Design Policy Days

The Design Policy Days form the four-day closing event of World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, sitting at the intersection of design, politics, science, and society. Three conferences in Wiesbaden, Offenbach, and Frankfurt are dedicated to the themes of public administration, stance, and politics—exploring how design can act as a catalyst for social and political challenges. The common thread running through the event is the Design Action Plan Frankfurt RheinMain, which is already being developed collaboratively. Serving as our political legacy, it outlines a roadmap to ensure the WDC year yields lasting structures. As a political tool that establishes frameworks for embedding design across policy, administration, and the wider region, it will be handed over to the region during the Design Policy Days.

The event concludes with the Design Assembly at St Paul’s Church in Frankfurt: it brings together the international network of World Design Capitals with regional actors and opens a dialogue with regional policymakers—where the Design Action Plan will be formally presented to state politicians. During the subsequent Convocation Ceremony, the WDC title will officially pass to the next World Design Capital: Busan, South Korea.