Product Design Hackathon (Milan)

2026 Product Design Hackathon For one day, we’re inviting 30 designers to our Milan office space to work on a real Eight Sleep design challenge. We’ll reveal the brief in the morning and you’ll design throughout the day, submitting your final work for a chance to win a Pod. The event is by invite only and free to attend. Apply by Monday, November 9 at 23:59 CET. A day at the Hackathon - Hear the brief live from our team in the morning and get the context behind it - Take the brief from problem to a finished concept in one day, with your own process, tools, and judgment - Submit a short deck and your Figma file by the end of the event - A jury from the Eight Sleep team will review submissions and provide feedback - Stay for aperitivo with the Eight Sleep team and the other designers What you need to apply - A portfolio that shows your work and how you think - Experience designing digital products: product, UX, UI, or interaction design - Your own laptop with Figma, and the ability to be in Milan on Saturday, November 14 from 8:30 to 18:00. - Fluency in English. The brief, the mentoring and the jury all run in English. Bonus points - You’ve designed for connected hardware, health, wellness, or data-heavy products - You use AI tools in your design process - You’ve worked on motion, prototyping, or design systems Why join? - Work on a real product challenge from a company building at the edge of hardware, software, and AI - A chance to win a Pod https://www.eightsleep.com/ - Spend a day with 30 of the most ambitious designers in Milan, and get invaluable feedback from the Eight Sleep team - Lunch, coffee, and aperitivo with Eight Sleep team Key Dates - Applications open: Tuesday, November 3 - Applications close: Monday, November 9, 23:59 CET (you’ll hear back by Thursday, November 12) - Hackathon: Saturday, November 14 - Results: Thursday, November 19