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Austria’s largest curated design festival — 20th edition 25.9.–4.10.2026
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VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2022, Sept 16 ─ Sept 25 2022

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14/08/2026

Rado showcases how time, architecture, and materials come together – with Moving Materials and Le Corbusier.

The Rado Boutique on Kärntner Straße will once again serve as a showcase for visionary watch design during the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. This year’s focus is on the “True Round × Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®” Special Edition. Inspired by Le Corbusier’s visionary design language and his iconic “Polychromie Architecturale” color system, the collection combines timeless architecture with innovative watchmaking. The presentation is complemented by additional design pieces as well as the six videos from the RADO MOVING MATERIALS competition, which can also be viewed at the Festival Headquarters.

DESIGN TRIFFT ZEIT IN DER RADO BOUTIQUE
RADO – MOVING MATERIALS

25.9.–4.10., Mon–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–6pm, Sun closed

Rado Boutique Wien
1., Kärntner Straße 18

© Christoph Wimmer

31/07/2026

Make room for life: “FRAKTA” reimagined! Starting from questions of movement, storage and structure, a spatial installation emerges that brings together architecture, furniture design and material research, demonstrating how organisation can be reimagined today.

The iconic blue IKEA bag is transformed into a new organisational system for everyday life—personal, flexible and practical. Alongside ten other projects nominated through the Open Call, the winning entry by Lisa Stolz and Juan Vértiz can be experienced in the IKEA exhibition at the festival headquarters.

FRAKTA – MORE THAN A BAG
IKEA

25.9.–4.10., 11am–8pm

Pleating Workshop: Fri 25.9., 12.30pm–3.30pm + 4pm–7pm

FRAKTA Customization Workshop: Sat 26.9., 2pm–4pm

Meet and Greet with the Open Call Winners: Sat 26.9., 4pm–5pm

Spotlight on the Festival Headquarters: Sat 26.9., 5pm–10pm

Finissage: Sun 4.10., 5pm–8pm

Festival Headquarters
13., Hietzinger Kai 101

ikea.at

© IKEA

30/07/2026

MOVING MATERIALS | EPISODE 5: Diana Bobb – PARENTS OF TIME

Six motion designers once again take over the video wall of the RADO Boutique on Kärntner Straße. LINK IN BIO

What if time were not a universal constant, but something shaped by movement, repetition and perception? In this animation, cosmic and biological rhythms converge — from stars, shifting shadows and phases of the moon to heartbeats, breathing and metabolism. Bringing together ancient ways of measuring time with insights from modern physics, the work explores how different bodies and living beings experience duration at their own pace. It asks whether time is an inherent property of the universe, or whether it only becomes tangible through recurring movement and our perception of it.

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MOVING MATERIALS

In collaboration with the Swiss watch manufacturer Rado, VIENNA DESIGN WEEK presents new works by six motion designers throughout the year.

From March to August, a new animation is shown each month on the video wall of the Rado Boutique in Vienna. During VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026, all works will be presented together — and the winner of the RADO MOVING MATERIALS prize will be announced.
bobb

© Diana Bobb

30/07/2026

THEMIS DANUBE is an interactive installation that gives the Danube ecosystem a voice and brings it to life.

More than one hundred native animal, plant, fungal, and microbial species form fleeting faces that continuously emerge, transform, and dissolve. By dipping their hands into a basin of water, visitors can alter the audiovisual composition and trigger spoken fragments. The installation encourages us to experience the Danube not just as a resource or landscape, but as a living community of which we are a part.

THEMIS DANUBE
mischer'traxler studio

25.9.–4.10., 11am–8pm
Spotlight on the Festival Headquarters: Sat 26.9., 5pm–10pm
Finissage: Sun 4.10., 5pm–8pm

Festival Headquarters
13., Hietzinger Kai 101

mischertraxler.com

© mischer'traxler studio

28/07/2026

OUT OF LINE ist eine partizipative Installation von Afterhour Furniture, die den Umgang mit Designklassikern zwischen Gebrauchsobjekt und Sammler*innenstück hinterfragt. Im Showroom des Concept Stores wird ein Sofa dabei zur gemeinschaftlichen Zeichenfläche: Erwachsene malen mit verbundenen Augen und ohne Anspruch auf Perfektion, Kinder ohne Vorgaben. So wird das Möbelstück zum Zeugnis einer kollektiven Nutzung und lädt dazu ein, die Grenzen zwischen Nutzung und Bewahrung neu zu betrachten.

OUT OF LINE
von Afterhour Furniture

25.9.–4.10., Mo–Fr 13–19, Sa+So 12–18 Uhr
Cocktail: So 27.9., 15–19 Uhr

Afterhour Furniture
6., Liniengasse 18

afterhourfurniture.com

© Chiara Kozich / ChatGPT, Jan Federer

23/07/2026

Mit rollbaren Designinterventionen übertritt Leon Theodor die Schwelle zu privaten Parkgaragen in Hietzing und bringt die Feste hinaus auf die Straße.

