This project is funded as part of the Innovation Promotion Hessen under the measure "Support for institutions in the cultural and creative industries" by the Hessian Ministry for Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing, and Rural Areas.
Funder is also Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
The carriers of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 are the City of Frankfurt, led by the Department for Culture and Science.
Carolina Romahn
Lead Participation
Helena Kiefer
helena.kiefer@wdc2026.org
Lead Design goes School
Dilan Alt
dilan.alt@wdc2026.org
Project Manager
Anna-Lena Blönnigen
annalena.bloennigen@wdc2026.org
Programme Consultant
Anna Scheuermann
anna.scheuermann@wdc2026.org
Lead Inhouse Formats
Oliver Bauer
oliver.bauer@wdc2026.org
Project Manager
Sophie Bernauer
sophie.bernauer@wdc2026.org
Project Manager
Kira Bernauer
kira.bernauer@wdc2026.org
Project Manager
Morgana Hohenstein
morgana.hohenstein@wdc2026.org
Chief Experience Officer
Kai Rosenstein
kai.rosenstein@wdc2026.org
Lead Communications
Christina Sweeney
Project Manager
Sina Winkler
sina.winkler@wdc2026.org
Social Media Manager
Sophia Betz
sophia.betz@wdc2026.org
Text Editor
Julia Hummer
julia.hummer@wdc2026.org
Senior Art Director
Birte Ludwig
birte.ludwig@wdc2026.org
Photo Editor
Ben Kuhlmann
ben.kuhlmann@wdc2026.org
Junior Art Director
Laura Hilbert
laura.hilbert@wdc2026.org
Brand Consultant
Jonas Deuter
jonas.deuter@wdc2026.org
Chief Operations Officer
Katharina Hesse
katharina.hesse@wdc2026.org
Finance Officer / Controlling
Kaja Wiedamann
kaja.wiedamann@wdc2026.org
Lead Partnerships Programme
Thomas Jäger
thomas.jaeger@wdc2026.org
Roland Lambrette
Matthias Wagner K
This project is funded as part of the Innovation Promotion Hessen under the measure "Support for institutions in the cultural and creative industries" by the Hessian Ministry for Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing, and Rural Areas.
and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
The carriers of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 are the City of Frankfurt, led by the Department for Culture and Science
