ISSCI Summer Retreat 2026 · ESAD joins an international initiative exploring the real impact of creativity on society.

Design Research

Projects that deepen the impact of design on culture, the economy, and contemporary society

Porto Design Biennale

Time Is present

Designing the Common

October – December 2025

Exhibition · Casa do Design

Archive of Portuguese Illustration

Contemporary Transformations and Trends

03.05 — 30.09.2025

Exhibition · Casa do Design

Fragrance and Form

Design and Perfume Culture

31.05 — 30.09.2025

Porto Design Biennale

Petrichor

The Smell of Rain

october 2023

Porto Design Biennale

The Archive of Vibrant Matter

Collaborative online archive

june 2021

Porto Think Tanks

New European Bauhaus

September 2022

Porto Design Biennale

Alter—

The Journal of Alternative Design Practice

May 2024

News

We are thrilled to share our latest news

ESAD lecturers develop visual identity and website for Lisbon Triennial 2025

12.12.2025

ANTF launches competition to create its new corporate identity

05.12.2025

Product Design students present projects to civil protection authorities

11.12.2025

Fashion Design alumni on display at the Barbican Art Gallery in London

18.11.2025

ESAD presents project at the Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID) Conference

17.11.2025

Interior Design students develop installation for +Concreta 2025

07.11.2025

Self-build workshop part of the CINANIMA 2025 Festival

05.11.2025

Lecturers and researchers take centre stage at the 4th edition of the Porto Design Biennale

27.10.2025

Field Class at Pole Pole's Porto Design Biennale Project

16.10.2025

Collection developed at ESAD wins young designers competition in Spain

08.10.2025

Students invited to Tom Dixon presentation

29.09.2025

Lecturer Helena Sofia Silva moderates "Celebrating World Design" international conference organised by EPDA

18.09.2025

Three former Fashion Design students among the finalists of Sangue Novo 2025/26

07.10.2025

Fashion student Enzo Peres wins the Bloom Competition

03.07.2025

Events

Unparalleled networking opportunities

Talk with designer Sara Velez

Design&Drinks

30.04.2026 18:00 – 20:00

Automotive Design

Conference with automotive designer Boris Fabris

13.05.2026 10:30 – 12:30

Famel Design Day

With CEO Joel Sousa and CFO Massimo Barbieri

09.04.2026 11:00 – 17:00

Lecture and Workshop with Florian Lamm

MA Talks

02.03.2026 10:00 – 11:00

ESAD Open Week 2026

23.03 — 27.03.2026

Design by Necessity: Punk Typography, Technology and Creative Practice

Talk with Russell Bestley

07.01.2026 17:00 – 18:00

Integrating UX and AI: Methods, Tools, and Frameworks for Digital Product Design

Conference with André Fangueiro

16.12.2025 14:30 – 15:30

Talk with Álvaro Sousa, João Martins and Sara Figueiredo

Design&Drinks

11.12.2025 18:00 – 20:00

Talk with António Rodrigues e Cláudia Lima

Design&Drinks

27.11.2025 18:00 – 20:00

Exhibition "From Museum to Theatre"

Transforming Heritage into Experience

14.11 — 31.12.2025

Porto Design Biennale

TIME IS PRESENT. Designing the Common

23.10 — 26.10.2025

Design&Drinks

Conversation Series between Design Schools

30.10.2025 — 26.11.2026

ISSCI Summer Retreat 2026

13.07 — 17.07.2026

A critical and interdisciplinary perspective.

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A curated selection of publications, editions, and products reflecting our activity in the fields of Design, the Arts, and Visual Culture. From exhibition catalogues and monographs to experimental formats and merchandise, this section brings together research, practice, and dissemination. Available for browsing and purchase, these materials extend the reach of the institution’s critical and editorial output to both specialist and broader audiences.