Jumpstart your week with our insider's guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here's the best of what's going on, right now.

Monday

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Ask Your Self-Driving Car Questions at: Disruption & Rapid Expansion

As part of #speakeasyasia's networking event series, this discussion will focus on Disruption & Rapid Expansion within the field of technology. Panelists will discuss how they use changes in technology and society to their advantage to grow quickly and dominate their market. Don't miss out on invaluable insights from Uber, Blippar and Expedia.

Singapore. September 5th at 6:30PM. 

Tuesday

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Close the Generational Gap at: Eternal Ceramics

An opportunity to view classic works alongside modern, abstract sculptural forms, this diverse ceramic exhibit features works by twelve artists from six different countries. The featured work spans from 1949 to 2015 and features ceramic objects of all shapes, styles and colors.

London, UK. On view through September 8, 2016.

Wednesday

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Bring a Mad Men Fan to: International Art Moves Festival

Celebrating the art of billboards and other means of advertising through art, the International Art Moves Festival turns the city of Torun into an enormous, outdoor art gallery. Visitors are invited to walk through spaces filled with art centered around the theme, "under pressure—how to be yourself in the contemporary oppressive world."

Torun, Poland. Festival runs through September 9, 2016.

Thursday

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Get Your Fabric On at: New York Textile Month at Colony

Colony is celebrating New York Textile Month with three consecutive exhibits during the month of September, each one showcasing the impressive catalogs of two Colony Co-op members, Hiroko Takeda and Meg Callahan, and the Colony Consult collaborator, FEBRIK.

New York New York. Visit the event schedule for specific exhibit dates.

Friday

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Watch Process Porn IRL at: Artist Talk With Yuki Hayama

In this presentation, Yuki Hayama will explore the sources, processes and themes used in his current exhibition, Beauty of Life. During the talk, Hayama will demonstrate his incredible drawing technique on ceramic.

New York, NY. September 9, 2016 at 2PM.

Saturday/Sunday

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Get Spiritual at: inConversation:—Morris Skenderian

Architect Morris Skenderian will be talking about his work with William F. Cody on the St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs. Skenderian joined the project as a young architect and offered to work with Laguna Beach stained glass artist, Joseph Maes, in the making of the church's stained glass windows.

Los Angeles, CA. September 11, 2016 at 1PM.

Check out the Core77 Calendar for more design world events, competitions and exhibitions, or submit your own to be considered for our next Week in Design.