Festivals Stockholm Design Week and Madrid Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month.
Other events taking place in February include Design Biennale Rotterdam, Ambiente and Frieze Los Angeles.
Dezeen has launched a digital guide to Stockholm Design Week 2025. Illustration is by Rima Sabina Aouf. Above photo is by Fredrik Sandin Carlson
Stockholm Design Week
3 to 9 February, Sweden
Annual festival Stockholm Design Week returns with a programme of exhibitions, open showrooms, product launches and parties, spotlighting Swedish and international talent.
Among the events is Stockholm Furniture fair, which this year includes the talks programme featuring Dezeen’s Design Disruptors series.
You can find this this year’s guide to the festival here, which is accompanied by an interactive map.
Ambiente returns to Messe Frankfurt. Photo is by Jens Liebchen
Ambiente
7 to 11 February, Germany
Ambiente is a consumer goods trade show taking place at Messe Frankfurt, hosting an exhibition, talks programme and trend forecasting sessions.
This year’s event follows the theme Rhythms of Lifestyle, showcasing products across four categories: dining, living, giving and working.
New for 2025 are the Future of Work and Interior Looks spotlights, highlighting both lifestyle and workplace designs.
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) presented Natural Connections at the festival. Photo is courtesy of AHEC
Madrid Design Festival
12 to 23 February, Spain
The eight edition of Madrid Design Festival expects to host over 200 events, including exhibitions, installations, open showrooms, workshops and pop-up shops.
The events aim to examine the evolutionary nature of design and how it can be used to combat societal challenges, with the upcoming edition offering a special focus on wool.
The Line Dream is the central exhibition of the 12-day festival, showcasing over 70 lighting designs by 45 makers.
Modernism Week spotlights art, fashion, architecture and design in Palm Springs. Photo is courtesy of Palm Springs Modernism Week
Modernism Week
13 to 23 February, USA
Modernism Week is an 11-day architecture and design festival located in Palm Springs, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Tours, talks, exhibitions, screenings and parties make up the festival programme, which spotlights modern architecture, design, art and fashion across the city.
Studio Drift presented Materialism at Frieze Los Angeles. Photo is by Ronald Smits
Frieze Los Angeles
20 to 23 February, USA
Frieze Los Angeles is the Californian edition of the art fair, which this year plans to welcome more than 100 international exhibitors.
2025 marks the fair’s sixth edition, which is directed by Christine Messineo, along with the New York City event.
The fair takes place at Santa Monica Airport.
Dezeen is a media partner of Frieze Los Angeles 2025.
2025 marks Design Biennale Rotterdam’s first edition. Photo is courtesy of Design Biennale Rotterdam
Design Biennale Rotterdam
20 February to 2 March, The Netherlands
The inaugural edition of Design Biennale Rotterdam presents including exhibitions, talks and workshops across the Dutch city over 10 days.
The event explores Rotterdam‘s heritage, culture and community, focusing on its approach to reinvention.
The biennale’s host committee includes designers Anna Aagaard Jensen, Chris Kabel, Laurids Gallée, Marga Weimans and Sabine Marcelis.
Marta Armengol created a glassware collection to exhibit at Nomad St Moritz
Nomad St Moritz
20 to 23 February 2025, Switzerland
Nomad is a travelling art and design fair, which hosts its 15th edition over four days at former hospital Klinik Gut in St Mortitz.
The fair showcases contemporary art and design from international galleries and makers, to create what Nomad calls a “site-specific, immersive and layered exhibition”.
Previous editions of the fair have taken place in Cannes, France, Venice and Capri, Italy, and Monaco.
About Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Events Guide is our guide to the best architecture and design events taking place across the world each year. The guide is updated weekly and includes virtual events, conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks.
Inclusion in the guide is free for basic listings, with events selected at Dezeen’s discretion. Organisers can get standard, enhanced or featured listings for their events, including images, additional text and links, by paying a modest fee.
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