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SUMMARY:Casa Decor Madrid 2025
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, Casa Decor\, the architecture and interior design exhibition held every spring in Madrid\, celebrates its 33rd anniversary and its 60th edition. The first edition was held in 1992\, in a historic and unique building—the first of many to come. Since then\, Casa Decor has gathered a collection of historic and distinctive buildings\, including palaces\, mansions\, banks\, embassies\, stately homes\, industrial buildings\, and even a convent. \nDiscover Madrid Design Festival \nThe project by Francesc Rifé at Casa Decor Madrid 2025 \nFor its 60th edition\, the event has chosen a true “Casa Decor building.” What does a “Casa Decor building” look like? It is a stately 19th-century palace with spacious interiors\, high ceilings\, lots of natural light\, and period details—in short\, a residential building from another era. In doing so\, Casa Decor stays true to its original mission: to discover\, restore\, showcase\, and open to the public the rich architectural heritage. \nCasa Decor Madrid 2025\, project Leroy Merlin by Estudio Querencia \nFor the 2025 edition\, Casa Decor returns to Chamberí\, a neighborhood with a strong historical connection to the event\, where seven editions have previously taken place. The building hosting the 2025 projects covers an area of 7\,141 square meters\, spread over the ground floor\, basement\, and four upper floors. It occupies an entire block on Calle Sagasta\, stretching from Plaza de Alonso Martínez to Calle Covarrubias. Although composed of two separate buildings\, they were designed as a single architectural and aesthetic unit. \nCasa Decor Madrid: a live magazine \nThe event lasts six weeks and features around fifty spaces\, decorated by both well-established professionals and young\, promising interior designers. Each edition brings together more than 200 exhibitors\, with 50 projects created by both professionals and companies\, all aiming to promote their work\, products\, or services through this comprehensive platform. It is a large collaborative initiative that supports and raises awareness for the interior design sector\, as well as consumer\, luxury\, and lifestyle brands. \nArquitalia – Borja Esteras for Aritco \nSince 1992\, more than 2\,000 professionals have participated in Casa Decor\, ranging from recognized names to emerging talents. Casa Decor has served as a showcase and a launching pad for the best interior designers of recent decades. The exhibition provides an ideal setting for creating lifestyle projects with complete creative freedom. Through a decorative project\, interior designers can present not only their creativity but also their working methods\, their signature style\, and how they bring their projects to life. Moreover\, the exhibition acts as a live decoration magazine\, offering visitors a sensory-rich experience as they walk through the spaces. It is a unique way to engage with the work of professionals in a deeply immersive and emotionally impactful manner. \nDiscover the booths at Milan Salone del Mobile 2024 \nStudio Senser for Exagres \nBusiness opportunities and media exposure\nCasa Decor also offers a significant business opportunity. Its visitors are potential clients with high purchasing power\, providing interior designers the chance to showcase the quality of their work in person. Thousands of decoration enthusiasts attend the event each year. \nEach edition of Casa Decor generates over a thousand news articles both online and offline and welcomes around a thousand journalists from more than 500 media outlets and communication channels. The exhibition has become one of the most important commercial\, social\, and cultural events in the Spanish capital. \nIn 2025\, Casa Decor presents a special Lifetime Achievement Award to interior designer Sandra Tarruella. With a distinguished career spanning over 30 years\, Sandra Tarruella is one of the leading figures in Catalan interior design\, with recognition throughout Spain and abroad. Her studio participated in Casa Decor Barcelona twice\, in 2003 and 2007. She now joins the prestigious list of past honorees\, which includes Pascua Ortega\, Javier Castilla\, Lorenzo Castillo\, Javier Muñoz\, Tomás Alía Muñoz\, Rafa Sitges\, Teresa Sapey\, and Francesc Rifé. \nFran Cisneros. Estudio de Paisajismo for Gresmanc \nWhy visit \n\nCasa Decor is a unique interior design\, trends\, and lifestyle platform held annually in a different iconic location in central Madrid.\n \n\nThe exhibition runs for 6 weeks each year.\n\nIt opens the doors of a distinctive\, historic building in Madrid to the public.\n\nIt features around 50 fully decorated spaces by both established professionals and emerging talents in interior design.\n\nEach edition gathers over 200 exhibitors\, including professionals and companies\, and serves as a dynamic commercial\, marketing\, and communication platform.\n\nCasa Decor promotes not only interior design but also consumer brands\, luxury goods\, and lifestyle companies.\n\nCasa Decor Madrid\n\n\nSize: 50 spaces\, 200 exhibitors\, 50\,000 visitors\nFor professionals and general public \n\n  \n\n\n 
URL:https://designweekguide.com/event/casa-decor-madrid-2025/
LOCATION:Sagasta 33\, Calle de Sagasta\, 33\, Madrid\, 28004\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Design & Furniture Trade Shows
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SUMMARY:Designmonat Graz 2025: The New Real
