About MCBW FORUM 2021

A retrospective – featuring the best animations, films, effects and designs since 2010. One and a half hours with the most brilliant computer graphics of the last decade.

For the first time in 2021, there will be a digital analogue location for the nomad Magazine – the world-renowned Magazine for New Design Culture, Business Affairs & Contemporary Lifestyle.

The Landshut Short Film Festival presents the black comedy "Krampus" by Christof Pilsl.

Children create simple line drawings on the theme "Future" (9 x 16 cm). The parents send the drawings to ideenwerkstatt@siliconvilstal.de, along with their postal address.

When craftmanship meets design, you find yourself in the exhibition spaces of Keramikschule Landshut. Discover the latest trends in ceramics and learn more about this craft!

The virtual exhibition highlights sustainably designed products as well as digital and technical applications and provides an overview of current developments on the bavarian start-up scene.

For the first time this year, there is another MCBW venue: the MCBW POP UP - an exhibition container in which different international design projects and cooperations shall be on display in future.

A colorful, music- and poetry-filled family movie [PG]

Discover design at the Kunstareal on the MCBW DESIGNWALK – a curated walking tour through Maxvorstadt.

oursuperstore, the design shop with a twist, presents well-designed products developed by social enterprises. And yes, they are for sale! You can purchase them online during MCBW.

A community goes art ... Join in to be part of it!

The importance of Universal Design evolving into a hub for sustainable and conscious design becomes abundantly clear in this year's program. Join the Universal Design community!

This session is not "just" about evaluating; it fosters the direct exchange among jurors, designers and manufacturers – unique, challenging, and always one step towards improvement for all!

Given the current circumstances, all content related to 10 years of Universal Design has been integrated into the digital overall program. Join it on the Universal Design Live Channel.

Only running during MCBW 2021: the news block with Universal Design news (almost) from around the world as well as information about the highlights of MCBW 2021.

Premiere at MCBW 2021 - The UNIVERSAL DESIGN LIVE CHANNEL.Interviews. Reports. Feature films. Universal Design Jury. Award ceremony. News. Exhibitions. Workshops.

10 years of Universal Design as part of MCBW.Which excellent Universal Design products have preserved their relevance almost entirely until today?

10 years of KASTL modern möbel meets 60 years of Rosenthal Studio Line. Volker Kastl presents his furniture collection at the Rosenthal Store in Munich.

This exhibition shows the results of an EU-wide collaboration between designers, materials scientists and consumers, in which novel materials are at the center of design-driven innovation.

As diverse as the dimensions of Universal Design. Meet protagonists from design, architecture, industry and the social economy in discourses on the Universal Design of the future.

A video installation by MOTOMOTO & UberEck animation studios of Munich that stages this year’s focal theme, Shaping futures by Design, spectacularly

NXT A - the young architects' network presents the film "Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf" (2017), followed by a panel discussion.

DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE plays with our miscellaneous ideas of design. The project features an interactive installation created by the two artists and designers Jan Kuck and Miro Craemer.

Raphael Gielgen is Future of Work trend scout at the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra. We talk to him about how we will work in the future and what role design will play in this.

Films of any genre struggle to address emotional issues like dementia and caregiving with respect. Join us for films with respect followed by a live talk.

An odyssey through the life and legacy of László Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire.

Open Call: Design the key visual for Silicon Vilstal's innovation programme Gesellschaftsspiel (social game). Prize money 500€+media coverage. Send your drafts by 6 March to info@siliconvilstal.de.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of their studio-line, Rosenthal is presenting the "Sixty&Twelve" collection of 60 iconic vases in twelve colours for the first time to a larger audience during MCBW.

C* has opened the eyes of the nursing/elderly care industry to the urgently needed digital transformation. What accelerating options arise from networking across Europe?

The digitization of the care and social economy too often fails due to the lack of acceptance by caregivers or the care recipients themselves. Are the needs and necessities being adequately analyzed?

Visions of future living conditions captivate us like hardly any other topic. But how do you bring future to a museum? See how the new Nuremberg Zukunftsmuseum tackles this challenge.

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

A documentary exploring the idea of design thinking.

In his site-specific, expansive objects, Stefan Eberstadt unites the aspects of art, function and architecture in an innovative and fascinating way.

In our small (ONLINE) exhibition, we present chairs in different stages of development.Everyday a new video ... see below

In this morning event, the Designworks creative team grants you deeply personal insights into processes and mindsets which help them shape the future.

