Talks & Conferences

Recycling is often emphasized as a central component of sustainability strategies. However, this could be done much earlier – more fundamentally! – in the consumption cycle. According to the 10 R principles of the circular economy, reuse actually offers far greater potential for savings and leads … more

The Distributed Design Platform acts as a place of exchange and networking for the European maker movement. The aim of the initiative is to develop and promote links between designers, manufacturers, and the market. As a cooperation partner of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, the Distributed Design Platform … more

Spotlight on: Austrian design. Together with the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, moderator Lorenz Kilga, co-founder of Design Network, invites leading personalities from the fields of interior and product design and furniture production and retailing to shed light on the status of Austrian design in the global … more

What is lying around the next corner for Landstraße? Urban development – and, in particular, the development situation in the Focus District – has always been one of the key themes of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. This is even more relevant in a year in which the Festival Headquarters is located in a new … more

What barriers are there in design for people with (in)visible disabilities? And how can we overcome these barriers? In a joint format organized by andererseits, a magazine for disabilities and society, GiN, an association for people with cognitive and multiple disabilities, and the VIENNA DESIGN … more

As part of the opening events of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and the Crafting Futures exhibition, the Centre for Creativity invites you to join them for the discussion "Catalysts of Change: Innovations at the Intersection of Design, Heritage, and Technology". They will explore how to build an ecosystem … more

An interdisciplinary exploration of art, design, and archeology, and of the history of ceramic colors and their present and future meaning: During this year’s VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, LAUFEN is presenting the research project “Colour Archaeology” by Roberto Sironi. As a highlight of the showcase, the … more

What does the daily life of a Ukrainian designer look like? Which design practices and cultural symbols have gained a new significance in the context of the war of aggression? And how can artists and actors from fields ranging from industrial design to fashion potentially use their work as a basis … more

Feiert mit uns! Der Creativ Club Austria (CCA) lädt gemeinsam mit der Klima Biennale Wien und der VIENNA DESIGN WEEK zur feierlichen Präsentation zweier Publikationen ein. Vorgestellt werden das CCA Jahrbuch 2024, gestaltet von den Tiroler Agenturen Icarus und Studio 20four, sowie die Publikation … more

Get to know the Open Call winners of Dare to Dream and talk to them about the installation or simply about dreaming! IKEA is part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK for the third time. This year, everything revolves around a topic that affects us all – the importance of sleep. In addition to findings from … more

The project VIENNESE CLIMATE COURTYARDS demonstrates the microclimatic potential of the city’s existing courtyards. To mark the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, Future Problems Architecture Studio is inviting visitors to explore the courtyards between Geblergasse, Hernalser Hauptstraße, Weißgasse, and … more

The contribution of the TU Wien – a mix of artistic intervention, water tasting, talk, workshop, and digital presentation – seeks to strengthen our awareness of water as a resource. FLOWING CONNECTIONS is structured as two interdisciplinary focus evenings, together with the installation “Free … more

The MAK has taken over a specially adapted version of the exhibition “Elements: Unique Details of the 20th Century Architecture and Interior” that Adam Štěch conceived for Dropcity in Milan as part of the Salone del Mobile in April 2024. The exhibition presents almost 3,000 architectural details … more

How do we produce new reusable materials from waste? How can we reinvent hospitality, gastronomy, and food consumption to increase urban recycling levels? The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and the Vienna Business Agency jointly commissioned the collective studio dreiSt. to design the festival café in this … more

The Day of Dreams is being celebrated in a very special way at IKEA! In addition to many specials and goodies matching the theme, IKEA designers Johanna Jelinek & Andreas Fredriksson will give two talks exclusively on this day. Don't miss the chance to experience the two internationally active … more

The centerpiece of this year’s contribution from the MAK for the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK is the exhibition AUT NOW. 100 objects, 100 designers – 25 years, 25 categories: In the MAK show, furniture, household appliances, tools, lighting, and accessories – and design solutions for health, work … more

The Viennese motion design collective Vienna Motion Bunch invites visitors to its first official casual networking event: Besides short talks and presentations there are drinks, music, and time to get acquainted, exchange ideas, and become a little less nerdy – for workers, students, and anyone … more

Everything comes in circles! To mark the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, ZIMMER, the showroom in Josefstadt, is presenting a carefully curated selection of sustainably produced design products. The presentation, which has been put together in cooperation with FH Salzburg and the IDRV – Institute of Design … more

The hour of the week – live! The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and Stephan Göschl (CIN CIN) invite festival visitors to the first live recording of the new Vienna Design Hour podcast. In line with the objective of expanding the international network of the Viennese design scene, Göschl hosts the Zurich- and … more

Festival director Gabriel Roland in conversation with TEDx co-founder Mathias Haas: On the occasion of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, The Social Hub Vienna invites its two ambassadors to discuss design, ideas, and the growing installation HYBRID SPACE-MAKING by MORPHtopia, which can be seen around the … more

Our culinary focus: the kitchen. The nomadic intervention KIOSK T//WASTE uses a mobile kitchen to reprocess ingredients rescued from local companies into vegetarian dishes, with the aim of increasing our awareness of aspects of the waste of food in industrial kitchens. At a series of changing … more

Our culinary focus: the kitchen. The nomadic intervention KIOSK T//WASTE uses a mobile kitchen to reprocess ingredients rescued from local companies into vegetarian dishes, with the aim of increasing our awareness of aspects of the waste of food in industrial kitchens. At a series of changing … more