Berlin launches a new design format
“DesignDays.Berlin” kicks off in September 2026
The year 2026 will be a special one for Berlin: The capital celebrates its 20th anniversary as a UNESCO City of Design – and with DesignDays.Berlin it will gain a new, dynamic platform putting interior, architecture, and design firmly in the spotlight.
In September 2026, DesignDays.Berlin will host a unique happening that bridges the gap between the professional community and a design-savvy public. Interior brands and the design industry, retail, architectural practices and design studios, young talents, and international institutions will all find a stage here to present projects, build networks, and celebrate Berlin as a vibrant hub of both the national and international design scene.
“From a design event in May, we learned that Berlin truly has a strong design community, powerful retail partners, renowned universities, ambitious studios, brands, and architectural firms. Throughout the year we have listened, exchanged with partners, understood what our design community needs, developed this further, and shaped it into a new format. We are focusing on three effective event days,” explain the founders of DesignDays.Berlin.
Behind the new format DesignDays.Berlin stand two experienced industry leaders:
Angelika Müller, publisher of the leading design and living magazine H.O.M.E. in the German-speaking market, with more than 25 years of trade fair experience in Vienna, organizer of relevant industry events in Germany, and CEO and founder of the digital design-travel platform Signatureplaces.
And Monika Dagrée, CEO and founder of on time PR, a communications and event agency with over 25 years of experience in activating target groups and community building. Both partners also share two decades of successful collaboration.
“Fitting with 20 years of Berlin as a UNESCO City of Design, we are ready to create our own platform with relevant stakeholders and supporters. We have learned a great deal from the outdated BDW. With countless partners from the interior and design sectors, we bring the necessary network, experience, and trust for 2026,” explains Angelika Müller.
“This year we set a strong communications impulse and successfully activated and guided both international and national press and influencers. The reach speaks for itself: We are building further on what we have started – and are taking it to the next level,” adds Monika Dagrée.
DesignDays.Berlin will serve as a showcase for the city’s creative diversity. The exact dates, along with the partners and sponsors accompanying this exciting project, will be announced in the coming months. All communication channels will be fully active by the end of the year.
Press inquiries
Monika Dagrée
Participant inquiries
Dorit Papenheim
on time PR GmbH ' Lietzenburger Str. 99 ' 10707 Berlin
Fon +49 (0)30 61 62 73 00 ' monika.dagree@ontimepr.com ' www.ontimepr.com
Geschäftsführerin: Monika Dagrée ' Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 97211 B ' Steuernummer 27/461/33919 ' USt-ID Nr. DE233208706
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