Arab Design Now and Enzo Mari are among the current design exhibitions taking place across the world featured in Dezeen Events Guide.
Other design-related events taking place at the moment include Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design, Christien Meindertsma: Re-forming Waste and I Will Follow the Ship.
Cow dung lamps by Adhi Nugraha are included in the exhibition. Photo by Studio Periphery. Top image: courtesy of the Design Museum
Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design

2 September 2023 to 7 July 2024, USA
Objects intended to illustrate the circularity of materials feature in the Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design exhibition by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Pioneering methods for using overlooked materials such as fungi and manure are on display. Each piece encourages visitors to rethink the ways in which naturally occurring and waste materials are utilised in design.
The V&A will host an exhibition on Christien Meindertsma. Photo courtesy of V&A
Christien Meindertsma: Re-forming Waste

22 November 2023 to 19 October 2024, UK
The work of Dutch designer and artist Christien Meindertsma is celebrated in this exhibition at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London.
Meindertsma's work utilises wool and linoleum, among other materials, and every piece aims to demonstrate innovation and well-honed craft techniques.
The exhibition follows the designer's research into the materials, exploring how they can be used in c...