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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.

​Vier 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

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​Drei Themenblöcke

​Design im Systemkontext Wie Gestaltung in großen Systemen wirkt — zwischen KI, Handwerk, 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.

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​Speaker Monica Förster · CEO and Founder, Monica Förster Design Studio Prof. Dr. Oliver Nickel · SWELL & AMD University — Affectionate Intelligence Pablo Bautista (Idonika), Lujan Cambariere & Claudia Coronado (INGUAT) — Guatemala diseña con las manos Thomas Gardner · Senior Design Lead Product Line Taste, AEG 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.

​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.

​Four 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

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​Three Thematic Blocks

​Design in Systemic Context How design operates at scale — across AI, craft, 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.

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​Speakers Monica Förster · CEO and Founder, Monica Förster Design Studio Prof. Dr. Oliver Nickel · SWELL & AMD University — Affectionate Intelligence Pablo Bautista (Idonika), Lujan Cambariere & Claudia Coronado (INGUAT) — Guatemala diseña con las manos Thomas Gardner · Senior Design Lead Product Line Taste, AEG 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 Tscherkes · 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.

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