Schools Workshop

The 2026 Schools Workshop is sponsored by KI, with the support of molo and presented with media partner Core77.

The WANTED Design Schools Workshop is a collaborative design challenge for international design schools with the contributions of guests and industry experts.

Last year’s workshop, “Eating in NYC: Reconnecting and Redesigning Food Systems”, was conducted with school partner RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) and supported by Haworth, Core77 and molo.

In a dedicated workspace at ICFF, the 30 + students coming from different schools and countries worked together organized by team. At the end of ICFF, they presented their projects to a Jury of industry leaders on the main stage.

The 2026 workshop ,“The Unseen Narratives”, is conducted with school partner from Mexico City, CENTRO. Through sound, rhythm, data, technology, and emotion, the students will explore the invisible patterns of daily life. They will explore transforming what surrounds us into new ways of seeing and feeling.