Next Futures programme.
The programme is structured around four pillars. Each shaping a different way of experiencing the festival.
Programme preview
Published programme.
Browse the confirmed programme below. Times, venues, speakers, and registration links are available.
Next Gen Designers Exhibition – Futures Worth Living
Work by emerging regional designers, opening the festival week.
- Date
- August 31
- Time
- 18:00 — 18:40
- Venue
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Prishtina
- Entry
- Free public programme
Conference 01 — Who Designs the Cities?
FabLabs, Fab Cities and community innovation, as Prishtina announces its intention to join the global Fab City network.
- Date
- August 31
- Time
- 19:00 — 21:00
- Venue
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Prishtina
- Entry
- Free public programme
- Speakers / mentors
- Renata Zamida · Francesca Weber-Newth · Nora Cimili
Eco Quiz
A gamified public evening on environmental knowledge and everyday choices.
- Date
- September 1
- Time
- 17:00 — 19:00
- Venue
- Newborn Brew
- Entry
- Free public programme
Environmental Heritage Exhibition
Anthropology and Arts students explore sustainability through research and artistic expression.
- Date
- September 1
- Time
- 19:00
- Venue
- Old Building of the Municipality of Prishtina
- Entry
- Free public programme
Conference 02 — Augmented Creativity
Design between human and artificial intelligence.
- Date
- September 2
- Time
- 19:00 — 21:00
- Venue
- Kino Armata
- Entry
- Free public programme
- Speakers / mentors
- Valerio Perna · Melos Azemi · Abetare Gojani
Design Marathon — Day 1
A three-day collaborative sprint turning ideas into working prototypes.
- Date
- September 3
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- DYVÓLAB Creative Common Space & FabLab
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Valerio Perna · Sytrime Dervisholli
Conference 03 — Design Narratives
The ecology of materials, products and spaces.
- Date
- September 3
- Time
- 19:00 — 21:00
- Venue
- Kino Armata
- Entry
- Free public programme
- Speakers / mentors
- Mareen Baumeister · Ilse Kremer · Dea Luma · Patrisa Pruthi
Biomaterials — Day 1
Growing and testing bio-based materials as alternatives to conventional production.
- Date
- September 4
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sylejmani Library)
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Maja Halilović
Upcycling Textiles — Day 1
Reworking discarded textiles into new garments and material systems.
- Date
- September 4
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sylejmani Library)
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Martina Spetlova
Design Marathon — Day 2
The collaborative sprint continues into prototyping.
- Date
- September 4
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- DYVÓLAB Creative Common Space & FabLab
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Valerio Perna · Sytrime Dervisholli
Conference 04 — Bodies, Identity and Materials
Creativity, fashion and regenerative futures.
- Date
- September 4
- Time
- 19:00 — 21:00
- Venue
- Kino Armata
- Entry
- Free public programme
- Speakers / mentors
- Katy Mason · Arthur Guilleminot · Borbala Ferencz · Maja Halilović
Fabulous Fungi Workshop
Working with mycelium and microbial processes as design material.
- Date
- September 5
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sylejmani Library)
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Ilse Kremer
Biomaterials — Day 2
Finishing and documenting the material samples developed on day one.
- Date
- September 5
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sylejmani Library)
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Maja Halilović
Upcycling Textiles — Day 2
Completing the upcycled pieces for the final exhibition.
- Date
- September 5
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sylejmani Library)
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Martina Spetlova
Design Marathon — Day 3
Final day of the sprint, closing with presentations of the work.
- Date
- September 5
- Time
- 09:00 — 17:00
- Venue
- DYVÓLAB Creative Common Space & FabLab
- Entry
- Application required
- Mentors
- Valerio Perna · Sytrime Dervisholli
Open Studio & Final Exhibition of PSDW 2026
Everything produced across the week, shown together in one closing exhibition.
- Date
- September 6
- Time
- 13:00 — 19:00
- Venue
- PSDW Creative Island (Ex Hivzi Sulejmani Library)
- Entry
- Free public programme
Upcycled Installation — New Beginnings
The city's first permanent upcycled public art installation.
- Date
- September 6
- Time
- To be announced
- Venue
- Prishtina · venue to be announced
- Entry
- Free public programme
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