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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Start Thinking About: The 7th Maier International Design Competition

The autonomous vehicle is closer and closer to becoming a reality, but what will be the influence of the autonomous vehicle in vehicle design? What New Features and New Products will the autonomous vehicle bring? New aesthetics? What about the emotional values? The aim of this competition is to imagine and visualize new concepts for the autonomous vehicle in 2030. Get started now—you only have until March to prepare a proposal.

Online competition open through March 29, 2017.

Tuesday

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Peek Inside Design Process Development During: A-Z

As a new design studio, HAWRAF doesn't have a defined process. So, they created A-Z as a way to develop one and put it to the test. Operating within a set of constraints, they'll evaluate and document their response to 26 briefs over the course of 26 hours. The entire 26 hours will be live-streamed, so anyone, anywhere can tune in and take from their process of processing processes.

Livestream begins November 15, 2016 and runs through November 16th, 2016.

Wednesday

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Party Hard at: The Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment LA

The epic poster says it all—except that Core77 friend and discussion board moderator, Michael DiTullo will be a judge!

Los Angeles, CA. November 16, 2016 at 7:00PM.

Thursday

MycoWorks redefines leather with mycelium

Get Funky at: BIOFABRICATE

BIOFABRICATE is the annual summit for the emerging world of grown materials. From yeast and bacteria to mushrooms and mammalian cells, international attendees will discover disruptive research, and companies, literally growing the materials of the future. From architecture to apparel, BIOFABRICATE is the event to experience how biotechnology is facilitating a new material revolution.

New York, NY. November 17, 2016 from 8AM to 7:30PM.

Friday

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No VR Goggles Necessary at: King Dong Come

Get lost in the fantastical world of the Haas Brothers' latest exhibit. Divided into two separate rooms, the front of the gallery represents a "magical forest" filled with whimsical creatures, while the back of the gallery is the sanctuary for King Dong, the largest Beast ever created by The Haas Brothers' studio. Go get weird!!!

New York, NY. On view through January 5, 2017.

Saturday/Sunday

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Speculative Design, Baghdad 800 – Istanbul 2048

As part of Istanbul Design Biennial, this workshop invites artists and designers to engage with questions on alternative pasts and futures and design fictions in relation to the Islamic and Middle-East legacies of technology and design. The speculative design workshop focuses on "what if" questions, including, "what if the computer age would have started in 1200?"

Istanbul, Turkey. November 20, 2016 at 1:00PM.

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.