The World Design Exhibition 1989 (Japanese: 世界デザイン博覧会), also abbreviated "Design-Haku", was an event held at the Nagoya Congress Center July 15 - November 26, 1989. It was hosted by the World Design Organization. Other venues included Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Port. 
It was visited by over 15 million people. The congress of the host organisation was also held there in the same year. 
Following the expo the International Design Centre Nagoya was established in 1992 and opened in 1996.
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