Dominic Wilcox shared the thinking behind Little Inventors in Slovakia and Denmark

October took our Dominic Wilcox to two international design events, where he shared the creative philosophy that sparked Little Inventors: looking at the world with curiosity, questioning the familiar and giving imagination room to lead the way.

His first stop was the Eastern Design Conference at Tabačka Kulturfabrik in Košice, Slovakia. Held on 9–10 October 2026, the conference brought together designers, artists, innovators and creative thinkers from around the world. Dominic spoke about how enriching design could be when seen through a child’s perspective, taking the thinking behind Little Inventors to an international design audience.

Later that month, on 22 October, he spoke at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen as part of Academy Talks Design. The open lecture series welcomed leading international designers, artists and creative thinkers to share fresh perspectives on design, innovation and creativity. Dominic’s talk brought his distinctive approach to another audience, exploring the curiosity and unconventional thinking that had shaped his work.

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From GPS shoes that guided their wearer home to an art exhibition created for dogs and a stained-glass driverless car, Dominic’s creations had long challenged assumptions about what design could be. Behind their playfulness lay a conviction that original ideas could emerge when people gave themselves permission to think differently, without immediately worrying about what was possible.

It was this same belief that led Dominic to found Little Inventors in 2016. He had recognised the extraordinary freedom of children’s imaginations and asked what might happen if their ideas were taken seriously. By inviting young people to draw their inventions, then working with professional artists, designers, engineers and makers to bring selected ideas to life, Little Inventors gave that thinking a practical home.

Both talks returned to the ideas that started it all: the value of curiosity, the importance of playfulness and what adults could learn from children’s willingness to imagine without limits.

We were proud to see Dominic share those ideas in Slovakia and Denmark, taking the philosophy behind Little Inventors into the wider international design community.