Innovation Gateway:
Get to know all DF's

Each Design Factory is distinct, but dive into this section to learn more about our different Design Factories locations, and the organisation or institution they are part of. Here you'll discover brief introductions to each Design Factory, get insights into their unique focuses, signature projects, and most importantly, find contact details for those who can provide further information about each Design Factory. This gateway is your starting point for exploring the awesome diversity of our network.

39
Design factories
25
Countries
160
DF people
Espoo, Finland
2008
Aalto Design Factory
Klaus Castrén
Shanghai, China
2010
Sino-Finnish Centre
Xihan Cheng
Melbourne, Australia
2011
Swinburne Design Factory Melbourne
Pauliina Mattila
Santiago , Chile
2012
DDHUB-Duoc Design Hub
Paulo Caviglia
Geneva, Switzerland
2014
CERN IdeaSquare
Catarina Batista
Seoul, South Korea
2015
Design Factory Korea
Hyun-Kyung Lee
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
2015
Future Design Factory
Eric Voigt
Porto, Portugal
2015
Porto Design Factory
José Reis
Bogotá, Colombia
2016
Design Factory Javeriana Bogotá
Lucas Rafael Ivorra Peñafort
Ankara, Türkiye
2016
METU Design Factory
Arzu Gönenç Sorguç
New York City, U.S.A
2016
NYC Design Factory
Andreea Cotoranu
Riga, Latvia
2016
RTU Design Factory
Elina Mikelsone
Cali, Colombia
2017
Cali Design Factory
Diana Riveros
Hamilton, New Zealand
2017
Design Factory NZ
Margi Moore
Barcelona, Spain
2017
Fusion Point
Laura Bellorini
Kyoto, Japan
2017
Kyoto Design Lab
Sushi Suzuki
Valencia, Spain
2017
UPV Design Factory
Fanny Collado
Warsaw, Poland
2017
Warsaw Design Factory
Piotr Palka
Singapore
2018
Design Factory @ SIT
Ho Hung Yi
Mannheim, Germany
2018
inno.space Design Factory Mannheim
Kirstin Kohler
Tartu, Estonia
2018
Sandbox
Maria Laanelepp
Hamk, Finland
2019
HAMK Design Factory
Jari Jussila
Tel Aviv, Israel
2019
Design Factory Shenkar
Assaf Krebs
Deajeon, South Korea
2019
Hannam Design Factory
Hyo-Hyun Park
Bologna, Italy
2019
Oper.Space
Matteo Vignoli
Queens, U.S.A
2019
St. John’s University Design Factory
Max Hergenrother
London, United Kingdom
2020
Design Factory London
Ryan Smith
Sydney, Australia
2020
nandin Innovation Centre
Carol Azzam Mackay
Helsinki, Finland
2021
Viikki Food Design Factory
Laura Forsman
Aveiro, Portugal
2021
Design Factory Aveiro
Afonso Borges
Pforzheim, Germany
2021
Design Factory Pforzheim
Caroline Bechtold
Stuttgart, Germany
2021
Design Factory Stuttgart
Scarlett Spiegeler Castañeda
Santiago & Concepción, Chile
2021
iCubo UDD
Paul O'Toole
Vilnius, Lithuania
2021
Link Menu Fabrikas
Monika Grinevičiūtė
Nantes, France
2022
Design Factory Nantes
Astrid Corbineau
Manchester, United Kingdom
2023
Design Factory Manchester
Paul Bason
Limerick, Ireland
2023
Forge Design Factory
Rebecca Marsden
Salerno, Italy
2023
Seiunisa
Roberto Parente
Birmingham, United Kingdom
2024
Design Factory Birmingham
Paul Gretton
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