Anniversary Tour

On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK will embark on a European Anniversary Tour in 2026. At selected design events across Europe, the festival team — together with local partners — will create temporary interventions and informal meeting formats in off-locations, inviting exchange, networking and offering a preview of the anniversary edition in Vienna.

Planned tour stops (subject to change) include:
Collectible, Brussels (Belgium); Salone del Mobile, Milan (Italy); Timișoara Architecture Biennial, Timișoara (Romania); Clerkenwell Design Week, London (Great Britain); Křehký Mikulov, Mikulov (Czech Republic); World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain, Frankfurt (Germany); and Concéntrico, La Rioja (Spain).

The Anniversary Tour aims to strengthen existing international collaborations, initiate new partnerships and carry the spirit, curiosity and openness of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK far beyond Vienna.

Through this hybrid format, the project explores new forms of cultural exchange, travel, and temporary presence, while offering an informal preview of the upcoming 20th edition of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK (25 September – 4 October 2026). The tour aims to strengthen international collaborations, create new encounters across the European design community, and extend the festival’s curatorial approach beyond Vienna.

The Stops:

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media, and Sport, Section IV - Arts and Culture

FIRST STOP:

I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels)
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK x Bureau Fomo
Collectible, Brüssel
14. März 2026, 17:00–22:00
Vitesse Sainctelettesquare 8, Brussels, Belgium 1000

To celebrate its 20th edition, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK embarks on an Anniversary Tour exporting its unique spirit to selected design events across Europe. The first stop: Collectible Brussels, in collaboration with the Vienna-based curatorial duo Bureau Fomo. For one evening, Vitesse Lab will turn into a temporary Viennese “Souvenir Stop and Shop” — somewhere between exhibition, retail space, and a place to meet and hang out.

Together, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and Bureau Fomo invite you to an evening featuring limited-edition souvenirs and unique design objects. Curated by Bureau Fomo the event brings together presentation, exchange, and relaxed socialising — with a small bar serving Austrian drinks (Weißer Spritzer! home-made Schnaps!) and a typically Viennese relaxed socialising.

Featuring special 1-of-1 souvenirs, available exclusively during the event, by:
Alexandre Delasalle, Anna Zimmermann, Bernhard Fuchs, Bureau Parso, Chun, Flora Manon Lechner, Franz Ehn, Hannah Kuhlmann, JB Gambier, Johanna Pichlbauer, Klemens Schillinger, Laura Dominici & Basil Schu, Laurids Gallée, Leto Keunen, Olga Flór, Pierre Castignola, Soju Studio, Tim Teven, Torte 0.0, and Xenia Lesniewski.

Display windows by Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland, Original LOBMEYR pendants as Souvenirs.

Come for the Souvenirs, stay for the Viennese Spritzer and Schnaps
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When will you realize, Vienna waits for you
Vienna waits for you
Vienna Calling
Kisses from Vienna
I ♡ Vienna

bureaufomo.com

The stop in Brussels is supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Brussels.