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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Engineering the World: Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design

Focusing on Ove Arup's philosophy of total design, this exhibition will feature unseen archival materials for huge projects, such as the Sydney Opera House, alongside recent prototypes and digital animations by Arup, the global engineering consultancy.

London, UK. On view through November 6, 2016.

Tuesday

Inside Ford Motor Company's FIVE Lab, via Ford Motor Company.

Take a Break from Reality at: IMMERSE Technology Summit

IMMERSE is a one day event that offers the opportunity to learn about virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies and how they can be put to work in a wide variety of industries. With three keynotes, over 20 breakout sessions, over 40 exhibitors and a 'Shark Tank' showcasing startups, IMMERSE will be a day you won't want to miss.

Bellevue, WA. October 11, 2016 at 8:30 AM.

Wednesday

One of last year's winners, the Autonomous Baggage Train

Flex Your Creative Muscles and Enter: Spark's International Design Awards

The Spark Awards are an exciting competition created to promote great design and it's talented designers. The awards are focused tightly on design categories and disciplines, so you can join their community and enter your best designs of any category, including product, health, transport and many more.

Online competition open through November 1, 2016.

Thursday

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Ditch Comic Con and Check Out: nendo: 50 Manga Chairs

In this chair exhibition, nendo abstracts archetypes of manga comics. The chairs are happy, distressed, embarrassed, surprised—they leap and bound, zoom past, or slowly slink away. Each chair has its own personality, allowing it to stand on its own or, when placed next to the others, to become part of a collective narrative. The chairs come alive in a harmonious display of nendo's playful Japanese design.

New York, NY. On view through October 29, 2016.

Friday

Wood and Faulk belts, via TRNK.

Celebrate Makers Everywhere at: WeMake Celebrates

WeMake Celebrates design with their second annual design conference on the process of making. Their curated group of diverse speakers are all forging their own creative paths and making a mark in their respective industries. The second day of the conference will be packed with fun hands-on experiences. 

Portland, OR. Event runs October 14, 2016 through October 15, 2016.

Saturday/Sunday

Nikita Kadan, Hold the Thought, Where Conversation was Interrupted, 2014

Explore Conservatism and Liberalism at: Sculpture Quadrennial Riga

Sculpture Quadrennial Riga is an international contemporary arts festival focusing on sculpture and installation that brings international participants together to reflect on globally important topics. In its twelfth edition, SQR explores conservatism and liberalism—the coexistence and interaction between the two leading attitudes toward current social and political situations in Europe.

Riga, Latvia. On view through October 28, 2016.

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.