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The 50 winning projects of the NEXT GEN DESIGN competition 2025 are on display during VIENNA DESIGN WEEK, showcasing a wide range of creativity, innovation, and visionary thinking from the next generation of changemakers in Europe. Each project is grounded in the principles of circular design and presents inspiring, forward-looking concepts that redefine our shared future through sustainable, inclusive, and impactful design.

The exhibition is touring major design festivals in Belgrade, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Vienna, and Skopje. It is supported by the European Commission as part of the New European Bauhaus initiative.

Save the Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Next Gen Design Austrian Chapter
with Evija Kraukle, Kerstin Pfleger, Lisa Stolz, and Therese Balslev
Part of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK

Couldn’t make it to the 2025 edition of Next Gen Design at Mikser Festival in Belgrade? Don’t worry we’ve captured the atmosphere and energy of this year’s edition in a short video that gives you a taste of how it was!

The video opens with Maja Lalic, project coordinator and founder of the Mikser organisation, who shares the inspiration behind the project. It continues with insights from jury member David Jablonski, who reflects on the evaluation process and the importance of empowering young designers to take on today’s complex challenges.

You’ll also meet 10 of the 50 talented designers selected through the Next Gen Design Open Call: “Redesign Tomorrow, Today.” These emerging creatives participated in a Residency programe in Belgrade, organised in collaboration with local furniture manufacturer GIR, focusing on sustainable, inclusive, and future-oriented design solutions in wood. Through hands-on prototyping, mentorship, and site visits including a tour of the GIR factory and showroom, they explored innovative applications of this natural material and finally offered their own ideas of its application.

The video wraps up with a sneak peek at the 2025 edition of the Next Gen Design Edu Talks, featuring inspiring speakers:

David Jablonski – Activist, designer, and co-founder of Klimadashboard.org (Austria)

Daniel Podmirseg – Architect and founder of the vertical farm institute (Austria)

Goran Milić – Professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry, Department of Wood Science and Technology (Serbia)

Nataša Perković – Associate Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Sarajevo; Creative Director at GoEs; and founder of Nataša Perković Design Studio (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Follow the link and explore the Second Cycle of Next Gen Design Edu Talks, 2025 edition