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.
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:
14.3.2026 — Collectible with Bureau Fomo, Brussels
21.4.2026 — Fuorisalone with Laura Karasinski, Milan
15.5.2026 — Beta – Timișoara Architecture Biennial with Biofabrique Vienna, Timișoara
30.5.2026 — Křehký Mikulov with Eva Zangerle & Rainer Grilberger, Mikulov
6.6.2026 — World Design Capital 2026 with Tisch 7, Frankfurt am Main
18.–23.6.2026 — Concéntrico with Liza Sočan & Gaja Pegan Nahtigal, Logroño
Funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media, and Sport, Section IV - Arts and Culture
Second stop: VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour in Milan
As part of its 20th anniversary, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK stops in Milan during Fuorisalone and, together with Viennese designer Laura Karasinski, invites guests to Bar Laura. Known for her distinct approach to hosting and her strong network in Milan, Karasinski creates the framework for an intervention that moves deliberately between social space and design format.
For one evening, a Milanese bar becomes a temporary place of exchange: an aperitivo as a curated setting that activates the international network of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK and makes design tangible in its communicative and connective dimension.
While Fuorisalone is shaped by speed and hyper-commercial dynamics, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK sets a conscious counterpoint — with an intervention rooted in proximity, conversation, and hospitality. With a sense of Viennese ease and quiet confidence, Bar Laura subtly integrates itself into Milan’s urban fabric, opening up space for encounters beyond conventional exhibition formats.
With objects by: ADAMGEAORG, Onka Allmayer-Beck, Arthur Arbesser, BCXSY, Marco Dessi, Oswald Haerdtl, Josef Hoffmann, Vera Liskova, Johanna Pichlbauer, Hans Harald Rath, Swedish Girls (Mira Bergh & Josefin Zachrisson), Thomas Waidhofer, Christoph Wimmer-Ruelland, Anna Zimmermann
Sacher cubes and Lobmeyr cups available while supplies last
Photo documentation: Apollonia Bitzan
Bar Laura
21.4.2026, 16.30–20 Uhr
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
The stop in Brussels is supported by the Austrian Cultural Forum Brussels. 