Ein Garagenfest, wie es in vielen ländlichen Regionen üblich ist, überbrückt die Grenze zwischen privatem und öffentlichem Raum, bringt die Nachbarschaft zusammen und gewährt Einblicke in die Kreativarbeit hinter den sonst verschlossenen Türen. Unter dem Titel VORSICHT, TOR ÖFFNET AUTOMATISCH! und mithilfe von rollbaren Designinterventionen startet der Designer Leon Theodor bei der VIENNA DESIGN WEEK das Experiment, um mit den Garagentoren dieser Stadt auch den von Subkultur und Hobbyismus geprägten, halböffentlichen Raum zur Straße hin zu erschließen. Er nutzt Design dabei als Werkzeug für neue soziale Vernetzungen und lädt mit seiner Intervention nicht nur zum tieferen Eintauchen in den Bezirk und zum Kennenlernen von Garagenbesitzer*innen in Hietzing ein, sondern auch dazu, mit der Schwelle zwischen öffentlichem Stadtraum und Privatgrundstück auch die eigenen Berührungsängste zu überwinden.

Spotlight auf die Festivalzentrale:
Sa 26.9., 17–22 Uhr
Festivalzentrale
13., Hietzinger Kai 101

Garagenwalk:
Do 1.10., 16–17 Uhr
Treffpunkt: Festivalzentrale
13., Hietzinger Kai 101

Garagenfest:
Sa 3.10., 18–22 Uhr
13., Eißlergasse 18

Sharing “Festtops”:
4.10., 13–18 Uhr
Apollo Garage
7., Apollogasse 11–13

leontheodor.com

© Lukas Hof, Valentina Lian Sturn

19/07/2026

OPEN CALL EXTENDED for FOKUS: The Essence of Lightness

The 2026 edition of FOKUS, curated by Connie Hüsser, invites designers to explore lightness as a design and atmospheric quality. Not as something superficial or decorative, but as a spatial, emotional and material experience. Lightness is an attitude, a sense of freedom. Its quality reveals itself not through spectacle, but through ease of use, calmness, clarity and a sense of effortlessness.

The exhibition is interested in positions situated between Freeform Modernism, Poetic Modernity, Soft Radicalism, Minimalism, and a new sense of lightness in 21st-century design.

New application deadline:
26.7.2025

APPLY via this link: https://forms.gle/m4UQkPEyEXo2Dc1w8

For any questions, please contact [email protected]

Photos are showing the exhibition space at the new VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Festival Headquarters at Hietzinger Kai 101, the striking high-rise office building in the 13th district, designed by Harry Glück.

© Christoph Wimmer

16/07/2026

STADTARBEIT 2026 – PROJECTS ANNOUNCED

What is worth celebrating? Every year, Stadtarbeit, the Social Design programme of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, invites designers to rethink how we live together in the city. Made possible through Vermehrt Schönes!, the social sponsorship initiative of Erste Bank, this year's edition explores celebration as a catalyst for community under the theme "FEIERTAGS GEÖFFNET!"

Three projects have been selected:
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Leon Theodor reimagines Vienna's private garages as spaces for public gathering with Achtung - Tor öffnet automatisch.
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Saliva Collective — Charlie Schneider, Deepshikha Pegu and Mildred Cheng — presents DARK TIMES, transforming darkness into a space for rituals, collective care and shared celebration.
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Johanna Kalinke, Réka Novák, Alexander Regal and Theodora Hergheligiu rethink club culture with Your Club is not my Club, a multisensory and accessible club experience where connection goes beyond sound.

All three projects will be realised in public space during VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2026.
We'll introduce each project and its designers in more detail over the coming weeks.

© Leon Theodor, Mildred Cheng, Johanna Kalinke

14/07/2026

MEET THE TEAM: Gabriel Roland, Director

As director of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, Gabriel Roland oversees the team, handles international relations, commissions and special projects. He curates formats like the festival’s renowned PASSIONSWEGE, which aims to create dialogues between design and craft, and represents the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK publicly.

With a foundation in textile design, Gabriel Roland occasionally delves into fashion writing. Beyond his commitments at VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, he is involved in a diverse array of projects spanning toys, pop culture, digital media, and art in public spaces.

Photo by Elsa Okazaki
Graphic Design by Studio Sirene
Styling by Afterhour Furniture
Clothing by Arthur Arbesser, Burggasse 24, Jana Wieland, Petar Petrov and WOLFMICH

13/07/2026

MEET THE TEAM: Alexandra Brückner, Head of Production

Alexandra has been an integral part of VIENNA DESIGN WEEK since 2018. She oversees the festival’s production, with a particular focus on identifying, selecting, and planning the annually changing FESTIVAL HEADQUARTERS. Even when managing complex processes and multiple projects simultaneously, she maintains a clear overview and a calm, composed approach. Her background in exhibition design and art history has given her a profound understanding of spatial concepts and the staging of objects. Combined with her keen interest in architecture and her extensive network within the real estate sector, this has made her an expert in the field of temporary use projects.

Alexandra Brückner leads the formats URBAN FOOD & DESIGN and DESIGN EVERYDAY, and co-curates the motion design format MOVING MATERIALS. She is also responsible for coordinating the festival’s collaborations and partnerships.

Photo by Elsa Okazaki
Graphic Design by Studio Sirene
Styling by Afterhour Furniture
Clothing by Arthur Arbesser, Burggasse 24, Jana Wieland, Petar Petrov and WOLFMICH

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