DESCRIPTION:Under the theme The New Real\, Designmonat Graz 2025 will unfold from May 9 to June 1. As artificial intelligence advances\, technology reshapes our world\, and reality itself undergoes a transformation\, we find ourselves navigating a new kind of real—one that spares no industry. For professionals in design\, communication\, media\, and the creative industries\, these shifts bring profound implications. Throughout Design Month Graz 2025\, we will explore these changes under the program focus “The New Real\,” examining what human creativity means in an age of artificial intelligence\, how business models are evolving\, and the responsibilities of those shaping new immersive worlds. \nDiscover Gdynia Design Days \n \nGraz: UNESCO City of Design\nThe first edition of Designmonat Graz took place in 2009. Since 2011 the city of Graz has been part of the international UNESCO network. The UNESCO network consists of 350 cities\, of which 49 cities are in the field of design. In that sense\, the networking society Creative Industries Styria acts as a competence center for design and an international partner in terms of development and linking. \n \nGrand Opening on May 9\, Program Until June 1\nThe design community will find answers to these pressing questions through dynamic discussions\, exhibitions\, workshops\, and installations at the festival center\, located at the Hornig Areal behind Graz Main Station. The Grand Opening is set for Friday\, May 9\, launching a program that will extend across various locations in and around Graz until June 1. \nDesignmonat Graz 2025: Festival Centre at Hornig Areal\nIn 2024\, the festival introduced a major new element – a central festival hub located in the former Hornig Areal\, an industrial site near Graz’s main station. Once home to an iconic Austrian coffee producer\, this revitalized space became the heart of the festival and a gathering point for the design community. From this central location\, the program expanded outward\, engaging the broader city and region. \nOnce again\, in 2025 the heart of Designmonat Graz is the Festival Centre at Hornig Areal – a vibrant hub for discussions\, exhibitions\, workshops\, and installations. Visitors are encouraged to return time and again to immerse themselves in the creative atmosphere. Open daily throughout Design Month\, the Festival Centre is free to visit and conveniently accessible by public transport. \nDiscover São Paulo Design Week  \nDesignmonat Graz 2022 \nDesign in the City\n“Design in the City” brings together businesses and designers to showcase exceptional products\, unique collections\, and innovative creations. Experience firsthand how design shapes and enhances their work—right in the city’s shops and businesses\, where creativity thrives. This initiative makes design visible\, introducing fresh and exciting design products to a broad audience. \nDesign in the city \nGreen Utopia\nHydrogen from exhaust gases? Self-growing high-tech materials? Trains doubling as electric highways? Plant-based blood vessels? Climate-resilient suburbs? These futuristic ideas are backed by real research from the Green Tech Valley. \nJoin the Green Utopia presentation and panel discussion on May 27\, 2025\, where student teams from Styrian universities will showcase cutting-edge research through visionary short videos. Discover how disruptive innovations are shaping the future and find inspiration for your own groundbreaking ideas. Green Utopia highlights how pioneering research fuels transformative solutions – made in Green Tech Valley.  \nReview Design Month Graz 2024 \n\nDesignmonat Graz 2025: the vision\nLooking ahead\, the vision for Design Month remains focused on growth\, adaptability\, and continued relevance. There’s potential for the event to evolve into a Design Biennale\, building on its strong foundation. Whatever form it takes\, the festival must continue creating spaces for visibility\, discussion\, and innovation within design. By encouraging experimentation and remaining open to change\, the aim is to contribute to a better\, more thoughtful future—one shaped by optimism\, curiosity\, and critical engagement. \nWhy visit\n\nCondenses and showcases the energy of the local creative industries within one month\nMakes this creative energy visible to a broader audience\nContributes significantly to embedding the creative industries in public awareness\nPurpose & Impact:\nActs as a platform for innovative projects—both experimental and commercial.\nEmphasizes the true meaning of design:\nNot just decoration or styling\, but as an economically relevant\, value-adding\, and transformative process in business and society\nCollaboration & Structure:\nInvolves numerous local partners in its programming\nUses “Design Month” as an umbrella brand:\nUnifies various activities under a cohesive visual identity\nMaintains the independence of individual initiatives\n\nDesignmonat Graz\nFor professionals and general public \nSize: 140 events\, 50\,000 visitors\nVisit Designmonat.at website for more info
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SUMMARY:Munich Creative Business Week 2025: how to design a vibrant community
