Design Factory Global Network

Design Factory Global Network (DFGN) is a network of 37 innovation hubs in 25 countries based in universities and research organisations on five continents worldwide. DFGN is on a mission to create change in the world of learning and research through passion-based culture and effective problem-solving. Shared understanding and common ways of working enable Design Factories in the network to collaborate efficiently across cultures, time zones and organisational boundaries fostering radical innovations.

Where we are

DFGN currently extends to almost all corners of the world with partners in five different continents. All Design Factories are created to drive change in the local context, whether it is hosted by a university or a research institution

helsinki
shanghai
melbourne
santiago
geneva
seoul
porto
philadelphia
leeuwarden
ankara
bogota
new york
riga
valencia
são paulo
hamilton
warsaw
barcelona
kyoto
cali
mannheim
tartu
hämeenlinna
new york
daejeon
Tel Aviv
bologna
london
sydney
aveiro
helsinki
vilnius
Santiago
Singapore
pforzheim
stuttgart
nantes
salerno
limerick
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Meet the DFGN team

DFGN is the activity that takes place in and between the different Design Factories. To find out more, meet the local faces of each platform. DFGN also has a small team in Aalto University, looking after the development of the network.

Felipe Gárate

Design Factory Global Network

Sara Figueiredo

Design Factory Global Network

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Local representatives

Klaus Castrén

Aalto Design Factory

Xihan Cheng

Sino-Finnish Centre

Pauliina Mattila

Design Factory Melbourne

Andrea Ordenes

Duoc Design Factory

Tuuli Utriainen

Ideasquare @ CERN

Hyun-Kyung Lee

Design Factory Korea

José Miguel Reis

Porto Design Factory

Tod Corlett

Nexus Design Factory

Eric Voigt

Frisian Design Factory

Arzu Gonenc

METU Design Factory

Lucas R. Ivorra Peñafort

Design Factory Javeriana

Andreea Cotoranu

New York City Design Factory

Elīna Miķelsone

Riga Technical University Design Factory

Fanny Collado

UPV Design Factory

Diana Riveros Ospina

Cali Design Factory

Eduardo Zancul

Design Factory São Paulo

Margi Moore

Design Factory New Zealand

Piotr Palka

Warsaw Design Factory

Laura Bellorini

Fusion Point

Sushi Suzuki

Kyoto Design Lab

Kirstin Kohler

inno.space

Maria Laanelepp

Sandbox

Luca Iandoli

St. John's University Design Factory

Jari Jussila

HAMK Design Factory

Hyo-Kyun Park

Hannam Design Factory

Assaf Krebs

Shenkar Design Factory

Yigal David

Shenkar Design Factory

Matteo Vignoli

oper.space

Ryan Smith

Design Factory London

Tim Boyle

nandin

Afonso Borges

Design Factory Aveiro

Laura Forsman

Viikki Food Design Factory

Lina Pečiūrė

VILNIUS TECH LinkMenu fabrikas

Scarlett Spiegeler Castañeda

Design Factory Stuttgart

Paul O'Toole

iCubo UDD

Astrid Corbineau

Design Factory Nantes

Matte Lim

Design Factory @SIT

Caroline Bechtold

DF Pforzheim

Roberto Parente

DF: SEIUNISA

Rebecca Marsden

FORGE Design Factory