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SUMMARY:DesignTo: Toronto in design 2026
DESCRIPTION:Running from January 23 to February 1\, 2026\, the DesignTO Design Festival returns to Toronto for its 16th edition. The 2026 edition presents over 100 free exhibitions\, installations\, talks\, and workshops throughout the city. This year\, the Festival poses a simple yet important question: What does it mean to belong? To belong to one another\, to our cities\, to our histories\, to the materials and spaces around us\, and to the futures we aspire to create. What does it mean? \nDiscover DesignTO 2025 \n \nFeaturing work by hundreds of artists and designers\, the Design Festival explores questions of identity through a wide range of perspectives\, including queer domesticity\, diasporic memory\, ancestral craft\, urban advocacy\, ecological futures\, and the visceral act of making. \nDesignTO 2025 \nPositioning Toronto as a living laboratory of ideas\, the Festival brings together materials\, memories\, and communities\, using design as a means of storytelling and exchange. With neighbourhood activations planned across Kensington Market\, Roncesvalles\, Yonge + St. Clair\, Trinity Bellwoods\, Stackt Market\, 401 Richmond\, and along the Waterfront\, the Festival grounds global conversations within Toronto’s layered histories\, vibrant communities\, and thriving maker ecosystem. \nDiscover IDS – Toronto Interior Design 2025 \nDesignTO 2025 \n“We’re thrilled to present another Festival that pushes beyond conventional definitions of design\,” says Deborah Wang\, DesignTO’s Artistic Director and Curator. “It reminds us that design is something we live within\, create collectively\, and experience emotionally.” \nTo date\, DesignTO has welcomed more than one million visitors\, reached 2.6 billion people through media coverage\, showcased over 7\,000 artists and designers\, and generated $159 million in tourism spending. This results established its place as one of the most significant design events of the year. \n \nDesignTO Launch Party\nThe Festival officially begins with the DesignTO Launch Party at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA)\, an evening celebrating art\, architecture\, design\, and global diasporic culture. \nGuests will enjoy three floors of Jeff Wall Photographs 1984 – 2023\, alongside music curated by local·global\, featuring DJs Isabel Okoro and Adeola Abegunde. \nDiscover Design Shanghai 2026 \n \nHighlights at Design Festival in Toronto 2026\nThe Festival features over 100 exhibitions\, installations\, and events\, taking place citywide. Here\, following\, there’s a selection of must-see moments. Advance registration may be required; a full list is available here. \nIdentity\, Memory\, and Cultural Storytelling \nTO ·BE·LONGING: Portraits of Queer Living: An immersive spatial exploration by Quan Thai that challenges rigid domestic norms\, reimagining queer home as a space of fluidity\, chosen family\, and everyday resilience. \nRemnants for the Future: A poetic textile installation by Yana Rzayeva reflecting on diasporic hybridity\, ancestral craft\, and the traces that persist across generations. \nKnot: Holding On: Artist Alanoud Emaish (noudiee) weaves Palestinian memory\, inherited narratives\, and tactile nostalgia into intimate archives of longing and cultural continuity. \nTraces: A group exhibition examining migration\, forced displacement\, and the burden of preserving culture and identity. This multidisciplinary presentation includes sculpture\, installation\, cyanotypes\, geographic maps\, furniture\, and textiles by Hangama Amiri\, Sonny Assu\, Meena Chowdhury\, Nilojan Jegatheeswaran\, Jenn Kitagawa\, Dennis Lin\, Rose Nordin\, Anahita Norouzi\, Waard Ward\, and Abhishek Wagle. \n \nArchitecture and the Built Environment\nHow Heavy is a Building?: A film investigating the hidden material\, cultural\, and environmental weight of architecture. Created by Ha/f Climate Design and Make Good Projects\, the film traces the embodied carbon of three iconic cultural institutions in Lisbon. \nIdeas Forum: Advocating for a Better City: Five rapid-fire presentations—20 slides shown for 20 seconds each – highlighting diverse advocacy approaches and case studies within Toronto’s built environment. \nSigns of Change: Pedaal: A project inviting the public to envision how cycling and urban landscapes may evolve in response to changing climate conditions\, technologies\, and public policy. \nArt and Architecture Trivia Night: Hosted by the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA)\, this lively evening invites participants to join solo or in teams for an entertaining mix of fun\, laughter\, and learning. \n \nCraft\, Materials\, and Maker Culture\nAll Light: A multidisciplinary group exhibition celebrating the creativity\, material exploration\, and technical innovation of Canada’s local maker community through ceramics\, glass\, textiles\, wood\, and metal. \nAn Evening of Craft\, Digitality\, and Critical Reflection: A program exploring how technology intersects with traditional craft practices through the community initiative Fábrica de Artes y Oficios. \nDesignTO Talks: Within the Weave: A dialogue reflecting on material practice as storytelling\, examining how repetition and irregularity\, familiarity and abstraction\, translate the landscapes we inhabit. \nKensington Unearthed and (Re)formed: An exhibition of ceramic works created from wild clay sourced in Toronto’s Kensington Market. \nSoft Grid: Shao-Chi Lin merges traditional craft with contemporary techniques to create a contemplative