DESCRIPTION:Organized by bayern design\, Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW) is Germany’s largest design event and a key international platform for Bavaria’s creative and design industries. From May 10 to 18\, 2025\, Munich Creative Business Week returns with the 14th edition\, evolving around the “design community” concept. MCBW once again transforms Munich into a city-wide stage for design innovation and interdisciplinary exchange.  \nDiscover Clerkenwell Design Week  \n \nMunich Creative Business Week 2025: how to design a vibrant community\nThe MCBW 2025 edition evolves around this motto: How to design a vibrant community? How can design help us build stronger\, more connected communities? In a world marked by increasing polarization\, the desire for togetherness has never been greater. This year’s motto invites participants to explore how design can serve as a powerful tool for fostering connection\, empathy\, and collective problem-solving. \nMCBW 2025’s theme is structured around three key focus areas: \nOpening minds: design awakens curiosity\nHow do we shift mindsets and inspire sustainable behavior in a world full of complexity and contradiction? Design drives learning and transformation — from office spaces that foster creativity to apps that reshape daily habits. Through design\, we spark curiosity and catalyze change. \nShaping togetherness: design Enables cooperation\nAs people grow more detached from traditional systems — in mobility\, housing\, and communication — the role of design becomes more vital. Design helps bridge divides\, invite participation\, and foster a sense of shared ownership. It speaks across languages and disciplines\, enabling collaboration and cultural expression. \nInspiring empathy: design elevates the human factor\nTechnology offers great promise\, but also challenges our humanity. Through thoughtful application of design and design thinking\, we can humanize emerging technologies like AI\, making them understandable\, accessible\, and ethical. Design keeps empathy at the core of progress. \nMCBW 2025 also features a rich mix of formats\, talks\, and showcases\, all centered on the power of design to build community. With fresh perspectives from new and returning partners\, the event offers inspiring responses to the question of how we can shape a design community. \nDiscover Design Month Graz 2025 \n \nMCBW Design Summit\nOn May 12\, 2025\, MCBW hosts its flagship event\, the Design Summit\, at Munich Urban Colab. The summit runs all day. Internationally renowned speakers pair up to explore key themes as MCBW Creative Explorers. Together\, they will examine how design can fuel a dynamic\, democratic\, and vibrant society. \n \nShaping togetherness: design sparks cooperation\nEzio Manzini\nEzio Manzini leads DESIS\, a global network of design labs. As president\, he champions sustainable and social innovation. His work shows how design enables people to collaborate and build solutions together. \nCarsten Waldeck\nCarsten Waldeck – designer\, inventor\, and founder of SHIFT – will receive the 2025 German Sustainability Award in two categories: Companies (for consumer electronics) and Products (for the SHIFTphone8). He also supports local initiatives in Hesse\, showing how design and entrepreneurship can strengthen communities. \nInspiring empathy: design highlights the human side\nKim Dabbs\nKim Dabbs\, author of You Belong Here\, speaks globally about empathy and belonging. Born in Korea and raised in the U.S.\, she uses her life story to promote understanding and social inclusion. Her work shows how design can build a sense of security and value in communities. \nAlona Kharchenko\nAlona Kharchenko co-founded Devanthro\, a Munich-based deep-tech start-up. In 2024\, Devanthro became the first company to use humanoid robots in private homes. Early trials showed strong bonds forming between remote caregivers\, clients\, and the robots—thanks largely to thoughtful design. \nOpening minds: design sparks curiosity\nAna Relvão\nAna Relvão tailors her design work to society’s needs. She believes design should fuel curiosity and community life. Her J*GAST kitchen showroom in Munich shows this in action. Developed through collaboration – not authorship – it reflects many voices and viewpoints. \nTim Brown\nTim Brown\, former CEO of IDEO\, pioneered design thinking. He promoted it as a way to tackle tough challenges and inspire human-centered innovation. His approach shows how curiosity-driven design can shape resilient\, creative communities. \nFor info an ticket for Design Summit\, visit the website https://www.mcbw.de/en/design-summit-2025 \n \nWhy visit\nMCBW is the largest Germany’s design event. Moreover\, it’s a catalyst for innovation across design\, architecture\, business\, and education. Each year\, it brings together companies\, creatives\, and students for nine days of exchange\, insight\, and inspiration. \nbayern design GmbH\, the organizing body\, serves as Bavaria’s hub for design knowledge and collaboration. Through various initiatives\, it promotes the transformative potential of design in driving sustainable economic and social change\, supporting designers\, institutions\, and stakeholders across sectors. \nIn 2024\, MCBW attracted over 65\,000 visitors under the motto “How to Co-Create with Nature.” The success of that edition underscores the event’s growing influence as a space where ideas\, innovation\, and impact converge. \nMunich Creative Business Week\, May 10-18\, 2025\nFor professionals and general public\nSize: 200 events\, 65\,000 visitors\nVarious locations \nVisit MCBW.de for info and ticket(s)\n \n 
URL:https://designweekguide.com/event/munich-creative-business-week-2025-how-to-design-a-vibrant-community/
LOCATION:Different venues\, Copenhagen\, 1050\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Design Festivals,Design Summit & Conferences
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