Participants (Selection)

Allen Kaufmann Architekten · Anna Rave · Bartmann Berlin · Berlin International University of Applied Sciences · Bröhan Museum · Budapester Salon · Clayground × Designing Between Worlds · Cramer Design Loft + de Sede · Disruptive Materials Institute · enarai · FH Potsdam · HENN · Iris Ceramica Group · IStudio · LIVING BERLIN · LucasFonts · Matter of Course · MYKITA · OBLIK · otherwise · Polyluma · Ralph Appelbaum Associates · rio berlin · Studio 16 · Tomas Bata University Zlín · UNIQUE FACTORY BERLIN · U8 HAUS · Velt Studio and many more.

The full programme – Berlin Design Nights, Design Pool, Design Tours in cooperation with tip Berlin and more – goes live in early April.

Advance Tickets: Berlin Design Day and THE BERLIN FORMAT

Berlin Design Day · 28 May 2026

The festival opens with Berlin Design Day – co-organised by Berlin Design Week and Berlin Design e.V. From 2:30 to 7:00 pm, designers, architects and creatives will discuss design, architecture and the future of the industry. Speakers include Julia Krüger (Senior Innovation Manager Creative & Media Industries, Berlin Partner), Nick Stübe (Berlin Design e.V.) and Alexandra Klatt (state of DESIGN GmbH, founder of Berlin Design Week). More speakers to be announced.

Tickets: luma.com/berlindesignday · €19

The Berlin Format · 29 May 2026

The Berlin Format is the centrepiece of Berlin Design Week 2026 – an evening of talks and panels in three thematic blocks: AI & Design, Architecture & Research, and Design & Democracy.

AI & Design: Prof. Dr. Oliver Nickel (SWELL GmbH & AMD University) on empathic AI, Barbara Silva (phoenix design Stuttgart) on the product design perspective, Birgit Baier (Bempowered, formerly Frog Design & Razorfish) on digital business transformation.

Architecture & Research: Marwan Zabanoot (Architect & PhD Researcher, University of Bath) on urban identity and heritage conservation, Justin Allen (Allen Kaufmann Studio & Objects, Berlin) on contemporary architectural practice.

Design & Democracy: Maria Stasevich (OBLIK Berlin), Prof. Dr. Felix Kosok (Professor of Communication Design, German International University Berlin, Director of Design Discourse World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026) and Luc(as) de Groot (LucasFonts Berlin, designer of Calibri and Consolas) on position, responsibility and the digital future.

More speakers to be announced.

Includes drinks & finger food.

Tickets: luma.com/theberlinformat · €79

Applications

Applications for Berlin Design Week 2026 close on 31 March 2026. Studios, showrooms, galleries, agencies and institutions are invited to apply for the Berlin Design Nights, the Design Pool, an own format or as a satellite event. berlindesignweek.com/exhibit/

Communications

Berlin Design Week 2026 is working with GeSK – one of Berlin’s leading PR agencies specialising in architecture, design and sustainability. gesk.berlin

Press enquiries & accreditation: press@berlindesignweek.com