Kanzlei-Kneipe Hanau, WDC 2026

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

Hessen Design e. V., WDC 2026

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

WDC 2026 presents a unique opportunity for the Frankfurt RheinMain region to position itself internationally as an economic, creative and socially responsible hub.

radraum and social.form

We’re showcasing a selection of WDC projects and sharing our preliminary programme. In addition, our printed beer mats spark discussions on urban planning, design and future-related topics.

radraum and social.form

Short project presentations from radraum and social.form with music, drinks and snacks.

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

Kulturszene Churfranken-RheinMain, WDC 2026

Friends of WDC 2026 are associated partnerships that emerge through dialogue with major institutions in the region and beyond.

Manuela Strube, State Secretary Hessian Ministry of Labour, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs & Nicola Stattmann, Co-Founder Office for Micro Climate Cultivation

Uwe Becker, State Secretary Hessian Ministry of Finance Maria Möller, HSUD award winner, talking hands flipbooks GmbH Ruth Reichstein, European Commission Carolina Romahn, CEO World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 Nicola Stattmann, Co-Founder Office for Micro Climate Cultivation

Helena Kiefer, WDC 2026, Lola Behrens, winner of the Hessian State Prize for Universal Design 2024, Manuela Strube, State Secretary Hessian Ministry of Labour, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs, Felix Kosok, WDC 2026, & Piotr Swiatek, BEDA Treasurer | Researcher and Project Manager in the Design and Innovation Policy Team at PDR

Helena Kiefer, WDC 2026, Franziska Warnke, HA Hessen Agentur GmbH, Felix Kosok, WDC 2026, & Vera Winthagen, Acting Head of Unit, New European Bauhaus

The red WDC workshop truck is on the road in the region. On site, we’ll talk with you and exchange ideas about the WDC 2026 programme.

Carolina Romahn, CEO World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, Kaweh Mansoori, Hessian Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport, Housing & Rural Areas, & Kai Rosenstein, WDC2026

with Clarissa Alfrink, Rebecca Caroline Schmidt, Felix Kosok, Anna Scheuermann and Matthias Wagner K

Book Presentation and Subsequent Discussion and Q&A on the Topic of “Common Good”

The Young Talent Design Campus (YTDC) is the place where young talents from design, science and art show what our future could look like.

This year’s Woche der Meinungsfreiheit takes place under the motto: „Streiten? Unbedingt!“

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main

The exhibition highlights the importance of public welfare and care past and present – showcasing ideas, people, and initiatives in education, caregiving, domestic work, and the care crisis.

The Nacht der Museen offers over 300 events across more than 40 museums and cultural institutions in Frankfurt.

Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main

Exhibition marking the hundredth anniversary.

To kick off MCBW, WDC 2026 will be present at the DIVE Conference and will invite visitors to engage in dialogue at the workshop trailer and through the format Drinks for Democracy during the trade fair.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

The red WDC workshop truck is on the road in the region. On site, we’ll talk with you and exchange ideas about the WDC 2026 programme.

The red WDC workshop truck is on the road in the region. On site, we’ll talk with you and exchange ideas about the WDC 2026 programme.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

At IMEX Frankfurt 2025, WDC 2026 shows how design is changing cities - with ideas for social places, sustainable urban development and design with identity and impact.

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Do you have specific questions about the World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

University of Kassel, Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Landscape Planning, in cooperation with the Technical University of Cologne and the BDA Hessen as part of WDC 2026

The exhibition documents all existing and since-2020 closed petrol stations in the city of Frankfurt am Main, accompanied by explanatory infographics.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Studio Jonathan Radetz and WDC 2026

German and Danish designers and craftspeople engage in a cross-border dialogue, addressing topics such as sustainability, democratic design, and the question of how design can help shape social change.

DIALOGMUSEUM Frankfurt, WDC 2026

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

with Johanna Nyborg, Tanja Kirst, Freymadl, Designstudio œ und Jonathan Radetz

The collaborative exhibition is supported by an extensive talk programme that brings the selected designers and craftspeople into direct dialogue with the audience.

with Markus Hieke, Anker Bank, Korinna Bennecker, Herglotz, Marie Luise Stein and Studio Sarmīte

The collaborative exhibition is supported by an extensive talk programme that brings the selected designers and craftspeople into direct dialogue with the audience.

with May-Britt Frank-Grosse, the metal workshop Velte, the design studio Haus Otto, the design studio Form22, the architecture firm Ræverk and Jonathan Radetz

The collaborative exhibition is supported by an extensive talk programme that brings the selected designers and craftspeople into direct dialogue with the audience.

The red WDC workshop truck is on the road in the region. On site, we’ll talk with you and exchange ideas about the WDC 2026 programme.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

"Creating Economy - Wachstum gestalten!" – is the theme of the 8th Creative Industries Day on 27 June at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Frankfurt am Main.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Julia Meer, Su-Jin Song, Anna Unterstab

Several courses within the Communication Design degree programme are exploring the theme of the WDC 2026 application.

