Photo: Robert Puteanu, Vienna Design Week
The Vienna Design Week is one of Europe’s most important design festivals. In 2025, it will take place from 26 September to 5 October. Now in its 19th edition, the curated festival presents the wide-ranging nature of design through exhibitions, workshops, talks and other formats – spanning from social design and craftsmanship to circular economy, architecture and art. At its core, the festival explores the question of what role design plays in shaping how we live together, both in cities and across the world.
WDC 2026 is a GUEST at the Vienna Design Week 2025!
"Frankfurt RheinMain has been named World Design Capital 2026 – an internationally visible recognition of how design can contribute to a future worth living, far beyond questions of aesthetics. Around 2,000 events in 2026 will show, both across the Frankfurt RheinMain region and internationally, how diverse and democratic design can be in all areas of life – from participatory urban projects to expert conferences and inspiring formats for public debate, as well as vibrant street festivals and other highlights all centred on design."
— Barbara Lersch, Programme Director, World Design Capital 2026
Photo: Robert Puteanu, Vienna Design Week
The Vienna Design Week is one of Europe’s most important design festivals. In 2025, it will take place from 26 September to 5 October. Now in its 19th edition, the curated festival presents the wide-ranging nature of design through exhibitions, workshops, talks and other formats – spanning from social design and craftsmanship to circular economy, architecture and art. At its core, the festival explores the question of what role design plays in shaping how we live together, both in cities and across the world.
WDC 2026 is a GUEST at the Vienna Design Week 2025!
"Frankfurt RheinMain has been named World Design Capital 2026 – an internationally visible recognition of how design can contribute to a future worth living, far beyond questions of aesthetics. Around 2,000 events in 2026 will show, both across the Frankfurt RheinMain region and internationally, how diverse and democratic design can be in all areas of life – from participatory urban projects to expert conferences and inspiring formats for public debate, as well as vibrant street festivals and other highlights all centred on design."
— Barbara Lersch, Programme Director, World Design Capital 2026