Frankfurt showcases design between urban development, the world of brands and new technologies.
The focal day brings together creative studios, established companies and innovative formats. Visitors gain insights into communication design, strategic brand work and new perspectives on life in the city.
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©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
MAPP media
MAPP media GmbH, Partner organisation: Cluster der Kreativwirtschaft Hessen e.V. (CLUK)
The creative studio and film production company offers insights into how design shapes strategy, structures processes and translates ideas into clear, compelling communication.
MAPP media GmbH
©Hauser LacourJune 2026
09
Tu
09:30 – 13:00
NEW DEMOCRATIC WORK: A breakfast talk
hauser lacour Gmbh, Prof. Laurent Lacour
Trendscout Raphael Gielgen and host Laurent Lacour discuss the future of work, democratic corporate culture, and societal developments. A forum for exchange, fresh perspectives, and new impulses in a curated setting.
hauser lacour GmbH
©Christiane WegnerJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Democracy on a Shirt
CHRISTIANE WEGNER, made by miko
Our hands-on workshop is all about T-shirts.
Visitors will have the opportunity to have political slogans printed on T-shirts and help design creative details such as colors and placements.
Atelier
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
MAINFILM
MAINFILM GmbH
Boutique agency from Frankfurt specializing in event marketing, product launches, and live streaming.
Gelände der Hafenfabrik
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
INTERZONE
INTERZONE
Creative exploration, collaboration, and community: The studio is not only a studio space but also site of exchange, dialogue, and experimentation.
2og:dondorf
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Studio SASCH
SASCH Gmbh
The studio will transform into a space for encounters and visual discourse. Under the motto Peace by Design, the studio will demonstrate how creative design can build bridges.
Studio SASCH
©Lena EverdingJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Studio leramics
Studio leramics
The Studio is a production space for timeless, experimental ceramics and a laboratory for clay and glaze processes. Visitors can explore stages of ceramic making and learn about the studio’s workshops.
Studio leramics
©Claudia SimchenJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
A PYRAMID OF TILES
A PYRAMID OF TILES
The studio celebrates handcrafted ceramic tiles and the creative potential they hold. It opens its doors and offers insights into the craftsmanship behind each individual tile.
A PYRAMID OF TILES
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 21:00
Ag Jewelry
Ag Jewelry
The atelier presents the "Colorful" exhibition: glass art by Cornelius Réer and jewelry pieces by various artists.
Goldschmiede Atelier
©ma ma Interactive System DesignJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
ma ma Interactive System Design
ma ma – Design Gesellschaft Zukünfte
The design bureau opens its doors offering a glimpse into over 20 years of design practice – from product design and user interfaces to the shaping of futures. Come along for conversation, exchange, and cake.
ma ma Interactive System Design
©Ralf Barthelmes, FrankfurtJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Print now – Riot later
Print now – Riot later
Not far from the Kleinmarkthalle, the label produces prints on fabric, paper and other materials using hand screen printing. Ellen Wagner and Axel Rössler give a tour of their new workshop and explain the printing technique using numerous examples of their work.
Flatlands
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 17:00
JOP Architekten und Oxygen at work
JOP Architekten and Oxygen at work
Under the theme Form & Flora, the bureau presents the expansion of their office and evergreen office spaces, where architecture and plants create new spaces for ideas.
JOP Architekten

June 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Moogoo Creative Africa
Moogoo Creative Africa
Designer furniture, home accessories, and art and crafts from around the world. The fair-trade company Moogoo Creative Africa opens their doors to give you a glimpse of their collections from Burkina Faso, Ukraine, Palestine and Iran.
Moogoo Creative Africa
©Beatrice von Winterfeldt, made with AI using SeaDream 4.5June 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 12:30
Democratising AI for Marketing & Keep Your Data Safe
Katja Noschis Delaloye, Gründerin Couture Consultancy and Beatrice von Winterfeldt, in partnership with the Frankfurter Gründerzentrum
A practical workshop on ethical AI, safer data use, AI-generated content, and image creation with usage rights. For founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives who want smarter marketing without losing their voice.
Frankfurter Gründerzentrum
©Claudia SimchenJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Quartier Frau
Quartier Frau GmbH
The sustainable fashion company opens its doors. Discover the showroom featuring designs by Frankfurt-based female designers.
Quartier Frau
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
STANDARD RAD.
STANDARD RAD. GmbH
The graphic design agency will open their doors together with UNIT-DESIGN. Visit the office collective and exchange ideas with the team.
STANDARD RAD. GmbH
©PSM&WJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
PSM&W Kommunikation
PSM&W Kommunikation GmbH
The communication agency PSM&W opens their doors to offer a glimpse into how they work, their projects, and teams.