Ulrike Brückner & Bianca Herlo, Mona Shatry, Claudia Herling

Several courses within the Communication Design degree programme are exploring the theme of the WDC 2026 application.

Women of DDC

The project team of Women of DDC is hosting an open workshop to prepare for the Learn & Burn conference in 2026 – open to all.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Jörg Sommer from Berlin Institute for Participation

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

Anna Scheuermann & Matthias Wagner K (Hrsg.), Thorsten de Souza (EZB Basketball), Ben Kuhlmann (Fotograf, Concrete Skate), Johanna Moraweg (TU Darmstadt)

Buchvorstellung und Diskussion rund um die Publikation Design for Democracy Reader. Auf dem Weg zur World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026.

BDA Hessen & Janis Bärenfänger

Accompanying the exhibition: Fifty Something Gasoline Stations – Taking Stock of a Disappearing Urban Element

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

At the WDC regulars' table, we offer you a space to relax, connect, and exchange ideas. Interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Marlene Franck & Conor Trawinski from social design lab from Hans Sauer Stiftung

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

DDC

Our podcast that takes a closer look at the relationship between design and society.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

FREUDENBERG Gesellschaft Natur & Kunst gemeinnütziger e.V.

Workshops for 10 school classes convey the interconnections between nature and society.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Killa Schuetze from RICE

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Carolin Mauritz and Sigrid Jacob from the Offenbach Volunteer Centre

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Frankfurt-based designer Jonathan Radetz talks with Christina Treutlein, Managing Director of the ernst-may-gesellschaft, and Grit Weber from the Museum Angewandte Kunst about the project New Neues Frankfurt.

At the WDC regulars’ table, we offer you a relaxed space to exchange ideas and connect. Are you interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

PolymerFM e.V.

Stefan Rettich, Sabine Tastel

Accompanying the exhibition: Fifty Something Gasoline Stations – Taking Stock of a Disappearing Urban Element

A panel discussion with designer Jonathan Radetz, small-apartment resident Roswitha Väth, and Schuster furniture expert Elisa Lecointe on furnishing compact living spaces, moderated by Astrid Wuttke.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Dr. Jaya Bowry from Lust auf besser Leben and Felix Große-Lohmann from Material für Alle

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

schmitthut & von Zubinski

Bucket Hat Workshop & Drinks for Democracy

Sarah Boris & Felix Kosok

Klea Schlimm & Mira Müller

Stool-Building Workshop & Drinks for Democracy

Create

Printing Workshop & Drinks for Democracy

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Landerlebniswochen Wetterau

Kultur erleben, mitgestalten & vernetzen.

Sprühclub - Lincoln Wall e.V.

A graffiti and hip-hop festival in Darmstadt.

Design Council & World Design Organization

Hosted by WDO Promotional Member Design Council, the 34th World Design Congress and WDO General Assembly will take place in London.

with Maureen Ekizoglu & Petty Waagö from DIALOGMUSEUM

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

Stadt Frankfurt in Kooperation mit Deutschen Architekturmuseum (DAM) und Urban Media Project

Projekt Dornbusch. Wir machen Platz!

Dornbuschplatz becomes a vibrant meeting place and a space for new ideas – there is something for everyone. An afternoon full of encounters, enjoyment and inspiration, concluding with a joint White Night dinner.

Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Goethe-Universität

Call for Application

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

with Sabine Topf, Liana Heinrich & Jan Moellmann

The WDC Academy supports programme makers in implementing their projects in a future-oriented, inclusive and impactful way.

At the WDC regulars’ table, we offer you a relaxed space to exchange ideas and connect. Are you interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

mehr als wählen e.V.

Museum Sinclair-Haus / Stiftung Kunst und Natur

The two-part podcast series accompanies the exhibition Nachtleben. It explores the question of how dark we actually experience the night nowadays and different perspectives on darkness.

Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main

Lecture and discussion series 2025 & 2026, true to the motto: “Virtue lies in action.”

Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft

The foundation is celebrating 20 years of impact and engagement in Frankfurt.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

WDC 2026 is GUEST at the Vienna Design Week 2025.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Umwelt-Exploratorium e.V. in cooperation with Planungsgruppe Seckbach & aufmerksam.info

There will be an open woodworking area with tools and materials: a space and opportunity to exchange ideas and develop plans for Atzelbergplatz together.

Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Historisches Museum Frankfurt

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

Umwelt-Exploratorium e.V. in Koop mit der Planungsgruppe Seckbach & aufmerksam.info

Umwelt-Exploratorium e.V. in Koop mit der Planungsgruppe Seckbach & aufmerksam.info

Frankfurt UAS

Architecture students design and build an inclusive voting booth.

Do you have specific questions about World Design Capital 2026? In addition to the regulars' table, the WDC online consultation hour will continue to take place on Mondays from 17:00 to 18:00.

