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