PSM&W Kommunikation GmbH
©Ben Kuhlmann June 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 21:00
Studio Jonathan Radetz: Planspiel New Neues Frankfurt
Ernst May Gesellschaft e.V., Studio Jonathan Radetz & Universität Siegen Fakultät II – Neue Architekturschule Siegen
As part of New Neues Frankfurt students re-examine residential models of Das Neue Frankfurt and transfer them into an interactive groundplan game.
ernst-may-haus & museum
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
sichtfeld Landschaftsarchitektur
sichtfeld Landschaftsarchitektur
The landscape architecture firm focus on the interplay between social interaction, space, and sustainability. From town squares and schoolyards to sustainability concepts.
sichtfeld Landschaftsarchitektur
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
stengele+cie.
stengele+cie.
The internationally active studio specialising in architecture, design and three-dimensional communication opens their doors.
stengele+cie.
©Michael WeberJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
whywedo.
whywedo GmbH & Co. KG & cooperation partner Barski Design
The design and innovation studio offers insights into their interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of design, innovation, and engineering.
whywedo GmbH & Co. KG
©MESO Digital Interiors GmbHJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
MESO Digital Interiors
MESO Digital Interiors GmbH
MESO creates environments where people learn, work, and connect using digital systems. You'll get insights into their work.
MESO Digital Interiors GmbH
©Kiki BrodmerkelJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
GOLDSCHMIEDE AM PARK
GOLDSCHMIEDE AM PARK
The exibition shows a collection of contemporary jewelry. The handmade pieces are produced in the highest quality of crafts(wo)manship and are of timeless beauty.
Goldschmiede am Park
©Barski DesignJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Barski Design
Barski Design
How is good industrial design created? What role can design play as a business and success factor? Case studies ranging from the development of initial ideas through 3D models to the final series product illustrate this.
Barski Design - People focused design
©Playlist4You GmbHJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Trickfilmland & Playlist4You
Trickfilmland & Playlist4You GmbH
Trickfilmland and Playlist4You GmbH open their doors to provide insights into their working methods and projects.
Gelände der Hafenfabrik
©ArtusJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
ARTUS interactive
ARTUS interactive GmbH
The digital creative agency opens their doors and provides insights into their working methods and projects.
ARTUS interactive GmbH
©D&AJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
DAMM & BIERBAUM
DAMM & BIERBAUM – Agentur für Marketing und Kommunikation GmbH
DAMM & BIERBAUM is the agency for attention, for brands, markets, and people.
The creative agency invites you in and offers insights into brand management, idea development, and the people behind it.
DAMM & BIERBAUM GmbH
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
WEFRA LIFE
WEFRA LIFE
The WEFRA LIFE Group opens their Doors offering insights into how they work, their projects, and teams.
WEFRA LIFE
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
PHOENIX‑Zukunftswerkstatt
Initiative PHOENIX‑Zukunftswerkstatt
In this hands‑on session, you’ll explore how the modules analysis, vision, roadmap, and change turn into real progress.
Soso...Sossenheim#2
©KeinStil GmbHJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 22:00
keinstilraum
keinStil.
keinStil.GmbH
The keinstilraum by keinStil.GmbH is an open working space.
keinstil.GmbH
©Katharina RühlJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
Studio Linné
Studio Linné
The studio opens its ceramics workshop. Visitors can explore the workspace, learn about the process, and see finished pieces. A small hands-on project invites you to work with clay yourself.
Studio Linné
©AndlessJune 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 22:00
andless: Hidden Values
andless
andless GmbH
With the exhibition “Hidden Values”, andless studio brings unseen resources to light: from forward-thinking concepts that have lain dormant for decades in the BraunPrize archives to the invisible value within our products, illustrated through a case study on the “Right to Repair”.
andless Gmbh
©Ben Kuhlmann June 2026
09
Tu
10:00 – 18:00
MFA – Material für Alle
MFA – Material für Alle
MFA – Material für Alle
The organisation has been the central hub for the reuse of materials from the art and cultural sector in the Frankfurt RheinMain region since the end of 2019. On this day, it will open its doors and offer a glimpse into its work.
MFA – Material für Alle
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 14:00
Urban Now Lab / DDC
DDC e.V (Deutscher Design Club) Urban Now Lab wurde von den Mitgliedern Ines Blume, Heinrich Fiedeler, Wolf Wagner des DDC e.V. initiiert.
Take back the city! At WDC Open, the Urban Now Lab of the DDC invites you to join collaborative placemaking at Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz. We present methods, Urban Now Mapping and the Lyoner FUTURA Quartier Award – for new ideas on city, district and future.
Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz
©e15June 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 14:00
e15 Design und Distributions
e15 Design und Distributions GmbH
e15, a leading European interior brand based in Frankfurt, is opening its showroom on June 9, 2026. We are offering exclusive guided tours of the showroom at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM (registration required). We look forward to your visit!
e15 Design und Distributions GmbH
©KardhamJune 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 18:00
Kardham P.O.T.
Kardham P.O.T. GmbH
Vertical Cities: The Answer to the Urban Time and Space Challenge. The group invites to join in rethinking the future of urban and architectural planning.
