Special pieces of jewellery are no longer only exhibited at the design museum; they can also be purchased. As from now, each month a new jewellery designer will be presented in the museum shop.

On 2 March 2010, some 200 people came to the sold-out event on the method for calculating the value of design given by design expert and author Professor Dr. Peter Zec in Düsseldorf 's renowned "stilwerk" design shopping centre. Together with co-author Burkhard Jacob, director of the red dot institute, Zec gave an overview of the method of design value calculation and explained how design can increase the value of a company.

In celebration of World Industrial Design Day on 29 June 2010, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) invites designers from around the globe to initiate events reflecting this year's theme "Industrial Design: Humane solutions for a resilient world".