textile installation at Le Germain Hotel Toronto\, inviting visitors to slow down\, observe\, and experience a sense of belonging. \n \nEye-Catching Exhibitions\nBeneath One Sky: Through open\, overlapping cloud-like forms\, Asli Alin’s artwork celebrates multiplicity\, exchange\, and shared belonging\, proposing that true pride emerges from embracing diversity. \nSuspended Vessels: Bram Locknick’s luminous installation transforms The Drake Hotel’s window into a glowing field of hand-blown glass and spectral light. Clusters of free-blown uranium glass droplets emit an eerie green glow under ultraviolet illumination\, radiating across the façade and into the winter night. \nFlourish: A responsive light fixture programmed to react to local light conditions\, mirroring the natural rhythms of its surroundings. Created by 3K1D and Hot Pop Factory\, the installation blends heritage and innovation\, uniting technology and tradition in a moment shaped by both past and present. \nThe Weather Holds: This exhibition presents Teston + Zhang’s experimental explorations of space-making with air and water\, alongside speculative yet grounded public designs. The show features six tangible design outcomes\, including simulations\, milli-fluidic prototypes\, DIY drip cooling\, thermal drapes\, and mock-up installations. \nDesignTO\, various locations\, Toronto\, January 23-February 1\, 2026\nDesignTO is a design festival open to the general public\nSize: 100 events\, 500 exhibitors\, designers and artists\, 200\,000 visitors in 2025\nVisit website DesignTo.org for more info on venues and exhibitions
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LOCATION:Toronto\, M5H 2M9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Madrid Design Festival 2026: Highlights
DESCRIPTION:The ninth edition of Madrid Design Festival 2026\, organised by La Fábrica\, transforms Madrid into a global hub for international design from 5 February to 8 March 2026. The festival strengthens its role as a leading platform that promotes design as a strategic tool for transforming systems\, industries\, and everyday life\, connecting innovation\, craftsmanship\, economy\, sustainability\, and culture. \nMadrid Design Festival\, February 5-March 8\, 2026\nMadrid Design Festival is both for professionals and general public\nSize: 55 exhibitions\, 160+ events\, 300 venues\nAround 500\,000 visitors \nVisit MadridDesignFestival website for more info  \nKey highlights include the launch of FORMA Design Fair for collectible design \nDiscover Madrid Design Festival 2025 \nMadrid Design Festival 2025 \nUnder the theme “Redesigning the World\,” the Festival (MDF26) is structured around four key dimensions that define the value of contemporary design. Responsibility\, addressing real social and environmental challenges. The Madrid Design Festival 2026 highlights are Transcendence – ensuring long-term impact on how we live and interact with our environments. Impact\, demonstrating how design drives economic\, urban\, and social transformation. And Transmission\, highlighting knowledge sharing between generations and the continuity of design culture and expertise. \nMadrid Design Festival 2025 \nThe MDF26 programme explores bio-design\, biotechnology\, sustainable materials\, traceability\, circular economy\, mobility\, and social innovation. Particular attention is given to community-based design and craftsmanship\, understood as a meeting point between identity\, heritage\, material culture\, and innovation. Featured participants include Patricia Urquiola\, Héctor Serrano\, Luca Nichetto\, Studio Dumbar\, Mesura Studio\, and other leading voices in industrial\, social\, and material design. \nDiscover Casa Decor Madrid 2025 \nMadrid Design Festival 2025 \nAccording to festival director Álvaro Matías\, design is not only part of Madrid’s identity but part of its nature. Over the years\, the festival has positioned the city on the international design map\, showcasing a dynamic creative ecosystem that continuously redefines urban life through multiple perspectives. \nAlcova at Madrid Design Festival 2025\, with the exhibition dedicated to Guatemala \nWhy visit Madrid Design Festival 2026? \nMadrid Design Festival 2026 (5 February – 8 March) turns Madrid into one of Europe’s most dynamic destinations for design\, innovation\, and creativity. Visitors can explore more than 55 exhibitions\, 160+ events\, and nearly 300 locations across the city\, experiencing everything from collectible design and contemporary craftsmanship to bio-design\, sustainable materials\, and circular economy solutions. \nKey highlights include the launch of FORMA Design Fair for collectible design\, major exhibitions such as the André Ricard retrospective\, the Mediterranean Manifesto\, and a special showcase of Guatemalan textile design. Open studios\, design districts\, talks by leading international designers\, and city-wide installations make the festival an immersive way to discover emerging talent\, global trends\, and the future of sustainable living. \nDiscover Milan Design Week 2026 \nExhibition Manifesto Mediterraneo\, at theater Fernán Gómez \nVisit to experience cutting-edge design\, connect with the international creative scene\, and see how design is transforming cities\, culture\, and everyday life – all within one of Europe’s most vibrant cultural capitals. \nNew for 2026: FORMA Design Fair\nA major addition to this edition is FORMA Design Fair\, the first Spanish fair dedicated to collectible design. Taking place from 4 to 8 March 2026\, the fair creates a professional marketplace that strengthens