Talks

with Angelika Müller and Monika Dagrée A concise opening that frames DesignDays.Berlin as a shared platform for brands, showrooms, designers, architects, institutions and media. The introduction sets the tone for Berlin's new design moment and the ideas shaping the afternoon.

with Eva-Maria Hilker, Oliver Bischoff, Alexander Neumann and Michael Sans Hospitality is no longer only about rooms, services or restaurants - it is about atmosphere, identity and memorable spatial storytelling. This talk explores how design turns places into experiences and how hospitality can shape tomorrow's urban culture.

with Christian Thor Larsen, CEO, Connox A retailer’s perspective on what happens after specification. Christian Thor Larsen explores how design decisions translate into customers and hospitality environments.

with Anna Schingen, Malte Schröder and Fabian Freytag Ageing is not a niche - it is one of the most important design challenges of our time. This talk explores interiors, products and spaces that support autonomy, dignity and joy without looking clinical or compromising aesthetics.

A short design insight into the meeting of architectural heating, sculptural form and material tactility. The talk shows how even highly functional systems can become expressive interior objects.

with Hanne Willmann, Julian Bauer, Mark Braun, Sebastian Herkner How do objects gain meaning in an age of speed, automation and global production? This conversation looks at craft as cultural knowledge - and at industrial design as a bridge between heritage, sustainability and contemporary everyday life.

with Christopher Sitzler, Jürgen Mayer H., Lars Krückeberg, Martin Jasper, Roland Duda What should architecture do now: preserve, transform, adapt, or radically rethink? Leading architects discuss future-proof building between climate responsibility, urban density, social use and design ambition.

Yves Behar, Designer & Marc Viardot Corporate Marketing and Design Director ROCA GROUP on VOLTA by LAUFEN. A focused keynote on how technology, material intelligence and emotional simplicity can reshape the bathroom as an intuitive living space. Through VOLTA for LAUFEN, Yves Behar explores industrial design that feels both precise and human.

An informal close to continue conversations, connect across disciplines and turn the day's ideas into future collaborations.

Eva-Maria Hilker © Selina Schrader · Oliver Bischoff © Chris Abatzis · Alexander Neumann © Natacha Neumann · Michael Sans © Jesse Portillo · Christian Thor Larsen · Hanne Willmann © Florian Reimann · Julian Bauer · Mark Braun © Sonja Müller · Sebastian Herkner © Gaby Gerster · Anna Schingen © Kateryna Myronenko · Malte Schröder © Urban Ruths · Fabian Freytag © Birk Alisch · Daniel Dockner © Daniel Dockner Studio · Christopher Sitzler © Franz Grünewald · Jürgen Mayer H. © Mark Cocksedge · Lars Krückeberg © Christian Thomas · Martin Jasper © Michael Kammeter · Roland Duda © Martin Mai Photography · Yves Béhar © LAUFEN · Marc Viardot