A LeiseLounge, inspiring talks, readings and the presentation of the Design for Democracy Reader.

At the WDC regulars’ table, we offer you a relaxed space to exchange ideas and connect. Are you interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

bayern design

Three days of interactive formats, talks and workshops.

Freiwilligenzentrum Offenbach

bb22 architekten und stadtplaner Maheras, Nowak, Schulz, Wilhelm PartG mbB

Made.Festival

A dance, theatre and performance festival.

wir pflegen e.V.

Where does care take place? What promotes and what hinders making it visible? How do I encourage it to become visible? Where can I reach the people who provide care at home?

Kulturverein Bell'Arte Frankfurt RheinMain e. V., Kulturszene Churfranken-RheinMain e.V., Fränkische Musiktage – Internationales Chor Forum e.V.

Texts and chansons by Georg Kreisler, Thomas Gsella, Dirk Mattes, and others, which takes up various facets of humor in literature and music.

DDC

Our podcast that takes a closer look at the relationship between design and society.

Architekten- und Stadtplanerkammer Hessen

The conference explores integrated approaches that contribute to climate adaptation.

bb22 architekten und stadtplaner" mit dem Kooperationsprojekt und Initiatoren: „making frankfurt" und dem „Deutsches Architekturmuseum"

bb22 architekten und stadtplaner" mit dem Kooperationsprojekt und Initiatoren: „making frankfurt" und dem „Deutsches Architekturmuseum"

Weltkulturen Museum

filme+mehr GmbH

Primary school pupils explore democratic thinking and action through short films.

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

You have specific questions about the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026? Then join our consultation hour!

HFBK

An evening event exploring the interplay between design and democratic processes.

Goethe-Universität, Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft

In a seminar, students ask themselves: What will the theatre of the future be like?

Umwelt-Exploratorium e.V. in Koop mit der Planungsgruppe Seckbach & aufmerksam.info

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

You have specific questions about the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026? Then join our consultation hour!

Making Frankfurt

This time, together with Making Frankfurt, the focus will be on actors and projects dealing with the field of public space. The regulars' table is a space for relaxed exchange and networking.

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

You have specific questions about the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026? Then join our consultation hour!

Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten BDA Hessen e.V./ Hochschule Darmstadt

Freiwilligenzentrum Offenbach e.V., Quartiersmanagement Mathildenviertel Offenbach

Wiesbadener Kinofestival e.V. – exground filmfest

With art historian and art theorist Sebastian Mühl (Utopias of Contemporary Art, 2020) and some of the filmmakers.

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

DDC Deutscher Design Club

Make the city of tomorrow visible.

Veranstaltung des Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung (ISOE) in Zusammenarbeit mit der Polytechnischen Gesellschaft e.V.

Challenges for shaping the Frankfurt of tomorrow.

Circular-Experience.org c/o Studio Peter Post × Petra Esveld eGbR

wir pflegen e.V.

Where does care take place? What promotes and what hinders making it visible? How do I encourage it to become visible? Where can I reach the people who provide care at home?

PolymerFM e.V. | Verein für Kunst, Kultur und Bildung Projektinitiatorin und Leitung: Sabine Lauer, Künstlerin und Kulturmanagerin, DAS KUNSTBÜRO

Workshop on designing a “Culture-in-a-Suitcase” case for the Social Sculpture “WE are all Germany,” as a statement for Germany’s democracy in the spirit of freedom and diversity.

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

Making Frankfurt, bb22 (architekten + stadtplaner)

Kulturcampus Frankfurt

Hochschule Darmstadt in Kooperation mit »Öffentlich - Räume der Stadt für alle« (BDA Hessen)

Stadt Wiesbaden and the Amt für Soziale Arbeit

Take the opportunity to explore the full spectrum of communal building and living.

Hochschule Darmstadt

Discussion event on how to counteract increasing social division.

Domäne S und VGF

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

Scholz & Volkmer

At the WDC regulars’ table, we offer you a relaxed space to exchange ideas and connect. Are you interested in the World Design Capital 2026? Come and join us!

FREELENS e.V., Regionalgruppe Frankfurt Rhein-Main

An exhibition of photographic perspectives that capture the urgency of the moment.

Hessen Design e.V.

PolymerFM e.V. | Verein für Kunst, Kultur und Bildung Projektinitiatorin und Leitung: Sabine Lauer, Künstlerin und Kulturmanagerin, DAS KUNSTBÜRO

Workshop on designing a “Culture-in-a-Suitcase” case for the Social Sculpture “WE are all Germany,” as a statement for Germany’s democracy in the spirit of freedom and diversity.

You have specific questions about the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026? Then join our consultation hour!

You have specific questions about the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain? Then join our consultation hour!

Freiwilligenzentrum Offenbach e.V.

For more than 30 years, the “Essen & Wärme” initiative has been providing warm lunches and packed meals to people in need every day from late October to early March.