Kardham P.O.T. GmbH
©Verlag formJune 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 18:00
Verlag form
Barbara Glasner/Verlag form, Frankfurt; Sandra Spoo/Kunsthochschule Kassel, Kassel
How does colour influence perception, political participation, and democracy? The exhibition Power of Colour by Sandra Spoo and students of the Kunsthochschule Kassel, presented in Barbara Glasner’s Colour Research Studio, explores colour as a powerful tool and a medium for discourse.
Colour Research Studio / Verlag form GmbH & Co. KG
©Unit DesignJune 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 20:00
unit-design
unit-design GmbH
Orientation and communication in space is design with public interest. For 25 years, unit-design has been creating wayfinding systems, spatial information, and mobility solutions.
unit-design GmbH
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
11:00 – 13:00
NSYNK Gesellschaft für Kunst und Technik
NSYNK Gesellschaft für Kunst und Technik mbH
The creative studio shows how mixed reality and AI create new formats. Experience spatial storytelling & conversational avatars, try out the technologies & join the team in discussing the future of design & storytelling.
NSYNK Studio
©Ben Kuhlmann11:00 – 19:00
09
Tu
Jun
13
Sa
Jun
Revalued – Material Afterlife in Fashion
SPACE AT SQUARE – Conscious Fashion & Design Spot
SPACE AT SQUARE - Conscious Fashion & Design Spot
Revalued explores the afterlife of materials. High-quality garments are recomposed through rework, revealing hidden qualities and shifting them into new contexts – fashion as a state of continuous transformation.
SPACE AT SQUARE
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
12:00 – 16:00
Creative Technology Incubator & Studio Wagner: Design
SWD and CTI open their usually closed doors: In Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen, directly on the Main, we present cross-innovation and industrial design projects on Physical AI, social robotics, award-winning sound design and urban futures — with impulses, exchange and insights.
Solitär 1
©Ammon StudioJune 2026
09
Tu
12:00 – 18:00
AMMON STUDIO
AMMON STUDIO
The studio offers a glimpse into their work processes and various projects. Everyone is welcome.
AMMON STUDIO

June 2026
09
Tu
12:00 – 20:00
LAX CYCLES
LAX CYCLES
Step in and see how a LAX bike comes to life. From the first sketch to the final bolt. Design, craft, and real work you can touch. Talk to the team, take a closer look, and feel what drives them.
LAX CYCLES
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
12:00 – 18:00
kama architekten
kama architekten
The young team of architects is based in Frankfurt am Main and has been working across a broad, creative spectrum spanning furniture design and urban planning since 2020.
kama architekten
©Sandra NitzJune 2026
09
Tu
12:00 – 17:00
WE HERE – nitz-porzellan meets Carsten Fock
nitz-porzellan
nitz-porzellan – Sandra Nitz
A vision and a bit of clay – form a sculpture or vessel in your hand with your fingers. Spontaneity, imagination, mindfulness, concentration – touch it, feel it, enjoy. After a short introduction visitors will have the opportunity to make a small object out of clay.
nitz-porzellan Werkstatt
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
14:00 – 17:00
GABC, Agentur für Corporate Branding – Identity, Strategy, Design
GABC, Agentur für Corporate Branding – Identity, Strategy, Design.
Using three projects as examples, GABC demonstrates how brands are further developed or created from scratch—from the initial idea all the way through to market launch.
GABC GmbH Frankfurt
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
15:00 – 17:00
Mühleck-Designbüro
Mühleck-Designbüro
The city guides offer important addresses in six cities in Frankfurt's south, presented in six magazines. Mühleck-Designbüro presents these magazines and the making-of in their office.
Mühleck-Designbüro
©Atelier MarkgraphJune 2026
09
Tu
15:00 – 18:00
Atelier Markgraph
Atelier Markgraph GmbH
FOURTY YEARS IN FOUR DIMENSIONS – What’s next?. Atelier Markgraph opens their doors to give an insight into how they work, their projects and teams.
Atelier Markgraph GmbH
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
17:00 – 19:30
R3ASON AI Business Studio
R3ASON AI Business Studio
Latent Lab opens with a spectacular city panorama on the 20th floor of the Westhafentower, presenting the current state of our participatory project: AI Futures — How AI is shaping Frankfurt and the region.
Westhafenturm
©Paula VogtJune 2026
09
Tu
17:30 – 19:30
Future Thinking in 2 Stunden: Klarer sehen, besser entscheiden
newspective – part of MaibornWolff
In this workshop, participants will experience how „Future Thinking“ helps them make better strategic decisions. They will explore future scenarios, develop concrete visions of tomorrow and determine what steps they should take today to set the course for a desirable future.
MaibornWolff GmbH
©Ben KuhlmannJune 2026
09
Tu
19:00 – 21:00
Ag Jewelry
Ausstellungstalk mit Cornelius Réer
Ag Jewelry - Goldschmiede Atelier
On 9 June, Ag jewelry will showcase the exhibition ‘Farbenfroh’ (Colourful) during the Open: Cornelius Réer’s vibrant glass art meets selected jewellery pieces. Open from 11:00, with a talk featuring Réer discussing his work at 19:00—complete with drinks and an inspiring atmosphere.
Goldschmiede Atelier

