNESCO City of Design in the USA.

Frieze Seoul
4 to 7 September, South Korea

Frieze is an annual art fair, with locations in London, Los Angeles, New York and Seoul. The upcoming edition takes place at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre in Seoul.

The fair presents a range of artists and designers, including the Suh Se Ok x LG OLED exhibition, as well as the Focus Asia showcase spotlighting upcoming galleries.

Helsinki Design Week
6 to 15 September, Finland

Helsinki Design Week hosts its 20th edition in 2024, celebrating with exhibitions, parties, tours and workshops exploring a range of design mediums.

One of the largest events taking place during the festival is the design fair Habitare, which is located at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre.

Dezeen is a media partner of Habitare 2024.

Sydney Design Week
13 to 19 September, Australia

In Between Worlds is the theme for the 2024 edition of Sydney Design Week, which will address concepts for future cities with a focus on sustainability and connectedness.

The programme includes the following series of talks: Places of Belonging, Space Architecture, Future Prototypes, Collective Care and Maximalist Identities.

London Design Festival
14 to 22 September, UK

London Design Festival celebrates its 22nd edition and will host hundreds of events across 11 participating districts in the city.

Events include exhibitions, installations, parties and design fairs, such as Material Matters and its talks and workshop programme.

Dezeen Events Guide has published its annual guide to the festival, this year including an interactive map.

Lake Como Design Festival
15 to 22 September, Italy

This year's Lake Como Design Festival has the theme Lightness, referencing writer Italo Calvino's book Six Memos for the New Millennium and showcasing projects that cross the art and design disciplines.

The sixth edition will take place across a range of venues in the city, including the Chilometro della Conoscenza garden, Palazzo del Broletto, Villa del Grumello and San Pietro in Atrio.

Singapore Design Week
26 September to 6 October, Singapore

People of Design is the theme for Singapore Design Week 2024, which aims to celebrate everyone contributing to the design industry, no matter how established.

One of the key events taking place during the festival is the trade show FIND – Design Fair Asia 2024, which will present furniture, interiors and design products.

Dezeen is a media partner for Singapore Design Week 2024.

About Dezeen Events Guide

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