The festival offers more than 150 programs in 2018 (5-19 October) in Budapest and four partnering cities: Debrecen, Győr, Sopron and Pécs. Apart from social usefulness, the festival attempts to place an emphasis on the economic role of design: it aims to draw the attention of economic policy-makers and Hungarian entrepreneurs to the potentials of design, the importance of a design-conscious way of thinking, which supports the competitiveness of Hungarian businesses and provides them with a competitive eadge over rivals by delivering more added value.

5 Success Stories

AERON

The designer, Eszter Áron was born in 1981, in Budapest, Hungary, into a textile dynasty with generations of tailors. From a very young age on, Eszter was exposed to a creative and artistic environment, since she started traveling with her mother to textile, fashion, and art fairs around Europe. These impulses and impressions along with her mother’s impeccable style have influenced her aesthetic evolution. Until today, her love for clean sharp lines with focus on fabric quality and exquisite craftsmanship is still the core characteristic and inspiration of her work. She used to work at her former schoolmate’s brand, Nanushka, and founded her own brand, AERON in 2012. She’ll guide you through the process of dressmaking, it’s going to be a complete behind-the-scenes experience!

IAMART

Iamart is a self-made new generation cement tile company in Budapest, Hungary, which manufactures handmade mosaic and terrazzo tiles. Iamart decorative tiles have unique and vivid colours, using 3D technology. Iamart manufactures under the lean manufacturing philosophy and combines antique and modern styles. Iam (pronunciation: [jam]) comes from Latin, which means immediately, right now. The term implies the manufacturing technology of handmade cement tile production using specific 3D pattern moulds. Then they added the word “art”, in other words the experience of art. The manufactory was established in Budapest, in a former aircraft engine factory. We love, respect and appreciate the rich history of the place.

Position

Back in 2010 a number of Hungarian designers have gathered in uniting their diverse creative skills to provide high-level design solutions to a wide variety of clients. After the crystallization of their conceptual and stylistic directions, the POSITION Collective has become a rapidly developing Hungarian interior and product designer firm, which obtains international publicity ever since. The company is active in local and foreign interior projects, with names in their portfolio as the Night Fever 4 featured ZONA Restaurant or the UN Headquarters in Vienna.  Taking their furniture, lamp and home collections, POSITION Collective supplies projects and individual clients worldwide, from Budapest to Berlin, from Dubai to Australia.

IVANKA

Founded by András Ivánka and Katalin Ivánka in 2002, IVANKA has been constantly searching the innovative applications of concrete for more than 15 years. Apart from facade systems, interior applications, urban and outdoor elements, the company manufactures numerous highly customized solutions. IVANKA has positioned the material to a new level, creating products that defy normal concrete capacities and rock today’s conventional image of this material. Thanks to the company’s significant research and development activities and extensive network, IVANKA works with world-famous architect studios and designers – and has completed projects, manufacturing and construction experiences at 5 continents at more than 75 locations.

Plydesign

Plydesign is a new Hungarian furniture label, built on extensive experience in manufacturing of moulded plywood components. The solid background of 25 year’s knowledge in this field compelled the designers to develop and market their own range of products in the persuit of timeless purposeful furniture design. The love and never ending curiosity for plywood defines their collections which convey strong characters within the simplicity and ease of soft shapes. The brand is fully commited to reestablish Hungarian furniture design with the empowerment of young talents and a keen eye to high quality manufacturing. Plydesign’s future is a spicy combination of the brand’s past experience, the cultural heritage and the passion for new and fresh ideas.

10:10 Antique Watch Shop

Are you a watch collector, enthusiast or someone who finds interest in mechanical timepieces? If the answer is yes, then you must visit 10:10 Antique Watch Shop. They’ve been collecting and selling vintage watches for more than a decade, and they have the collection to show it, including products from Omega, Longines, IWC, Rolex and rare Swiss manufacturers. For example you can find a Bauhaus style Longines watch for a few hundered euros or a solid gold IWC from the 1960’s for a few thousand euros. Furthermore, all the watches are serviced and we guarantee that they are all accurate. Visit them at Wesselényi utca 19. and browse our 200+ pieces collection.

Artista

Artista is an independent ready-to-wear and accessory brand. It was estabilished back in 1994 in Budapest and it is tightly connected to Vienna. The sophisticated brand sings the praises of creativity, individuality and extravagance, while representing a relaxed elegance for everyday wear for the woman who lives her dynamic life in the city. Artista celebrates the authentic woman who loves freedom, art and music, she is open-minded and has a good sense for style and quality clothing. Artista respects the traditional tailoring, while transferring it into a contemporary urban attire, paired with extreme lines in a novel interpretation. The bags and accessories can fully suit your everyday needs. The collection is absolutely unique, presenting a subtle extravagance, made of genuine leather, canvas and unique leatherette.

Babyberry & Friends Showroom

The first scenery of our childhood has an unspeakably great influence on us, so it’s worth putting some energy into selecting the right items we want our children to grow up around. Babyberry & Friends is an absolutely unique showroom in Hungary, presenting a wonderful set of home decor and other accessories – it’s basically the most fabulous nursery you could possibly imagine! This charming wonderland offers a chance to each visitor to try out the bean bags, draw on the chalk board and have tons of fun while looking for the right pieces of furniture and other interior elements – made by both Hungarian and Scandinavian designers – to take home. With the help of Babyberry, you can create a truly magical environment that your children will appreciate for a lifetime!

