Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain
Open Darmstadt

Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain

Design Trail: Darmstadt I

June 2026
11
Th
10:00 – 13:00

WDC 2026

This guided walk offers an insight into the local design scene of Darmstadt.

From Frau Blank to the Institute for New Technical Form, prosa Architecture + Urban Planning and social.form, right through to the Designhaus, visitors can experience a wide variety of design here as part of Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain.

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Stops on the tour:

Portrait der Künstlerin Petra Blank©Nouki
15:00 – 20:00
05
Fr
Jun
14
Su
Jun
Künstlerin Petra Blank
Petra Blank
A room installation by Petra Blank. Featuring images, collages, texts, objects. Some of these are specifically intended to be touched and tried out — for example, various analog devices such as record players and typewriters. The overarching theme: Design shapes living spaces.
Ehemaliger Mc Donalds Fußgängerzone Darmstadt
Verscheidene Löffel liegen in einer Glasvitrine zur Ausstellung©INTeF e.V.
June
11
Th
10:00 – 18:00
Das INTeF – Designgeschichte(n) in Gegenständen
Das INTeF – Designgeschichte(n) in Gegenständen
Institut für Neue Technische Form (INTeF)
The oldest German design institute presents a wide variety of topics: mass-produced consumer goods and anonymous everyday objects are represented alongside sophisticated design objects and their creators. Product typologies illustrate the development of technology and materials.
Friedensplatz Darmstadt
Blick in die leeren Büroräume von Prosa©Katharina Rauh
June
11
Th
11:00 – 18:00
prosa Architektur + Stadtplanung BDA
prosa Architektur + Stadtplanung BDA
The bureau for architecture and urban planning at the "Treehouse" offers a look inside the "Treehouse", the office, and their planning projects.
prosa | Architektur + Stadtplanung BDA Quasten Rauh PartGmbB
Menschen stehen vor einem Gebäude und unterhalten sich©Social Form
June
11
Th
10:00 – 18:00
social.form
social.form
Gain insights into current projects, join conversations in the open.form project space, and connect around architecture, the city, and community. Also experience “Schwarzzelt Architektur” – a project with WDC 2026 taking place at open.form.
social.form
Foto einer Veranstaltungslocation mit dem Open Logo
June
11
Th
13
Sa
Designhaus Darmstadt – Innovative Industries Space
Hessen Design e.V.
Designhaus Darmstadt becomes the city’s central meeting point. Join in as Darmstadt showcases its creative strength.
Designhaus Darmstadt

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