the economic value of design\, connecting designers\, studios\, galleries\, brands\, and collectors while positioning Madrid as a key destination for contemporary collectible design. \nCurated by Antonio Luna and Emerio Arena\, FORMA includes a professional programme titled (Per)FORMA and a curated selection of emerging and established players in the collectible design sector\, reinforcing Madrid’s growing role in the global design market. \nThis initiative is organised by Madrid Design Festival\, the Madrid City Council\, Matadero Madrid\, and DIMAD\, with institutional support from the Ministry of Culture\, the Ministry of Industry\, and Acción Cultural Española. Its goal is to create a sustainable creative economy ecosystem that benefits the city’s cultural and productive fabric. \nMadrid Design Festival 2026: key highlights\nThe exhibition programme features major cultural projects hosted at Teatro Fernán Gómez from 5 February to 3 May 2026. \nThe retrospective “André Ricard. Design in Use” presents more than six decades of work by one of Spain’s most influential industrial designers\, including iconic objects such as the Barcelona ’92 Olympic torch and the Copenhagen ashtray\, illustrating the evolution of Spanish industrial design. \nThe collective exhibition Mediterranean Manifesto explores the material culture\, environmental challenges\, and sustainable future of the Mediterranean through works by more than thirty designers and artists focused on craft\, material research\, and ecological awareness. \nGuatemala\, the guest country of this edition\, presents a major exhibition on contemporary textile design\, highlighting traditional Maya weaving techniques such as backstrap loom\, brocade\, and embroidery as complex systems of design\, identity\, and cultural memory. \nTextile art form Guatemala \nMadrid Design PRO and professional network\nThe Madrid Design PRO programme gathers national and international experts to share methodologies\, case studies\, and innovation strategies. Topics include circular design\, social design\, bio-design\, architecture\, digital design\, fashion\, and alternative materials\, strengthening collaboration between companies\, institutions\, and creative professionals. \nAwards and Recognition\nThe Madrid Design Festival Awards honour excellence and international influence in design innovation. The 2026 recipients include Rosana Orlandi\, Konstantin Grcic\, and Juli Capella\, recognised for their contributions to curation\, industrial design\, and design culture dissemination. \nDiseñoesfera and the economic impact of design\nDiseñoesfera acts as a strategic framework connecting business\, institutions\, and designers to foster innovation and economic development. Key initiatives include Design à Trois\, collaborative meetings between companies and creatives; Viveros\, a social training programme linking design with professional skills; and Redesign Madrid Industrial\, which reactivates industrial areas through sustainable design strategies. \nMadre series\, by José Manuel Nuevo\, exhibition Diseño e sfera \nAlliance for Wool and material innovation\nFor the second year\, the Alliance for Wool explores wool as a strategic material linking sustainability\, biodiversity\, craftsmanship\, circular economy\, and territorial identity\, positioning natural fibres within contemporary material research and ecological design. \nMINI Design Awards and urban innovation\nThe MINI Design Awards continue to support projects that rethink urban mobility\, public space\, and sustainable cities. The 2026 winners will be announced on 19 February\, reinforcing the role of design as a driver of urban innovation. \nMadrid Diseña: the city as a design platform\nMadrid Diseña activates nearly 300 locations across the city through exhibitions\, installations\, workshops\, open studios\, and design routes\, strengthening the local creative economy and connecting design with architecture\, fashion\, gastronomy\, digital culture\, and retail. \nNew additions include Chamberí as a design district and Infinito Delicias\, a space dedicated to sustainable food\, civic art\, and social innovation. Major brands\, cultural institutions\, universities\, and international showrooms contribute to a city-wide programme that turns Madrid into a living laboratory for design and innovation. \nA growing global design ecosystem\nWith 59 institutions and brands\, 55 exhibitions\, 162 activities\, and more than 800 professionals\, Madrid Design Festival 2026 confirms its position as one of Europe’s leading design events. The launch of FORMA Design Fair\, the expansion of Madrid Diseña\, and strategic programmes like Diseñoesfera demonstrate a growing ecosystem capable of attracting talent\, generating economic value\, and strengthening Madrid’s international visibility. \nThe 2026 edition reinforces that “Redesigning the World” is not just a theme\, but a shared commitment by institutions\, designers\, and citizens to place design at the centre of cultural\, social\, and economic transformation. \nMadrid Design Festival\, February 5-March 8\, 2026\nMadrid Design Festival is both for professionals and general public\nSize: 55 exhibitions\, 160+ events\, 300 venues\nAround 500\,000 visitors \nVisit MadridDesignFestival website for more info  \nKey highlights include the launch of FORMA Design Fair for collectible design \nSome images from Madrid Design Festival 2025 \n 
URL:https://designweekguide.com/event/madrid-design-festival-2026-highlights/
LOCATION:Madrid\, Madrid\, 28001\, Spain
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