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.

Design Week


Zurich Design Weeks

17. – 27-09-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Zurich, Switzerland
Festival

Interior Days machen Ostwestfalen + Lippe

20. – 24-09-2026
10:00 - 18:00  
Ostwestfalen + Lippe, Germany
Festival

DesignDays Berlin

24. – 26-09-2026
09:00 - 22:30  
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition

Geoffrey Bawa:
Architecture for the Senses

Vitra Design Museum
26-09-2026 – 28-02-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
Weil am Rhein, Germany
WDC 2026

Form Follows the Future – Design as a Driver of Successful Transformation

WDC–Hub / Museum Angewandte Kunst
30-09-2026
18:00 - 21:00  
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Talk

Reading Design: The German Design Council Library

Max-Planck-Institut für empirische Ästhetik
01-10-2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Exhibition

Es Devlin:
Other Worlds

The Design Museum
02-10-2026 – 04-04-2027
10:00 - 18:00  
London, UK
Opening

Design Museum Gent Grand Opening

Design Museum Gent
03. – 11-10-2026
09:00 - 23:59  
Ghent, Belgium
Exhibition


Cosplay

Design Museum Den Bosch
04-10-2026 – 21-03-2027
11:00 - 17:00  
s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
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
Exhibition


German Design Graduates

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

Welche Welt woll(t)en wir? Vom Nutzen, Designwissen zu bewahren

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


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
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