BARCELONA — Barcelona Design Week 2025 will mark its 20th edition Oct. 7-17 with more than 130 activities across the city, highlighting creativity as a transformative force in the face of uncertainty. Organized by the Barcelona Creativity & Design Foundation, the event has been a platform for design, innovation and collaboration since its founding in 2006.
This year’s theme, Creative Resilience, explores the duality of structure and dream, underscoring design’s ability to build a sustainable future while imagining new possibilities. Exhibitions, talks and installations will showcase how design can respond with vision, creativity and strength to global challenges.
The program opens at Roca Barcelona Gallery with a dialogue between internationally acclaimed artist and creative director Andrés Reisinger and interior architect and designer Isern Serra, who will share their perspectives on the theme. Other highlights include Underground BDW, a hybrid fair and exhibition in a parking gallery featuring sustainable and experimental projects from companies such as IKEA, Artemide and NTT DATA, alongside design schools and independent creators.
The main exhibition, Inspired in Barcelona: Luce, will present a curated look at light design and self-produced projects, reinterpreted specifically for BDW25. Curated by Stefano Colli, with scenography by Colli and Carles Novell, the exhibition includes the BARCELONA luminaire, a fixture seen during the city’s holiday season.
In addition, the Next Gen Design program will bring together young European designers to promote sustainable design aligned with the European Green Deal. Activities will include talks, an exhibition within Underground BDW, and a residency for 10 emerging designers from across Europe.
Barcelona Design Week 2025 promises inspiration, community and a vision for the future, reaffirming the city’s role as a hub for global creativity.
For more information and a full program, visit Barcelona Design Week’s official website.
