The Luxembourg Design Festival traces its origins to a first landmark experience. In 2023, the non profit association Design Luxembourg organized the European Design Festival, bringing together a wide range of players from across the European design scene over the course of a few days. More than 30 events were held, supported by numerous partners and strong international participation. This momentum proved decisive. “We became aware of design’s ability to bring together very different profiles and to foster dialogue, ” explains Nadine Clemens, General Coordinator of Design Luxembourg.

This experience sparked the idea of extending that energy at national level by creating an event dedicated to design in Luxembourg. Despite a rich and multidisciplinary creative scene, design remains relatively underrepresented in the country. What was missing was a unifying framework capable of highlighting existing practices, building bridges across disciplines and making design more accessible to a wider public.

It was in this context that the Luxembourg Design Festival was launched in November 2025. Conceived as an open platform, the festival unfolds over several days with a programme combining exhibitions, conferences, workshops and moments of exchange. It also includes the Luxembourg Design Awards, which recognize projects from the national scene, affirming the intention to support and showcase local talent.

The festival reaches a wide range of audiences. For designers, it offers visibility and networking opportunities. For students, it provides direct insight into professional practices. Companies benefit from a space for dialogue with the creative sector, while the general public is invited to discover design through accessible and participatory formats.

Organising such an event requires close coordination between numerous partners, venues and contributors. “Organizing a festival is a bit like conducting an orchestra, ” notes Nadine Clemens. This image reflects both the complexity of the festival and its strength: bringing together diverse energies around a shared vision of design as a tool for connection and reflection.

The Luxembourg Design Awards ceremony fully illustrates this collective dynamic. In a packed venue, award winning designers, partners and audiences come together in a shared sense of recognition. “It is often at that moment that the impact of the Design Awards becomes truly tangible, ” the coordinator explains.

Beyond the event itself, the Luxembourg Design Festival generates lasting effects. Some encounters have already led to new collaborations, while more structural reflections have emerged, in particular around the development of a professional charter for designers in Luxembourg, currently in progress.

The 2025 edition brought together more than 200 submissions to the Design Awards, around one hundred designers involved in the programme and numerous partners. Beyond the figures, it is above all the momentum created that stands out. In the longer term, the festival aims to expand its international reach and establish itself sustainably within Luxembourg’s cultural landscape by continuing to explore new formats and collaborations.

With the Luxembourg Design Festival, design becomes a point of convergence: between disciplines, between professionals and audiences, and between the local scene and international perspectives.