Inspired by a creative dialogue with designers, experts from the care and social economy develop impulses, products and services for different formats of this complex market.

Does digital art make human relationships with technology more positive? How can art influence this relationship? Is technology shaping the future of human behavior?

The symposium will discuss the crucial role design plays for young companies to implement sustainable and innovative developments in tomorrow's products and services.

Smart living should not be a nice-to-have. Digitization can open up enormous potential. How this can be exploited and what role designers play in this process will then be discussed.

How do you brand and communicate a new neighbourhood? In a dialogue with the Head of Communications & Marketing at Jost Hurler KG, Steffen Warlich, hw.design talks about project steps and results.

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

Aesthetic AND functional - not only should this apply to good design, but also to good education. How can design enable more education that is enticing, stimulating and fun?

Students of HFF Munich will present their design-related productions at the in-house movie theater. Be prepared for an exceptional assortment of outstanding short films!

Wunderkammaa is both an analog and a digital platform created to unite designers, craftspeople, artists, and scientists. We seek to build networks, increase visibility, and enable collaborations.

Takashi Kudo, teamLab’s Communication Director and Spokesperson, and Domagoj Dukec, Head of BMW Design, meet in a virtual event to discuss their perspectives on arts and design.

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

With the headline "Design im Zeughaus" (Design at the Armory), the Design Department of the Munich University of Applied Sciences is shaping the public discourse on design.

The exhibition 'Hoch hinaus?' illuminates different perspectives on the high-rise building type. PlanTreff presents the contents of its current exhibition on a digital guided tour.

All you need to know before entering into a relationship with a robot. A science-fiction documentary.

Werkstatt Eden introduces itself. Sculpture and illustration. Work processes and presentation of the children's book Hannah

We invite you to join us in defining value-adding innovation development in the healthcare context, considering the traditional development process as well as complex user journeys.

We will open the door to the Ruffinihaus on Instagram. We will do that without crackling sounds, pixelated images or break-out-rooms - tracing collaborative energies and conspiring atmospheres.

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

Online talk betweenDr. Thomas Schindler, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, andOliver Arlt, Electrolyte GmbH – Traumrad-Manufaktur

Deutsche Meisterschule für Mode/Designschule München is a competence center for education and training in fashion and communication design. We are maintained by the City of Munich.

An intimate and inspiring portrait of British fashion designer, feminist, and artist Vivienne Westwood, one of the most culturally influential provocateurs in recent history

The MINI Vision Urbanaut is designed to be more than a moving vehicle – it aims to be your space, even when stationary. This is MINI’s outlook of individual mobility for the future.

CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. In our special MCBW edition, we will talk to an inspirational speaker about #RIPPLE, followed by an interactive discussion.

After several years, there will be another award ceremony event – this year via livestream. Appreciation and recognition for all participants and winners.

Building with wood means protecting our climate actively. Explore how creative planning facilitates modern and eco-friendly homes made from naturally renewable raw materials.

Forward brings together the best international & national creative minds to provide insights into their success story. Workshops & happenings will take place alongside the conference.

Social media marketing, digital event planning, e-commerce: seizing opportunities for your own business. Three agencies introduce themselves and show how companies can benefit now and in the future.

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

A film about our changing urban environment and four women architects who are working, observing, and thinking about the transformations that are shaping the city of today and tomorrow.

The center of Geisenhausen turns into an open-air gallery to join in.

Accessories redefined: Jewelry and bags, handcrafted of high-quality materials, are turned into truly unique pieces, thereby conveying a new presence as an individual companion.

Wild, colorful, loud - welcome to the dance party with Scratch!

The 21st Landshut Short Film Festival introduces itself and shows from its current Classics program Christoph Pilsl's black comedy "Krampus".

Lectures, exhibitions and workshopsMarch 13 and 14, 2021 | Online and on siteRural Design | Design from and for the countryside 

Live from the Designforum Zoom studio at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, Monday to Saturday from 6 to 9 pm. Talks, inspirations, debates with Grüner Veltliner and Kaiserschmarrn and Viennese Waltz.

Eames: The Architect And The Painter is a narrative about Charles and Ray Eames, the most prominent designer couple of the 20th century.

Join us to visit the favorite spots of professor Tulga Beyerle and Stefan Diez. They talk about good design, about places of inspiration and about what really matters both in life and design.

Welcome to our print workshop! Become graphic designers and create postcards and mini posters.

Join us to visit the favorite spots of Dr. Angelika Nollert and Mirko Borsche. They talk about good design, about places of inspiration and about what really matters both in life and design.