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NEWS 2026

Berlin Design Week 2026 Unveils Programme Structure: Four Formats Bring DESIGN REAL to Life

01/13/2026

Berlin Design Week announces the programme structure for 2026. From May 28 to 31, the motto DESIGN REAL comes to life through four interconnected formats – from open studios and a conference to a curated fair-meets-market concept.

Partnering with designboom and Launching New Design Hub Programme for International Reach

01/02/2026

Berlin Design Week announces a major new media partnership: designboom, one of the world's most far-reaching design platforms, becomes the official media partner of Berlin Design Week 2026. The partnership strengthens the festival's international reach un

Berlin Design Week 2026: DESIGN REAL – Where the Future Meets the Now

09/25/2025

Berlin Design Week returns from May 28 to 31, 2026, with a powerful new motto: DESIGN REAL. A clear commitment to design with substance – design that solves real problems and creates real change.

Press 2025

Berlin Design Week 2025: 14,500 Visitors Celebrate Design in the Capital

Berlin Design Week 2025 gets Berlin back on track!

Guatemala Showcases the Future of Design at Berlin Design Week 2025

BDW 2025 pre-line-up

A powerful statement for the future of design

OPEN CALL for May 2025 starts

Press realeases 2024

Closing of the BERLIN DESIGN WEEK: Insights into the future of design

Nine days full of design

DESIGN + SCIENCE and BERLIN DESIGN NIGHTS

Design in dialogue: the city-wide programme

A diverse programme

First insights into the program

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Reviews

2023—The festival impresses with a diverse program and closes successfully.

2022—The BERLIN DESIGN WEEK comes to an end with ten thousand visitors and inspires with a broad spectrum of current design projects.

2021—With 7 exhibitions, 50 talks and digital presentations, 150 national and international participants, BERLIN DESIGN WEEK 2021 came to an end on the evening of June 6.

2019—The second BNDNWK closes on the evening of October 17 with OPEN STUDIO NIGHT and a total of around 10,000 visitors.

2018—Under the motto LIEBLING BERLIN, the BERLIN DESIGN WEEK turned its attention inwards in its first year and documented the current status quo of the Berlin design scene.

May 28—31, 2026