20 years VIENNA DESIGN WEEK!

“A milestone birthday, a major anniversary, a moment to take stock – first, you have to figure out what such a moment actually means to you. In the time it takes a person to grow up, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK has become one of Europe’s leading design festivals. As a platform that explores the role of design in society and the world, it has provided countless impulses, brought people together, commissioned projects and discovered places – beautiful, critical, innovative, warm, international and site-specific – always with a character entirely of its own. For us, the anniversary is an opportunity to look back at what we have created, to celebrate, and to look boldly towards the future.” — Gabriel Roland, Director of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

For two decades, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK has been telling the stories behind things, creating space for experimentation and connecting designers with crafts, business, the city and society. In 2026, the internationally renowned curated festival will take place from 25 September to 4 October. For its 20th edition, specially commissioned projects across several programme formats will once again offer both cultural and commercial perspectives on design. With largely free admission, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK takes place at around fifty locations throughout Vienna.