Vienna Design Week 2025

An exchange and networking hub for the European and maker movement.

VDW 2025

The Distributed Design Platform acts as an exchange and networking hub for the European maker and design movement.

Vienna Design Week 2025 - Found Objects

Creatives

With a thriving community of over 2,000 creatives worldwide, the Distributed Design Platform is empowering change-makers of today. Join us and connect with a growing community dedicated to shaping the future of design and innovation!

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Our members

The Platform unites a diverse member-base comprising over 20 cultural and creative institutions spanning 16 European countries. Through our global programming and opportunities, we empower emerging creatives in the field of Distributed Design.

The Driving Design trilogy traces the growing influence of design in building more just and regenerative futures. It gives voice to a global community of creative practitioners, fuels critical dialogue, and seeds new forms of collaboration. Join us in redefining design—distributed, open, and deeply connected to the world it seeks to transform.

Who is involved?

The Distributed Design Platform is driven by a unique and highly experienced consortium of 22 members from 15 countries, forming a collaborative ecosystem of forward-thinkers across Europe and beyond. The project is coordinated by Fab Lab Barcelona and supported in the scientific and technical coordination by IAAC.