SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

PROGRAMME

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Design in Wartime
  • May 31, 2026
  • |May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
  • |May 30, 2026
Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin, Technische Universität Wien, Polytechnikum Lwiw, OeAD-Kooperationsbüro Lwiw/Lemberg, Ukraine Office Austria
  • architecture
  • |communication design
  • |social design
The exhibition “Design in Wartime” presents nineteen projects by Ukrainian and Austrian students of architecture and design, addressing the spatial, social, and cultural challenges of living in times …
Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Dandies Decadence Modernism
  • May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
  • |May 30, 2026
  • |May 31, 2026
Bröhan Museum
  • product
  • Exhibition
The exhibition is dedicated to two outstanding protagonists of the Aesthetic Movement, whose cult of beauty provided a significant impulse for the emergence of modern design. Based on the exemplary co…
Tour 5 – Friedrichshain
  • May 28, 2026
  • Meet & Greet
  • |Tour
Hochschulen und junge Studios von Charlottenburg bis Friedrichshain: acht Stops zur Designausbildung und zu dem, was direkt danach kommt. Eine Tour über das Werden und Wachsen. Thursday, May 28, 20…
No Tools. Just Wood. — AKO Showroom
  • May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
  • |May 30, 2026
  • |May 31, 2026
ALLEN KAUFMANN OBJECTS
  • product
  • Showroom
AKO (ALLEN KAUFMANN OBJECTS) is the product initiative of Berlin architecture studio ALLEN KAUFMANN ARCHITEKTEN, winner of the ArchDaily Building of the Year 2026 in Interior Architecture. AKO Materia…
Curated Evening: Material Research in the Design Process
  • May 28, 2026
Dipl. Ing . Silvia Wald
  • industrial
  • |material
  • Talk
As part of Berlin Design Week, graduate garment engineer Silvia Wald invites guests to a curated thematic evening at her Berlin-based Studio Aufschnitt. Under the title “DESIGN REAL – Material Researc…
Designing Between Worlds
  • May 28, 2026
Clayground x Designing Between Worlds
  • experience
  • |social design
  • Workshop
This workshop invites designers to reflect on how the places and cultures we come from, together with the experiences we carry, influence the way we perceive and create space. By returning to the firs…
Tour 5 – Friedrichshain
  • May 28, 2026
  • Meet & Greet
  • |Tour
From Alexanderplatz through Hackescher Markt to the furniture flagship: five stations between architecture, ceramics, and interior design – modernity meets tradition, all within walking distance. T…
Monica Förster: Form and Adventure
  • May 30, 2026
  • |May 31, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
Unique Factory Berlin
  • craft
  • |interior
  • |product
  • Showroom
During Berlin Design Week 2026, Unique Factory Berlin presents a curated selection of works by renowned Swedish designer Monica Förster. Known for her distinct approach to form, material and innovatio…
2051 (Everything Turned Out Rather Well)
  • May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
  • |May 30, 2026
  • |May 31, 2026
Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences (former Berlin International)
  • architecture
  • |graphic
  • |interior
  • Exhibition
It is 2051, and everything has turned out rather well. Ecological collapse, social fragmentation, political polarization – the defining crises of the early 21st century are now distant memories. But h…
Tour 9 – Material & Innovation
  • May 28, 2026
  • Meet & Greet
  • |Tour
A thematic tour from Mitte through Kreuzberg: six stops on how material becomes concept – from wood and chair tradition to design collectives, material research, and circular economy. Thursday, May…
2051 (Everything Turned Out Rather Well)
  • May 28, 2026
Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences (former Berlin International)
  • architecture
  • |graphic
  • |interior
  • Exhibition
It is 2051, and everything has turned out rather well. Ecological collapse, social fragmentation, political polarization – the defining crises of the early 21st century are now distant memories. But h…
Open Studio and Workshop – Cooking, Crafting & Taste
  • May 28, 2026
BARTMANN.
  • craft
  • |interior
  • |product
  • Tour
  • |Meet & Greet
Design and production under one roof – that’s what BARTMANN has stood for for almost 20 years. For Berlin Design Night, we’re opening our studio and workshop, warmly inviting you to a deli…
This is not Clockwork Orange
  • May 28, 2026
GOLEM Baukeramik
  • architecture
  • |craft
  • |interior
  • Exhibition
GOLEM presents an artistic intervention at the intersection of inside and outside, of yesterday and tomorrow, during Design Night. Our ceramic detailing program guides you around every corner – unusua…
Urban Signals
  • May 30, 2026
  • |May 31, 2026
Neuendorf Arterior
  • interior
  • |product
  • |spatial design
Urban Signals is the first furniture collection by Neuendorf Arterior and explores how visual codes in the urban environment shape human behavior. Markings, guidance systems and elements of defensive …
Open Studio, Open Scene, Open Exhibition
  • May 28, 2026
Velt Studio
  • fashion
  • |graphic
  • |product
  • Exhibition
Velt Studio opens its doors during Design Week Berlin for a group exhibition emerging from its own creative cosmos. Usually operating as a coworking space and production hub for designers, photographe…
UDK x ERCO | Hands-On Light
  • May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
Universität der Künste Berlin / ERCO
  • process
  • |product
  • |science & research
  • Exhibition
UDK’s Product Design Master Programme has teamed up with ERCO to explore future concepts for end-user specific lighting solutions. ‘Hands-on Light’ is showcasing 15 prototypes resulting from an experi…
Transit Objects
  • May 28, 2026
FH Potsdam
  • product
  • Exhibition
The entryway is one of the most frequently used yet often underestimated spaces in the home. It is where first impressions are formed, where guests are welcomed and bid farewell, a threshold between p…
Something's Cooking
  • May 28, 2026
PIROL Studios
  • communication design
  • |industrial
  • |interior
  • Meet & Greet
PIROL Studios – a 2000sqm studio space in the geographical center of Berlin has been existing for the past 6 years. A fascinating and surprising place – an indoor creative village – has gr…
TANAKA'S TRAIN
  • May 28, 2026
FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO
  • interior
  • |spatial design
  • Exhibition
An invitation to a cocktail in a parallel world. On the occasion of BERLIN DESIGN WEEK, FABIAN FREYTAG presents new works. The exhibition explores the relationship between visibility and concealment. …
Tour 5 – Friedrichshain
  • May 28, 2026
  • Meet & Greet
  • |Tour
Experimental design in Berlin's east: three studios in Friedrichshain showing what happens when materials and ideas collide. Thursday, May 28, 2026 · · ~2 km walking Meeti…
Showroom and Workshop
  • May 28, 2026
  • |May 29, 2026
  • |May 30, 2026
BARTMANN.
  • craft
  • |interior
  • |product
  • Showroom
If you’d like to take a look behind the scenes, you’ve come to the right place. For almost 20 years, BARTMANN. has been designing and manufacturing high-quality, timeless furniture and cus…
Designing Material Futures
  • May 28, 2026
Disruptive Materials Institute & Brave.New Design
  • circular design
  • |material
  • |product
  • Talk
How is material innovation shaping the future of design and trends? In the curated evening talk 'Material Led Design', Berlin-based pioneers from material research, design and entrepreneurship come…
ARCHITECTURE ICONS: Jasper Architects
  • May 28, 2026
Budapester Salon
  • architecture
  • Talk
Beyond Context – Einsichten in die Arbeit von Jasper Architects ARCHITECTURE ICONS ist eine gemeinsame Gesprächsreihe von Berlin Design Week und Budapester Salon. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Architekt:inne…
Tour 2 – Kreuzberg South
  • May 28, 2026
  • Meet & Greet
  • |Tour
A public transit tour through southern Kreuzberg and Neukölln: five stations between light design, sustainable materials, and industrial design. Thursday, May 28, 2026 · M…
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MAP

