Product Design Hackathon (Milan)

Eight Sleep

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2026 Product Design Hackathon

Apply by Monday, November 9 at 23:59 CET.

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.
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

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.

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

A day at the Hackathon
Work on a real product challenge from a company building at the edge of hardware, software, and AI
A chance to win a
Pod
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
Hackathon: Saturday, November 14

Applications close: Monday, November 9, 23:59 CET (you’ll hear back by Thursday, November 12)
Results: Thursday, November 19