On Wednesday, June 26, the Deutscher Werkbund Hessen and Denzinger Gestaltung are organizing the World Industrial Design Day Frankfurt. Titled “Shifting Paradigms? Design in Motion,” the event will discuss the relevance, values, and roles of design in the world today – this time at the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts.

The event is held in cooperation with the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 – Design for democracy. Atmospheres for a better life. The WIDD is coordinated by the World Design Organization WDO; other partners include the Association of German Industrial Designers VDID e.V. and ndion. The WIDD Frankfurt 2024 is supported within the framework of the Innovation Promotion Hessen in the measure “Promotion of Institutions of Cultural and Creative Industries” by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing, and Rural Development.
Date
Wednesday, June 26,
18:30 – around 22:30
Location
Museum of Applied Arts Frankfurt,
Schaumainkai 17,
60594 Frankfurt am Main
Impulses come from:
Dr. phil. habil. Christopher Dell
Urbanist, composer, and musician, Berlin and Copenhagen | Institute for Improvisation Technology (IFIT), edition niehler werft
(enw) and integral designers
www.christopher-dell.de
integral-designers.eu/fr/integral-design-network/partners/christopher-dell
Prof. Sarah Dorkenwald
Designer, Munich | UndesignUnit & Hochschule München
undesignunit.com
hm.edu/kontakte_de/contact_detail_31644.de.html
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Klüh
Economist, Darmstadt | Hochschule Darmstadt
fbw.h-da.de/klueh
znwu.de/prof-dr-ulrich-klueh/
Anna Scheuermann
Program Director | World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
wdc2026.org
Nicola Stattmann
Designer, Frankfurt | Office for Micro Climate Cultivation, Büro Nicola Stattmann & Stattmann Furniture
omc-c.com
nicolastattmann.com
stattmannfurniture.com/de