  • Alef gioielli
  • Alex Valder
  • ALLEN KAUFMANN OBJECTS
  • Anna Rave
  • Archicon Architectural Intelligence & Galerie Anna Probst
  • BARTMANN.
  • Bröhan Museum
  • Budapester Salon
  • Clayground x Designing Between Worlds
  • CONSTIN GmbH
  • de Sede
  • Designpreis Brandenburg 2025—The Exhibition
  • Dipl. Ing . Silvia Wald
  • Disruptive Materials Institute & Brave.New Design
  • enarai
  • Erik Spiekermann & Hacking Gutenberg
  • FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO
  • FH Potsdam
  • German International University Berlin
  • GOLEM Baukeramik
  • GUBI A/S
  • Haute Innovation
  • Havaianas x Zalando
  • HENN
  • Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (INGUAT) / Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT) / Guatemaltekisches Institut für Tourismus (INGUAT)
  • Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin e. V.
  • IRIS CERAMICA GROUP
  • Kempfer-Raumkonzepte
  • LINDA PRO
  • LucasFonts
  • macharten
  • MATTER of COURSE
  • Mendel Heit
  • MYKITA
  • Neuendorf Arterior
  • noo.ma flagship store
  • Otherwise
  • PIROL Studios
  • Polyluma GmbH
  • RAA
  • RIO Schmuck Berlin
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Soolista s.r.o.
  • state of DESIGN
  • THE LINK / Jan Dimog & Hendrik Bohle in Kooperation mit LIVING BERLIN
  • TOMAS
  • Tomas Bata University in Zlín & Technical University of Ostrava
  • Ton.eu
  • Tylko
  • U8 HAUS
  • Unique Factory Berlin
  • Universität der Künste Berlin - Produktdesign
  • Universität der Künste Berlin / ERCO
  • unyt.berlin GmbH & Co. KG
  • VDID
  • VELT
  • Velt Studio
  • vondingen / Bücherbogen am Savignyplatz
  • VONDINGEN / jakob timpe spaces + objects
  • Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences (former Berlin International)
  • Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin, Technische Universität Wien, Polytechnikum Lwiw, OeAD-Kooperationsbüro Lwiw/Lemberg, Ukraine Office Austria

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SNEAK PEEK · The program is updated continuously until the festival begins – more events, talks and speakers to come·

SPEAKER

Julia Krüger
Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Senior Managerin Innovation
Ake Rudolf
Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin (IDZ)
Strategische Leitung

Partner 2026