May 31 – June 1 | Dorćol Platz & Miljenko Dereta Venue, Belgrade, Serbia
This year’s Mikser Festival takes on a powerful new form, an emergency edition titled “The Energy of Freedom,” inspired by the unstoppable creative force of Serbia’s youth rising against corruption, injustice, and indifference.
In a world shaken by global crises, a new generation is stepping up, taking bold initiative and full responsibility for shaping the future. Generation Z is no longer waiting for change – they are the change. Through creativity, community, and courage, they are transforming art into action and culture into a catalyst for social progress.
Mikser Festival 2025 is a 48-hour celebration of resistance, creativity, and collective imagination – a free territory where ideas are born, voices rise, and the future begins.
Next Gen Design Travelling Exhibition: Redesign Tomorrow, Today
Opening: May 31, 19:00 | Dorćol Platz, Belgrade
Kicking off its European tour at Mikser Festival, Belgrade, the Next Gen Design Travelling Exhibition presents 52 visionary ideas by young designers across Europe – winners of the “Redesign Tomorrow, Today” Open Call.
Curated by a prestigious international jury of leading cultural and design experts, including: Birgit Lohmann (Germany/Italy), Designer and Curator, Co-founder of designboom and Founder of NOT COMPROMISED; Laura Clèries (Spain), Design Researcher & CEO, The Hut Agency; Zoran Jedrejcic (Croatia/Serbia), Designer & Art Director; David Jablonovski (Austria), Activist & Co-founder, Klimadashboard.org and Amanda Pinatih (Netherlands), Curator of Design & Contemporary Art, Stedelijk Museum.
Belgrade is just the beginning after its debut, the exhibition will travel across Europe, with stops in Amsterdam, Vienna, Barcelona, and Skopje, spreading the energy of freedom and design for change.
Next Gen Edu Talks: Design in Action
May 31, 11:00–13:00 | Dorćol Platz
An inspiring dialogue led by pioneering voices whose design practices embody sustainability, innovation, and activism:
David Jablonovski (Austria) – Designer & Climate Visualisation Activist
Nataša Perković (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – Furniture Designer & Professor, Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo
Daniel Podmirseg (Austria) – Architect, Vertical Farm Institute
Goran Milić (Serbia) – Wood Technology Expert & Professor, Faculty of Forestry Belgrade
The talks will be followed by networking sessions, where award-winning young designers will be able to connect with their Serbian peers, design professionals, and changemakers.
Why to join?
Design is not neutral. It reflects who we are and where we want to go. And right now, Serbia’s students are redesigning their streets, reclaiming their institutions, and rewriting their future. Their actions are real-time design, not just of objects, but of systems, communities, and hope.
They are planting seeds of freedom, transparency, democracy, and solidarity – lighting a fire that will not stop in Belgrade, but spread across Europe.
More about the entire program is available here: https://festival.mikser.rs/