Concept Eyewear

You would like to have a new pair of glasses? But you want to have one that would never pass you by as you walk down the street? Plus, of course, you wouldn’t like to make any compromises when it comes to quality, right? Concept Eyewear is the local manufacturer of absolutely unique glasses that you won’t find anywhere else. Using different materials – and also putting a great emphasis on working with natural, unaffected fabrics – they create high quality products that come with an inimitable style. The team of Concept Eyewear likes using the grand techniques of the past, adding a modern twist to them that always results in the same thing: perfect quality and aesthetics without boundaries. Check out their handmade glasses or sunglasses on the website!

Designvonal

The biggest challenge today’s artists have to face is keeping pure thought awake, and liberating judgement-free emotions. In the age of technology and media, it is difficult to create a direct relationship between creator and receiver. Designvonal is an art studio, an unconventional experiment of a team of young Hungarian artists. When designing products, practicality is their main focus. If you have a kid, or you feel like one; if you are independent or you depend on fashion; if your life is complete with friends or you’d like to be different every day; if you feel safe when you are alone, or rather with your family being around – here you will find the most practical accessories for your daily life.

EVENTUELL Gallery

Would you like to complete your wardrobe with some stunning designer pieces? Visit this charming gallery located in the heart of the city, in cozy Nyáry Pál utca and discover the treasures created by Hungarian designers: Eventuell Gallery was established back in 1994 and quickly became an exciting spot presenting unique home textiles, interior décor items, accessories, bags and jewelries – all dreamt and made by a series of talented Hungarian designers. Besides the special hand woven, printed, knitted and “Ikat” textiles and fashion pieces, the seasonal exhibitions that accompany the shopping experience throughout the year also make this place worth visiting. Don’t hesitate to drop by and dive into the colors and fabrics of the contemporary textile scene!

FIAN Koncept

Folk art can be a real cool thing for sure and Fian Koncept is ready to show you how! Located in the fabulous surroundings of the Buda Castle, this special gift store complex awaits you with the wonderful items of close to 70 Hungarian designers. The unique collection presents a fine line of dresses, bags, jewelleries, prints, artworks and other accessories made by these talented local artists, transforming the original folk art elements into the modern era. You can meet FIAN Koncept within the confines of Design Week Budapest as well – check their website for the exact dates and topics of their three events.

Le Petit Design

Neighbouring one of Budapest’s most magical public parks, Le Petit Design is the city’s first design shop focusing specially on families with small children. Offering the products of a number of Hungarian and international designer brands with reasonable prices, Le Petit Design has something in store for each member of the family: the French coloring posters of Omy are favored by both young and old, the night lights of Little Lovely Company help babies fall asleep more easily, while you can also shop here for toy animals, hand-knit wool caps, jewelries, unique bags, waterproof containers and interior design essentials.

My Day Collection

My Day Collection opened its doors back in 1998, since then it has been a flagship store of unique Italian fashion brands, known for its outstanding selection of clothes, women’s accessories, shoes, bags and jewelry. At My Day Collection, they believe that the perfect harmony of colours, fabrics and cut lines speak volumes about each piece of garment – this belief is reflected wonderfully in the items they sell. Besides brands like Sandro Ferrone, Imperial, Please, Viccolo, Kontatto and Ovyé, the shop also features the fashion lines of a number of contemporary Hungarian designers, including Konsanszky, Cukovy, Vanda Ferencz, NYD Design and Ilyés Juli.

pointOne

The new design centre of the Hungarian capital is located at Szabadság tér: instead of a traditional showroom, pointOne is a more complex place with different parts that are either strongly, or loosely connected to each other. The unique environment makes this spot not only stylish, but absolutely outstanding. Walking through pointOne, you will see how it can easily inspire interior designers and architects alike. The idea was to combine the ordinary showroom experience with the great possibilities of a meeting point. PointOne offers a wide range of interior decor items, presenting such brands as Florim, Diesel Living, Cedit, Kaza Concrete, Milliken and many more.

wonderLAB

The special concept is a designer shop, a community, a place to present the works of 30 talented young Hungarian artists: at wonderLAB you cannot only see the works of the designers, but you can also have a chance to meet them in person, which promises a brand new shopping experience. Bags for men and women, dresses, shoes, accessories – even for dogs – can be found in the headquarters of contemporary fashion. The second best thing about wonderLAB? You can buy everything for a reasonable price, cheaper than you could in any other shop! The dog friendly place awaits you with such acclaimed brands as INQ concept, The mama kin, DVA, dorivisy, Pakamé, Lazlo, Nise design, Nebouxii Socks, mirumiru, Kag, Ooh my deer, Sixfeet, Wink and many more!

ZUN Store design

ZUN store is a great combination of a watch shop and a showroom of hungarian design brands. The Store is located in the heart of Budapest, only a few blocks away from the world famous Synagogue.  They offer a broad selection of designer watches for both women and men, the most popular brands of which include Komono, Nixon and Daniel Wellington. The price range is quite wide, as you can find digital watches for 50 euros or professional tool watches for 400 euros. Beside the wrist watches, the aim of the owners is to show you the very best of Hungarian brands and their design products. You will find sunglasses made of cork from MOONSADES, unique clothes from TOUCH ME NOT clothing and PINETIME, wooden wallets from WOWA, and many more popular Hungarian products.