The Magazine of the German Design Council

Design Dates

Design moves fast. Those who don’t want to miss a thing need a clear overview. In our calendar, we bring together the most important events, trade fairs, design weeks and exhibitions – showing when and where the industry comes together.

Exhibition


Pling! Sound and Design

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
22-05. – 20-09-2026
10:00 - 17:00  
Zurich, Switzerland
Exhibition

Verner Panton
Form, Colour, Space

Vitra Design Museum
23-05-2026 – 09-05-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
Weil am Rhein, Germany
WDC 2026
Exhibition

Ausgezeichnet – Design Value Made in Hessen

Neue Kaiser
03. – 14-06-2026
13:00 - 20:00  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
WDC 2026
Design Week

Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain

05. – 14-06-2026
10:00 - 23:45  
Hanau, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach, Darmstadt and Wiesbaden, Germany
WDC 2026
Event Series

Creative Industries Day "Creating Value“

Neue Kaiser
05-06-2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Film premiere
WDC 2026

What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney

Massif E
06. – 07-06-2026
10:10 - 23:59  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Exhibition

A Step Ahead /
Einen Schritt voraus

Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
07-06-2026 – 31-01-2027
11:00 - 18:00  
Darmstadt, Germany
Festival


3daysofdesign

10. – 12-06-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Copenhagen, Denmark
WDC 2026
Talk

Designing Designability –
World Industrial Design Day FRM 2026

Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt
10-06-2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Exhibition


The World Through AI

Schirn Kunsthalle
11-06. – 20-09-2026
10:00 - 19:00  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Festival


Forward Festival

Massif E
11. – 12-06-2026
15:00 - 22:15  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Exhibition


Backstein Reloaded

Gewerbemuseum Winterthur
12-06. – 01-11-2026
10:00 - 17:00  
Winterthur, Switzerland
Exhibition

Mini Furniture: Chairs for Children

Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg
14-06. – 01-11-2026
10:00 - 18:00  
Hamburg, Germany
WDC 2026
Exhibition


Form Follows Friendship

Museum Angewandte Kunst
14. – 28-06-2026
12:00 - 20:00  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Film premiere
Conference

DGTF Conference 2026: Shifting Regimes, Changing Orders

Goethe Universität
25. – 26-06-2026
09:00 - 19:00  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Action Day

World Industrial
Design Day

World Design Organization
29-06-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Exhibition

Women* & Type

Museum Wiesbaden
10-07. – 03-10-2026
12:00 - 19:00  
Wiesbaden / Mainz, Germany
Design Week

Helsinki Design Week

28-08. – 06-09-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Helsinki, Finland
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