PROGRAMME

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Tour 11 – Teaching & Next Generation
  • 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…
OPEN NIGHT AT IRIS CERAMICA GROUP GALLERY
  • May 28, 2026
IRIS CERAMICA GROUP
  • product
  • Exhibition
Experience an exclusive evening as Iris Ceramica Group opens the doors of its Berlin-Mitte Gallery during Berlin Design Week. 28.05. | 6:00 – 10:00 PM Discover the world of high-end ceramic surf…
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 grown in self-…
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…
Kids Day at Tylko Space: Real Design Has No Age
  • May 31, 2026
Tylko
  • product
  • bdw-talk
  • |bdw-talk
Good design belongs to everyone. Kids Day at Tylko Space celebrates pure creativity – transforming the space into an interactive playground where imagination takes shape. From constructions inspired …
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MAP

  • Age Bombs & BEYDES
  • Alef gioielli
  • Alex Valder
  • ALLEN KAUFMANN OBJECTS
  • Anna Rave
  • Archicon Architectural Intelligence & Galerie Anna Probst
  • Atelier Haußmann and friends at Budapester Salon
  • BARTMANN.
  • Bröhan Museum
  • Budapester Salon
  • Clayground x Designing Between Worlds
  • CONSTIN GmbH
  • deSede / Cramer Möbel Berlin
  • 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
  • Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (INGUAT) / Guatemalan Tourism Institute (INGUAT) / Guatemaltekisches Institut für Tourismus (INGUAT)
  • Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin e. V.
  • IRIS CERAMICA GROUP
  • KALDEWEI
  • Kempfer-Raumkonzepte
  • LINDA PRO
  • LIVING BERLIN in Kooperation mit THE LINK / Jan Dimog & Hendrik Bohle
  • 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
  • Sächsischer Staatspreis für Design & Designpreis Brandenburg
  • 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
  • Verena Martensen
  • VONDINGEN / jakob timpe spaces + objects
  • White Label Project
  • Whitecliffe University of Applied Sciences (former Berlin International)
  • Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin, Technische Universität Wien, Polytechnikum Lwiw, OeAD-Kooperationsbüro Lwiw/Lemberg, Ukraine Office Austria

SPEAKER

Marc Niegel
Stadler Deutschland GmbH
Abteilungsleiter, Kommerzielle Projektleitung I
MMag. Andreas Wenninger
OeAD Cooperation Office Lviv
Leiter des OeAD-Kooperationsbüros in Lemberg und Attaché der ÖB Kyjiw für Wissenschafts- und Bildungsangelegenheiten
Julia Krüger
Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Senior Managerin Innovation
Ake Rudolf
Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin (IDZ)
Strategische Leitung

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Occhio store Berlin
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • product
Light transforms the everyday into the extraordinary, a house into a home and moments into magic. Prominently located on Kurfürstendamm, we warmly welcome you to the Occhio flagship store. An interact…
OF(F)WHITE & TRANSPARENT TRANSFORMATIONS
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • |Su, 18.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • craft
  • |product
The Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM) and students from weißensee kunsthochschule berlin cordially invite you to the exhibition OF(F)WHITE, featuring the guest contribution TRANSPARENT TRAN…
Open Door: Polyluma Showroom & Modern Manufactory
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • |further
  • craft
  • |interior
  • |product
Polyluma is opening the doors to its impressive showroom and modern manufactory in the heart of Berlin-Mitte. Join us for exclusive insights into how our iconic luminaires are created – a harmonious…
Open Night @ COR Studio Berlin
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • interior
Zum ersten Mal öffnet das COR Studio Berlin seine Türen zur Berlin Design Week. Am 15. Mai 2025 ab 18 Uhr laden wir gemeinsam mit GRAU.ART ein. Erleben Sie die Messeneuheiten von COR und GRAU bei bunt…
Open Studio @ Ralph Appelbaum Associates Berlin
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • communication design
  • |experience
  • |spatial design
In the museums designed by RAA, stories come to life through a captivating scenography in which interactive media, graphics, light, sound and exhibition elements become mediums for the story alongside…
Paul Joshua Chess
  • Sa, 17.05.
  • |Su, 18.05.
  • DESIGN POOL
  • craft
  • |interior
  • |product
Chess - the most legendary board game of all time, the game of kings. My grandad taught me to play chess many years ago. About 20 years later, during the Covid lockdown in 2021/2022, my passion for th…
PIROL Studios
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • product
  • |social design
  • |spatial design
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 grown in self-…
Playful Movement by Design
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • interior
  • |product
15 May | 4:00pm–7:00pm Stapelstein Aperitivo – Meet the Designer Join us for an inspiring afterwork with drinks, bites and bold conversations. Meet the creative minds behind Stapelstein and discove…
Punk & Participation
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • |Su, 18.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • communication design
  • |digital
  • |graphic
What opportunities do young communication designers see to facilitate a dialogue about the challenges of our zeitgeist? And how can design interrogate wicked problems, creating narratives that spotlig…
Punk & Participation
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • communication design
  • |digital
  • |graphic
What opportunities do young communication designers see to facilitate a dialogue about the challenges of our zeitgeist? And how can design interrogate wicked problems, creating narratives that spotlig…
reflections
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • communication design
  • |digital
  • |graphic
In the evening, we’re opening our studio for Berlin Design Nights. At the heart of it all: our exhibition “reflections” – a curated contrast between experimental brand approaches and real client proje…
Roche Bobois x Berlin Design Week
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • interior
Discover Roche Bobois in Berlin – Exclusive Cocktail InvitationAs part of the Berlin Design Week, we are pleased to invite you to a special reception on May 16, 2025 at our Berlin showroom. Join us to…
save!ing stories stored in water
  • Th, 15.05.
  • Berlin Design Nights
  • architecture
  • |circular design
  • |science & research
If water could speak, what would it tell? As part of the BERLIN DESIGN WEEK / BERLIN DESIGN NIGHTS we cordially invite you to the EXHIBITION OPENING SAVE!ING STORIES STORED IN WATER and a CONVERSATIO…
SENSE THE UNCOMMON – See Design Differently
  • Fr, 16.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • circular design
  • |communication design
  • |digital
  • |experience
  • |graphic
  • |science & research
On May 16th, Berlin Design Week, WPP and five of the most exciting design agencies—AKQA, Design Bridge and Partners, Landor, OH-SO Digital and Scholz & Friends Identify—are coming together for a d…
Shahed Design
  • Sa, 17.05.
  • |Su, 18.05.
  • DESIGN POOL
  • fashion
  • |interior
Created by a Berlin-based art historian, Shahed Design celebrates the fusion of fashion and heritage. Guided by our motto, “Fashion Meets Heritage,” each motif is meticulously curated, drawing inspira…
Shared Grounds
  • Th, 15.05.
  • |Fr, 16.05.
  • |Sa, 17.05.
  • |Su, 18.05.
  • Berlin Design Week
  • communication design
  • |graphic
  • |product
Since 2021, the Faculty of Design at GIU in Berlin has been dedicated to promoting intercultural exchange through hands-on teaching and immersive research methods. By welcoming students from predomina…
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