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The 20th edition of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK will take place from September 25 to October 4, 2026. 

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Anniversary tour as special showcase at the anniversary edition (July 16, 2026)
Festival Headquarters at Hietzinger Kai 101 (May 20, 2026)

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Texts 2026

PRESSEMAPPE (German, May 2026)
PRESS RELEASE (English, June 2026)

Photos 2026

FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festivalzentrale
Christoph Wimmer/Studio Sirene
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festival Headquarters
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festivalzentrale
Christoph Wimmer/Studio Sirene
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festival Headquarters
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festivalzentrale
Christoph Wimmer/Studio Sirene
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festival Headquarters
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festivalzentrale
Christoph Wimmer
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festival Headquarters
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festivalzentrale
Christoph Wimmer
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026 | Festival Headquarters

Anniversary Tour

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Appolonia Theresa Bitzan
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Appolonia Theresa Bitzan
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Appolonia Theresa Bitzan
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Appolonia Theresa Bitzan
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Appolonia Theresa Bitzan
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Laura Karasinski, Bar Laura, Fuorisalone Milan
Bureau Fomo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
Bureau Fomo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
Bureau Fomo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
Bureau Fomo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Laura Winkler
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
Bureau Fomo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Bureau Fomo, I ♥ Vienna (and I’m in Brussels), Collectible
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Alexandra Brückner
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Eva Zangerle and Rainer Grilberger, Caterina (I.O.U. <3), Křehký Mikulov
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Alma Fiala
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Eva Zangerle and Rainer Grilberger, Caterina (I.O.U. <3), Křehký Mikulov
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Alexandra Brückner
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Eva Zangerle and Rainer Grilberger, Caterina (I.O.U. <3), Křehký Mikulov
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Alexandra Rauschgold
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Eva Zangerle and Rainer Grilberger, Caterina (I.O.U. <3), Křehký Mikulov
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK/Laura Winkler
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Eva Zangerle and Rainer Grilberger, Caterina (I.O.U. <3), Křehký Mikulov
WDC/Ben Kuhlmann
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Tisch 7, Horsing Around, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Leon Theodor
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Tisch 7, Horsing Around, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Leon Theodor
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Leon Theodor
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Tisch 7, Horsing Around, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
WDC/Ben Kuhlmann
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Tisch 7, Horsing Around, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Valentina Lian Sturn
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Tisch 7, Horsing Around, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño
Sara Cuerdo
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Anniversary Tour 2026 | Gaja Pegan Nahtigal and Liza Sočan, Feral Feast, Concéntrico Logroño

PLATFORM – PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS BY EXTERNAL EXHIBITORS

Chiara Kozich, ChatGPT
PLATFORM | Afterhour Furniture
Marlene Kühnhackl/bel etage
PLATFORM | bel etage
Anna Wibke Münz
PLATFORM | BerCollective
Attila Kovács
PLATFORM | Collegium Hungaricum Wien
Katsey
PLATFORM | designaustria
Alexandra Kovács
PLATFORM | design without borders
Patrizia Gapp
PLATFORM | design.mikimartinek
Stephanie Kneissl
PLATFORM | Design in Gesellschaft
Feinedinge
PLATFORM | Feinedinge
Paul Sebesta
PLATFORM | flexi studio
Beata Wietrzyńska
PLATFORM | Galerie des Polnischen Instituts Wien
GEMMA
PLATFORM | GEMMA
issue 9
PLATFORM | issue 9
bioregional.agency
PLATFORM | LAUFEN
LOBMEYR
PLATFORM | LOBMEYR
Bueronardin
PLATFORM | MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Popchop
PLATFORM | MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst
Walter Weber/Stadtmuseum St. Pölten
PLATFORM | Möbelmuseum Wien
Pier Carlo Quecchia/DSL Studio
PLATFORM | Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Centre for Creativity (CzK)
New Design University (NDU)
PLATFORM | New Design University (NDU)
Krzysztof Nowak
PLATFORM | NIOH NIOH
eSeL.at/Joanna Pianka
PLATFORM | SKICA – Slovenian Cultural Information Center
Sara Mayer
PLATFORM | Potpourri Studio
Julia Freyer, Franziska Anna Herzog, Florian Krispler
PLATFORM | Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
VOLA
PLATFORM | VOLA
AANDRS
PLATFORM | Vöslauer

Team

Elsa Okazaki
Team | VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026
Elsa Okazaki
Team | VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026
Elsa Okazaki
Team | Gabriel Roland | Director
Elsa Okazaki
Team | Alexandra Brückner | Head of Production
Elsa Okazaki
Team | Laura Winkler | Head of Communication
Elsa Okazaki
Team | Alexandra Rauschgold | Office & Project Manager, Public Funding
Elsa Okazaki
Team | Alma Fiala | Projektmanagerin PLATFORM, Re:Form

Campaign 2026

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General

General

VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022 | Festivalzentrale | GEWÖLBE
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Philipp Podesser / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022 | Aperitivobar | BASE CAMP
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022 | Passionswege
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Philipp Podesser / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022 | PASSIONSWEGE | FRIEDER BOHAUMILITZKY with Ursula Klein (schulteswien)
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
eSeL.at
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2024 | FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
eSeL.at/Robert Puteanu
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2025 | PLATFORM
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
eSeL.at/Sarah Tasha
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2025 | PLATFORM
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Stefanie Freynschlag / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022 | Tour
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021 | Headquarter
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021 | Headquarter
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021 | Urban Food &amp; Design
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Stefanie Freynschlag / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021 | Urban Food & Design
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021 | Headquarter
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maria Noisternig / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2021
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maria Noisternig / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Exhibitions, Presentation, Talks
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Philipp Podesser / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Debüt
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Contributions all over the city
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maria Noisternig / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Design in public space
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maria Noisternig / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Design for everyone
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Paulus Jakob / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Debüt
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Stadtarbeit
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Talks
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maren Jelef / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | A city full of Design
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Paulus Jakob / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | interactive at the festival
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Passionsweg
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Philipp Podesser / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Spezial
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Maria Noisternig / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Stadtarbeit
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Kramar / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Urban Food & Design
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK
(c) VIENNA DESIGN WEEK / Philipp Podesser / Kollektiv Fischka
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK | Urban Food & Design