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.

Festival

28th Designblok
Prague International Design Festival

07. – 11-10-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Prague, Czech Republic
Trade Fair

Frankfurter Buchmesse

Messegelände
07. – 11-10-2026
09:00 - 17:30  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Trade Fair


EDIT Napoli

La Santissima
09. – 11-10-2026
10:00 - 18:00  
Napoli, Italy
Design Week

Venice Design Week 2026

09. – 18-10-2026
10:00 - 18:00  
Venice, Italy
Exhibition

One Million Objects. Florian de Brün Photographs the Collection

The Temporary Bauhaus-Archiv
14-10-2026 – 30-04-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition


German Design Graduates

Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum
15-10. – 29-11-2026
12:00 - 19:00  
Munich, Germany
Conference
WDC 2026

Annual Conference of the Society for Design History

Förderkreis BraunSammlung e.V.
16. – 17-10-2026
11:53 - 11:53  
Kronberg, Germany
Design Week


Dutch Design Week (DDW)

17. – 25-10-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Trade Fair

DESIGN MIAMI.

L'hôtel de Maisons
20. – 25-10-2026
11:00 - 18:00  
Paris, France
Exhibition

Hella Jongerius: Whispering Things

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
23-10-2026 – 13-06-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
Hamburg, Germany
Action Day

280 Years of HPM: Open Manufactory Day

Höchster Porzellan Manufaktur
24-10-2026
11:00 - 18:00  
Frankfurt, Germany
Trade Fair


idd cologne

27. – 31-10-2026
09:00 - 18:00  
Cologne, Germany
Trade Fair


Orgatec

Koelnmesse
27. – 30-10-2026
10:00 - 19:00  
Cologne, Germany
Conference

Service Design
Global Conference

RheinMain Congress Center
28. – 30-10-2026
09:00 - 19:00  
Wiesbaden, Germany & Online
WDC 2026

The Transformative
Power of Design

Circle Cube
29-10. – 31-05-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Offenbach, Germany
Conference

Creative Paper Conference 2026

Alte Kongresshalle
29. – 30-10-2026
09:00 - 19:00  
Munich, Germany
Exhibition

Sabine Marcelis –
Light and Color

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
30-10-2026 – 14-03-2027
10:00 - 17:00  
Zurich, Switzerland
Award Ceremony


Mia Seeger Award 2026

Haus der Wirtschaft
05-11-2026
Stuttgart, Germany
Exhibition

The Nue Black Aesthetic

The Design Museum
06-11-2026 – 08-08-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
London, United Kingdom
WDC 2026

Design Policy Days

WDS 2026
11. – 14-11-2026
13:00 - 21:00  
Frankfurt, Germany
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