THE PROJECT NEXT GEN DESIGN BRINGS TOGETHER 5 BIG INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PLATFORMS AND ANNUAL FESTIVALS
The project offers informal training to young designers in the form of masterclasses, residencies and a range of promotional and educational activities for the design sector and general audience in order to raise awareness on designer’s and consumer’s responsibility in the context of the Green Deal.
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NEXT GEN DESIGN OPEN CALL 2026 LAUNCHED: “FUTURES WORTH LIVING”
Five leading European design platforms invite young European designers to disrupt with purpose. The second edition of the Next Gen Design Competition has launched its 2026 Open Call, inviting young creatives across Europe to engage with a world in flux and address urgent global challenges through bold, regenerative, and inclusive design. Under the theme “Futures Worth […]
Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport Recognises Next Gen Design as a Creative Europe “Best Practice”
The Creative Europe Desk Austria, operating under the Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, has selected Next Gen Design – Young Designers for Next Generation Europe as one of the Best Practice Projects of the EU Creative Europe programme (2021–2027). Among all Austrian coordinators and project partners, Next Gen Design was highlighted as an exemplary project for […]
Next Gen Design Residency Award Winners 2025 Announced at Skopje Design Week
Marking the culmination of one of the most dynamic phases of the Next Gen Design program, the winners of the Next Gen Design Residency Award were announced during a hybrid award ceremony hosted by Skopje Design Week. Following the open call and selection for the Next Gen Design exhibition by a world-renowned international jury—including Birgit […]
NEXT GEN DESIGN Vienna 2025: A Celebration of Inclusive,Circular, and Collaborative Design
NEXT GEN DESIGN 2025 in Vienna drew hundreds of visitors to designforum Wien, where theyexplored the winning projects, met the designers in person, and joined guided tours during VIENNADESIGN WEEK and ORF Long Night of Museums. The exhibition offered a unique opportunity toexperience Europe’s next generation of changemakers in action that sparks conversation about asustainable future. From 26 September to […]