Talks 2025

The talk highlights the special competence of interior design in dealing with existing buildings, sustainability, and creative transformation. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME: Exhibition "WE SAY HI INNENARCHITEKTUR" 26.9.–5.10., daily 11am–8pm … Festival Headquarters … 4., Wiedner Hauptstraße 52 … Experience … more

Unfortunately, this event has to be cancelled due to health reasons. We kindly ask for your understanding. … What Matters, the platform for cross-border creative and cultural dialogue founded by Tetiana Stakhivska and Yulia Mukhoid, hosts a moderated roundtable discussion. Designers from Austria … more

Nowadays, design and architecture are often presented as either timeless necessities or hyper-ephemeral trends. However, like any cultural expression, both disciplines are historically interconnected and conditioned in many ways. From postmodern obsession with historicity to various forms of … more

The shift from (web) pages to feeds has made itself felt in design media, as in all other areas. The way we consume images, promotion, and criticism of design objects and spaces has changed fundamentally. Digital channels seem to remove many of the limitations of traditional media while offering … more

„Wir wollen ausreden, aber keine Ausreden!“ Mit einer öffentlichen Diskussion in der Festivalzentrale setzt das über die Grenzen beachtete österreichische Food-Design-Duo honey & bunny am 3.10. einen vorläufigen Schlusspunkt unter ein längerfristig angelegtes Demokratieprojekt: Im Vorfeld der … more

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK hosts the second edition of the talk series Where is Product Design Education Headed?, organized by OsloMet Product Design. After opening in Oslo with renowned designers active for around 20 years, the Vienna edition shifts focus to the next generation who started out on their … more