Elsewhere in Graz
Not everything takes place at the Hornig Areal. Whether it’s design shopping, exhibitions or workshops – design can also be found in other parts of Graz.
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While the Hornig Areal serves as the Festival Centre, Design Month Graz 2025 unfolds in many other places across the Styrian capital. From shops and studios to galleries, educational institutions and public spaces – design is everywhere in Graz. Whether exhibition openings, workshops, performances or design tours: throughout the city, Design Month offers countless opportunities to take part in the programme, discover something new and engage with designers.

 

Design distributed across the city

Programme highlights bring design directly into everyday urban life. Those strolling through the city’s alleyways may stumble across design collections in small shops, strike up a conversation with creatives in their studios, or discover new perspectives in temporary exhibitions. Some formats invite active participation – in workshops, for instance, or on guided tours of design venues usually hidden from view. Cultural and educational institutions also demonstrate how they are engaging with the festival theme »The New Real«, making design tangible – not as an abstract concept, but as a concrete way of engaging with the world we live in. Graz becomes a stage on which creative thinking is expressed in a decentralised way.