Design for Democracy

With the theme "Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life", Frankfurt RheinMain holds the title of World Design Capital® 2026. Our motto "Let us design how we want to live" is an invitation to actively participate in shaping our living spaces and our democracy. Design has the power to shape collective processes, develop inclusive solutions and bring about social change. Ten guest authors address the ten fields of action of "Design for Democracy": Construction & Housing, Consumption, Culture & Media, Education, Health, Industry, Mobility, Public Space, Sport, Work.

Autorentext

Matthias Wagner K is one of the outstanding German-speaking representatives in the fields of design mediation and design curating. After many years of successful freelance work as an exhibition organizer, biennial director, art and design curator, editor and author, he has been director of Frankfurt’s Museum Angewandte Kunst since 2012. Wagner K has been teaching design curating at the HfG Offenbach since 2015/16 as part of a teaching assignment, and since June 2018 he has been an honorary professor in the Design Curating and Criticism theory program. **Anna Scheuermann is Chief Program Officer of the World Design Capital 2026.

Klappentext

Mit dem Thema "Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life" trägt die Region Frankfurt RheinMain den Titel World Design Capital® 2026. Das Motto "Gestalten wir, wie wir leben wollen" ist eine Einladung zur aktiven Beteiligung an der Gestaltung unserer Lebensräume und unserer Demokratie. Design hat die Kraft, kollektive Prozesse zu gestalten, inklusive des Vermögens, Lösungen zu entwickeln und sozialen Wandel herbeizufu hren. Die Autor:innen widmen sich den zehn Handlungsfeldern von "Design for Democracy": Arbeiten, Bauen & Wohnen, Bildung, Gesundheit, Industrie, Konsum, Kultur & Medien, Mobilität, Öffentlicher Raum, Sport.