Beyond Praterinsel
Munich Design Days add Haus der Kunst
Munich Design Days will enter their third edition in 2027 – and move closer to Munich’s cultural core. From 11 to 14 March, Praterinsel will remain the central venue. New for 2027 is the West Gallery at Haus der Kunst. For a young format, this is a clear step: the event no longer wants to be just an industry gathering, but a design date with broader public ambition.
The existing anchor remains strong. The former spirits factory on Praterinsel, with spaces such as Füllhalle, Orangerie, Zollgewölbe and Wurzelkeller, continues to offer the mix of industrial history and central-city accessibility that has helped define the format from the beginning. The Praterinsel Ateliers will add further possibilities for individual brand presentations within a historic studio setting.
The real shift, however, happens on Prinzregentenstraße. By adding Haus der Kunst, the event gains more than additional space. It gains a venue that operates through architecture, cultural history and public visibility. That is what makes the move interesting: design, interiors and architecture are not being placed in a neutral trade fair hall, but in a building with its own weight.
For the central space of the West Gallery, the theatre hall, the organisers are working with interior designer Sebastian Zenker. “We are very pleased that Sebastian Zenker and his team are supporting us in integrating the theatre hall – the central room of the West Gallery at Haus der Kunst – into the overall concept in the best possible way,” says Malte Perlitz of Munich Design Days. Together, they are developing a structure “that picks up on the special architecture of the building while at the same time giving the exhibiting brands the space to present themselves in the best possible way.”
Zenker is working with lined-up fabric panels. “Our concept of lined-up fabric panels picks up on the linearity and clarity of Haus der Kunst and transforms it into a spatial structure,” he says. The result is intended to be a series of textile strips in the room – connecting furniture design, textile culture and architecture. It sounds precise and site-sensitive. The question is whether it will become more than a beautiful gesture inside a large room.
The development fits what was already visible at the second edition. The format gained momentum because it did not feel like a conventional trade fair, but like a compact, easily accessible industry meeting point close to the project business. Furnomics already reported in 2026 on the noticeable growth of Munich Design Days. 2027 will be the bigger test: can this become a fixed Munich design date with real substance?
Munich Design Days will enter their third edition in 2027 – and move closer to Munich’s cultural core. From 11 to 14 March, Praterinsel will remain the central venue. New for 2027 is the West Gallery at Haus der Kunst. For a young format, this is a clear step: the event no longer wants to be just an industry gathering, but a design date with broader public ambition.
The existing anchor remains strong. The former spirits factory on Praterinsel, with spaces such as Füllhalle, Orangerie, Zollgewölbe and Wurzelkeller, continues to offer the mix of industrial history and central-city accessibility that has helped define the format from the beginning. The Praterinsel Ateliers will add further possibilities for individual brand presentations within a historic studio setting.
The real shift, however, happens on Prinzregentenstraße. By adding Haus der Kunst, the event gains more than additional space. It gains a venue that operates through architecture, cultural history and public visibility. That is what makes the move interesting: design, interiors and architecture are not being placed in a neutral trade fair hall, but in a building with its own weight.
For the central space of the West Gallery, the theatre hall, the organisers are working with interior designer Sebastian Zenker. “We are very pleased that Sebastian Zenker and his team are supporting us in integrating the theatre hall – the central room of the West Gallery at Haus der Kunst – into the overall concept in the best possible way,” says Malte Perlitz of Munich Design Days. Together, they are developing a structure “that picks up on the special architecture of the building while at the same time giving the exhibiting brands the space to present themselves in the best possible way.”
Zenker is working with lined-up fabric panels. “Our concept of lined-up fabric panels picks up on the linearity and clarity of Haus der Kunst and transforms it into a spatial structure,” he says. The result is intended to be a series of textile strips in the room – connecting furniture design, textile culture and architecture. It sounds precise and site-sensitive. The question is whether it will become more than a beautiful gesture inside a large room.
The development fits what was already visible at the second edition. The format gained momentum because it did not feel like a conventional trade fair, but like a compact, easily accessible industry meeting point close to the project business. Furnomics already reported in 2026 on the noticeable growth of Munich Design Days. 2027 will be the bigger test: can this become a fixed Munich design date with real substance?