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​DESIGN REAL. Real Talk zur Berlin Design Week 2026.

​Ein Nachmittag, an dem Design als reale Kraft sichtbar wird — zwischen Forschung und Praxis, Technologie und Haltung, Architektur und Gesellschaft.

​Drei Stunden Talks und Panels, gefolgt von Drinks, Fingerfood und Netzwerken.

​Freitag, 29. Mai 2026 · 15:00–20:00 Uhr Einlass ab 14:30 · Design Hub M40 · Die Macherei Berlin-Kreuzberg

​Drei Themenblöcke

​Design im Systemkontext Wie Gestaltung in großen Systemen wirkt — zwischen KI, Nachhaltigkeit, Business und Kommunikation.

​Architecture & Reality — Design Under Pressure Wenn Architektur auf Druck antworten muss: urbaner Raum, kulturelles Erbe, Krieg.

​Design in Everyday Life Gestaltung als Infrastruktur des Alltags — von demokratischer Form bis zur Schrift, die Milliarden lesen.

​Speaker

​Monica Förster · CEO and Founder, Monica Förster Design Studio

​Prof. Dr. Oliver Nickel · SWELL & AMD University — Affectionate Intelligence

​Thomas Gardner · Senior Design Lead Product Line Taste Electrolux

​Barbara Silva · Design Director, phoenix design Stuttgart

​Birgit Baier · Bempowered — Digitale Business-Transformation & AI-Strategien

​Maria Stasevich · Architektin & Gründerin, OBLIK Berlin

​Robert Neuendorf · Neuendorf Arterior — Urbane Codierung & Möbel als Intervention

​Marwan Zabanoot · Architekt & PhD-Forscher, University of Bath

​Justin Allen · Co-Gründer Allen Kaufmann Studio & Objects, Berlin

​Prof. Bohdan Tscherkes · Professor für Architektur & Direktor des Departments of Architecture, Lviv Polytechnic National University — Design in Wartimes

​Prof. Dr. Felix Kosok · Professor für Kommunikationsdesign, German International University Berlin

​Luc(as) de Groot · LucasFonts Berlin, Professor FH Potsdam

​Zweisprachig DE/EN · Live AI-Übersetzung DE↔EN für alle Teilnehmer*innen — kein Download, kein Login. Inklusive Drinks & Fingerfood.

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​DESIGN REAL. Real talk at Berlin Design Week 2026.

​An afternoon where design becomes tangible as a real force — between research and practice, technology and conviction, architecture and society.

​Three hours of talks and panels, followed by drinks, fingerfood, and networking.

​Friday, 29 May 2026 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM Doors open 2:30 PM · Design Hub M40 · Die Macherei Berlin-Kreuzberg

​Three Thematic Blocks

​Design in Systemic Context How design operates at scale — across AI, sustainability, business, and communication.

​Architecture & Reality — Design Under Pressure When architecture must respond to pressure: urban space, heritage, war.

​Design in Everyday Life Design as everyday infrastructure — from democratic form to the typography read by billions.

​Speakers

​Monica Förster · CEO and Founder, Monica Förster Design Studio

​Prof. Dr. Oliver Nickel · SWELL & AMD University — Affectionate Intelligence

​Thomas Gardner · Senior Design Lead Product Line Taste Electrolux

​Barbara Silva · Design Director, phoenix design Stuttgart

​Birgit Baier · Bempowered — Digital Business Transformation & AI Strategies

​Maria Stasevich · Architect & Founder, OBLIK Berlin

​Robert Neuendorf · Neuendorf Arterior — Urban coding & furniture as intervention

​Marwan Zabanoot · Architect & PhD Researcher, University of Bath

​Justin Allen · Co-Founder Allen Kaufmann Studio & Objects, Berlin

​Prof. Bohdan Cherkes · Professor of Architecture & Director of the Department of Architecture, Lviv Polytechnic National University — Design in Wartimes

​Prof. Dr. Felix Kosok · Professor of Communication Design, German International University Berlin

​Luc(as) de Groot · LucasFonts Berlin, Professor FH Potsdam

​Bilingual DE/EN · Live AI translation DE↔EN for all attendees — no download, no login required. Includes drinks & fingerfood.