VIENNA DESIGN WEEK: Save the date!

20 years of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

Anniversary tour in the run-up to the jubilee edition
Festival from September 25 to October 4, 2026

For nearly two decades, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK has been telling the stories behind objects, creating space for experimentation, and connecting designers with craftsmanship, business, the city, and society. In 2026, the curated festival with an international focus and appeal will take place from September 25 to October 4 and, with specially commissioned projects in various festival formats, will once again offer a cultural perspective on design at its 20th edition.

Anniversary tour through Europe
To mark its anniversary, the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK will be making guest appearances at selected design events across its international network in the run-up to the festival. Together with special guests and in close cooperation with local partners, the festival team will organize events that carry the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK’s unique spirit beyond the city limits and give a taste of the anniversary edition in Vienna. The anniversary tour includes stops in Brussels (Collectible), Rotterdam (Nieuwe Instituut), Milan (Milan Design Week), Timișoara (Beta – Timișoara Architecture Biennial), Mikulov (Křehký Mikulov), Frankfurt (World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain), London (Clerkenwell Design Week), and Logroño (Concéntrico). 

The Anniversary Tour is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media, and Sport, Section IV - Arts and Culture.

What the Press Says:

»VIENNA DESIGN WEEK’s ever-mobile headquarters have always acted as a vehicle for driving the festival forward. […] as its thoughtfully curated programme demonstrates, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK remains one of Europe’s most exhilarating design events […].«
— Hiba Alobaydi, Wallpaper Magazine
 
»At a historical moment when design is called upon to address complex and evolving challenges, the Viennese festival celebrates design as an open journey, made of questions rather than answers, of attempts rather than certainties.«
— Marco Magalini, Caleido Diary
 
»For me, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK might be one of the most underrated design events in Europe. […] a deeply committed team meets a city with a young design scene and a rich craft heritage.«
— Nina Sieverding, the thing magazine

The VIENNA DESIGN WEEK program preview, where first highlights and selected program items will be announced, will take place on March 25, 2026 in Vienna. We will get in touch with further updates and media releases in the coming months